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+ | '''Motormouth Maybelle''' is a Negro character on the film/musical of [[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hair]][[Hairspray (2007 film)|spray]], both [[Hairspray (1988 film)|1988]] and [[Hairspray (2007 film)|2007]] films. She is an R&B record producer and the mother of [[Seaweed]] and [[Little Inez]]. |
She also hosts "Negro Day". In the 2007 film through her song ''[[Big, Blond and Beautiful]]'' she manages to convince [[Edna Turnblad|Edna]] that being beautiful isn't necessarily about being thin. |
She also hosts "Negro Day". In the 2007 film through her song ''[[Big, Blond and Beautiful]]'' she manages to convince [[Edna Turnblad|Edna]] that being beautiful isn't necessarily about being thin. |
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"Motormouth" Maybelle | |
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The 1988 and the 2007 Maybelle | |
Name: |
"Motormouth" Maybelle (Stubbs) |
Gender: |
Female |
Family: |
Seaweed J. Stubbs (son) |
Friends: |
Tracy Turnblad |
Enemies: |
Amber Von Tussle (probably) |
Appearences: |
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Portrayed by: |
Ruth Brown (1988) |
Motormouth Maybelle is a Negro character on the film/musical of Hairspray, both 1988 and 2007 films. She is an R&B record producer and the mother of Seaweed and Little Inez.
She also hosts "Negro Day". In the 2007 film through her song Big, Blond and Beautiful she manages to convince Edna that being beautiful isn't necessarily about being thin.
Song list 1969-2012
- Big, Blond and Beautiful
- I Know Where I've Been
- You Can't Stop the Beat (with Tracy, Link, Penny, Seaweed and Edna)
- Come So Far (Got So Far to Go) (with Tracy, Link, and Seaweed)