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|sex = {{Female}}
  
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|status = {{Alive}}
  
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|hair = Brown
  
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|job = Home-maker<br>Women's Bodybuilding Champ<br>Worker for [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] ([[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]])
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|age = 36
  
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|relatives = '''Daughter:''' [[Laura Powers]]<br>'''Ex-Husband:''' [[Mr. Powers]]
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|job = Unknown (cannot be a housewife because she's divorced) Women's Bodybuilding Champ
  
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|relatives = '''Daughter:''' [[Laura Powers]]<br>'''Ex-Husband:''' Unnamed
  
 
|appearance = "[[New Kid on the Block]]"
  
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|voiced by = [[Pamela Reed]] <br> [[Pamela Hayden]]
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|voiced by = [[Pamela Reed]]<br>[[Pamela Hayden]]<br>[[Maggie Roswell]] (two lines in "[[The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons]]")<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]] (voice singing)<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]
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'''Ruth Powers''' is the [[Simpson family|Simpsons']] current<ref name="s33">[[The Wayz We Were]]</ref> [[742 Evergreen Terrace|next-door]] neighbor and the single mother of [[Laura Powers]].
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'''Ruth Powers''' was [[Simpson Family|the Simpsons’]] next-door neighbor and a single mother.
 
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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Ruth is married and has a daughter, [[Laura Powers]], who no longer lives with her. The circumstances behind Ruth's marriage aren't explained, but she has said her ex-husband acts similarly to [[Homer]], and he was continually stiffing Ruth on child support. For revenge, she stole his car.<ref name="lam">"[[Marge on the Lam]]"</ref>
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Ruth is divorced, and she has a daughter named [[Laura Powers]]. The circumstances behind Ruth's marriage are not explained, but she has mentioned her ex-husband behaves similar to a hardworking and career dedicated but less affable version of [[Homer Simpson]] and he was continually stiffing Ruth on child support. Due to his faults that were said to have led to their messy divorce, Ruth claims he stole her youth and outlook on life, which includes her becoming a near misandrist that she stole his car for revenge. <ref name="lam">"[[Marge on the Lam]]"</ref>
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Ruth and [[Marge Simpson]] became fast friends after Ruth moved in next door. One evening, they went to a ballet after Homer, who was originally supposed to go with Marge, literally got stuck at work (with his arms in two vending machines). Later they had a girls' night out where they went line dancing at a country bar called [[Shotkickers]], went raving at an underground club named The Hate Box, did some target shooting (using a [[Can Owner|farmer]]'s antique cans as targets), and went up to the Springfield sign overlooking the city. They ended up going on the run from the law, however, after [[Chief Wiggum]] tried to pull them over because of a broken taillight, and Ruth chose to flee because they were driving the car which she had stolen from her ex-husband.<ref name="lam" />
   
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Ruth is an active member of the [[National Rifle Association|NRA]], having attended Homer's "gun-warming" party at the Simpsons house in "[[The Cartridge Family]]."
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Ruth and [[Marge]] became fast friends after Ruth moved in next door. One evening, they went to a ballet after Homer, who was originally supposed to go with Marge, literally got stuck at work (with his arms in two vending machines). Later they had a girls' night out where they went line dancing at a country bar called [[Shotkickers]], did some target shooting (using a [[Can Owner|farmer]]'s antique cans as targets), and went up to the Springfield sign overlooking the city. They ended up going on the run from the law, however, after [[Chief Wiggum]] tried to pull them over because of a broken taillight, and Ruth decided to flee because they were driving the convertible which she had stolen from her ex-husband.<ref name="lam" /> One possibility for she not getting any punishment from stealing the car is that her ex-husband didn't give any money even though the court demanded it.
  
   
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Ruth had shown signs of being an alcoholic, since she is seen at an alcoholics anonymous meeting in [[The Simpsons Movie]], as well as watching a video on the results of drunk driving with a horrified expression on her face in "[[Duffless]]". She was also at [[Moe's Tavern]] in [[New Kid on the Block]] when Moe started calling out for "[[Bart's prank calls|Ivana Tinkle]]", with her clutching her mouth in an obvious attempt at restraining her laughter upon his first calling out the name, implying she immediately realized Moe was being duped.
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The auto theft charges against Ruth were dismissed (undoubtably due to the fact that [[Lionel Hutz]] was representing her ex-husband), but she was later imprisoned for a short time for another offense, which is unspecified. While she was in prison, Ruth built up her muscles and became a bodybuilder, earned the title "Miss Mexican Mafia," and took steroids to expand her muscles.<ref>"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"</ref>
  
   
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Ruth was later imprisoned for a short time during this for another offense, which is unspecified. While she was in prison, Ruth built up her muscles and became a bodybuilder, which earned the title "Miss Mexican Mafia" and took steroids to expand her muscles. Noticing her old neighbor while on a jog at Springfield's muscle beach and pier, Marge reunited with Ruth where they shared their interests in bodybuilding and where Ruth introduced her to taking steroids.<ref>"[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]"</ref> Later in ''The Simpsons Movie'', Ruth was shown joining the angry mob that attempted to kill Homer, and possibly the other Simpsons, for getting the town sealed in a dome. Ruth's house was sold to [[Robert Terwilliger|Sideshow Bob]] (disguised as [[Walt Warren]]).<ref>"[[The Bob Next Door]]"</ref> The Powers later moved in again, as in a neighborhood meeting at the Simpson house, Ruth told Marge she hasn't "stopped by to say hello in 25 years, and I live next door".<ref name="s33" />
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She might also be a alcoholic, since she is seen at an alcoholics anonymous meeting in Simpsons: The Movie.
  
   
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==Physical appearance==
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===No Longer in Evergreen Terrace===
  
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*Ruth Powers has brown hair and typically wears a red bandana, gold hoop earrings, lavender top, brown sandals and blue pants.
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Ruth's house was seen being sold to a disguised [[Sideshow Bob]]. [[Lisa]] mentions that Ruth moved to Detroit, but Ruth was seen attending the party Bob (as [[Walt Warren]]) was hosting, and then she was seen in “[[The Fool Monty]]”, obviously still a Springfield citizen. As a result, it can be said that Ruth sold her house to someone else, who then sold it to Bob after some time, as Lisa didn't exactly mention Ruth when she said Ruth's house's resident was moving to Detroit. Additionally, she wasn't seen greeting [[Homer]] and Marge when they visited her house in “[[All's Fair in Oven War]]”, and her house was also referred to as "the neighbor's house" instead of "Ruth's house." In "Tis the Fifteenth Season", Flanders is seen giving Ruth a Christmas present on the front stoop of the house next door to the Simpsons house, indicating that Ruth still occupied the house and was still their neighbor.  It's also unknown if Ruth still does Bodybuilding.
  
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* Ruth's facial symmetry is extremely similar to that of [[Allison Taylor]]. Though, presumably coincidental, it has been a subject of many fan-made works most of which depict her as being Allison's long-lost mother.
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*When bodybuilding at an open-air gym on the beach, she wears a blue bikini.
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*On June 17 2015, as part of the level 54 update, Ruth was added to [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]. You first have to build [[Shotkickers]] to unlock her.
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*On June 17, 2015, as part of the level 54 update, Ruth was added to [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]. You first have to build [[Shotkickers]] to unlock her.
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**In the game, she’s a worker of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].
   
 
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*{{Ep|The Bob Next Door}}(In crowd welcoming Walt, who has moved into her old house next door to the Simpsons)
 
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Ruth_Powers.png|Official image of Ruth Powers.
  
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New Kid on the Block 31.JPG|Ruth in her usual appearance.
  
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Latest revision as of 04:34, 2 April 2024

Ruth Powers is the Simpsons' current[1] next-door neighbor and the single mother of Laura Powers.

Biography

Ruth is divorced, and she has a daughter named Laura Powers. The circumstances behind Ruth's marriage are not explained, but she has mentioned her ex-husband behaves similar to a hardworking and career dedicated but less affable version of Homer Simpson and he was continually stiffing Ruth on child support. Due to his faults that were said to have led to their messy divorce, Ruth claims he stole her youth and outlook on life, which includes her becoming a near misandrist that she stole his car for revenge. [2]

Ruth and Marge Simpson became fast friends after Ruth moved in next door. One evening, they went to a ballet after Homer, who was originally supposed to go with Marge, literally got stuck at work (with his arms in two vending machines). Later they had a girls' night out where they went line dancing at a country bar called Shotkickers, went raving at an underground club named The Hate Box, did some target shooting (using a farmer's antique cans as targets), and went up to the Springfield sign overlooking the city. They ended up going on the run from the law, however, after Chief Wiggum tried to pull them over because of a broken taillight, and Ruth chose to flee because they were driving the car which she had stolen from her ex-husband.[2]

Ruth is an active member of the NRA, having attended Homer's "gun-warming" party at the Simpsons house in "The Cartridge Family."

Ruth had shown signs of being an alcoholic, since she is seen at an alcoholics anonymous meeting in The Simpsons Movie, as well as watching a video on the results of drunk driving with a horrified expression on her face in "Duffless". She was also at Moe's Tavern in New Kid on the Block when Moe started calling out for "Ivana Tinkle", with her clutching her mouth in an obvious attempt at restraining her laughter upon his first calling out the name, implying she immediately realized Moe was being duped.

Ruth was later imprisoned for a short time during this for another offense, which is unspecified. While she was in prison, Ruth built up her muscles and became a bodybuilder, which earned the title "Miss Mexican Mafia" and took steroids to expand her muscles. Noticing her old neighbor while on a jog at Springfield's muscle beach and pier, Marge reunited with Ruth where they shared their interests in bodybuilding and where Ruth introduced her to taking steroids.[3] Later in The Simpsons Movie, Ruth was shown joining the angry mob that attempted to kill Homer, and possibly the other Simpsons, for getting the town sealed in a dome. Ruth's house was sold to Sideshow Bob (disguised as Walt Warren).[4] The Powers later moved in again, as in a neighborhood meeting at the Simpson house, Ruth told Marge she hasn't "stopped by to say hello in 25 years, and I live next door".[1]

Physical appearance

  • Ruth Powers has brown hair and typically wears a red bandana, gold hoop earrings, lavender top, brown sandals and blue pants.
  • Ruth's facial symmetry is extremely similar to that of Allison Taylor. Though, presumably coincidental, it has been a subject of many fan-made works most of which depict her as being Allison's long-lost mother.
  • When bodybuilding at an open-air gym on the beach, she wears a blue bikini.

Trivia

Appearances

Incomplete This article or section is incomplete.

Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

Note: Many of her appearances are brief background roles. Episodes where she has an actual role are in bold.

Joystick Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Gallery

Screenshot 20230723-161056

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Wayz We Were
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marge on the Lam"
  3. ↑ "The Strong Arms of the Ma"
  4. ↑ "The Bob Next Door"
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