Editing Leah MacGrady

{{character infobox
|character name = Leah MacGrady
|image = Leah s2.png
|gender = Female
|animal = Bear
|voice_actor = [[Bronwen Mantel]]
|family = [[Martha]] (sister)<br>[[Skip Bitterman]] (nephew)<br>[[Justin]] (grandson)<br>[[Chester (husband)|Chester]] (first husband)<br>Unnamed second husband (implied)
|favorite color = Gray<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-macgrady2</ref>
|book_debut = 
|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]"
|job = School lunch lady
|hair = Grayish-white
|age = At least 68<ref>In "[[Room to Ride]]", Mrs. MacGrady says she has not missed an election in 50 years. In the same episode, [[Brain]] says that you must be at least 18 to vote.</ref>|complexion = Light brown|residence = [[Leah MacGrady's house]], [[Elwood City]]}} Mrs. '''Leah MacGrady''' is [[Lakewood Elementary School|Lakewood Elementary School's]] lunch lady. She enjoys bingo and is friends with [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]]. She is a wise, kind, and supportive friend to everyone, and a good cook, to boot.
==Etymology==
Her first name was '''Sarah'''<ref>"[[The Half-Baked Sale]]" (see [http://tv.ark.com/transcript/arthur-%28arthur%27s_almost_boring_day%3B_the_half-baked_sale%29/1020/KTEH/Monday_August_16_2010/412263/ transcript] for proof of spelling).</ref> until [[season 13]]. In some books, her last name is spelled '''McGrady'''.

In [[Brain's Chess Mess]] she says her nickname in high school was Checkmate MacGrady. This indicates that MacGrady was her birth surname, not that of her husbands.

In [[Arthur Takes a Stand]], [[John Lewis]] refers to her as Molasses MacGrady, which is probably some kind of nickname.

== Personality ==
MacGrady is usually humble but cheerful as well as a nice lunch lady, a point where even the kids seem to really like and respect her, getting really worried and concerned about her when she got cancer. She also seems to be wise and supportive as the kids would even come to her for advice on multiple occasions.

==Biography==
During the episode "[[Draw!]]" Mrs. MacGrady listens to [[Francine]] and how her feelings are hurt. In order to let the other classmates know how she feels, she sets up a plan at the school carnival. She tells the others that when she gives them the cue they need to pull a rope, which will dump gloop on Francine. In the end the students don't follow through with their plan, as they realize that Francine is really hurt inside. Mrs. MacGrady had really set up balloons to fall on her instead.  

In the episode "[[The Great MacGrady]]," she has cancer and loses her hair from the chemotherapy. By "[[Prunella and the Haunted Locker]]," also a season 13 episode, her hair has grown back. Her replacement in "The Great MacGrady" is her nephew, [[Skip|Skip Bitterman]]. When she returns in that episode, Skip calls her Aunt Leah, instead of Sara. This continues on throughout the series. "Leah" could be referencing one of the writers of the episode, [[Leah Ryan]], which the episode was dedicated to. Also revealed in "The Great MacGrady," Mrs. MacGrady has a sister, [[Martha]], who stayed with her after she was diagnosed with cancer.

In ''[[Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll]]'', she is the keyboardist for [[U Stink]].

In the episode "[[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]]" it is revealed that her first husband's name is Chester.

==Friends==
Leah MacGrady could be considered a friend to everyone in the series. She is kind and listens to everyone and helps them with their problems.

[[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]]: Leah MacGrady and Grandma Thora are alike in personality. They are rarely the antagonist of a dream or imagination, unlike [[Paige Turner]]. MacGrady wasn't afraid to criticize Grandma Thora's cooking. The two are seen together in many occasions.

As a background character, she is often seen with [[Ms. Sweetwater]] and [[Cecilia Tingley|Ms. Tingley]].
==Character development==
[[file:MacGradyFirstAppearance.png|thumb|100px]]
Mrs. MacGrady's visual design is possibly based on a [[Chickin Lickin']] employee from the 1994 book ''[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (book)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]''.
== Trivia ==
*In "[[Brain's Chess Mess]]," it is mentioned that, when Leah MacGrady was in high school, she was known as Checkmate MacGrady.
*In the episode "[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]," it is mentioned that she participated in the March On Washington in 1963.
*Mrs. MacGrady's first name is Leah, but in the first 12 seasons, her first name is Sarah.
**However, the name "Leah" was used in "The Great MacGrady" and later episodes, possibly because the episode was dedicated to [[Leah Ryan]].
==Appearances==
*Specials
**[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]
*Season 1
**[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]] (Cameo and debut) 10201
**[[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]] (First speaking role) 10602
**[[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]] (Cameo) 10702
**[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]] (Cameo) 11201
**[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]] (Cameo) 11601
**[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]] 11702
**[[The Half-Baked Sale]] 12002
**[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]] (Flashback) 12201
**[[Bully for Binky]] (Cameo) 12301
**[[My Club Rules]] 12901
*Season 2
**[[Draw!]] 20102
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]] 20202
**[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] 20501
**[[Arthur and the Square Dance]] 21202
**[[Arthur the Unfunny]] (Cameo) 21302
**[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]] 21501
**[[Love Notes for Muffy]] (Cameo) 21601
**[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]] (Cameo) 21602
*Season 3
**[[The Chips are Down]] (Cameo) 30501
**[[Revenge of the Chip]] (Cameo) 30502
**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102
*Season 4
**[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]] (Picture) 40701
**[[My Music Rules]] 41001
*Season 5
**[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] (Cameo) 50201
**[[Francine Goes to War]] (Cameo) 50602
*Season 6
**[[Citizen Frensky]] (Cameo) 60601
**[[Arthur Loses His Marbles (episode)|Arthur Loses His Marbles]] (Cameo) 61001
*Season 7
**[[Muffy Goes Metropolitan]] (Cameo) 70202
**[[Buster's Amish Mismatch]] 70702
**[[April 9th]] (Cameo) 71000
*Season 8
**[[Vomitrocious]] (Cameo) 80501
**[[Big Horns George]] 81001
*Season 9
**[[Binky Goes Nuts]] 91001
*Season 10
**[[Buster's Special Delivery]] 101002
*Season 11
**[[Dancing Fools]] (Cameo) 110602
*Season 12
**[[Room to Ride]] 120201
**[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]] 120202
**[[The Blackout]] (Cameo) 120801
*Season 13
**[[The Great MacGrady]] 130100
**[[The Silent Treatment]] 130201
**[[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]] 130701
**[[Fernlets by Fern]] 130801
**[[Prunella and the Haunted Locker]] 130802
**[[The Pride of Lakewood]] 130902
*Season 14
**[[Follow the Bouncing Ball]] (Cameo) 140601
**[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]] (Cameo) 140702
**[[Arthur Unravels]] 140801
**[[All the Rage]] (Cameo) 140802
**[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]] 140901
*Season 15
**[[Fifteen]] (Cameo) 150100
**[[To Eat or Not to Eat]] 150501
**[[S.W.E.A.T.]] 150502
*Season 16
**[[The Last Tough Customer]] 160601
**[[Brain's Chess Mess]] 160602
**[[Sue Ellen Vegges Out]] 160902
*Season 17
**[[Buster Bombs]] 170302
*Season 21
**[[Arthur Takes a Stand]] 210402
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