Wasting time on an introduction when there are 10 kick-ass moms in need of appreciation? That's not a very good use of anyone's time!
#9 & #10 - Hilda & Zelda Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Played द्वारा Caroline Rhea & Beth Broderick, 1996-2003
When Sabrina's witch powers began to manifest, she came to live with her aunts Hilda and Zelda. Hilda was wild, fun, and slightly insane. Zelda was smart, studious, and always knew what to do. They were the perfect balance of personalities, and they did a great job raising Sabrina together. Zelda kept Sabrina on track in school, Hilda taught her how to have fun, and they both taught her some very valuable lessons about being a witch.
#8 - Claudia Finnerty (Grounded For Life)
Played द्वारा Megyn Price, 2001-2005
Personally, I think Claudia deserves a medal just for not killing Lily. Claudia was a fun mom to all her kids, but my प्रिय relationship was between her and her middle child, Jimmy. He was always a little weird, and while that would make him an outcast in other sitcoms, Claudia embraced it. (Also, I think Uncle Eddie took care of the Sitcom Weirdness Quota all द्वारा himself.) Claudia started her family young and द्वारा accident, but she took good care of everyone and tolerated her husband's ever-present crazy family for much longer than I would have.
#7 - April Margera (Jackass, Viva la Bam)
Jackass, Viva la Bam, CKY projects 2000-; Son Wrangling since 1970something
I don't know how she does it. April Margera has put up with और shit than आप have ever dreamed of. And she hasn't killed anyone yet! (That we know of...) Major प्रॉप्स to Ape for surviving 30-some years of her sons and all their insane pranks and friends. I don't know what the world's best Mother's दिन present would be, but whatever it is, Ape deserves it. (For those of आप not familiar, April Margera is a real person, not a fictional character. Hence my amazement at her not killing anyone. Yet.)
#6 - Ellen Harvelle (Supernatural)
Played द्वारा Samantha Ferris, 2006-2011
Ellen Harvelle's bite was just as bad as her bark. A genuine, hardcore bad-ass mother. Ellen tried very hard to protect her daughter from the सूपरनॅचुरल world and her father's fate, but joined her instead of fighting it when Jo insisted on being a hunter anyway. They made a fantastic team. Their death was the end of सूपरनॅचुरल for me. I never quite recovered from the loss of those magnificent female ass-kickers.
#5 - Tara Knowles (Sons of Anarchy)
Played द्वारा Maggie Siff, 2008-2013
Tara came to town scared and alone. All she really had going for her in the beginning was her career as a surgeon. Through the seasons, Tara went through an अकल्पनीय metamorphosis - absolutely everything changed. In the end, the only thing that mattered was taking care of her children. Although one came out of someone else, she raised him as her own. She stood द्वारा her family for as long as she could, and put her life and career on the line many times for their sake. Tara did everything she could to take care of her two sons. Everything. #noyourecrying
#4 - Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
Played द्वारा Connie Britton, 2006-2011
It could be कहा that the Taylors are about tough love. The way I see it, the Taylors know what's best, and that's what you're gonna do whether आप like it या not. (Their daughter Julie was not a प्रशंसक of this system.) But Tami Taylor didn't make the सूची because of her own daughter - she made it because of everyone else she helped. One of her first moves as guidance counselor was teaching Tyra, a wild child with no real goals या decent female role models, how get her GPA up, her life together, and to be a better person. Tami later became a kick-ass principal, and continued helping students in need on चोटी, शीर्ष of the new workload. Tami made a lot of decisions that were for the good of the kids, but were unpopular with the typical football lovin' Texans, and she paid for it - most notably, reallocating funds for frivolous new football कचरा, जंक, रद्दी to the school's library, and advising a terrified pregnant teen to do what was right for her, which led to Tami losing her job over an abortion scandal. During her time in Dillon, Tami Taylor believed in a lot of people that no one else would, and she changed a lot of lives. They may not have realized it at the time, but Tami Taylor is responsible for sooo many people becoming better versions of themselves. Y'all better be grateful!
#3 - Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Played द्वारा Julie Bowen, 2009-
Claire is underappreciated द्वारा both प्रशंसकों and her family, but she is truly an ass-kicker. Claire was a stay-at-home mom for most of her three children's lives. Since her kids grew up a bit, she has run for public office (and lost, but आप go Claire for trying to make a difference), worked for and took over as CEO of the family business, been the best PTA mom at her kids' school, and taken great care of her four kids. I am of course counting her husband, who needs just as much (if not more) looking after as their children. You're great, Phil, but you'd probably be dead द्वारा now if not for your wonderful wife. She does it all, and she does it all well. Raise your glass (or several glasses) of wine to Claire Dunphy, the woman who kicks the नितंब, गधा of everything.
#2 - Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
Played द्वारा Roseanne Barr, 1988-1997
If आप were thrown into a बिना सोचे समझे episode of Roseanne without knowing anything about the Conner family, आप may wonder why I think this woman is such a great mother. But if you're familiar with the show, आप get it. I प्यार Roseanne's reluctant प्यार for her family. (No reluctance on my part, I just flat-out प्यार her.) She pretends she doesn't care for them, and because she's just so damn good at being sarcastic, it can come off as 'wow, this woman hates her family.' But I think that makes the Conners one of the most realistic families ever on TV. Roseanne loves her kids, but she doesn't need to smother them with approval and sugary sweetness like it's the '50s. Roseanne is real, and she loves, protects, and takes care of her kids - and even some that aren't hers - like a believable, funny, overworked mother. Roseanne did whatever she needed to in order to support her family (like working crappy minimum-wage jobs that she hated) and eventually started her own business and followed her lifelong dream of being a writer. It may not have been a glamorous life, but Roseanne made the best of it.
#1 - Kitty Forman (That '70s Show)
Played द्वारा Debra Jo Rupp, 1998-2006
Kitty Forman is one of the most unappreciated characters in any show. Would it kill one of आप hoodlums to thank her या give her a hug once in a while? Even when working long shifts at the hospital to support her family financially, Kitty managed to take care of everyone, because she cared about everyone. And I mean everyone. All her son's फ्रेंड्स were constantly over, and they never went hungry, या without सलाह या a place to stay when they needed it. Her own family often failed to acknowledge how much Kitty did for the Forman household, but at least the hangarounds were appreciative. (Especially Donna and Hyde. After their mothers abandoned them, Kitty provided them with her own motherly services. At least those two were thankful. Lookin' at you, Eric Forman, आप twitchy little nerd.)
I'd like to लपेटें up my ass-kicking mothers लेख with a letter to a mother who did not make the list:
Dear Frankie Heck of The Middle,
I don't know how, but आप have three children who are turning out to be pretty decent people. I don't know what went on in the good ol' days that get mentioned, but in the course of this show, आप have done nothing of significance for your children. In fact, आप pretty much ignored them most of the time. Even now that Axl and Sue are away at college, आप still ignore Brick. Sure, आप halfheartedly help when आप have to, but that's not enough. I know you're tired, but you're not done yet. You're still a mom. Get your shit together, Heck.
#9 & #10 - Hilda & Zelda Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Played द्वारा Caroline Rhea & Beth Broderick, 1996-2003
When Sabrina's witch powers began to manifest, she came to live with her aunts Hilda and Zelda. Hilda was wild, fun, and slightly insane. Zelda was smart, studious, and always knew what to do. They were the perfect balance of personalities, and they did a great job raising Sabrina together. Zelda kept Sabrina on track in school, Hilda taught her how to have fun, and they both taught her some very valuable lessons about being a witch.
#8 - Claudia Finnerty (Grounded For Life)
Played द्वारा Megyn Price, 2001-2005
Personally, I think Claudia deserves a medal just for not killing Lily. Claudia was a fun mom to all her kids, but my प्रिय relationship was between her and her middle child, Jimmy. He was always a little weird, and while that would make him an outcast in other sitcoms, Claudia embraced it. (Also, I think Uncle Eddie took care of the Sitcom Weirdness Quota all द्वारा himself.) Claudia started her family young and द्वारा accident, but she took good care of everyone and tolerated her husband's ever-present crazy family for much longer than I would have.
#7 - April Margera (Jackass, Viva la Bam)
Jackass, Viva la Bam, CKY projects 2000-; Son Wrangling since 1970something
I don't know how she does it. April Margera has put up with और shit than आप have ever dreamed of. And she hasn't killed anyone yet! (That we know of...) Major प्रॉप्स to Ape for surviving 30-some years of her sons and all their insane pranks and friends. I don't know what the world's best Mother's दिन present would be, but whatever it is, Ape deserves it. (For those of आप not familiar, April Margera is a real person, not a fictional character. Hence my amazement at her not killing anyone. Yet.)
#6 - Ellen Harvelle (Supernatural)
Played द्वारा Samantha Ferris, 2006-2011
Ellen Harvelle's bite was just as bad as her bark. A genuine, hardcore bad-ass mother. Ellen tried very hard to protect her daughter from the सूपरनॅचुरल world and her father's fate, but joined her instead of fighting it when Jo insisted on being a hunter anyway. They made a fantastic team. Their death was the end of सूपरनॅचुरल for me. I never quite recovered from the loss of those magnificent female ass-kickers.
#5 - Tara Knowles (Sons of Anarchy)
Played द्वारा Maggie Siff, 2008-2013
Tara came to town scared and alone. All she really had going for her in the beginning was her career as a surgeon. Through the seasons, Tara went through an अकल्पनीय metamorphosis - absolutely everything changed. In the end, the only thing that mattered was taking care of her children. Although one came out of someone else, she raised him as her own. She stood द्वारा her family for as long as she could, and put her life and career on the line many times for their sake. Tara did everything she could to take care of her two sons. Everything. #noyourecrying
#4 - Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
Played द्वारा Connie Britton, 2006-2011
It could be कहा that the Taylors are about tough love. The way I see it, the Taylors know what's best, and that's what you're gonna do whether आप like it या not. (Their daughter Julie was not a प्रशंसक of this system.) But Tami Taylor didn't make the सूची because of her own daughter - she made it because of everyone else she helped. One of her first moves as guidance counselor was teaching Tyra, a wild child with no real goals या decent female role models, how get her GPA up, her life together, and to be a better person. Tami later became a kick-ass principal, and continued helping students in need on चोटी, शीर्ष of the new workload. Tami made a lot of decisions that were for the good of the kids, but were unpopular with the typical football lovin' Texans, and she paid for it - most notably, reallocating funds for frivolous new football कचरा, जंक, रद्दी to the school's library, and advising a terrified pregnant teen to do what was right for her, which led to Tami losing her job over an abortion scandal. During her time in Dillon, Tami Taylor believed in a lot of people that no one else would, and she changed a lot of lives. They may not have realized it at the time, but Tami Taylor is responsible for sooo many people becoming better versions of themselves. Y'all better be grateful!
#3 - Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Played द्वारा Julie Bowen, 2009-
Claire is underappreciated द्वारा both प्रशंसकों and her family, but she is truly an ass-kicker. Claire was a stay-at-home mom for most of her three children's lives. Since her kids grew up a bit, she has run for public office (and lost, but आप go Claire for trying to make a difference), worked for and took over as CEO of the family business, been the best PTA mom at her kids' school, and taken great care of her four kids. I am of course counting her husband, who needs just as much (if not more) looking after as their children. You're great, Phil, but you'd probably be dead द्वारा now if not for your wonderful wife. She does it all, and she does it all well. Raise your glass (or several glasses) of wine to Claire Dunphy, the woman who kicks the नितंब, गधा of everything.
#2 - Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
Played द्वारा Roseanne Barr, 1988-1997
If आप were thrown into a बिना सोचे समझे episode of Roseanne without knowing anything about the Conner family, आप may wonder why I think this woman is such a great mother. But if you're familiar with the show, आप get it. I प्यार Roseanne's reluctant प्यार for her family. (No reluctance on my part, I just flat-out प्यार her.) She pretends she doesn't care for them, and because she's just so damn good at being sarcastic, it can come off as 'wow, this woman hates her family.' But I think that makes the Conners one of the most realistic families ever on TV. Roseanne loves her kids, but she doesn't need to smother them with approval and sugary sweetness like it's the '50s. Roseanne is real, and she loves, protects, and takes care of her kids - and even some that aren't hers - like a believable, funny, overworked mother. Roseanne did whatever she needed to in order to support her family (like working crappy minimum-wage jobs that she hated) and eventually started her own business and followed her lifelong dream of being a writer. It may not have been a glamorous life, but Roseanne made the best of it.
#1 - Kitty Forman (That '70s Show)
Played द्वारा Debra Jo Rupp, 1998-2006
Kitty Forman is one of the most unappreciated characters in any show. Would it kill one of आप hoodlums to thank her या give her a hug once in a while? Even when working long shifts at the hospital to support her family financially, Kitty managed to take care of everyone, because she cared about everyone. And I mean everyone. All her son's फ्रेंड्स were constantly over, and they never went hungry, या without सलाह या a place to stay when they needed it. Her own family often failed to acknowledge how much Kitty did for the Forman household, but at least the hangarounds were appreciative. (Especially Donna and Hyde. After their mothers abandoned them, Kitty provided them with her own motherly services. At least those two were thankful. Lookin' at you, Eric Forman, आप twitchy little nerd.)
I'd like to लपेटें up my ass-kicking mothers लेख with a letter to a mother who did not make the list:
Dear Frankie Heck of The Middle,
I don't know how, but आप have three children who are turning out to be pretty decent people. I don't know what went on in the good ol' days that get mentioned, but in the course of this show, आप have done nothing of significance for your children. In fact, आप pretty much ignored them most of the time. Even now that Axl and Sue are away at college, आप still ignore Brick. Sure, आप halfheartedly help when आप have to, but that's not enough. I know you're tired, but you're not done yet. You're still a mom. Get your shit together, Heck.