With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, there's never been a better time to praise your momma. Its even better to praise your momma every single day, because all of your mothers are kicking ass! With all this reflecting, I thought it was a good time to praise the TV mothers who helped raise us.
1. Bow from "Black-ish"
Sure, she's a little high-strung sometimes but what mother wouldn't be? Parenting comes with a lot of parental anxiety and she's also a doctor and cooks and cleans. Plus, she always keeps it real.
2. Madeline from "Big Little Lies"
She's not perfect, but she knows that. She'll do anything for her friends and family. And she's not afraid to be silly and creative with the kids.
3. Jean from "Freaks and Geeks"
Jean Weir deserved way more screen time--as did the entire series. She was always there to help Lindsay and Sam and even the Freaks and the Geeks.
4. Aunt Viv from "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Television's best Mother-Figure. The original, of course.
5. Linda from "Bob's Burgers"
Linda Belcher is all of us. Enough said.
6. Roseanne from "Roseanne"
Roseanne kept it real AF.
7. Morticia from "The Addams Family"
Morticia Addams needs no explanation.
8. Cersi from "Game of Thrones
She may be evil, but everything she did was to try and protect her children while they were still alive. She straight up murdered people for her children.
9. Lorelei from "Gilmore Girls"
Okay so maybe she doesn't have it all figured out, but who does? Lorelei is always there for Rory, and all of us, whenever we need her.
10. Lisa from "Sister, Sister"
She might have been a little wacky, but she brought so many laughs to "Sister, Sister" and even many uplifting moments for Tia and Tamera like this one.
11. Amy Matthews from "Boy Meets World"
She always did steer her children in the right direction, whether they were her biological kids or Topanga, Shawn or Jack.
12. Lucy from "I Love Lucy"
Lucy was America's first television mother, in the wake of TV as a form, and continues to be an American staple over 50 years later.
13. Kris from "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
Whether we like it or not, the Kardashians are America's version of the Royal family. Even if you have never seen the show, the family dominates pop culture media and even mainstream news. If you don't know anything about Kris Jenner, you probably do not use the internet and live under a rock.
14. Lucille from "Arrested Development"
She is the worst and the best. Goals.
15. Jessica from "Fresh Off the Boat"
She's always saying what we are all thinking.
16. Bobbi from "Broad City"
Sure, we've only had the privilege of seeing Bobbi Wexler in a couple episodes but she is as entertaining as Ilana, if not more. Here's to hoping we see more of her in season 4, this summer!
Happy Mother's Day!