Elizabeth Hoover

Elizabeth Hoover, B.Ed. (a.k.a Miss Hoover) is a Second Grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School. Like Edna Krabappel, Hoover is single and hates her job.

Biography
Miss Hoover has been worn down by her years in the public school system, and is therefore unable to retain an enthousiastic attitude toward her job, although she does show premises of it on some occasions. As much as Hoover is concerned for the future of the children (as opposed to Edna, who doesn't seem to care the slightest), she seems overwhelmed with stress, seeking whatever remedies she can to alleviate it. She is often seen smoking even while teaching, once even under a "No Smoking" sign in the assembly hall. She also occasionally drinks on the job. Once she was granted tenure, she willingly turned over her teaching responsibilities to Ralph Wiggum.

Her desperate attempts to regain her stability include rushing out of class to recite "Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean" with her eyes closed, and even, on two occasions, getting into her car and driving off (although one of those instances also had to do with a teacher's strike that Edna proposed).

She is in particular weary of dealing with Lisa's unbridled enthusiasm (though initially she seemed proud of Lisa) and Ralph's mishaps and inanities. While participating in a strike against Principal Skinner over the lack of funding, she denied a request from Lisa for teaching her something (even though Lisa was clearly suffering from learning/student withdrawal). A typical response to one of his difficulties is, "The children are right to laugh at you, Ralph."

She was replaced by a substitute teacher, Mr. Bergstrom when she thought she had Lyme disease. It turned out that her condition was psychosomatic, which the children thought meant that she was both "faking it" and "crazy."

Romances

 * Ms. Hoover had a one-time date with Apu, and at one time she made out with Groundskeeper Willie.
 * Miss Hoover also had a cameo appearance with a boyfriend in church in My Sister, My Sitter.
 * She was once proposed to by an unnamed man. However, she wanted to see other people and hired Homer to break them up.

Video Games
In The Simpsons Game, Miss Hoover is one of 2 characters that don't have any lines, even whilst exploring the town; the other being Lunchlady Doris.

Behind the Laughter
Ms. Hoover is voiced by Maggie Roswell, and was temporarily voiced by Marcia Mitzman Gaven while Roswell was involved in a pay dispute.

At the beginning of the series, her hair was blue, which changed to red, then changed to brown (her current hair color).

Trivia

 * She lives next-door to Luann Van Houten

Reference
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