Editing Ruth Powers

{{Character|
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name=Ruth Powers|
gender=Female|
hair=Dark Brown|
age=34|
job=Housewife|
relatives=Has a daugther named Laura and a divorced husband|
apperance=[[New Kid On The Block]]
voiced by=[[Pamela Reed]]
}}

'''Ruth Powers''' is [[Simpson family|the Simpsons’]] next-door neighbor, introduced when she moves to their neighborhood in the episode “[[New Kid on the Block]].” She is divorced and has a daughter, Laura Powers, who no longer lives with her. She is usually seen as a background character, sometimes in events that occurred even before she moved next door (such as the baby shower for Maggie in "And Maggie Makes Three"). She even continues to be a background character despite her later imprisonment. She nearly always wears a red headscarf. In the episode "[[The Cartridge Family]]" she was part of the NRA.

The episode "[[Marge on the Lam]]" features Ruth and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] going on the run from the law in a stolen convertible, a parody of ''[[Thelma & Louise]]''. Ruth makes a special appearance in the episode "[[Strong Arms of the Ma]]", advising Marge (who is taking up weightlifting) to use [[steroid]]s. She reveals during her time in prison, she was "Miss Mexican Mafia". In ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', she is seen in an [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meeting along with [[Barney Gumble]].