Elizabeth Hoover

Elizabeth Hoover (first appearance: Brush with Greatness; full introduction: Lisa's Substitute) is the 2nd Grade teacher at Springfield Elementary, voiced by Maggie Roswell and Marcia Mitzman Gaven while Roswell was involved in a pay dispute.

Descripton
Miss Hoover has been worn down by her years in the public school system, and is not against drinking significant quantities of alcohol. She is very apathetic and bored with her job, and 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.

Mental Health
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.

Trouble With Kids
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. A typical response to one of his difficulties is, "The children are right to laugh at you, Ralph."

Replacement
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 that meant that she was both "faking it" and "crazy."

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

Romances
In the episode 24 Minutes she can be seen right at the beginnning in a screen having sexual intercourse with Groundskeeper Willie.

She had a one-time date with Apu in the episode The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons of season 9.

Appearances

 * Brush With Greatness
 * Lisa's Substitute
 * Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie
 * The Frying Game