We love our mothers for many reasons. Moms can be caring, protective, smart, beautiful, funny, polygamous, psychic, or murderous--and sometimes they hook us up with the best weed in town. The lovely ladies listed below represent the best of small-screen motherhood, and we'd like to celebrate Mother's Day by giving you the chance to let us know which one of these hot mamas deserves top honors. Vote now, vote often, and don't forget to call your real-life mom on May 11!
Allison DuBois
Medium
Allison's psychic abilities mean she's always able to help her kids out of a jam...and if she can always tell when you're lying to her, well, it's for your own good, right?
Medium
Allison's psychic abilities mean she's always able to help her kids out of a jam...and if she can always tell when you're lying to her, well, it's for your own good, right?
Wilhelmina Slater
Ugly Betty
Wilhelmina has got attitude to spare--and while that might not be the best trait to find in a boss, it could be a good one in a mother. At least you'd have a powerful ally!
Ugly Betty
Wilhelmina has got attitude to spare--and while that might not be the best trait to find in a boss, it could be a good one in a mother. At least you'd have a powerful ally!
Dahlia Malloy
The Riches
A conniving mother like Dahlia is sure to do whatever it takes to take care of her brood. And if "what it takes" is identity theft, she's your lady!
The Riches
A conniving mother like Dahlia is sure to do whatever it takes to take care of her brood. And if "what it takes" is identity theft, she's your lady!
Nancy Botwin
Weeds
Who wouldn't want a smokin' hot mama with Nancy's special brand of baking skills? Vote here if she's the one you want.
Weeds
Who wouldn't want a smokin' hot mama with Nancy's special brand of baking skills? Vote here if she's the one you want.
Bree Hodge
Desperate Housewives
Bree comes scarily close to being the "perfect mother"...until you open her oh-so-organized closet to find more than a few skeletons. We like our moms with a dose of intrigue...how about you?
Desperate Housewives
Bree comes scarily close to being the "perfect mother"...until you open her oh-so-organized closet to find more than a few skeletons. We like our moms with a dose of intrigue...how about you?
Lillian van der Woodsen
Gossip Girl
Serena's mom may be the picture of social grace, but she's hiding a very interesting past. Think of the bedtime stories she could tell to a posse of adoring kids!
Gossip Girl
Serena's mom may be the picture of social grace, but she's hiding a very interesting past. Think of the bedtime stories she could tell to a posse of adoring kids!
Barb Henrickson
Big Love
Cool-headed Barb manages to keep her wits about her in a household that includes two other wives and a whole gang of kiddies. We'd love to pull her out of the polygamous lifestyle and into a comfortable mother-viewer relationship.
Big Love
Cool-headed Barb manages to keep her wits about her in a household that includes two other wives and a whole gang of kiddies. We'd love to pull her out of the polygamous lifestyle and into a comfortable mother-viewer relationship.
Claire Littleton
Lost
Single mom Claire has shown immense devotion to her son, Aaron--even while stranded on an island and facing down an endless parade of major bummers. Isn't that what motherhood is all about?
Lost
Single mom Claire has shown immense devotion to her son, Aaron--even while stranded on an island and facing down an endless parade of major bummers. Isn't that what motherhood is all about?
Tami Taylor
Friday Night Lights
Guidance counselor Tami must know a lot about kids by now, and we think she makes a pretty competent mom. As long as we ignore the family strife on Friday Night Lights.
Friday Night Lights
Guidance counselor Tami must know a lot about kids by now, and we think she makes a pretty competent mom. As long as we ignore the family strife on Friday Night Lights.
Niki Sanders
Heroes
Niki possesses superhuman strength and an enormous amount of love for her son. Wouldn't you love watching your mom tear all those bullies in half?
Heroes
Niki possesses superhuman strength and an enormous amount of love for her son. Wouldn't you love watching your mom tear all those bullies in half?
Lois Griffin
Family Guy
Patience is a virtue, and Lois surely has it in spades...but she's also got one hell of a sense of humor. We think this is a fabulous combination, and would be more than happy to call her "Mom."
Family Guy
Patience is a virtue, and Lois surely has it in spades...but she's also got one hell of a sense of humor. We think this is a fabulous combination, and would be more than happy to call her "Mom."
Marge Simpson
The Simpsons
Has there ever been a TV mom better than Marge Simpson? We don't need to list all the great things about her, so let's just say that on this Mother's Day, we'll be on the phone to Springfield.
The Simpsons
Has there ever been a TV mom better than Marge Simpson? We don't need to list all the great things about her, so let's just say that on this Mother's Day, we'll be on the phone to Springfield.
COMMENTS
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Nancy Botwin is awesome!
Lorelai Gilmore shouold b on the list!
Lily Van der Woodsen is the coolest tv mom.
Claire!:P
Looks like Niki of Heroes just shot past Claire from Lost. Heroes beats Lost...? That's new...
A quarter million hits in a few hours for a character in a show that no one watches and will soon be cancelled? What a crock! Put Connie Britton's picture side by side with Marge Simpson's and take it to any country in the WORLD! Let me know how many people recognize Connie and how many recognize Marge.
This is funny! Connie Britton is racking up 20 votes per SECOND! There are a group of people out there with reeeeeaaally nothing to do.
Looks like the Tami Taylor fan club finally woke up.
Marcia Cross, Bree is the best mom on tv, and you know it.
Y'all have it wrong. Most realistic (minus the psychic ability), most caring mum is Alison Dubois. Also Claire IS on the list. Lorealai is not on the list opbviously because the Gilmore Girls is not an active show any more.
Lois Griffin, Allison DuBois not on this list: Claire from Lost because not anyone could raise a kid in the middle of nowhere!
Where is Lorelai Gilmore?!?!? :(
America's whole view of mothers is a bit go-anywhere do-anything. It's detatched and flawed, these are symptomatic of them. Kirsten Cohen.
bob07087 said: "you gotto be kidding Marge Simpson mother of the most difunctional family anime or otherwise?" As opposed to Claire who left her kid on a tree stump? Or Niki who lost custody of her son because she's a murderer with multiple personality disorder? Perhaps a polygamist wife or a drug dealing mom would be more appropriate?
you gotto be kidding Marge Simpson mother of the most difunctional family anime or otherwise?
To those who've declared their admiration for yummy-mummy Claire, let me remind you that only Marge has done nude scenes on her show.
CLAIRE
Claire. i know i m shallow
i think marge is the best mom ever.. but love lily tooo
Any mom who has put up with all the crap that Marge Simpson has deserves a sainthood in addition to the title "Best TV Mom".
MARGE!
Niki, Niki, Niki. Niki!!!! She's te best ^^
come on people it has to be niki sanders
oh yeah! where is Nora Walker?!?!?! She's the best one on TV currently. I adore Nancy Botwin, but mother of the year she is not. (Still Lorelai Gilmore for the win for best ever mom though!)
I vote lily because she gave up Roofus for stupid bratty Serena, and even though she was a bit of an ass when Eric came out, she made up for it later. I agree with Lorelai Gilmore for best mom ever though, definitely!!!
Niki! I can't believe mardge is winning.
I can't choose between Niki and Claire! >_
Lois from the show Family Guy. D'oh! I mean my sweet Marge =)) There both the greatest!
Niki
Claire.
Allison DuBois of course!
It's really hard picking between Claire, Nikki and Marge.
It's really hard picking between Claire, Nikki and Marge.
Nikki Sanders played by Ali Larter!!! She's the best!!! :D :)
I totally agree with you guys about Lorelai Gilmore - she was HANDS DOWN the best tv mom - but since she's not there I definitely have to go for Tami Taylor :)
If I can't vote for Lorelai Gilmore than I vote for Nora Walker!
marge
what loser voted that many time for Marge that show isn't even good anymore plus if you have that much time on your hands my guess is you might want to get a hobby. :)
okay i think they mean of shows that are on TV still a.k.a. not gilmore girls so lorelai isn't on here. i have to say obviously nicki, who else would kick 576730570 peoples asses just to protect their kid?
Marge Simpson rules them all! 17 years on TV and she hasn't aged a day. These other yummy-mummies may be hot now, but let's take a look in two decades.
sarah connor would have got my vote, but since she is not on i went with nancy in weeds
My fav is Rachel Hunter from the "Stacy's Mom" music video. *sings* "Stacy's Mom, has got it goin' on..." ;p
I voted for Tami Taylor
what about Lena Headey as Sarah Conner for best mom?
My Mom, but she's not on TV! :)
Only 3% voting for Nancy Botwin? Go Pants!
I'd have chosen "Lynette Scavo" from Desperate Housewives if I had the choice....better than "Bree Hodge" anyways. >_
Too bad Reba isn't on here. I would have picked her.
lORELAI FROM GILMORE GIRLS. AGREE WITH MANY PEOPLE !! LOVE HER WHISH SHE WERE MY MOM i MISS HER AND HER MOM QUALITIES ON TV. THER THAN THAT i WOULD CHOOSE LILLIAN VANDER WOODSEN, PRETTY COOL !! BUT i MIGHT WATCH OUT FOR HER. i DON'T WANT HER MAKING EYES WITH MY BOYFRIENDS DAD. HEHEHE. COOLJAY12 8)
KIRSTEN COHEN (KELLY ROWAN) FROM THE OC!!!