Millicent Thornsby

As next-door neighbor to both the Bigmans and the Boninis, busybody Mrs. Thornsby is a source of irritation to both families. Her white “clapboard-style” aluminum siding counterfeit Cape Cod is her pride and joy: she’s always redecorating it or adding a prize rose to the garden. She’s also a phenomenal, if not very heart-healthy, cook. Like Martha Stewart crossed with the Wicked Witch from SNOW WHITE, she often has trouble keeping her naked ambition covered with a sociable facade.

The sixty-two year-old widow of the former Mayor of Middletown and an arch traditionalist, Mrs. Thornsby is still a political force to be reckoned with as she bends convention to serve her schemes. Her own volunteerism, combined with her husband’s former political machine, make her a trustee or a committee member or a supervisor of almost every arm of Middletown government. Child Services and Animal Control are Mrs. Thornsby’s favorite weapons against the Boninis.

Aside from taking over the Mayor’s seat for herself, Thornsby’s biggest goal is to oust the Boninis from Bramblewood to make room for an extension onto her own.