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Best TV moms: From here to maternityThis week, as you'd expect, the internets have been filled with Mother's Day gift suggestions, e-cards (and more e-cards) and, yes, lists. This year's best mothers lists include the usual suspects, plus a few surprises. So, if your homework is done and your room is clean, let's take a look at our favorite TV moms. (Don't sit too close to the screen; it'll ruin your eyes.) TiVo released one of the more traditional lists, topped by Cosby mom Clair Huxtable.
Clair won by a landslide, with a cool 58 percent of the votes. Phylicia Rashad, who played Clair, attributes her lasting appeal to the character's humanity. "First of all, she was a real human being," said Rashad. "She was a devoted wife and mother with a great sense of humor and a definite awareness of her own self." Plus, Clair is hot. Tying for second place on TiVo's list are Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) and Marion Cunningham (Marion Ross). Mrs. C. is No. 1, though, over at Mother's Day Central (thanks for the link, Ms. Snarker) and MSNBC.
According to MSNBC, Richie's mom is head and shoulders above Carol Brady because her kids are more fun. "Come on — who would you rather go out with: Richie or Greg? Richie would never let a frog jump on your pizza at the movies. Furthermore, Carol would never have let Fonzie live over the garage." True enough, but on the hotness scale, I'd have to give Mrs. Brady the edge. Because calling Mrs. C. hot would just be wrong.
At the other end of the maternal style spectrum is No.1 on the About.com Best TV Moms list: Bree Hodge of Desperate Housewives. While Marcia Cross certainly tips the hotness scale, I sure wouldn't want to be one of her scary spawn (or grand-spawn, as the case may be). True, Bree has softened a bit over the past season, but seriously, Best Mom?
About.com's No.2 is a bit better: another gorgeous Housewife, Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman). Lynette probably is closer to a real mom than anyone else on the list so far. When she thought her family was buried under the post-tornado rubble, she let out a primal scream that says more about the essence of motherhood than most anything I've seen on television.
The voting is still in progress at TV.com, and the choices are anything but traditional. If the category were Top MILF (don't ask, Mrs. C), I'd vote for Nancy Botwin, no contest. What can I say? I'm high on Mary-Louise Parker.
However, since the vote was for the mother who represents "the best of small-screen motherhood," I went with Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette). I mean, any mom who has kids like hers has to be one of the best. Bridgette rocks.
We interrupt this post for a personal note. Have you sent your mother a card? I know that sometimes we don't like our moms very much. Or we think Mother's Day is just a greeting card holiday without real meaning (not the case, btw). I relate. My mother and I weren't at all close — much of the time we didn't even like each other. But when she died, I found a box full of every card, letter and sticky note I'd ever given her. So send a card; call her; go see her. And be sure to wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident. OK, now it's your turn. Who's on your list of best TV moms? Submitted by on May 9, 2008 - 3:00pm. |
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A Gal with Guns and a Mom!
Sarah Connor all the way!
I dig the whole mama bear thing - Lena Headey as militia mom....need I say more?!
Surely Mama Summers or Mama
Surely Mama Summers or Mama Cohen are the ultimate modern TV mums? I mean, how many mums deal with Slayer daughters and still manage to be uber-cool? And I love Mama Julie Cooper, but Mama Cohen is surely the epitome of awesome mums? While I guess Joyce is not quite the sort of character to make these lists (although she should be) I am surprised that Kirsten Cohen didn't make any of them, I guess The OC is gone and forgotten :( (but not by me :) )
I will back you on Nancy Botwin! Gotta love Mary-Lou! She is definately my big love at this precise moment in time!
Bree? Bree might be my favourite Housewife (closely followed by Lynette) but surely Lynette is the ulti-mum, not Bree?!?!
My vote goes to mama ROSEANNE
Wasn't she fabulous?
Samantha Stevens on Bewitched
piper halliwell
is my favorite t.v. mom
she is hot and she kicks demon ass
holly marie combs is awesome
next would be angie from george lopez, kirsten cohen from the o.c., how about bette from the l word
Lorelai Gilmore
Come on people, you cant beat Lorelai Gilmore! Shes the best TV mom ever. I do also love Nora Walker, Lily Van der Woodsen (she gave up Roofus for Serena! yes,she could have been a bit better with Eric,but she'll make up for it!!!) Julie Cooper (Bitch? yes, but a bitch that would do literally ANYTHING for her kids!!) Joy Turner (she married Earl to make sure her baby had a daddy, again, a bitch that would do anything for her kids!) Mortia Adams (because she just embraces the wierdness), Karen Van Der Beek (Californication mom, she's a very open, accepting mom) and Lucille and Lyndsey Bluth (granted, they're not the worlds most loving moms, but they're still great. Lines like "You want your belt to buckle not your chair" come from a good place really!!! :) ) Paula Carlin (no I'm kidding, I would NOT like to be stuck with her as a mom!!!)
I like to hope I'll be a good mom, but tbh I'll probably just end up being a bitch. Sucks for you kiddies!
I was waiting for someone
I was waiting for someone to mention Lorelai! I'd say I want her to be my Mom, but that'd actually be a little disturbing given how hot I think she is. So I'll pass on that. But she's still my #1 favorite TV Mom, for sure.
Following her, I'd say Joyce from Buffy, Patty from My So-Called Life (because the actress did such a good job with the role), and Nancy Botwin from Weeds because of her utter MILF-ocity.
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EMILY: You were on the phone.
RICHARD: Long distance.
LORELAI: God?
RICHARD: London.
LORELAI: God lives in London?
RICHARD: My mother lives in London.
LORELAI: Your mother is God?
whats going on
Totally Agree
Lorelai Gilmore is the greatest tv moms ever and i wished she was my mom too...but like you said - that just might get creepy!
Another one of my favorite tv moms would have to be Mama Harper from Mama's Family b/c lets face it she's super funny and doesn't put up with any of their shit!
That's what I was thinking
Lorelai Gilmore is definetly the best TV mom ever. But Kirsten Cohen is pretty cool too.
Oh, and Yvonne Atkins on Bad Girls. I know her kids were all grown up but still she was pretty awesome and she even adopted Denny.
Julia
For those of us of a "certain" age, how about some love for Julia Baker - played by Diahann Cannon - on the show "Julia." She was waaaayyy before Clare Huxtable as a strong, Black, woman. Plus, she wasn't a well-to-do bourgy; she was a single, working woman raising her son,. The show was revoluntary at the time it first went on air in 1968 (I believe that it was the first mainstream tv show with a Black woman as lead and the first show named for the Black lead character) and Ms. Cannon took a lot of sh** for it. She paved the way for characters like Ms. Huxtable, umpteen years later.
Mommy...
When I was younger and used to watch the Cosby Show on Nick at Nite every night, I used to dream that Mrs. Huxtable was my mom. Dreamed, Daydreamed, i sooo wanted it to be a reality, lol.
So she's numero uno. Then Mary-Louise Parker. Then Felicity Huffman. They're all mentioned here, but they're my top 3.
Lily
Lily Manning (Sela Ward, Once & Again)
Libby Thacher (Patti LuPone, Life Goes On)
Dr. Jill Brock (Kathy Baker, Picket Fences)
Jane McPherson (Lisa Darr, Popular)
Mrs. Bradford (Eight Is Enough)
Honorable mention to lesbian Moms:
Carol & Susan, Friends
Kerry & Sandy, ER
Laurie, Ellen
~ Angie
Nice
Childhood dream moms
I left out my childhood dream Moms:
Mrs. Walton (Michael Learned, The Waltons)
Mrs. Ingalls (Karen Grassle, Little House on the Prairie)
~ Angie
Who are your favorite lesbian celebrity moms?
Awesome list. Afterelton had a list of cool moms on Tv and in real life. They had a list of awesome lesbian couples as well including Melissa and Tammy, Kelli and Rosie, Cynthia and Christine.
http://www.afterelton.com/blog/danmccallum/its-the-mother-of-all-days-moms-get-love-from-afterelton
Do we have any others we can add?
There's Sara Gilbert &
There's Sara Gilbert & Allison Adler, who have two kids.
I don't think there are enough celebrity lesbian moms to have favorites, though.
Sad but true
Kitty from the 70's show!!!!
Sue Johnston!
I know it's a film rather than a TV series, but I loved Sue Johnston playing Ella, Lena Heady's character Luce's mum. And she was absolutely fantastic in the TV series 'The Royle Family' as Barbara!!! Not in a MILF way though :-) ...
completely agree...
After Ellen..came me!!
I completely agree about Sue Johnston. She was amazing in The Royle Family. She was devoted to her family and was such a real character/person.
In terms of MILF...
Piper Halliwell, Nancy Botwin, Allison Dubois (Agree again - Bridgette is awesome!!), Boomer (BSG..well, she did have a baby!!), Libby Kennedy (Aussie soap Neighbours) Okay, okay, stop now..
BAM FOREVER..
Zack and Cody's mom's pretty cool.
How she can stand those two is beyond me.
Isn't she the hottest person in Disney Channel?
Note to self: Must stop baby sitting.
yeah carey martin
ok ill admit that i do watch disney channel alot and yes carey martin is a cool mom and she is hot
OMG! NO one has mentioned ...
Elyse Keaton (aka Meredith Baxter) from Family Ties!!!!! Elyse was the best mom ever!
Though I am an awful big fan of Claire Huxtable.
Constance Marie for sure
I am so glad she's hosting the Mother's Day Marathon on Nick-At-Nite. She is GORGEOUS!
kristina.michelle
i gotta go with kirsten
i gotta go with kirsten cohen and julie cooper awesomness
lily manning...Once & Again
Nora Walker ..Brothers & Sisters
sarah conner...cmon its lena
rosanne is pretty kick ass
and idc xena <3
~*~"That's what we all dream about isn't it? Someone who looks so deeply into our soul that...they'd find something worth dying for."---Gabrielle~*~
Joyce Summers
Gotta give respect to Joyce.
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Cloverfield? 1-18-08-underground.com...
Jill Taylor from Home
Peggy Bundy
...had a gorgeous daughter...
mom of the year in my heart always goes to Roseanne, Marge Simpson, and Sophia from the Golden Girls, haha...
Marge Simpson,
I have to go
Bette and Tina
Its pretty funny that no one has mentioned Bette or Tina, maybe because Angelica seems to disappear for 3 or 4 episodes at a time only to surface as minor plot point!!!
Hooray for all the Lorelai love!
undies
LOL @ clean underwear! I guess that's an international mama thing...
Plus, remember to NEVER EVER wear cut-off jeans or old jumpers outdoors. What will the neighbours think?...
And I'm with you on the card thing thelinster. Makes' em happy even if they hate our guts (or vice versa)
mamma's family
i gotta go with thelma from mamma's family! my grandma and i used to watch that show together all the time when i was growing up. It still makes me laugh when i catch it on re-runs...i always think of my grandma and how she used to CRACK UP watching it! :) so yeah...mamma was an awesome mom to watch on tv! :)
Bianca
Peggy Hill
Mrs. Peggy Hill is my favorite TV mom. She's also my favorite TV substitute teacher. I've always been a big fan of Kathy Najimy (Peggy's voice) as well.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. -Dorothy Parker-