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Background[]

Personality

Gramma Alice is a very cranky, strict, and tough old woman. Though she can be mean at times, she still deeply cares for her family and puts them before anything else.

In «Gramma’s License», it is revealed that she used to be a racer named «Hot Rod Alice». It also shows that she’s scared of getting old and becoming useless, and that if she fails her driver’s test, «it’ll prove just that.» Fortunately, she passes the test and renews her license.

In «Cheap Snake», it’s show that Alice has a severe case of ophidiophobia (fear of snakes).

Physical appearance

Gramma Alice is elderly and somewhat shorter than Bill. She wears a pink blouse and slippers, glasses, and carries a cane. Her right leg has been broken off for years, and she wears a wooden leg in place of where it used to be.

In her youth, she had curly brown hair. As a child, she was no bigger than Cricket or Tilly and as an adult, she was noticeably taller than she is in her current elderly state.

Foreign voice actors

Character information

Relatives

Enemies

Chip WhistlerMr. GrigorianRussell Remington (briefly)Rashida Remington (formely)Louis (formerly)Nancy Green (on her side, sometimes)

Likes

Dislikes

The subwayPizza smoothiesMr. GrigorianChip WhistlerBig City (at least until «Tilly Tour»)ElevatorsHer husband’s deathNancy Green (sometimes)Telemarketing calls

Abilities

Talents

• Determination: Much like her grandson Cricket, Alice has a determined mindset, which may have carried over from her time in the military.
• Driving skills: «Gramma’s License» and «Gramma Driver» reveals she possesses good, though reckless, driving skills, though prior to the former episode she hasn’t been seen on the road due to her driving license expiring (her license is that old it crumbles).
• Skilled Combatant: Due to being a former member of the army, Alice is extremely skilled in combat, preferably using her cane or her sword.
• Baking: Alice is known for her Feel Better Butter Biscuits, which have been known to make the person who eats them feel better. Demand for these biscuits was tested in «Cricket’s Biscuits» where Cricket wants to learn the recipe for himself after Alice refuses to make him and Tilly (also Bill) more biscuits.
• Clever mind: Alice is rather creative, hiding traps in even the littlest of places in «Cricket’s Biscuits» amongst other episodes.
• Heat tolerance: Alice was able to eat a whole Sultan Pepper, said to be «hotter than 7,000 suns», in one bite and she only found it «zesty».

Weaknesses

• Anger issues: Alice is known for her cranky demeanor, which leads to her always getting angry.
• Ophidiophobia: Alice is deathly afraid of snakes, calling them ‘devil worms’.
• Unfamiliarity with modern tech: A weakness also suffered by the rest of the family, Alice has little to no experience with modern tech. As with Bill, whose own lack of experience with smart devices was touched on in «Gramma Driver», Alice also had her hands tied when it came to these. «Sellouts» addresses this weakness head-on.
• Small size: Alice being so small makes it easy for people to drag, push, and/or carry her places, even when she does not want to go.

References

1. Alice’s driver’s license
2. «Cricket Versus»
3. Alluded to in «Cricket’s Biscuits» and «Elevator Action» amongst other episodes
4. Tumblr. Chris Houghton (November 26, 2021).
5. Tumblr Simpsons Post (January 17, 2019).

Trivia

• According to the creators, Gramma Alice was heavily based on the creators’ grandmother, who had the same name and personality when they describe Alice.
  • They claimed that she’s a tough but sweet lady.
  • In a Tumblr Q&A, the real Gramma Alice is from the brothers’ mom’s mom and her middle name Delores is from their dad’s mom.
• Some early artwork of the series depict her in a wheelchair.
• Her right leg is a prosthetic made of wood («Space Chicken

  It is unknown how Alice lost her leg. There are several episodes where Alice has different reasons why she lost her right leg. In «Winner Winner», she claims that she danced it off, while in «Hurty Tooth», she says that a doctor «took it» from her. In «Greens’ Acres,» she says that a hay baler cut if off.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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• Some episodes (e.g. «Cricket’s Biscuits», «Elevator Action») have Gramma mention that she had done at least some service in a war. It is unknown which war she served in.
  • «Cricket’s Biscuits» has her use a device she had not used «since the war». One can assume that she used to be a nurse.
  • «Elevator Action» reveals that she had also done «enough flying in the war»; one can assume that she was an Air Force pilot, too.
  • In «Present Tense», she has a flashback to her time in the military, where a brother-in-arm of Alice, Sammy, was weakened and was to be left behind, but Alice persevered and brought him back anyway. She used the mantra «Never leave a man behind».
• In «Gramma’s License», she used to be a race car driver as she won a certain amount of trophies.
  • While in the same episode, she drove a silver but worn car which after it got towed wouldn’t be seen again until the next season.
  • She had a driver license that was that old it crumbled into dust. It had some information, such as her street address and her Date of Birth, which was October 10, 1943.
• She is the first character whose birth date has been revealed.
• No one else calls her Alice, except Nancy and occasionally Gloria.
• Alice seems to possess a wide variety of antique weapons, the most notable being a sword and a club and in «Fill Bill» she claimed to have owned a trident at one point.
• Alice apparently has access to a large sum of money, but claims she cannot get it because it is «tied up with the Feds» («Steak Night»)
• In «Gramma’s License», Alice is revealed to have been born on October 10, 1943. If the episode took place on June 22, 2018 (the day the episode aired) that would mean that Alice was 74 years old. This would also mean that by the time «Blood Moon» occurred, she had just turned 75.
• Alice apparently objected at Bill and Nancy’s wedding, but was ignored. She has since shown a lot of animosity towards her, though in «Cricket’s Biscuits», she has been kind to her in the past.
• In «Cheap Snake», Alice is revealed to suffer from severe ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes.
• Chris Houghton joked that Alice’s «cousin is the great aunt (twice removed) of Marge (from her father’s side)», thus making the Greens direct relatives to the Simpsons.
• In «Reckoning Ball», she was the only Green reluctant in signing the forgiveness contract when Chip «apologized» to them, as if she suspected he was secretly up to something.
• According to the freeze-frames in the Theme Song Takeover, Alice took out her own appendix, which is almost impossible in real life.
• She was the only character who did not get manipulated to be wild by Cricket in «Wild Side».

Trivia[]

• Gramma Alice seems to possess a wide variety of antique weapons, the most notable being a sword and a club and in «Fill Bill» she claimed to have owned a trident at one point.
• Alice apparently has access to a large sum of money, but claims she cannot get it because it is «tied up with the feds».
• In «Gramma’s License», Alice is revealed to have been born on October 10, 1943. If the episode took place on June 22, 2018 (the day it aired) that would mean that Alice is 74 years old. This would also mean that by the time «Blood Moon» occurred, she had just turned 75 as that episode takes place on Halloween.
  • According to Chris Houghton, the Greens’ Zodiac sign is «the fish one» (Pisces). However, this seems unlikely for Alice. Seeing as how she was born on October 10, she would be a Libra. This is ironic, as Libras are generally seen as cooperative and gentle.
  • In the Random Rings series, Alice claimed that she tried the best pizza herself in 1942, contradicting her birthdate; however, this could just be another case of Alice being belligerent.
• Alice apparently objected at Bill and Nancy’s wedding, but was ignored. She has since shown a lot of animosity towards her, though in «Cricket’s Biscuits», she has been kind to her in the past.
• In «Cheap Snake», Alice is revealed to suffer from severe ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes.
• Chris Houghton joked that Alice’s «cousin is the great aunt (twice removed) of Marge (from her father’s side)», thus making the Greens direct relatives to the Simpsons.
• It is unknown how Alice lost her leg. In «Winner Winner», she claims that she danced it off, while in «Hurty Tooth», she says that a doctor «took it» from her.
• No one calls her Alice, except Nancy.
• In Random Rings, Alice reveals that she despises the Platypus, referring to them as «Duck-Beavers».
• As a nod to the «old character hiding a secret they’re ashamed of» trope, Chris Houghton jokingly stated that Alice has been selling bootleg DVDs of Shrek on Ebay for the past fifteen years.

  In a Tumblr Q&A, the real Gramma Alice is from the brothers’ mom’s mom and her middle name Delores is from their dad’s mom.

Relationships[]

Cricket Green

Gramma Alice has a deep amount of love for Cricket. In many ways, she sees him as a younger version of herself and due to this likes to spread some of her own know how into him, whether it is good for him or not. She is very protective of his well being, though she might be too protective. Due to her old fashioned ways, she is unaware of the fact that some of her «wisdom» and logic might actually be hurting him as seen in «Hurty Tooth». Alice just wants Cricket to grow up and be like her, however she does realize that Cricket is becoming a man in his own right and usually comes around to letting him do his own thing. Just like the rest of the family, Alice does recognize when Cricket is doing something stupid or irrational and will call him out on it.

Tilly Green

Alice does not seem to get Tilly at times. Despite Tilly wanting to be close to her, Alice finds her too weird for her though she does still show the same amount of affection to her as Cricket. She is well aware that due to Tilly’s bizarre behavior that she can be sensitive and tries to make it known when she is incapacitated. She finally managed to bond with her in «Tilly Tour» and got to see things through her perspective. While she does not rely on her as much as Cricket, she does love her unconditionally.

Bill Green

Alice is Bill’s mother. However, their relationship is dysfunctional at best. Alice has made it known that she has been hard on Bill throughout his life in an effort to toughen him up as seen in «Backflip Bill». Alice takes advantage of Bill’s more reserved nature by pushing him around and getting what she wants. This will, at times, backfire on her with Bill sometimes making Alice see that sometimes her way is not the best way such as in «Suite Retreat». Despite this, she clearly cares for his well being, such as in «Gramma Driver» when Bella and Bash carjack her and are forced to kidnap Bill since he is too big to be shoved out of the car, Alice was far more concerned about Bill than her car. Overall, Alice loves her son and cares for her as much as her two grandchildren.

Nancy Green

Alice and Nancy have a heated, or rather one-sided, rivalry that stems all the way back to when Bill married her. Alice always thought of Nancy as no good and was always trying to dissuade the rest of the family from socializing with her. However, as time went on, it became apparent that Nancy shares similar traits to Alice («Valentine’s Dance») and that, in hindsight, has made her realize that much of her animosity of her stems from her feeling that she is «replacing» her. Since then, the two have teamed up on various occasions with Alice slowly accepting Nancy as part of their family despite her divorce from Bill.

The Remingtons

Alice has an unusual relationship with the Remington family. She mildly tolerates Remy’s presence as she recognizes that he is Cricket’s best friend. In «Cricket’s Shoes», she seemed completely oblivious as to why Cricket would befriend such a sheltered and neutered child, but she seems okay with him in general. Her relationship with his parents on the other hand is a whole other story. Fitting for her personality, Alice views them as snobbish. She particularly does not care much for Russell because he is a member of the Big City Bengals while she herself is a Rain County Roosters fan. However, she is restrained enough to at least slightly show some admiration for him. By the end of «Dinner Party» she garners some respect for them.