Maggie Clarke

**Maggie Clarke** is a main character on *Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist*. She is the mother of David and Zoey and was the wife of Mitch, whom she supported unconditionally throughout the progression of his disease.

She is portrayed by Mary Steenburgen.

## Biography

* S1
* S2

### Pilot

Maggie spoon-feeds soup to her husband, Mitch. When Zoey offers to give her a break and feed Mitch, Maggie declines and says Mitch doesn't want to burden Zoey and her brother, David. Later, Maggie asks Zoey if something is wrong and then advises her to get an MRI when she complains of headaches and eye pain. After her MRI, Zoey calls Maggie and asks if she and Mitch are alright, and Maggie encourages her to take the rest of the day off. Later, Maggie tells Zoey that she tried some of Mitch's medication. When Zoey tells Maggie that she's worried about her and her dad, Maggie says they're fine but expresses remorse that she doesn't know what Mitch is processing. When Zoey takes her family sailing, Mitch is able to clasp Maggie's hand.

### Zoey's Extraordinary Best Friend

Maggie tells Zoey that she has been trying to figure out something Mitch has been trying to tell her all afternoon. Later, when Zoey talks to her, Maggie expresses frustration that she can't communicate with Mitch. Zoey awkwardly asks Maggie if she thinks Mitch wants to have sex with her, but Maggie says that their love life is just fine. Zoey asks Maggie if she knows the song "Moondance," and Maggie explains that Mitch told her he loved her for the first time during the song at a Van Morrison concert. Later, Maggie sings part of the song to Mitch and then embraces him affectionately, with Mitch pressing his buzzer eagerly in response.

### Zoey's Extraordinary Boss

After Zoey creates a computer program to help Mitch communicate with the family, Maggie watches with bated breath as he spells out his first word. When it turns out to be "lemonade," Maggie, perturbed, walks to the kitchen to complete the request. When Zoey asks about this, Maggie expresses dejection that Mitch didn't say something more meaningful. Later, when Rick and Susan stop by the Clarke home, Maggie reluctantly invites them to stay for a cheese plate. As she prepares the cheese, Maggie sings “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart.” When David and Maggie go to the grocery store on a lemonade run to discover that the store is sold out, Maggie reaches a breaking point in her frustration. She blows up at a pair of sorority girls who had taken all of the lemonade, ultimately getting arrested. Zoey and David approach Maggie and insist that they want to help her with Mitch more. Maggie protests, but after Mitch types out a message encouraging her, she gives in.

## Personality

Maggie is a loving mother to Zoey and David and was a devoted wife to Mitch. After her husband's death, Maggie remained altruistic, continuing to monitor a PSP website.

## Relationships

### Mitch Clarke

Maggie and Mitch were married for at least forty years at the start of "Pilot." Maggie cared for him as his progressive supranuclear palsy progressed, even spoon-feeding him soup. When Mitch heart-sings "Moondance" to Maggie and Zoey asks her mother about the song, she finds out that Mitch first told Maggie he loved her during the song while they were at a Van Morrison concert.

## Songs Performed

* S1
* S2
* Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

### Heart Songs

* "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" - Bee Gees (S1E3)
* "A Little Less Conversation" - Elvis Presley (S1E7)
* "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran (S1E10)
* "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" - The Animals (S1E11)
* "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" - Ozzie Nelson (S1E12)
* "American Pie" - Don McLean (S1E12)

### Heart Songs

* "Carry On" - fun. (S2E1)
* "Someone You Loved" - Lewis Capaldi (S2E3)
* "Anything You Can Do" - Irving Berlin (S2E9)
* "Rich Girl" - Gwen Stefani feat. Eve (S2E11)
* "Sing" - Carpenters (S2E13)
* "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift (S2E13)

### Other Songs

* "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" (reprise) - Ozzie Nelson (S2E12)

### Heart Songs

* "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
* "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd

## Gallery

* Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Session"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Birthday"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Dad"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Dad"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Mother"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Outburst"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Outburst"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Silence"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Glitch"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Confession"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Confession"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Boss"
* "Zoey's Extraordinary Best Friend"
* "Pilot"
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