Brunella Pommelhorst

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Character Information Gender: Female ♀ Status: Alive Hair: Blond Occupation: Springfield Elementary Gym Teacher First appearance: "Moaning Lisa" Voiced by: Tress MacNeille

Brunella Pommelhorst is a Physical Education teacher at Springfield Elementary School.

History

Ms. Pommelhorst takes a tough-as-nails approach to teaching and to life in general. When a teachers' strike took place at Springfield Elementary, she left her class the moment the strike was called -- even leaving a little girl clinging to gymnastics rings and calling for help.

She is also a big fan of Xena: Warrior Princess, to the point that she takes oaths by Xena. One such oath nearly led her to fail Lisa in gym class. However, in a rare break from her tough-as-nails demeanor, Ms. Pommelhorst relented and allowed Lisa to make up her grade by taking private lessons in order to pass gym.

Ms. Pommelhorst announced to her students that she was taking a leave of absence to undergo gender reassignment surgery. According to Principal Skinner, she would be returning to the school as shop teacher Mr. Pommelhorst. For some time after making her announcement, she wasn't seen as either Ms. Pommelhorst or Mr. Pommelhorst. However, she was later seen running out of the school at the end of the school day looking like a woman and dressed in her usual "gym teacher" outfit, so she apparently decided not to go through with the operation. It isn't known whether she's back teaching gym or has a different job at the school.

Trivia

• Ms. Pommelhorst's last name is very likely derived from the gymnastics apparatus the pommel horse.

Appearances

• Episode – "Moaning Lisa"
• Episode – "The PTA Disbands" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Little Girl in the Big Ten"
• Episode – "My Fair Laddy"
• Episode – "The Fool Monty" (name, on rota)
• Episode – "The Ned-Liest Catch"
• Book – The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again

References

Springfield Elementary School

Administration State Comptroller Atkins • Gary Chalmers • Leopold • Seymour Skinner Teachers Ballet teacher • Ms. Barr • Mr. Becker • Mike Benzie • Black teacher • Ms. Dubinsky • Ms. Finch • Ned Flanders • Hippie teacher • Elizabeth Hoover • Kindergarten teacher • Coach Krupt • Monsieur Kupferberg • Dewey Largo • Audrey McConnell • Ms. Myles • Rayshelle Peyton • Brunella Pommelhorst • Science teacher • Howard Stamper • Dick Testiclees • Ms. Timberwood • Evelyn Trunch Staff Lunchlady Dora • Otto Mann • Martha • Myra • Miss Phipps • J. Loren Pryor • Groundskeeper Willie Second Grade Beezee • Chuck Berger • Girl with a ponytail • Isabel Gutierrez • Janey • Jordan King • Krusty the Clown fan • Valley Mercer • Nell Nicholson • Janey Powell • Ralph • Rex • Becky Shorter • Lisa Simpson • Stan • Allison Taylor • Wanda • Alex Whitney • Ralph Wiggum • Hubert Wong Third Grade Ashley • Ashley • Dakota • Lilly Ellison • Aiden Freemont • Kyle • Morgan • Tyler • Tyler • Üter Zörker Fourth Grade Amy • Bashir bin Laden • Blond-haired boy with glasses • Bodhi • Wendell Borton • Brown-haired boy • Buck-toothed boy • Buck-toothed girl • Lewis Clark • Coward • Janet Diddlehopper • Donny • Ezekiel • Freddy • Girl with glasses • Ishmael • Sophie Jensen • Kevin • Lewis look-alike • Long haired girl • Sherri Mackleberry • Terri Mackleberry • Nikki McKenna • Nelson Muntz • Photo girl • Martin Prince • Richard • Nina Skalka • Bart Simpson • Smug girl • Milhouse Van Houten • Warren • Jaffee Ziswhisky Fifth Grade Billy • Donna • Erik • Kyle LoBianco • Taffy • Tammy • "Where the Red Fern Grows" 5th grader • Zach Sixth Grade Carmen • Erica • Piper Foreign exchange students Fizix • Adil Hoxha • Üter Zörker Other students Langdon Alger • Ethan All • Arthur • Beezee • Benzine girl • Blake • Blubber • Lucas Bortner • Boy with bangs • Calves • Celeste • Database • Jack Deforest • E-mail • Rod Flanders • Todd Flanders • Ham • Howie • Jermaine Jones • Jimbo Jones • Louie Junior • Kindergarten student • Molly • Myles • New student • Pahasatira Nahasapeemapetilon • Noah • Report Card • Francine Rhenquist • Riley • Sailor boy • Dolph Shapiro • Mary Spuckler • Little Moe Szyslak • Cosine Tangent • Toby • Worm-eating boy • Kearney Zzyzwicz Pets Lumpy • Sir Stinky Previous students Brendan Beiderbecke • Black weasel • Jake Boyman* • Dahlia Brinkley • Diggs • Arthur Fonzarelli • Andy Hamilton • Adil Hoxha • Melody Juniper • Krusty the Clown • Otto Mann • Mopey Mary • Paolo Paoletti • Playground ghost • Marge Simpson • Samantha Stanky • Yellow weasel Previous staff Jasper Beardley • Mr. Bergstrom • Carol Berrera • Ms. Cantwell • Doug • Mr. Glasscock • Principal Hartley • Mrs. Harvell • Jim Hope • Quinn Hopper • Bob Johnson • Calliope Juniper • Gabe Kaplan • Ms. Kelp • Kindergarten teacher • Edna Krabappel • Jack Lassen • Meredith Milgram • Tito Puente • Groundskeeper Seamus • Marge Simpson • Seymour Skinner • Mr. Somerset • Springfield Elementary School therapist • Dark Stanley • Sticky-Fingers Stella • Moe Szyslak • Melanie Upfoot • Zachary Vaughn • Mrs. Wellsley Previous pets Nibbles • Stinky and Wrinkles • Superdude

LGBT characters

Lesbian Patty Bouvier • Bryn Mawr • Ellen DeGeneres • Clea DuVall • Evelyn • Verity Heathbar • Anne Heche • Billie Jean King • Megan Matheson • Tig Notaro • Paula • Mrs. Risotto • Sappho of Lesbos • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir • Smith • Susan Sontag • Miss Viola Hinted to be Lesbian Lady Gaga • Martha • Peppermint Patty • Valerie Gay Barry • Blinky* • Dash Calhoun • Tom Collins • Comic Book Gay • Contractor • Michael de Graaf • Dewey • Julio Franco • Gay Latino man* • Geoffrey • Sven Golly • Philip Hefflin • Huckleberry Hound* • John • King Julio of Spain • Kissing cops • Dewey Largo • Grady Little • The Rich Texan's grandson • Roscoe • Grizzly Shawn • Waylon Smithers • Streetcar man 1 • Streetcar man 2 • Stuart • George Takei • Thad • Tennessee Williams Hinted to be Gay Carl Carlson • Rod Flanders* • Todd Flanders* • Karl • Kevin • Lenny Leonard • Paul Lynde • Raoul • Dr. Smith • Tab Spangler • Discus Stu* • Gore Vidal • Cameron Winklevoss • Tyler Winklevoss Bisexual The Cool Moms* (Anita • Connie • Rachel) • Candace • Janelle Monáe • Nigel • Disco Stu Hinted to be Bisexual Sideshow Bob • Shauna Chalmers • Duffman • Edna Krabappel • Mr. Mackleberry* • Horatio McCallister • Martin Prince • Santa's Little Helper • Lisa Simpson* • Milhouse Van Houten • Ralph Wiggum Transgender Constance Harm • Clara Hosenfrauen • Brunella Pommelhorst • Stanlerina • Francine Simpson • Wallis Hinted to be Transgender Dewey Largo • Helen Lovejoy • Martin Prince* • Waylon Smithers