Rayshelle Peyton is the new fourth grade teacher for Bart's class at Springfield Elementary School.
She first appears in the eighteenth episode of Season 33, "My Octopus and a Teacher" and is voiced by Kerry Washington.
Personality[]
Unlike most teachers at Springfield Elementary, Ms. Peyton is passionate about her job and is easily the nicest and kind-hearted teacher ever hired. When getting to know her students, she does share her positive thoughts about the drawings her students are making. Ms. Peyton can open up to students whenever they are having problems and often helps them however she can. While she can be a reasonable teacher, that doesn't mean she doesn't discipline them when they step out of line as Bart learned the hard way, though her methods are more easy-going and not harsh. But overall, she still acts like a good-hearted teacher.
Biography[]
Rayshelle and her husband Darryl worked in Ghana for two years, where she was a teacher and Darryl was an oboist. After Darryl got a new job in the Springfield orchestra, they moved to Springfield, and she became a teacher in Springfield Elementary School.
Before becoming a teacher, she stayed at the Paradiso del Mare resort, where Bart also stayed. When Bart sneaked into the pool and started to drown, she dived in, still in her dress, and rescued him. Feeling embarrassed by this, Bart yelled at her and ran off. Not knowing his name, she referred to him as an "angry drowning boy".
When she first became Bart's teacher, she didn't recognize Bart, but Bart recognized her and started acting up, feeling guilty about how he had acted towards her at the pool, and also because he had a crush on her. When Bart was going to confess to her that he was the kid she saved, Darryl came to visit her and brought her flowers, and they kissed, which upset Bart and made him lose his temper.
Later, Bart and Rayshelle worked things out, and Bart told her that Edna had a trick that helped, writing lines on the chalkboard, so she made him do that.[1]
Homer and Marge went to school to visit Ms. Peyton to discuss Bart's promotion to the fifth grade. Subsequently, Marge experienced adream in which Ms. Peyton informed her that Bart's childhood would end upon entering the fifth grade. After Marge collapsed while trying to take a photo of Lisa, she woke up in the medical tent at Springfield Elementary School. She spoke to Ms. Peyton, who assured Marge that she wouldn't say Bart's childhood is over and that he has many more childhood years ahead.[2]
Ms. Peyton saw that Milhouse had just fallen down, thinking he was okay. The teachers are betting on students being injured or getting into trouble, but she does not wish to participate in that. However, Lisa got into trouble for making an obscene gesture, which Ms. Peyton actually had bet on her and happily collected cash, giving half to Lisa in the hallway.[3]
Non-Canon Appearances[]
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Video Games[]
The Simpsons: Tapped Out[]
Rayshelle Peyton appears and can be obtained from the personal prize during the Season 33 Prize Track Promotional (part 4). She also returned to the stores which cost 10,000 cash during the final event, Taps 2024 (Wave 4).
Treehouse of Horror series[]
"Treehouse of Horror XXXIV"[]
During the opening first segment, Rayshelle and her husband Darryl appear outside of Springfield Museum of Art.
Behind the Laughter[]
Following Marcia Wallace's death in 2013, Edna Krabappel was also killed off off-screen. Al Jean then hinted that with the state of the public schools, Bart's class might not have a permanent teacher and instead there could be several guest star teachers before they'd settle on a permanent one.
After Hank Azaria announced in 2020 that he would no longer voice non-white characters, Kerry Washington tweeted that that she was available for animators to voice black roles. Executive producers Carolyn Omine and Matt Selman then decided that she would fit well into the role of Bart's new teacher and reached out to her. Washington, being a big fan of the Simpsons and liking the idea of playing a teacher, accepted.[4]
Gallery[]
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GIFs[]
Appearances[]
Note: Episodes where she has an actual role are in bold.
Episode – "My Octopus and a Teacher" (first appearance)- Special – "The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad" (credits)
- Episode – "The King of Nice" (during Krusty's apology episode)
- Episode – "Bartless"
- Episode – "Hostile Kirk Place"
- Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (couch gag)
- Episode – "Homer's Crossing" (seen outside Springfield Elementary School)
- Episode – "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" (Wild Barts Can't Be Token)
- Episode – "AE Bonny Romance"
- Episode – "Do the Wrong Thing"
- Episode – "Clan of the Cave Mom"
- Episode – "Bart's Brain"
- Episode – "Bart's Birthday"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXV" (The Information Rage)
- Episode – "Women in Shorts"
- Episode – "O C'mon All Ye Faithful"
- Episode – "P.S., I Hate You"
- Episode – "Abe League of Their Moe"
- Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (simply as Ms. Peyton)
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| The Simpsons: Season Thirty-Three | ||||
| "The Star of the Backstage": | "Bart's In Jail!": | "Treehouse of Horror XXXII": | "The Wayz We Were": | "Lisa's Belly": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "A Serious Flanders: Part One": | "A Serious Flanders: Part Two": | "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire": | "Mothers and Other Strangers": | "A Made Maggie": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "The Longest Marge": | "Pixelated and Afraid": | "Boyz N the Highlands": | "You Won't Believe What This Episode is About - Act Three Will Shock You!": | "Bart the Cool Kid": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Pretty Whittle Liar": | "The Sound of Bleeding Gums": | "My Octopus and a Teacher": | "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun": | "Marge the Meanie": |
| Absent | Absent | Major | Absent | Absent |
| "Meat Is Murder": | "Poorhouse Rock": | |||
| Absent | Absent | |||
| The Simpsons: Season Thirty-Four | ||||
| "Habeas Tortoise": | "One Angry Lisa": | "Lisa the Boy Scout": | "The King of Nice": | "Not It": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Cameo | Absent |
| "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII": | "From Beer to Paternity": | "Step Brother from the Same Planet": | "When Nelson Met Lisa": | "Game Done Changed": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Top Goon": | "My Life as a Vlog": | "The Many Saints of Springfield": | "Carl Carlson Rides Again": | "Bartless": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Minor |
| "Hostile Kirk Place": | "Pin Gal": | "Fan-ily Feud": | "Write Off This Episode": | "The Very Hungry Caterpillars": |
| Minor | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Clown V. Board of Education": | "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass": | |||
| Absent | Cameo | |||
| The Simpsons: Season Thirty-Five | ||||
| "Homer's Crossing": | "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream": | "McMansion & Wife": | "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story": | "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV": |
| Cameo | Major | Absent | Absent | Cameo |
| "Iron Marge": | "It's a Blunderful Life": | "AE Bonny Romance": | "Murder, She Boat": | "Do the Wrong Thing": |
| Absent | Absent | Cameo | Absent | Cameo |
| "Frinkenstein's Monster": | "Lisa Gets an F1": | "Clan of the Cave Mom": | "Night of the Living Wage": | "Cremains of the Day": |
| Absent | Absent | Minor | Absent | Absent |
| "The Tell-Tale Pants": | "The Tipping Point": | "Bart's Brain": | ||
| Absent | Absent | Major | ||
External Links[]
- Rayshelle Peyton at the Heroes Wiki