Maddy Platter is Peggy and Hoyt's mother, Bobby's maternal and Luanne's paternal grandmother who resides on the Platter Family ranch in Montana raising cattle, voiced by Joanna Gleason.
Her first unnamed appearance was in "Square Peg". She makes later appearances in "Happy Hank's Giving" and a full appearance in the episode "A Rover Runs Through It".
Appearance[]
Maddy is an elderly Caucasian woman with a skinny build, pale skin, and gray hair. She has a close resemblance to her daughter Peggy.
Personality[]
During her younger years, Maddy was somewhat similar to her daughter in that she was shy or uncomfortable about discussing intimate details of emotions and human anatomy. When Peggy entered her teen years and began dating Hank, Maddy was critical over Peggy's cooking skills but in actuality was honest in that her daughter was not a skilled cook or baker which could have gone badly for her relationship.
In their adult years, Maddy became a tougher person as she took over the family ranch. She is shown not to enjoy when people brag about themselves which is possibly a reason why her relationship with Peggy became heavily strained as Peggy often tried to brag about anything she had done regardless of how big or small it was and Maddy refused to give her the praise and admiration she wanted.
Relationships[]
- Peggy Hill: Her best-known relationship is with her daughter Peggy. For seemingly all of Peggy's life, she was heavily critical of all of Peggy's actions and did little to comfort Peggy emotionally. When the Platter farm was at risk of being lost, Maddy clearly blamed Peggy for being at fault since she did not marry the son of a local rancher and the cattle trail became unusable to them. Even after Peggy saved the ranch, Maddy simply saw it as Peggy fixing her mistake and did not show her any gratitude, potentially from seeing it as Peggy just trying to brag about herself.
- Hoyt Platter: Mainly through Peggy, Hoyt is somewhat implied to be the more favored child. In Happy Hank's Giving, Peggy implies that Maddy favors Hoyt's culinary skills over hers. It is unknown if she truly knows that Hoyt is a convicted criminal.
Episode appearances[]
Season 1[]
- "Square Peg" (flashback)
- "Westie Side Story" (mentioned)
Season 2[]
Season 4[]
Season 9[]
Season 11[]
- "Lucky's Wedding Suit" (non-speaking)
Trivia[]
- In earlier episodes, Maddy appeared as an older version of Peggy, with identical features. She was completely redesigned for "A Rover Runs Through It", as well as receiving a more abrasive personality. Later appearances would return her to her original "older Peggy" design, however.
- In "A Rover Runs Through It", Peggy states that her mother ignored her all of her adult life. This is a complete contradiction to "I Remember Mono", where Maddy is clearly seen in the Hills' house and an argument between the two was the starting plot for "Happy Hank's Giving". However, given her harsh attitude in "A Rover Runs Through it" and not knowing or caring about Peggy's educational career, it was an accurate statement of Peggy to say her mother ignored her life in Texas.
- In "Square Peg", Maddy appeared in a flashback when Peggy was a little girl. Maddy looked very similar to adult Peggy and gave her a book about flowers as she could not bear to have the sex talk with her. She seemed to be much nicer too.
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