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Grandma Van Houten

Artwork of Grandma Van Houten from The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Character Information

Gender:	Female ♀
Status:	Alive
Hair:	Gray
Occupation:	Retired
Relatives:	Sons: Kirk & Zack Daughter-in-law: Luann Grandson: Milhouse Ex-husband: Unnamed
First appearance:	"Brother from the Same Planet" (picture) "Bart Sells His Soul" (physical appearance)
Voiced by:	Tress MacNeille

Grandma Van Houten is Milhouse's grandmother.

History[edit]

Milhouse and his parents had to stay at her apartment while their house was sprayed for potato bugs. She lives on 257th Street.^[1]

She had been married to Grandpa Van Houten, Milhouse's paternal grandfather, but they got a divorce.^[2]

She once took part in the world's tallest human pyramid record attempt.^[3]

Non-canon[edit]

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed in-universe.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Van Houtens. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page.

Grandma Van Houten
Image	Cost	Unlock method	Unlock message
	FREE	The Van Houtens The Most Popular Girl in School Pt. 5
Technical Information	ID	Groups	Quest(s)	Internal Name
Technical Information	`235001`	Adult, Regular Characters, Regular Female, Moms	RV Getting a Divorce?	`GrandmaVanHouten`

Taps Final Update
Wave	Cost	Release
4	85	October 15, 2024

Permanent Tasks

Task	Time	Reward	Requires	Quest with the task
Go Skating	10m	17, 5	Simpsons' Skating Rink
Take a Nap	60m	70, 17	Van Houten House or Brown House
Overpay for Sex on the Beach	4h	260, 70	Smooches on the Beach
Stay at the Swelldorado	4h	260, 70	Swelldorado
Try to Win at Blackjack	4h	175, 45	$ Casino	Big $
Drink and Babysit	4h	175, 45	The Boiled Potato	Pub Daycare
Attend Coffee Meetup	4h	175, 45	Jittery Joe's Coffee
Yell at the Whippersnappers	4h	175, 45		RV Getting a Divorce? Pt. 3
Shop for Cider	4h	260, 70	Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill
Obtain Anxiety Medication	6h	225, 55	Springfield Medical Center
Dance the Señor Burns	8h	420, 105	Chez Guevara	Señor Burns
Check the Thermostat	8h	275, 70	Van Houten House or Brown House
Feed the Raccoons	12h	420, 100
Take Her Meds	24h	600, 150	Van Houten House or Brown House

Animated Tasks
Yell at the Whippersnappers Feed the Raccoons

Appearances[edit]

Episode – "Brother from the Same Planet" (picture)

Episode – "The PTA Disbands" (picture)

Episode – "Radioactive Man" (picture)

Episode – "Bart Sells His Soul"

Episode – "Walking Big & Tall" (flashback)

Episode – "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy" (picture)

Episode – "Women in Shorts" (picture)

Episode – "Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother" (picture)

Episode – "Parahormonal Activity" (picture)

Comic story – The Maggie & Moe Mysteries!: M is for Zirconia!

Comic story – The Agony and the Ectoplasm

Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield

Book – Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20

References[edit]

Wikisimpsons has 12 images related to Grandma Van Houten.

view • talk • edit • past Van Houten Family
Main family
Kirk Van Houten • Luann Van Houten • Milhouse Van Houten
Other family
Bastardo Mussolini • Grandma Van Houten • Grandpa Van Houten • Grandpa Van Houten's second wife • Luann's father • Luann's sister • Nana Sophie Mussolini • Norbert Van Houten • Annika Van Houten
Deceased members
Eliza Van Houten • Eustace Van Houten • Kirkedemious Van Houten • Milford Van Houten
Pets
Milhouse's dog • Taquito

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Van Houtens


Kirk	Luann	Norbert	Nana Sophie Mussolini	Annika	Grandma Van Houten	Grandpa Van Houten

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[1] "Bart Sells His Soul"

[2] "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish""

[3] "Sweets and Sour Marge"

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