Mother’s Day is that this weekend, and although we will not all be with our mothers on the massive day — particularly this 12 months, amid social distancing tips — we are able to get pleasure from a few of our favourite matriarchs on the small display screen.
From the fun-loving, fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore to the ruthless however loyal Cookie Lyon to the macabre and maternal Morticia Addams, TV mom figures are available in all sorts — and we love all of them!
Learn on for a tribute to a few of our favourite small-screen mothers — and take a look at ET’s Mother’s Day streaming guide for extra on what to observe
Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) – Gilmore Girls
Toeing the road between BFF and mother, Lorelai is the fast-talking, binge-watching fashionable matriarch who undoubtedly can not prepare dinner, however is aware of flip lemons into lemonade. She’s all about enjoyable, however on the similar time, at all times able to wade through what was finest for daughter Rory — even at her personal expense.
Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) – Friday Night Lights
Tami Taylor is an icon — and never only for that hair. The wine-loving matriarch doles out pearls of knowledge on the common, not simply to her household however to most of Dillon, Texas. Friday Evening Lights could also be structured round Coach Taylor and his workforce, nevertheless it’s Tami who places the center in “Clear eyes, full hearts, cannot lose.”
Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) – The Cosby Show
Clair units the bar excessive for TV mothers all over the place — working as a profitable lawyer, mothering 5 children and patiently corralling her eccentric husband, Cliff — she really has all of it. She’s so iconic, actually, she will get shouted out in rap songs on the common, together with that iconic Drake verse.
Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) – I Love Lucy
One of many OG TV mothers, one of the best factor about Lucy is that she’s by no means the normal sitcom matriarch. For as a lot of her life is formed by caring for her husband, Ricky and their son, Little Ricky, she’s at all times nonetheless allowed to be her personal particular person and have her personal adventures.
Jessica Huang (Constance Wu) – Fresh Off the Boat
Whereas she typically defaults to her position because the no-nonsense disciplinarian within the household, Jessica’s softer aspect is ceaselessly drawn out by husband Louis and their three sons. She’s the touchstone to their cultural roots, in addition to a superstitious pragmatist, who needs one of the best for her household whereas additionally wanting her household to be one of the best. And, because the series finale confirmed, her strict steering paid off in the long run!
Marge Simpson (Julie Kavner) – The Simpsons
Certainly one of TV’s longest-suffering moms, Marge holds her household collectively every day, managing Homer’s cluelessness, Bart’s antics, Lisa’s anxieties, and child Maggie — doing all of it in a strapless gown with completely coiffed hair!
Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones) – The Addams Family
The matriarch of the macabre, there isn’t any TV mother fairly like Morticia Addams. She might look witchy, however because the fiercely loyal head of the family, there isn’t any yet one more supportive of her household’s varied…pursuits. Plus, she and Gomez are whole #couplegoals.
Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) – The Brady Bunch
Iconic for extra than simply her haircut, Carol may qualify as a TV saint only for agreeing to absorb three extra children when she was already mentioning three very pretty women. She stored the family working — with assist from Alice, after all — an managed the antics of her “bunch” with a supportive smile.
Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) – Empire
She might have spent her children’ childhood in jail, however there’s nothing that might come between Cookie and her household. From the second she received out, she was hell-bent on proving herself as a part of the Lyon dynasty, and whereas she went by some main ups and downs with husband Lucious and every of her three sons, there was at all times love from the queen.
Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp) –That ’70s Show
The proper complement to her surly husband, Purple, Kitty was a basic TV housewife with a twist, actually. The sassy, smirking matriarch combatted her day-to-day stressors from son Eric and his stoner buddies with whip-smart jokes of her personal and a heavy pour when it got here to her night drink. We’re all alright, certainly!
Penelope Alvarez (Justina Machado) – One Day at a Time
Together with her navy background and Cuban fireplace, Penelope is among the hardest TV mothers on the market, and there is nothing she would not do for her children. Nevertheless, what makes her a terrific mom determine is her softer aspect, accepting her members of the family simply as they’re, and going to work on her personal psychological well being so she could be a higher mother. (However yeah, she’ll undoubtedly nonetheless throw palms if it involves it.)
Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore) – This Is Us
From the very first episode of This Is Us, we knew that Rebecca’s story of motherhood was going to be an epic one. Watching her journey by the years — as she struggles to boost triplets, steels herself to maintain her household going after the tragic demise of husband Jack and settles in because the matriarch of a brand new technology of Pearsons — is among the most full tributes to motherhood we have ever seen on TV.
Linda Belcher (John Roberts) – Bob’s Burgers
Probably the most supportive mothers on TV, animated or in any other case, Linda retains her household grounded whereas additionally doing her finest to assist the goals and sometimes-fantastical adventures of her husband Bob and their three children, Tina, Gene and Louise.
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