Lurleen Lumpkin
Lurleen Lumpkin
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Character Information
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Lurleen Lumpkin is an attractive, aspiring country western singer that was managed by Homer.
Biography
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" [1].
She was present during the opening of the Springfield Monorail, where she reveals to Kent Brockman that she had been to the Betty Ford Clinic and had "spent last night in a ditch". She was possibly inside the monorail when it went out of control during its maiden voyage [2].
Lureen was also seen as one fourth of a bowling team called "The Home Wreckers", with Jacques Brunswick, Mindy Simmons and Princess Kashmir [3].
Marge helped reunite her with her deadbeat father after her career was ruined. When her father betrays her again, she retakes control of her career and goes on to open for the Dixie Chicks.
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 Homer and Marge taking in some old fashion Lovin' while Lurleen sings on the TV.
Songs
- Your Wife Don't Understand You
- Bagged Me a Homer
- Bunk with Me Tonight
- Stand By Your Manager
- Daddy's Back (Lurleen's Dad stole the song from her and The Dixie Chicks sang a version of the song called "America's Back")
Behind the Laughter
In the character's debut appearance in "Colonel Homer", Lurleen Lumpkin is voiced by American actress and singer Beverly D'Angelo. D'Angelo reprises her role in the Season 19 episode "Papa Don't Leech".
In "Marge vs. the Monorail", she is voiced by Doris Grau.
Lurleen is based on Lynn Halsey Taylor played by Sondra Locke in the Clint Eastwood movie Every Which Way But Loose.
Appearances
Episode – "Colonel Homer" - Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail"
- Episode – "Team Homer"
- Episode – "Bart on the Road"
- Episode – "Homerazzi"
- Episode – "Papa Don't Leech"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XX" 
– The Simpsons Movie
Gallery
- Lurleen and Homer.jpg
Lurleen trying to kiss Homer
- 8f19 homer und lurleen.jpg
Lurleen Flirting with Homer
- Lurleen Singing You're Wife Don't Understand You.jpg
Lurleen singing "Your Wife Don't Understand You"
References
