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Naomi Bunch

Naomi Bunch Rebecca Bunch's mother

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Occupation: Retired divorcée
Family: Rebecca Bunch (daughter), Silas (ex-husband)
Actor: Tovah Feldshuh
First Appearance: "(Voice) "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!" (Physical appearance) "I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!"


“
You my friend are a loser.
”
— Naomi Bunch, "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"


Naomi Bunch is the mother of Rebecca Bunch and the ex-wife Silas. When Rebecca was twelve her husband abandoned them and Naomi was forced to raised her daughter by herself. For years she pushed Rebecca to achieve academically in order for her to secure a succesful future. However, Naomi's overbearing and critical nature strained her relationship with her daughter. Her first appearance was in the Season One episode "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!". She is portrayed by actress Tovah Feldshuh.

Character history

Although Naomi was raised Jewish she went against tradition to marry an Irish Catholic man named Silas. They settled down in Westchester County, New York and had a daughter together named Rebecca. The marriage was a stormy one and the conflicts between Naomi and her husband got worse especially when she suspected he was having an affair. Their incessant bickering reached the boiling point during a PPV party a twelve year old Rebecca was throwing for a few of her classmates. After years of threatening to walk out on her, Naomi's husband finally did so creating an embaressing scene for his wife and daughter ("I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!").

With her husband gone Naomi devoted all of her energy into making sure Rebecca would become a succesful lawyer. She was a very harsh crittic of her daughter trying to instill in her a mental toughness to overcome any adversity. Naomi also pushed Rebecca into a rivalry against her fellow classmate Audra Levine to become the top student. When Rebecca was 13 she used her bat mitzvah money to travel to Santa Fe, California in order to see her father who had just relocated there. Silas called Naomi to tell her and she quickly got a flight to the West Coast. Rebecca was furious when she arrived to bring her back home believing Naomi was trying to keep her away from her father.

In truth Naomi pleaded with Silas to spend time with thier daughter but he felt he needed more time to 'find himself'. Naomi sadly took Rebecca back to New York and never told her daughter how uncaring Silas really was ("Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!"). Years later when Rebecca was 16 she did manage to convince her dad to get Naomi to send her to music camp over the summer instead of mock trial intensives. When camp was over, Naomi went to pick her daughter up only to find out she had been fooling around with someone. Naomi told Rebecca that nothing was going to get in the way of her future and if need be she'd take her to an abortion clinic. A decade later, Naomi's daughter was the top attorney at a prestigious New York law firm.

Naomi was shocked when her daughter turned down a promotion to junior partner and abruptly relocated to West Covina, California to work for a much smaller law firm. She phoned Rebecca to convince her to return but was ignored ("Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"). A few weeks later she managed to video chat with her daughter while getting a Pap test done. Naomi passive aggressively informed Rebecca that her rival Audra Levine was now living the life her daughter should have had. Audra accepted the promotion Rebecca turned down and on top of that was also marrying a successful hedge fund manager ("I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!")

Months later Naomi visited her daughter during Hanukah and brought with her a precious family heirloom the Garfinkel ring. When she arrived at Rebecca's place she immediately had to use the bathroom ("Where's the Bathroom?"). She updated Rebbaca on Audra Levine's success and questioned her daughter as to why she moved to California. Rebecca asked her to stop criticizing and try to give West Covina a chance. The next day Naomi was given a tour of Whitefeather & Associates but was unimpressed. Rebecca told her it was just a law firm she volunteered at, her work place real was far more distinguished. They then had lunch where Naomi was pleased to meet a British friend of Rebecca named Paula who happened to be Jewish.

That night they exchanged gifts and Rebecca gave her a glass candy dish while Naomi got her a vase. They were interrupted when Rebecca got a call from her client Calvin Young. Rebecca wanted to put off handling a legal emergency he wanted her to deal with but Naomi insisted she put business first. Together they went to have dinner with Calvin during which Naomi aggressively flirted with him. When he stepped out for a phone call Naomi told Rebecca to go so she and Calvin could continue thier evening alone. After Rebecca had a private conversation with Calvin her daughter told her that although he was interested she personally vetoed anything from happening since it would be a breach of lawyer/client ethics.

On the last day of her visit, Naomi went with Rebecca to an outdoor mall to exchange the gift her daughter bought her. Naomi still didn't understand why Rebecca moved to West Covina until she stumbled upon the answer. Josh Chan was performing with a dance troupe at the mall making Rebecca's motivations transparent. Naomi strongly criticized her daughter's actions which caused Rebecca to unleash her own rant about her. She went on about how she's tried in vain to please her mother to no avail. Rebecca belived Naomi hated her because she was a product of her marriage to Silas which was the source of all her bitterness. Naomi told her daughter she doesn't hate her, in truth she loves her far too much.

  Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Characters (Appearances) edit
Main characters

Rebecca Bunch 🎈 Josh Chan 🎈 Greg Serrano 🎈 Paula Proctor 🎈 Darryl Whitefeather 🎈 Heather Davis 🎈 Valencia Perez 🎈 Nathaniel Plimpton III 🎈 Josh Wilson

Supporting characters

Hector 🎈 Chris 🎈 The Crew 🎈 Father Brah 🎈 Mrs.Hernandez 🎈 Sunil Odhav 🎈 Dr. Noelle Akopian 🎈 Naomi Bunch 🎈 Trent Maddock 🎈 George 🎈 Tim Campbell 🎈 Scott Proctor 🎈 Tommy Proctor 🎈 Brendan Proctor 🎈 Jim Kittsworth 🎈 Maya 🎈 AJ 🎈 Karen

Minor characters

Marco Serrano 🎈 Mrs.Chan 🎈 Mr.Chan 🎈 Jayma Epstein 🎈 Jastinity Chan 🎈 Young Rebecca 🎈 Audra Levine 🎈 Kevin 🎈 Silas 🎈 Bob O'Brien 🎈 Beth 🎈 Brody 🎈 Calvin Young 🎈 Alex 🎈 Marty 🎈 David 🎈 Ashley Pratt 🎈 Nathaniel Plimpton II 🎈 Madison Whitefeather 🎈 Ken 🎈 Mona 🎈 Shawna 🎈 Connie Cavanagh 🎈 Joyce 🎈 Estella 🎈 Warren 🎈 Bert 🎈 Xander 🎈 Bernard 🎈 Laura 🎈 Mover 🎈 Dr. Nick Roth 🎈 Dr. Chester Roth 🎈 Dr. Davit Akopian 🎈 Guardrail 🎈 Sherpa Allen 🎈 Hank 🎈 Tessa 🎈 Robert Donnelly 🎈 Cornelia Wickfield 🎈 Dr. Daniel Shin 🎈 Tucker Bunch 🎈 Prostitute 🎈 Tanya 🎈 Kayla 🎈 Chloe 🎈 Colin Crowley 🎈 Denise Martinez 🎈 Hebecca Whitefeather 🎈 Vic

Special appearances

Dr.Phil 🎈 Nipsey Hussle 🎈 Dream Ghost #1 🎈 Dream Ghost #2 🎈 J. Castleman 🎈 Tita Myrna 🎈 Anna 🎈 B.J. Novak 🎈 Trina 🎈 Rabbi Shari 🎈 Jeff Channington 🎈 Jarl 🎈 Wendy Legrand 🎈 Xiao Huang 🎈 Fett Regoso

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