The Simpsons: 15 Most Annoying Characters Ever

3. Mrs. Hoover

20th Century Fox Television20th Century Fox TelevisionMrs. Hoover is a teacher at Springfield Elementary. Since she teaches second grade, most of her interactions are with Lisa and sometimes with Ralph (typically with hilarious consequences). However, she doesn€™t really get any of the credit for the laughs because her partner is the one usually doing all the work. There are a few reasons why a character like Mrs. Hoover should work. She is completely apathetic and hates her dead-end job. Many people can relate with that, but yet her character is still nowhere near what she could have been. Lisa€™s class is featured just about as much as Bart€™s class in the show but there is a huge discrepancy when you compare Mrs. Hoover with Ms. Krabappel in terms of how well-developed their personalities or their backstories are. There was once a moment when Hoover received tenure and decided to let Ralph teach for a little while and, honestly, it would have been a lot better if they just stuck with it. After all, how else are we going to find out what year 1+1 was in?
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