Mary Spuckler: Bart's country love
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CharacterMary Spuckler
Three appearances were enough for Bart to know real heartbreak. This profile sets the record straight on Mary Spuckler, daughter of Cletus and Brandine and the sharpest of the clan: the bull given to her in "Apocalypse Cow" (2008), the wedding improvised by Cletus that Marge calls off, the flight to New York in the season 24 opener and the first kiss, then the breakup sung on a Valentine's Day. You will also find out which Hollywood star lends her voice in the original version.
A plain-spoken farm girl in a clan that badly lacks them, Mary Spuckler is the only one to have made Bart Simpson's heart beat — and break.
Three appearances, a star voice and a country love story. Here is her profile.
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Who is Mary Spuckler?
Mary Spuckler is the daughter of Cletus and his wife Brandine, Springfield's hillbilly couple. A delicious detail: she is presented as the smartest and sharpest member of the entire Spuckler clan, with a real talent for singing. She is also one of Bart's great loves.
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The romance with Bart
She first appears in "Apocalypse Cow" (2008). To save his young bull from the slaughterhouse, Bart gives him to Mary — but Cletus takes the gift for a marriage proposal and immediately improvises the wedding. Watch out for a common misunderstanding: that wedding never happens. Marge steps in to stop it, and the bull ends up shipped off to India.
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From Springfield to New York
We find her again in the season 24 opener (2012): Mary has run away to New York, where she works for a famous television show. Bart sets out to find her, in an episode that pays tribute to the film High Fidelity, and the two teenagers share their first kiss. Their story gets one last chapter, a Valentine's Day episode in which Bart, too busy with his video games, is dumped in song.
Mary Spuckler's voice
Across her three speaking appearances, Mary is voiced in the original version by actress and singer Zooey Deschanel. Her French voice work, meanwhile, is not documented — the character being too minor to be credited.
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The suitor
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Summary table
| Profile | Details |
|---|---|
| Identity | Daughter of Cletus and Brandine, the sharpest of the clan |
| His role | One of Bart's great loves |
| First appearance | "Apocalypse Cow" (2008) |
| The misunderstanding | An improvised wedding that never happens |
| Original voice | Zooey Deschanel (her three appearances) |
FAQ
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Who is Mary Spuckler?The sharp daughter of Cletus and Brandine, and one of Bart's great loves, seen in three episodes.
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Do Bart and Mary get married?No: in "Apocalypse Cow", Cletus improvises a wedding based on a misunderstanding, but Marge stops it and the ceremony never happens.
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What becomes of Mary?She runs away to New York, where Bart goes to find her; their story ends in a breakup, on a Valentine's Day.
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Who voices Mary Spuckler?Actress Zooey Deschanel, across her three speaking appearances.
Conclusion
Clear-eyed, endearing and far too smart for her clan, Mary Spuckler is Bart's finest romantic encounter. Proof that, even deep in the Springfield backwoods, a heart can break for good.
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