Ardeth Sherman is Jay Sherman's ex-wife and the mother of their son, Marty. Her surname is unknown. She fell in love with Jay as his nurse, during a period in which he was completely bandaged and gagged. She instantly regretted marrying Jay, admitting so during the wedding ceremony. They spent their wedding night playing The Newlywed Game, which they won (Jay correctly guessed Ardeth compared his sex appeal to a dead mackerel).
Ardeth spends most of the series insulting Jay or demanding more alimony. At one point, when he greets her at a school athletic competition, she tells him he has to pay her $100 every time he talks to her. Handing her a wad of cash, he replies, "Fine. Here's two hundred. Get bent!" It is implied that Ardeth cheated on Jay with the judge who presided over their divorce case when, during the hearing, they make suggestive comments and flirtatious purring sounds to each other in front of Jay. She once attempted to place a voodoo hex on Jay's girlfriend Alice, despite the divorce settlement specifically forbidding such actions. Despite her dislike of Jay, she shares Jay's affection for their only son Marty and even goes so far as to admit, "We raised a great kid." She is often seen when Marty is in a show or event. She has a handsome blond rich new personal trainer and boyfriend named Alberto.
Trivia[]
- In Franklin and Ellie Get Lost, it was revealed that during their honeymoon, Ardeth revealed to the inhabitants that Jay was a virgin and had planned to sacrifice him to the volcano, which backfired and caused the volcano to spit him out.
- She is the Sherman counterpart of:
- Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
- Peggy Hill (King of the Hill)
- Muriel Stubbs (The PJs)
- Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
- Carol Miller (Futurama)
- Francine Smith (American Dad)
- Agnes Littejunk (Sit Down, Shut Up)
- Lana Kane (Archer)
- Donna Tubbs-Brown (The Cleveland Show)
- Linda Belcher (Bob's Burgers)
- Jeremy De Longpre (Allen Gregory)
- Grandma Dynamite (Napoleon Dynamite)
- Cookie Falcone (Fugget About It)
- Ethel Anderson (Brickleberry)
- Hotwire Awesome (The Awesomes)
- Carole Beekler (Golan the Insatiable)
- Crisco (Chozen)
- Janice Buckwald (Bordertown)
- Maria Gonzalez (Bordertown)
- Edie (Son of Zorn)
- Gina Jabowski (Paradise PD)
- Jenny Hart (Bless the Harts)
- Annie Harris (Duncanville)
- Korvo (Solar Opposites)
- Paige Tillerman (Central Park)
- Doreen (Crossing Swords)
- Emma Bowers (Dicktown)
- Crystal Atkins (Hoops)
- Honeybee Shaw (The Great North)
- Jodie Tarleton (M.O.D.O.K.)
- Nancy (Housebroken)
- Haruka (Hit-Monkey)
- Catherine Middleton (The Prince)
- Flammy (Farzar)
- Laura Feinberg (Little Demon)
- Vicky Williams (Koala Man)
- White St. Barts (Praise Petey)
- Deliria (Krapopolis)