- “Don't bitch to me, bossman.”
- ―Doris Freedman
Doris Freedman (née Peterson) aka Lunch Lady Doris is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary.
Biography
Lunchlady Doris
As the cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary, she constantly prepares bad food, serving to students near-inedible foodstuff including whole beef hearts, horse testicles, and shredded newspaper. During school cutbacks, she using gym mats as a meat substitute, and other non-edible items [1].
Due to the school's low funding, she also doubles as the school nurse. She was once seen as a mail carrier [2].
She has been implied to have a relationship with Groundskeeper Willie, and her son is Squeaky-Voiced Teen [3].
She once dated Hans Moleman.
Doris with Hans Moleman.
She is a vegetarian and an insectivorian.
Behind the Laughter
Voice Actor
After Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris was retired out of respect for over 10 years. Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "Lisa's Sax". Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members. In the 18th season, Lunchlady Dora was introduced beginning with beginning with "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", where she is voiced by Tress MacNeille.
Appearances
Episode – "Bart Gets Hit by a Car" - Episode – "Lisa's Pony"
- Episode – "I Love Lisa"
- Episode – "Whacking Day"
- Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V"
- Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
- Episode – "The PTA Disbands"
- Episode – "'Round Springfield"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
- Episode – "Team Homer"
- Episode – "Much Apu About Nothing"
- Episode – "Lisa's Sax"
- Episode – "Girly Edition"
- Episode – "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
- Episode – "The Haw-Hawed Couple"
- Episode – "Papa Don't Leech"
- Episode – "To Surveil With Love"
- Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"
- Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch"
- Episode – "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants"
- Episode – "Ned 'N Edna's Blend"
- Episode – "Penny-Wiseguys"
- Episode – "Black-eyed Please"
- Episode – "Luca$" (Cafeteria)
- Comic book – Cool Hand Bart
- Comic book – Lisa's Bad Word
- Comic book – That's Hairable!
