| Lurleen Lumpkin
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Character Information
| Gender:
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Female
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| Status:
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Unknown
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| Age:
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30´s
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| Hair:
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Blonde
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| Occupation:
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Country musician
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| Relatives:
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Unknown
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An attractive, aspiring country singer that was managed by Homer in "Colonel Homer" voiced by Beverly D'Angelo.
Appearance
Homer discovered her in a bar in the middle of nowhere but was amazed by her voice. He decided to help her launch a singing career, much to the chagrin of Marge. Lurleen started to fall for Homer and tried to lure him with an erotic song called "Bunk with Me Tonight". Homer, who had been ignorant of this, suddenly realized that managing Lurleen could hurt his marriage, so he quits as her manager. A saddened Lurleen sings a song called "Stand By Your Manager".
Minor Appearances
In a later episode, "Marge vs. the Monorail", a much rougher-looking Lurleen, voiced by Doris Grau, makes a brief appearance, in which it is revealed that she had been to the Betty Ford Clinic and had "spent last night in a ditch". In this episode her voice sounds exactly the same as Lunchlady Doris's, rather than her soft, Southern voice she had when she was first introduced. She was also seen in "Team Homer" as one fourth of a bowling team called "The Homewreckers", with Jacques "Brunswick, Mindy Simmons and Princess Kashmir. In the episode "Bart on the Road", while they were going through Branson, Missouri, her name briefly appears on a banner saying "playing tonight". Lurleen also briefly appeared in the episode Homerazzi. She is set to appear in the ninteenth season.She was shown when Springfield opened its monorail. When talked to by the TV crew, it had been found out she had just finished rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic. She is also shown outside the prison yelling to Kirk Van Houten when he was arrested for kidnapping Bart.
Future Appearances
She is set to appear in the ninteenth season
Career
She is a country musician who is discovered by Homer Simpson while he was drinking at a bar. Tempted to have an affair with Lurleen, Homer has arguments with Marge. Ultimately, Marge and Homer make up and the show ends with both Homer and Marge watching Lurleen sing on television.
