Luann Van Houten

Luann Van Houten is the mother of Milhouse. She left Kirk after an argument. Whilst he was finding single life tough, Luann is now using her freedom as a single mom to live life in the fast lane. Luann has been dating American Gladiator Pyro, but she was caught cheating on him with his best friend Gyro. She was born in Shelbyville and often thinks Bart Simpson is a bad influence on her son. She also seems to enjoy jacuzzis. She is a good mother as she often encourages Milhouse to be confident and tells him he is not a loser, despite the obvious and ironic quirks that make him a loser. She is voiced by Maggie Roswell.

Parents reuniting
In a recent episode (aired September 25, 2005), the Van Houtens are on the verge of re-uniting, so Bart and Milhouse try copying a stupid stunt from a parody of The O.C. to try and get them separated again. This backfires, and results in Homer and Marge almost separating again. The two then try another idea, attempting to push a fake Bart off the side of a waterfall, which also backfires. At the end of the episode, Milhouse jumps over the side, screaming "I don't want to live in a world without Bart!" Marge asks if Milhouse can swim, to which Bart's reply is "What do you think?"