Adrienne Gesstar
Adrienne Gesstar
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Character Information
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Adrienne Gesstar is a dog nutritionist and trainer for St. Bernard of Assisi Medical Center.
History[edit]
After Santa's Little Helper had surgery to remove the grapes he had eaten, Adrienne Gesstar told Marge that the dog needed to lose a lot of weight. She served as Santa's Little Helper's trainer, having him run obstacle courses to help him lose weight. After his first session, Marge agreed to enroll him in a full course. Eventually, Santa's Little Helper became fit enough to take part in competitions, with Adrienne continuing to train him. After winning the Springfield Canine Classic, Santa's Little Helper was set to take part in a competition in Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia, Marge and Adrienne prepared Santa's Little Helper to compete at the Greater Philadelphia Convention Hall. After completing the obstacle course, Santa's Little Helper jumped into Adrienne's arms and licked her, which made Marge sad. After the competition ended, Marge wanted to take Santa's Little Helper to the Michael Vick Reparation Park, but Adrienne rejected the idea and wanted to take him elsewhere. She took them to a Colonial firefighting exhibit, where Santa's Little Helper peed on the first fire hydrant, which horrified Marge. However, Adrienne was pleased because his urine revealed a riddle written by Benjamin Franklin. Santa's Little Helper was descended from Benjamin Franklin's greyhound, which had been genetically modified and trained to gain access to a key for Benjamin Franklin's hidden treasure. Adrienne then took Santa's Little Helper to solve the riddle and find Benjamin Franklin's hidden treasure.
Marge and Homer video called Bart and Lisa to solve the riddle, and they went to the Betsy Ross House, where they found a secret underground cave containing an obstacle course built by Benjamin Franklin. Adrienne revealed that she had been training Santa's Little Helper specifically for this obstacle course. As Santa's Little Helper ascended the course, it began falling apart. When he reached the key at the top, Adrienne told him to come back to her. However, realizing that the obstacle course wouldn't survive him coming down, Marge told him to stay. Adrienne tried to blow a dog whistle to call him down to her, but Homer knocked it out of her hands with a battery. Adrienne went to grab her backup whistle from a holster on her ankle, while Marge talked to Santa's Little Helper and told him how much he meant to the family. Adrienne didn't want to leave without the key, so she started to climb the obstacle course, and it fell apart. A large pipe fell through the floor, creating a hole. Santa's Little Helper dropped the key, and Adrienne dived after it, falling down the hole.
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Adrienne Gesstar is a parody of Adrian Pennino from the Rocky franchise. Her surname, Gesstar, is a pun on "Guest Star."
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