Favorite TV Mom

[Damaged Goods]

Three diverse finalists: June Cleaver, Granny Clampett, Mama Girl Walton.

#1 is June Cleaver. I like her low-key demeanor. Of course, she has every reason to be low-key because her two boys never get into Dutch. They're so good, almost boring.
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By the way, is it bigoted to say "get into Dutch," which means to get into trouble? How 'bout "Dutch treat"?

 

[Pepper]

Roseanne. She was real, IMO

 

[Aunt Marg]

I've never ever thought about this one, but for me my choice would be, Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge (The Partridge Family), or Florence Henderson as Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch).

Both were fair but strict, and they were dedicated and no-nonsense.

That was me with my children.

Edited to add, the two moms I mention by no means were favorites of mine, just that I always seen them as being good, proper moms.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I thought that Grace from Grace Under Fire was pretty typical of most single working moms.

 

[Lee]

Marion Cunningham from Happy Days

 

[asp3]

My first thought was the father from The Courtship of Eddie's Father. However my favorite TV mother was Julia from the show of the same name.

 

[StarSong]

June Cleaver. No contest.

 

[Pepper]

Estelle Costanza!

 

[moviequeen1]

June Lockhart"Lassie"Lost In Space',, Barbara Billingsley'Leave it to Beaver'

 

[officerripley]

Both Taraji P. Henson's character from Person of Interest:



and Katja Herbers' character in Evil:

 

[Damaged Goods]

Three diverse finalists: June Cleaver, Granny Clampett, Mama Girl Walton.

#1 is June Cleaver. I like her low-key demeanor. Of course, she has every reason to be low-key because her two boys never get into Dutch. They're so good, almost boring.
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By the way, is it bigoted to say "get into Dutch," which means to get into trouble? How 'bout "Dutch treat"?

The worst TV mom is that little Swoosie on "Mike and Molly." Pure evil, I tell ya.

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

I didn’t have a Mom and had to pick one from TV
I would have chosen the Mom on the Walton’s or the Mom on Little House On The Prairie

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

I didn’t have a Mom and had to pick one from TV
I would have chosen the Mom on the Walton’s or the Mom on Little House On The Prairie

I meant IF I didn’t have a Mom

 

[Aunt Marg]

I meant IF I didn’t have a Mom

You had a mom growing up, Kathleen?

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

You had a mom growing up, Kathleen?

Yes I did! A dear one

 

[Aunt Marg]

Yes I did! A dear one

I sort of read into your previous reply that you grew up without a mom, and boy, did that ever take the wind out of my sails.

So glad you grew up with a mom.

 

[Sassycakes]

My favorite Mom is hard to pick because I loved Donna Reed and Marion Cunningham. My Brother said I was like Florance Henderson which was almost a compliment since he said my sister reminded him of Phyllis Diller is she was a tv Mom and her Husband would be Freddy Krueger.

 

[fmdog44]

Are you all kidding!? Lucy would have been the greatest mom. Just look at how she drove Ricky half out of his mind? Can you imagine her as a mother? She would have been the favorite of all of your friends.

 

[win231]

Barbara Billingsley sure was great in this role:

 

[Gardenlover]

Mrs. Brady - she was hot.

 

[bingo]

Ma Kettle

 

[Kathleen’s Place]

Ma Kettle

Oh for sure! . She would have been a trip and a half!!!!

 

[jujube]

I thought that Grace from Grace Under Fire was pretty typical of most single working moms.

Oh, yes, she's my choice too! She did the best she could with what fate handed to her.

I'd say to my daughter, "I'm not June Cleaver. Live with it." And she'd say, "Who?"

 

[Jules]

I'd say to my daughter, "I'm not June Cleaver. Live with it."

Good. Very very few, men or women, have all the correct answers. IMO, tv did a disservice to all of the average parents & children. They were lead to believe that parents know all.

 

[Tish]

Mine is Annie Camden (Catherine Hicks) out of Seventh Heaven, and Olivia Walton, out of The Waltons.