Luann+Van+Houten

by Vilde



Luann Van Houten is a character from the tv-serie the Simpsons. She has blue hair, thick glasses, a big nose and is in her 30s. Her son’s name is Milhouse and is Bart’s best friend. Luann, Milhouse and her husband Kirk have big blue eyebrows, and later we get to know that Luann’s eyebrows are fake. Contrary to many other of the characters in the Simpsons, Luann does not wear the same clothes in every episode. When she speaks, she talks always light and with a calm voice. She is a beloved person, and tries to be friend with everyone. In one episode when she sends out her Christmas cards, she even sends one to the man who cleaned their chimney last year. She was in an unhappy marriage for several years with Kirk Van Houten, so they got divorced in the eighth season of the Simpsons. Luann loves her son Milhouse and after her and Kirks divorce she spoils him. They both fought over Milhouse, something Milhouse enjoyed. Except from when he was just a pond in their fight. Then he got everything he wanted and more. She started dating the American Gladiator Pyro for several seasons. But he cheated on her with his best friend Gyro, so they broke up. In season 18 Luann and her ex-husband Kirk became friends again and they remarried. She is a very positive person and cherries Milhouse to do anything he wants. She always tells him that he can do it all, just not give up. So we can often hear Milhouse say: “My mom says I’m cool.” The only time she is in any episodes is when Milhouse is there too. You can say that her function in the Simpsons is to be Milhouses mother and be there for him. She is not a big part of the Simpsons serie, actually she has a smaller role. It is not often we see her. She is not faced with any conflicts, at least not in any of the episodes I have seen. The only conflicts she meets in the serie are the ones she has to help Milhouse with. She tries to protect Milhouse from all danger. In one episode she forbids him to see Bart because she thinks he has a bad influence on him. But when she realizes they are both miserable afterwards, she considerate it and allows them to see each other again. Luann is born in Shelbyville, the neighbour town to Springfield. Even though she is born there, her family originated from Italy so she is Italian American and she even got family in Denmark. Luann and her husband Kirk are so much alike that Bart in one episode was fooling around and called them brother and sister, Siamese twins and half siblings. Luann Van Houten is just a bi-role in the serie, so there is actually not so much more to write about her.

Here is a picture of Luann and her family, Milhouse and Kirk Van Houten.