Doris Rathbone

 

 

Doris Rathbone fits right in with the Rathbone family. She is often struck by the need to spy on the more normal residents of Odyssey for an adrenaline rush, and her husband Bart condones it. Doris, although rarely appearing throughout the program, is understood to be just as strange as her husband. In her free time, she enjoys looking through people's garbage. Because of her conniving nature, she often gets herself into trouble, especially in retail stores. She isn't the healthiest when it comes to her diet, and neither is her family. Instead of seeing her family gather around the dinner table each night to converse about the day's events, she spends her meals gathered around the television. In fact, she even claims to be unable to eat without watching TV.

 

Doris has had her share of adventures with her son Rodney. Doris, Rodney -- and even Bart -- exposed Tom Riley's relationship with another woman at some "big shot hotel" (Hillingdale Haven), but only to be ashamed when they found out it was merely Tom's wife.

 

Doris also takes kindly to shopping. She feels somewhat stifled as she has expressed her inward feelings about Bart's lack of attention to his wife. She feels a little lonely because she feels like she is constantly locked up in the house. She has an uncanny temper which can be quite loud at times. Consequently, Doris has to put up with a lot in the Rathbone household. Despite her unruly actions at times, she does have a conscience and realizes when she makes mistakes.

 

• Doris Rathbone first appears in the episode Family Values.

• Doris was formerly voiced by actress Pamela Hayden, voice of the original Katrina Shanks. She is currently played by Diane Hsu.

• Doris's character is the last Rathbone to be introduced to the series, and she boasts of her appearance in the least number of episodes as well.

 

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