Changes: Roberta Simonds

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	I drove 80 miles to see you, Karen, you better be dying or you're gonna pay for my gas.

Roberta Simonds is Karen McCluskey's sister. She first appeared in There's Always a Woman.

Biography

Season Five

She is often seen with a cigarette in her hand and despite her "age", she is a voracious smoker. Roberta and Karen worked together in Season Five to find out what Dave Williams was up to, and what he was hiding. Roberta soon grew tired of all the dead ends her and Karen were coming to and decided to return home much to Karen's dismay. Roberta later reappeared in the season finale where she and Karen broke into Dave's house. They were caught by the police but told them everything they knew about Dave. They then learned that Dave's real name is Dave Dash and they soon realised that he was trying to seek revenge on Susan and Mike for killing his wife and daughter in a road accident.

Trivia

After Season 5, Marc Cherry considered making a spin-off of Desperate Housewives that would star Mrs. McCluskey and her sister Roberta.

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-{{Character
+{{Template:Infobox Character
-| Title=Roberta Simonds
+|Title = Roberta Simonds
-| Image=Roberta.jpg
+|Image = RobertaSimonds2.png
+|ImageSize = 250px
-| Name=Roberta Simonds
+|Actor = [[Lily Tomlin]]
-| Age=70's
+|First = "[[There's Always a Woman]]"
-| Marital Status=Multi-Divorced
-| First seen=[[There's Always a Woman]]
+|Last = "[[If It's Only In Your Head]]"
+|Count = [[Recurring character appearances|6]]
-| Status=Alive
+|Name = Roberta Simonds
-| Occupation=Retired
+|Place = USA
-| Portrayed by=[[Lily Tomlin]]
+|Family = ''[[Karen McCluskey]]'' - Sister<br> Gayle - Sister<br>''[[Gilbert McCluskey]]'' - Brother-In-Law<br>[[Roy Bender]] - Brother-In-Law<br>''[[Karen's son|Mr McCluskey]]'' - Nephew |Seasons = <s>S1</s> - <s>S2</s> - <s>S3</s> - <s>S4</s> - [[S5]] - <s>S6</s> - <s>S7</s> - <s>S8</s>}} {{Quote|''I drove 80 miles to see you, Karen, you better be dying or you're gonna pay for my gas.''}}'''Roberta Simonds''' is [[Karen McCluskey]]'s sister. She first appeared in [[There's Always a Woman]].
-}}
+==Biography==
-'''Roberta Simmons''' is portrayed by Lily Tomlin.
+===[[Season Five|Season Five]]===
-==Biography==
+She is often seen with a cigarette in her hand and despite her "age", she is a voracious smoker. Roberta and Karen worked together in [[Season Five]] to find out what [[Dave Williams]] was up to, and what he was hiding. Roberta soon grew tired of all the dead ends her and Karen were coming to and decided to return home much to Karen's dismay. Roberta later reappeared in [[If It's Only in Your Head|the season finale]] where she and Karen broke into [[4362 Wisteria Lane|Dave's house]]. They were caught by the police but told them everything they knew about Dave. They then learned that Dave's real name is Dave Dash and they soon realised that he was trying to seek revenge on [[Susan]] and [[Mike]] for killing his [[Lila Dash|wife]] and daughter in a road accident.
-===[[Season Five]]===
-Roberta is [[Karen McCluskey|Karen]]'s equally fiesty sister. She is often seen with a cigarette in her hand and despite her "age", she is a voracious smoker. Roberta and Karen worked together in [[Season Five]] to find out what [[Dave Williams]] was up to, and what he was hiding. Roberta soon grew tired of all the dead ends her and Karen were coming to and decided to return home much to Karen's dismay. Roberta later reappeared in the season finale where she and Karen broke into Dave's house. They were caught by the police but told them everything they knew about Dave. They then learned that Dave's real name is Dave Dash and they soon realised that he was trying to seek revenge on [[Susan]] and [[Mike]] for killing his wife and daughter in a road accident.
 ==Trivia==
-* After Season 5, Marc Cherry considered making a spin-off of Desperate Housewives that would star Mrs. McCluskey and her sister Roberta
+* After Season 5, [[Marc Cherry]] considered making a spin-off of [[Desperate Housewives]] that would star Mrs. McCluskey and her sister Roberta.
-==Relatives==
-===Blood Relatives===
-Son: N/A
-Daughter: N/A
-Grandson: N/A
-Granddaughter: N/A
-Siblings: [[Karen McCluskey]]
-===Other Relatives===
-Ex-Husbands: N/A
-Current Husband: N/A
-Brother-in-law: [[Gilbert McCluskey]]
-Past Romances: N/A
+{{Nav-Supporting}}{{Template:Nav-Karen's family}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Simonds, Roberta}}
-{{Nav-Supporting}}
-[[Category:Supporting characters|Surname, First Name]]
+[[Category:Recurring characters]]
+[[Category:Season 5 characters]]
+[[Category:Karen's family]]