Maggie

The brash show cow who rallied a farm to save its home.

Maggie is a hereford show cow and the newest animal on Little Patch of Heaven farm in the 2004 American animated Western film Home on the Range. Voiced by Roseanne Barr, she is brash and adventurous, arriving at the farm after being sold by her former owner, Abner Dixon. Maggie quickly takes the lead in convincing the other farm cows, Grace and Mrs. Calloway, to help her capture the infamous cattle rustler Alameda Slim for his bounty, hoping to save their idyllic farm from foreclosure.

Lore & Background

Maggie was originally a show cow on the Dixon Ranch, but after the cattle rustler Alameda Slim stole most of the ranch's cattle, her owner Abner Dixon sold her to a kind, aging woman named Pearl Gesner, who runs a small farm called Patch of Heaven. Upon learning that Sheriff Sam Brown has given Pearl only three days to pay back the bank or lose her farm, Maggie convinces the farm cows Grace and Mrs. Calloway to go to town with her to win prize money at a fair.

When she sees a bounty hunter named Rico collect a reward and learns that the reward for capturing Slim will cover Pearl's debt, Maggie persuades the other cows to help her collect the bounty. Along the way, she has a falling out with Mrs. Calloway, who believes Maggie only wants revenge and that Patch of Heaven would be better off without her. However, after they capture Slim and save the farm, Maggie decides to stay, and the three cows, along with other farm animals, win prizes as show livestock in the State Fair.

Reader's Guide

Maggie is a hereford show cow and the newest animal on Little Patch of Heaven farm. She is characterized as brash and adventurous, in contrast to the prim Mrs. Calloway and the ditzy Grace. Her primary motivation throughout the film is to save Patch of Heaven from foreclosure after learning that Pearl Gesner has only three days to pay back the bank. Maggie is the driving force behind the plan to capture Alameda Slim for his bounty, convincing the other cows to join her. She is initially sold to Pearl by Abner Dixon after Slim steals most of the Dixon Ranch's cattle. Maggie's relationship with Mrs. Calloway is strained during the quest, with Mrs. Calloway believing Maggie only wants revenge, but they reconcile after saving the farm. Maggie ultimately decides to stay at Patch of Heaven, and the three cows win prizes as show livestock in the State Fair.

Did You Know?

Maggie is a hereford show cow, a breed known for its distinctive white face and red body.
She was originally owned by Abner Dixon before being sold to Pearl Gesner after Alameda Slim stole most of Dixon's cattle.