Laura Tucker, sometimes known only as Craig's mom, is Thomas Tucker's wife and is the mother of Craig and Tricia Tucker. Craig apparently does not care much for her, as he was seen flipping her off in the Season Three episode, "Tweek vs. Craig".
Background[]
Thomas and Laura are introduced in a brief cutaway sequence in "Tweek vs. Craig" where they are simply shown imitating Craig's finger-flipping habit. Laura was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman in this appearance with a distinct nasal voice. Though her husband would quickly become a regular speaking member of the dads, she made relatively few speaking appearance in older seasons. In some of these episodes, she and her husband were depicted as 'rednecks' alongside the McCormick family or Jimbo Kern, who she was also seen speaking with in "Smug Alert!".
She and her husband would reappear with updated designs (see below) in "Pandemic" where they speak with The Boys' parents about their sons being missing. They are portrayed as much more emotional in this episode, deeply worried for their son's safety as they talk to the other parents, with Thomas holding Laura closely, and both defending Craig when he is considered a troublemaker. She was voiced here by Mona Marshall.
She and her husband were reintroduced with more defined voices, roles and designs in Laura's case (see below) in "The Magic Bush" after a drone catches her undressing. She appears much more outspoken than before, and calm compared to her debut, and is now voiced by Kimberly Brooks who has voiced her in most appearances since, though Marshall has returned on one occasion. Both Tuckers have taken on more active roles among the parents since then.
It is revealed in "The End of Serialization as We Know It" that her husband has sought other relationships and she is clearly devastated by this news and betrayed. Nonetheless during the final montage, both of them smile at each other, seeming to reconcile, and this has not been referenced since.
Appearance[]
Laura Tucker has blond, shoulder-length hair. Mrs. Tucker wears rosy red lipstick, like most of the other mothers, and appears to have very long eyelashes. She often wears a dull-green dress, with a white collar, a white belt around her waist, and white buttons going down her dress. She also appears to be very tall, like her husband and is seemingly the tallest of the female characters.
After "Pandemic", she and her husband received updated character designs, smoothening out their clothing and adding newer shading effects to their hair, as seen on multiple other characters.
In "The Magic Bush", she was re-designed much more significantly, updated to a new body type with a thinner face and stronger chin, her hairstyle was tweaked to fit the new head model, her eyelashes were removed, her shoulders were broadened and her arms were less long. Her main outfit was now changed to a green sleeveless shirt with a green, flower-coated skirt, however in a few episodes she is also seen with an updated version of the coat she wore in previous seasons, which now has short sleeves with a white trim similar to the collar, seen in "Tweek x Craig" and "Buddha Box". Also in this episode, it was revealed that she fashions naturally grown pubic hair (i.e., neither trimmed nor shaved), with this fact actually being the focus of the episode's subplot.
In the future timeline set in South Park: Post Covid, her hair has completely whitened, and wears a significantly larger bead necklace. Her green skirt does not have the flower design.
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Prominence[]
- "Tweek vs. Craig" - Laura appears at dinner with the rest of the family.
- "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000"
- "Timmy 2000"
- "Cherokee Hair Tampons" - Seen shopping at Miss Information's New Age Shop, and is among the crowd to attack her.
- "Probably" - Seen in the crowd of parents when Liane tries to stop Cartman preaching.
- "The Wacky Molestation Adventure"
- "Cripple Fight"
- "Proper Condom Use"
- "Here Comes the Neighborhood" - Seen going to the welfare center.
- "Fun with Veal" - Seen on the news with her husband and son.
- "Red Hot Catholic Love"
- "Child Abduction is Not Funny"
- "I'm a Little Bit Country"
- "Red Man's Greed"
- "South Park is Gay!" - Appears with the other women in South Park to put an end to the metrosexual fad ruining their relationships.
- "Grey Dawn" - Laura, along with her husband, are taken hostage by the AARP. Thomas is seen holding her while she is asleep.
- "Good Times with Weapons"
- "Douche and Turd"
- "The Losing Edge"
- "Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow"
- "Smug Alert!" - Seen in the background and briefly speaks to Jimbo Kern.
- "Cartoon Wars Part I" - Seen in the crowd at the town's meeting.
- "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce"
- "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy" - Seen at the press conference.
- "Le Petit Tourette"
- "Britney's New Look" - Seen taking photos of Britney Spears along with many other people.
- "Major Boobage" - Attends the town meeting at the community center.
- "Over Logging" - Attends Randy's speech in City Hall.
- "Pandemic" - She and her husband try to find their son who has been captured by the US army.
- "Pandemic 2: The Startling" - She is reunited with her son at the end of the episode.
- "Margaritaville"
- "Eat, Pray, Queef" - Seen at the emergency school meeting.
- "The F Word" - Attends a court session involving the boys.
- "It's a Jersey Thing" - She is seen with her husband and the other townsfolk, and they use guns to attack the Jersey folk.
- "T.M.I."
- "Jewpacabra" - She is seen at the Easter Egg Hunt.
- "Sarcastaball" - She is seen at the PTA meeting with all the other parents.
- "A Scause For Applause" - Seen in the background while Jesus Christ gives his speech.
- "Informative Murder Porn"
- "The Magic Bush" - She is a victim of having her privacy violated, regarding her "bush". She, however, asserts that she's not embarrassed by her "bush" and gets repeatedly angered over everyone's obsession.
- "The City Part of Town" - Seen at the Whole Foods Market.
- "Tweek x Craig" - She and her husband seem concerned about their son's perceived romantic relationship with Tweek.
- "PC Principal Final Justice" - Seen in the crowd of people standing in front of Whole Foods Market.
- "Member Berries"
- "Skank Hunt" - Seen at the school assembly.
- "The Damned" - Seen at Skeeter's Bar and Cocktails.
- "Members Only" - Seen shopping when President Garrison arrives and goes on a tirade.
- "Not Funny" - Seen at Harrison Yates' press conference about TrollTrace.com.
- "The End of Serialization as We Know It" - Seen at her home distraught after discovering her husband's online activities.
- "Put It Down" - Seen at the school assembly.
- "Franchise Prequel" - Participates in a meeting with the other parents.
- "Splatty Tomato"
- "Dead Kids" - Seen when Sharon calls the other parents together to speak about school shootings, where she is shouted at for comparing it to the dangerous playground. Later seen when Randy sings.
- "A Boy And A Priest" - Seen when Mr. Mackey calls up the Denver Cathedral.
- "The Problem with a Poo" - Seen at the Christmas Concert. Later watches Mr. Hankey leave South Park.
- "The Scoots" - Seen in the Park County Community Center meeting.
- "Nobody Got Cereal?" - Seen in front of Park County Courthouse, waiting for Stan's verdict on the negotiation with ManBearPig.
- "Buddha Box" - Seen watching the soccer game.
- "Unfulfilled" - Seen protesting against Amazon on the customer's side.
- "Bike Parade" - Seen watching the bike parade.
- "Band in China" - Seen at the Autumn Fest.
- "Shots!!!" - Seen at the PTA meeting.
- "Let Them Eat Goo" - Seen at the town meeting.
- "Season Finale" - Seen at Sharon's party at Tegridy Farms.
- "Turd Burglars" - Tries to get her hands on Sheila's poop in order to have a fecal transplant.
- "Christmas Snow" - Loses her "Christmas Spirit" after liquor is prohibited during the holidays, but cheers up after Randy comes up with his Christmas special.
- "The Pandemic Special" - Seen fighting among parents who were searching for their missing children.
- "South ParQ Vaccination Special" - Seen at the end celebrating her vaccination.
Movies[]
- South Park: Post Covid - Appears in the Shady Acres retirement home.
- South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid - Seen retrieving some "Post Covid" Tegridy special from Randy's stall. She later consumes the special, and compliments her husband for "doing the best that he could do" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- South Park (Not Suitable For Children) - Attends the parent-teacher meeting at South Park Elementary.
Trivia[]
- Her character design was reused for another character, Billy Circlovich's mother, in "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000".
- Her first name was finally revealed in "The Magic Bush"; up until then she was only known as "Craig's Mom".
- She has been subject to speculation regarding the fact that her husband has red hair, a recessive trait, and she has blonde hair, a recessive trait, but their son Craig has black hair, which is a dominant trait, suggesting that he could not have inherited it from them. Some fans suggest her hair is dyed, while others believe she has had an affair. This was unusually covered at South Park Studios.
References[]
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