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Ruth is the great-aunt of the Loud kids, aunt of Rita, aunt-in-law of Lynn Sr., and sister of Pop-Pop.

Biography[]

Ruth is one of the great-aunts of the Loud kids. Every time they go to visit her, she forces them to watch her cats, eat old moldy pudding that she offers, and to massage her feet. For this reason, none of the Loud kids (other than Lana) enjoy visiting her. Since Aunt Ruth believes that Lily won't behave herself, Lincoln's father typically babysits her when the rest of the family pay a visit.

She first appears in "Two Boys and a Baby", where Lincoln avoids going to her house, by offering to babysit Lily, while Lynn Sr. goes to Ruth's, which Rita accepts, much to Lynn Sr.'s chagrin. At the end of the episode, Lincoln, Clyde, and Lily come into contact with a kid who gets chicken pox, and must stay in Ruth's house, who has had chicken pox before and thus is not at risk of infection, where Lily is surprisingly shown to be enjoying herself whilst Lincoln and Clyde suffer.

She is later mentioned in "Suite and Sour", where once again the Loud kids dread the thought of going to her house.

She is mentioned in "Brawl in the Family", when Lincoln tells Leni that the dress she brought makes her look like Aunt Ruth.

In "Pets Peeved", she is mentioned when Watterson breaks the wedding present she gave to Rita.

In "Friend or Faux?", Lori mentions that she got a hand-me-down from her.

In "No Spoilers", she was seen attending her niece's party.

In "Selfie Improvement", she was mentioned by Lori liking her selfie.

In "Ruthless People", it is revealed that Ruth has a lake house which she got in a timeshare.

In "Any Given Sundae", when Lynn Sr. gives Lily his phone, he tells her not to call Aunt Ruth.

In "Sister Act", Lynn Sr. mentions visiting Ruth as an example of things he dislikes doing, but has to.

In "Strife of the Party", Lana mentions that Ruth gave her and Lola a bike.

In "A Bug's Strife", Ruth subjects Rita and all the Loud kids to 700 slides of the Malls of the Midwest, with Leni being the only one to enjoy the presentation. Lynn Sr. had narrowly escaped watching the slide show by faking being sick.

In "Time Trap!", she attended Rita's and Lynn Sr.'s wedding.

In "Child's Play", Rita and Lynn Sr. visited her for her yearly foot callus scraping.

Personality[]

Ruth is a lazy slob and big eater. She loves her cats and cares for them a lot. She enjoys watching her old photographs, and makes others watch them, whether they like it or not. She also makes her guests eat old moldy pudding and enjoys when Lincoln gives her foot massages.

Aside from being a slob, Ruth cares very deeply for her family as seen when Lana mentions that Ruth got a bike for her and Lola's 7th birthday. Ruth also showed concern when Rita broke down crying after the Loud siblings traveled back in time and ruined their parents' wedding.

Appearance[]

Ruth is a very big and round woman (perhaps due to spending a lot of time on her couch). She has long, brown hair worn up in a bun often, and bunions on her feet. On her left foot, she abnormally has an extra toe. She wears an olive green dress with sunflower prints.

When Ruth was younger, she was much skinnier and her hair was longer, but she still had her mole. She wore a sleeveless olive green dress with yellow spot prints, a blue belt, blue high heels, lipstick, and orange earrings and bracelets.

Live-action[]

Main article: Ruth (live-action)

Trivia[]

  • She is similar in character design and personality to Mama Mia, a character from Loud House creator Chris Savino's 2000 animated pilot Foe Paws, followed by Rosa Casagrande.
  • She traveled to Egypt with her cat Mittens.
  • Due to her gross tendencies and distasteful attitude, none of the Louds are keen on visiting her, with the exception of Rita, Lana, and Lily, one of whom is into gross stuff.
  • She does not appear in Seasons 4 or 5, although she was mentioned twice in Season 4 and once in Season 5.
  • Though she and Albert are siblings, the two have never been seen interacting with each other onscreen so far.
  • She is the first character to have a biological anomaly. In her case, she has polydactyly.
    • Lisa was later revealed to have an extra toe in “Potty Mouth”, but instead of having it from birth, she gained it as a result of a flawed nuclear experiment.
  • Her name is based on her ruthless personality as she shows no concern for her great-niblings' well beings when feeding them expired food.
  • As mentioned above, she had gotten chickenpox during her and Albert's childhood. It's unknown if Albert had gotten the disease as well.
  • Her hair hasn't turned gray yet, while Albert's has and she still lives at home and is capable of taking care of herself while Albert is in a retirement home meaning that she is probably the younger sibling.
    • Judging by her young appearance in "Time Trap", she is more than likely somewhere in her 50s.
  • Although Albert's last name is confirmed to be Reynolds, it is unknown if this is Ruth's last name, as it has never been mentioned whether or not she has ever been married, or if she and Albert are either step- or half-siblings rather than full siblings.
  • Because of Ruth's lack of appearances in the series, it's currently unknown if Rita is actually aware of how she treats her kids during their visit or if she approves of her behavior in general due to the both of them rarely appearing onscreen together.


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