Lucy Simian

Miss Lucy Simian is a supporting character in The Amazing World of Gumball. She teaches seventh grade at Elmore Junior High and has been doing so since the Stone Age. Miss Simian absolutely despises Gumball and will do anything to ruin his mischievous plans. Principal Brown has a maddening crush on her, and she gladly returns the feeling.

Appearance
Miss Simian is a very, very old baboon. She has dark grey fur, a homely primate face, and wears a pale brownish-red polka-dotted dress. Like most primates, her arms span the length of her body, though she walks solely on her two legs instead of using her arms to help. She is also rather skinny for a primate.

Personality
Miss Simian acts very grumpy and doesn't seem to care about her students in the least, especially Gumball and Darwin, whom she both hates with a passion. She is a vicious and sadistic woman, who takes great pleasure in giving out pop quizzes and outright lying to her students just so she doesn't get in trouble. Her nasty attitude is somewhat justified by the fact that she's been a teacher for many years (numbered in the thousands), a job that she apparently hates. She seems to make an exception for William as she takes him in as her personal snitch.

In "The Apology" it is shown that when she becomes particularly enraged or frustrated, she reverts to a much more feral personality, and (like a real ape) will loudly screech and break things.

Principal Brown
Principal Brown is in love with Miss Simian and it is strongly hinted that she is in love with him too.

Nicole Watterson
In the episode "The Ape", it is confirmed that Miss Simian used to call Nicole a loser, thus causing Nicole and Miss Simian to show dislike towards each other.

Gumball Watterson
As one of the students in her class, Miss Simian is forced to teach him but generally has a love-hate relationship regarding him. On one hand he can't stand his misbehaving and generally seems to point him out as the source of many problems in the class. However, in episodes such as The Ape and The Apology, she does show some respect for him and at least doesn't mind having his assistance even if it's for her own self-advancement.

Season 1

 * "The Responsible": Richard and Nicole go to her for a parents evening.
 * "The Third": She tells everyone in the gym to pair up with their best friends.
 * "The End": She sends Gumball and Darwin to detention after Gumball pours a glass of water to her face.
 * "The Dress": She lets Gumball skip his work because she thought he was a girl.
 * "The Mystery": She forces the students to rule out the crook after Principal Brown is found in Gumball's locker, although she was the one who did it.
 * "The Party": Her and Principal Brown crash the students party.
 * "The Picnic": She sends the class to the picnic trip.
 * "The Sock": She orders Gumball and Darwin to stop lying.
 * "The Mustache": She teaches the class about adulthood.
 * "The Ape": She fools the Wattersons into being their best friend so she can win her last award.
 * "The Fight": Gumball asks her to stop his fight with Tina. But she is on her coffee break.

Season 2

 * "The Banana": She drops her mug after Gumball and Darwin run past.
 * "The Apology": She needs to apologize to Gumball and Darwin for blaming them for stuff she done.

Students

 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Penny
 * Carrie
 * Teri
 * Masami
 * Carmen
 * Tobias
 * Anton
 * Ocho
 * Hector
 * Leslie
 * Clayton
 * Alan
 * Juke
 * Banana Joe
 * William
 * Bobert
 * Tina Rex
 * Jamie
 * Molly
 * Sussie
 * Idaho
 * Rob
 * Ice Cream Girl

Gallery


The gallery for Miss Simian can be found here.

Quotes
Miss Simian: "Like a baby!"
 * "You get an F minus -- in parenting!"
 * "Are you aware that your husband isn't wearing any pants?"
 * "Next! Oh, the Wattersons..."
 * "You're not trying to cheat, are you, Gumb-- huh? Mmm... Who are you?"
 * "Why don't you just sit there and look pretty...while the rest of us get on with class!"
 * "GET HIM!!"
 * "I have a surprise for you, children -- a surprise test! Hahahaha!"
 * Gumball: "How do you sleep at night, Miss Simian?"
 * "A secret house party, eh? Hmm, I better tell Principal Brown."
 * "This party is busted! Busted WIDE OPEN!"
 * "We go along the path, avoiding The Forest of Doom...
 * (kisses Principal Brown, door opens) Aaahh!!!
 * "Another F- for you peabrainy. Hahahahahah!"
 * "No homework for the one who catches him!"

Trivia

 * The word "simian" means ape or monkey, which is accurate since Miss Simian is a baboon.
 * Like most cartoon characters, Miss Simian has four fingers, while real primates have five.
 * Miss Simian is apparently quite old, as she has had the same appearance since Nicole was a child.
 * In her Season Two redesign, her dress is pink and her wrinkles on her lips have gone.
 * In The Apology, it is revealed that her first name is Lucy.
 * This may be a reference to Lucy, the first hominid to walk upright.