Mother’s Day is here, so let’s show some love to the women who raised us…television moms. No, no. Only a joke. However, TV moms do tend to play a large role in our lives. Growing up, they teach us life lessons while we get our entertainment. They’re there for us when our real non-TV moms (Moms) are busy or away. So, after you spend time with the Mothers in your real life, make sure to spend some quality time with your favorite TV moms. Don’t leave them out of Mother’s Day.
Favorite TV moms can come in all shapes, sizes, attitudes, generations, decades, and more. We all know there’s no one way to Mom. Sometimes, our favorite TV moms can remind us of our own mother. Now, that can be in good ways or bad ways. Florence Henderson, who famously played Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch, once said that she played Carol as the mom she wished she had growing up, and that’s easy to see on screen. Then, there’s moms like Evelyn Harper on Two And A Half Men, who make you grateful for the mom you have, flaws and all. Or, you could have a favorite TV mom because she’s nothing like the mom you had growing up. That could be entertaining to watch. Something totally unfamiliar that’s almost shocking to you. Yes, there are real moms out there with problems like Monica from Shameless. There are even some mother-son relationships I’ve seen in real life that would make Norman and Norma Bates say, “that’s too much.”
When thinking about my favorite TV moms, the main trait I noticed they have in common is the ability to make me laugh. Some are sweet, some are evil. Some are good mothers, while others probably wish they weren’t mothers at all. However, they make me chuckle all the same. I thought long and hard, and here is my list of my five favorite TV moms of all-time. Happy Mother’s Day.