Nancy Degroot

Nancy Degroot is a character featured in Luann. She is the mother of Luann Degroot and Brad Degroot, and the wife of Frank Degroot. She debuted in the May 03, 1985 strip, off-screen. She would slightly appear on and off until the January 12, 1988 strip, where her face/full body is seen for the first time.

Personality
Nancy is Luann and Brad's strict, but loving mother. She normally does the housework. She is the parent that normally takes Luann shopping.

Early Life
In the February 15, 1987 strip, Luann tells Bernice that her mother wanted to be a dancer in a Broadway show, however, this did not happen because she met Frank, fell in love, got married, and had children. Frank and Nancy went on their first date to a Beatles concert on August 23, 1964.

Current
In the June 07, 1993 strip, Nancy notices that Frank needs new pants, as he's been using the same pairs for 10 years. When they go shopping, Frank reminisces about how easy it used to be shopping for jeans between the sizes and the prices. Nancy remembers the jeans Frank used to wear when they were younger, and they made him look "sexy".

In mid-July of 1993, Nancy and Frank decide to paint the living room. In the July 11, 1994 strip, Nancy becomes dissatisfied with her hairstyle and decides to get it styled differently. After looking at Hillary Clinton's picture, she decides it should be cut shorter. Frank is worried that she'll come home with a ridiculous hairstyle. When Nancy gets her haircut, Brad and Luann both approve of it, but Frank hasn't said anything yet. Later that night, Frank admits that it's different, it's like having a new woman in the house and it will take him time to get used to it. She romantically cuddles up to him in and bed asks how long, and he excitedly says about a minute.

Nancy's parents came down to stay with the Degroot's for a few days in the July 27, 1994 strip. Luann and Nancy get into an argument, and Nancy's mother explains to Luann that she used to get into arguments with Nancy all the time growing up. It turns out that Nancy's mom argued with Nancy about the same things Nancy argues with Luann about, with Luann joking that it's heredity. Nancy catches her father eating cookies in the kitchen before dinner and gets upset when she realizes he's doing exactly what she wasn't allowed to do as a kid.

Trivia

 * Nancy had her first date at 17.
 * She was in love with Paul McCartney from The Beatles.