To all the mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day!! In this blog I will look at my tops TV mothers.

In the ’50’s when television first came out and TV shows were made, couples slept in separate beds. Just like you didn’t see a toilet in the bathroom or anyone going to the bathroom.

The first time you saw a married couple sharing the same bed was on the Brady Bunch. At the same time, you never saw a toilet in the bathroom. I brought up the Brady Bunch because Carol Brady is my pick for the Number 1 TV moms. She was played by Florence Henderson. She was a mother of 3 daughters marrying a man with 3 sons. It was a blended family.

Coming in at #2 is Claire Huxable on the Cosby Show. Claire was portrayed by Phylicia Rashad. It also starred legendary Bill Cosby. It was about an upper black working class family, in which she was a lawyer and he was a doctor. It was the #1 show during the ’80’s on NBC.

Coming in at #3 is Shirley Partridge on the Partridge Family. She was portrayed by Shirley Jones. She was a single mother due to being a widow. She gave up her job to be the lead singer in the family music business. What people don’t know was the fact that Shirley Jones almost played Carol Brady but turned it down. She is also the step mom of David Cassidy.

Now at #4 is June Lockhart from Lassie. When she was on Lassie, mother didn’t worked outside the home. They usually were seen wearing an apron and caring for her family. June Lockheart also appeared on General Hospital as Felicia’s mother.

At #5, you may be surprised to hear this but it happened to be Roseanne. Roseanne was played by Roseanne Barr. The show was about a blue collar working family; where both parents worked because they had too. She was very strong willed and took charge of the family instead of the husband. The show was more closely related to today’s time at least during the ’80’s. When they reboot the show it was a smash hit but they ended up firing Roseanne by cancelling her out for what she said.. When they did that and changed the show to the “Conners’, the show wasn’t the same.

We have a tie coming at #6 and #7. They are from Growing Pains and Family Ties. They are played by Joanna Kerns and Meridith Baxter. I put them at a tie because both shows were quite similar. Family Ties was on NBC and Growing Pains on ABC. Family Ties had Michael J. Fox and Growing Pains had Kirk Cameron. Between the 2 of them, one was smart and the other not so smart. In both shows, the parents were Liberals.

The #8 spot goes to Caroline Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie. It also starred Michael Landon and Mellisa Gilbert. Now Mellisa Gilbert has a sister, Sara Gilbert who was on Roseanne. They also have a brother, Jonathan Gilbert, who was also on Little House on the Prairie. He played Willie Olson. There was a scene in which Willie and Laura had to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

At #9 comes June Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver. A show from the ’50’s

At #10 went to Marion Ross from Happy Days. It was on in the ’70’s but based on the ’50’s. She played Ron Howard’s mother. She was a stay at home mother who also kept the Fonz in line as well.

These are my pick for the top 10 TV moms. Other picks are as followed as Peg Bundy from Marriage with Children. She didn’t work only because she chose not to. She was the best mother, housekeeper, and cook. The family went hungry because she didn’t do much cooking and cleaning. In that show, it actually showed Al Bundy going upstairs to the bathroom carrying a newspaper and then hearing the flushing of the toilet.

There was Edith Bunker from All in the Family. She was called a dingbat from Archie Bunker. There was Marge Simpson from the Simpson as well.

Some shows depict life as it was or as dreamed of. In the years that these shows were made, times were different. Some of these shows could be made in today’s time. If Hollywood did try to remake these shows, they would destroy the premise of it. They were good shows with good morals. They were good family oriented shows.

Now days it seems that Hollywood has gone off to the dark side. They have gone totally Woke. When they remade Roseanne and naming it The Connors after firing Roseanne, was proof how Hollywood had gone Woke.

I won’t go into detail on that until next week, when I will discuss how Hollywood had gone to the dark side.

Those TV mothers some were fantasy to children who watched and some were based on TV mothers in those times that it was made. They were good wholesome shows with moral values that seems to be lacking in the world today. Sometimes, you may be able to see your mother in those shows.

If I missed any TV mothers, feel free to add them in the comments below. I cannot name them all.

To all the mothers out there, you are more valuable than these TV mothers. You are treasured for looking after us even if we don’t truly appreciate you. My mothers is not around anymore, but I will cherished her memories. She did so much for me and my siblings. She loved her family. I missed my mother very much. If you missed your mother, you can also comment as well.