Muriel Stacey

Muriel Stacey
Biographical information
Also known as	Muriel Pettibone
Physical information
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Brown
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family members	Clive Pettibone (husband) Arthur Pettibone (stepson) Morgan Pettibone (stepson) Izzy Pettibone (stepdaughter)
Family	Stacey family Pettibone family
See also
Related pages	Gallery Notes
Portrayal in other universes	Books BBC Nippon Animation Green Gables Fables Project Green Gables Breakthrough Entertainment CBC

Muriel Pettibone (née Stacey) was the wife of Clive Pettibone, the stepmother of Arthur, Morgan and Izzy, a teacher of the Avonlea school, the Provincial Superintendent of Schools, and the owner of the Avonlea General Store.

Etymology

Muriel is a Medieval English form of a Celtic name that most likely was related to the Irish name Muirgel.

Stacey, or Stacy, comes from a surname that was derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

• Marilyn Lightstone portrayed Muriel in Anne of Green Gables (1985), Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987), and Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). Lightstone had previously played Mrs. Blewett and Mrs. Pye in the 1972 season of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical.
• Renessa Blitz provided the voice of young Muriel in Road to Avonlea.
• Although Muriel does not appear in Happy Christmas, Miss King (1998), her voice narrates the beginning.

Trivia

• The 2012 version of the official Road to Avonlea website described Muriel Stacey as the long time rival of Hetty King, she won the ‘Gold Graduation Medal’, something that the competitive pair both coveted. Muriel became the school teacher for Avonlea, and received high praise for her two star students; Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. She was later promoted to Superintendant of Schools, which only annoyed Hetty further. She traveled abroad for awhile and visited many locations across the globe, but eventually settled back in Avonlea, when the Lawson’s moved to New Brunswick she also purchased the general store. She met her future husband at the 1st Annual Bachelors auction, where she bid and won him. Clive proposed to Muriel, but this put a strain on the relationship between Clive and Izzy. Izzy eventually grew to accept her, and Clive and Muriel were married in Carmody, and later relocated to Halifax.
• The famous Miss Stacy line from Anne of Green Gables, "the truth will set you free", was actually taken from the archway at Victoria College which was used as a set for portions of the film.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 44 images of Muriel Stacy (view category).

Appearances

Films

• Anne of Green Gables (1985)
• Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)

Season 2 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Aunt Hetty's Ordeal"
• "Misfits and Miracles"

Season 5 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Memento Mori"
• "A Friend in Need"
• "Strictly Melodrama"
• "The Great Race"
• "Stranger in the Night"
• "Thursday's Child"
• "Otherwise Engaged"
• "Enter Prince Charming"
• "The Minister's Wife"

Season 6 (Road to Avonlea)

• "Lonely Hearts"
• "Fools and Kings"
• "The More Things Change"
• "A Time to Every Purpose"
• "Homecoming"

Season 7 (Road to Avonlea)

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