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Why does everyone think I need a man, huh? I look like a nest and smell like a swamp. So when you find a fella who's decent, good with kids, and has no sense of smell, call me!
~ Stella upset after Penny suggested he find a lover, something too many people suggest to her.
My filth?! MY FILTH?! Okay, that's it! I am sick and tired of everybody takin' one look at me and runnin' away 'cause they think I'm filthy! Well, I got news for you! I didn't get all primped and preened to have some overfed, pompous puffball tell me he's too good for me! I got makeup on my butt, dude! And you don't even wanna know about the cork!
~ Stella standing up to Tiger

Stella is a striped skunk and a major character in Over the Hedge.

She's part of a family-like animal community focused on harvesting food for the winter and who after discovering the existence of humans and the city around their forest started stealing their food.

She is voiced by Wanda Sykes, who was also the voice of Bessy, in Barnyard, Granny in Ice Age: Continental Drift/Ice Age: Collision Course and Wage in UglyDolls. In the Japanese dub from the movie, she is voiced by Yukiko Tomochika, who also voiced Taffyta Muttonfudge in Wreck-It Ralph.

Appearance[]

Stella is a striped skunk with luminous green eyes and a small pink nose. She used to have white stripes and white hair on her head but some of the hair was cut off when she was disguised as a cat.

Personality[]

She is sassy, talkative, self-conscious, short-tempered, and quite bossy. She used to get offended when it was suggested that she needed a male in her life until she met with Tiger, but after her makeover complete with a cork, she feels approved for it.

Biography[]

Beginnings[]

Not much is known about Stella's past, other than the fact that she has disliked the fact that she is a skunk for quite some time. Due to this, her search for a mate has been unsuccessfull and she is quite aggressive on the subject involving men.

Over the Hedge[]

Stella had just finished hibernating and it was spring. When the other animals refused to get out of the log, she made them get out by threatening to spray them. Penny is shown telling her she needs a man in her life, causing her to be increasingly rude and sassy, telling her to call her when they find a man who has no sense of smell.

When Verne the Turtle falls through the hedge, she threatens to spray it, thinking it ate him, until Verne reveals he simply tripped. When RJ the Racoon arrives, he reveals all the food that the humans have, and convinces them to come and eat there. She eats from a trash can until she and the others are chased off by a woman named Gladys Sharp.

Later on, she helps RJ and the other animals steal from the humans. She plays a key role in one of them, hiding in a birthday cake and bursting out, scaring off all of the humans, allowing the animals to take the food, prompting Gladys to call the Verminator. After Verne loses all the food and makes a comment that hurts their feelings, RJ helps her and the others reconcile with him.

RJ then comes up with a plan to get all the food back by stealing it from Gladys' house. The first step is to get the collar from her pet cat Tiger. The animals put makeup on her to make her look like a cat. At first Tiger does not buy it, but after she starts tongue lashing him, which he sees as bold, he starts to become interested in her. They talk with each other about their lives while the animals steal the food. During the conversation, they start to fall in love.

The plan goes awry when Gladys awakens and sees the animals. Stella sprays the whole house, where it is revealed Tiger has no sense of smell. RJ reveals he has been using them to get the food to a bear named Vincent, as he had previously destroyed his food. The Verminator appears and tries to trap Stella in a net, but Tiger pushes her out of the way, getting caught instead. The animals are caught, save for RJ who escapes with the food. As they are taken away, RJ has a change of heart and pushes the wagon of food in front of the van, knocking the Verminator unconscious. Stella is unforgiving and threatens to gas him until Verne convinces them that RJ really came back for them.

However, Vincent the bear appears and, enraged at RJ losing the food again, attacks the animals until he is caught by balloons and taken to the air by them. The van lands into Gladys house, where she, the Verminator, and Vincent, who had escaped the balloons, attack. During the fight, all three villains land into Gladys backyard and into one of the Verminator's traps, the De-Pelter Turbo, frying them and trapping them in a cage. Afterwards, Vincent is taken to the Rockies, while Gladys and the Verminator are arrested for illegal traps. Tiger escapes into the wild that he likes, and from what is shown, has now become Stella's boyfriend. She and the other animals then accept RJ as a member of their family.

In a post-credits scene, the gang manages to knock all the snacks out of a vending machine but as they celebrate, they unfortunately discover that the snacks are blocking the opening of the machine.

Quotes[]

Y'all better listen... I've been holding something in all winter and I'm about to LET IT OUT!
~ Stella forces the sleepers out of the late morning by implying that she is going to let go of her stench.
Oh, I can clear a room, Verne. That much I can do!
~ Stella to Verne.
I'm gonna gas you so hard your grandchildren will stink!
~ Stella really angry.
All right, Steve... you brought this on yourself!
~ Stella Stella is about to gas "Steve" for apparently eating Verne.
Oh, so we're supposed to go hungry just because your butt's vibrating! I'm starting to think that little "tingle" of yours is just you being jealous!
~ Stella no longer believes in Verne's paranoid sensation.
Stella: And what? You think he's just gonna hand over his collar to you?
RJ: Not to me, my femme fatale. To you.
Verne: Her?
Stella: Me?
RJ: You, Stella, will get that cat to give you his collar by using...
Stella: My stink.
RJ: ...Your feminine charms.
~ Stella is skeptical of RJ's plan before he details his involvement in getting Tiger's collar.
Look, RJ, maybe that mask you're wearing is obstructing your view, but if you haven't noticed, I'm a skunk.
~ Stella doubts RJ's idea of having her seduce Tiger due to her being a skunk.
Cork? Don't you dare.
~ Stella before she gets her butt "corked".
Man, this better be one stupid cat.
~ Stella as she begins her mission.
You're a cat! I mean, I'm a cat. Meow.
~ Stella is already stammering her first attempt at seduction.
Common strays? Alright, you asked for it...
~ Stella stinks almost Tiger for insulting her.
Gee, that's a nice collar you got on. Mind if I have a look?
~ Stella tries to trick Tiger again into getting the collar.
Yeah? Well, there's more where that came from, uh... puffball!
~ Stella after her angry behavior caused the unexpected.
Tiger: You are strong. Your essence is overpowering.
Stella: What...? What do you mean by that?
Tiger: It is your eyes.
Stella: My eyes.
Tiger: They are luminous.
Stella: Luminous? Dang.
~ Stella and Tiger start to get more intimate.
Oh, that's a mouthful. Can I just call you Tiger?
~ Stella gives his nickname to Tiger, his full name being too complicated.
It... That's just the sound of my heart. Can't you hear it?
~ Stella tries to drown out the television noise her friends accidentally caused in the house.
No, no! I haven't told you about my life.
~ Stella diverts Tiger's attention.
Look, it's not you. It won't work, Okay, because I'm a...[Gladis howls skunk] Yeah, that. Sorry you have to see this. Fire in the hole!
~ Stella reveals her true identity as a skunk to Tiger, saving her friends and reeking Gladys' house.
I could do a little TV. Today's the day we find out if the baby is gifted or if Saxon is really an alien.
~ Stella in the credits.

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