They may not actually be parents, but they are named after them...which of these characters named Mother or Mama (or Mom, etc) did you like most when you met them?
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026687347
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8Z4699DgH-E/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026687347
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8Z4699DgH-E/
Jen, Champion
Posted 2 years ago
Dan Dassow, Champion
My vote goes to Mother Superior from “The Trouble With Angels”.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Rosalind Russell was great as Mother Superior in The Trouble with Angels (1966) and Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968).
Jen, Champion
Dan/anyone else reading this - do you think I should include a sentence describing the character? Some of them are not readily obvious - the computer from Alien, evil billionaire Mom from Futurama, etc.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Jen,
When I first reviewed your list, I thought that it wasn't clear why certain characters are called Mother or Mama, especially the male characters. It probably would be a good idea to add a sentence describing the character and why they are called Mother or Mama.
I also miss the old version of IMDb's character feature.
When I first reviewed your list, I thought that it wasn't clear why certain characters are called Mother or Mama, especially the male characters. It probably would be a good idea to add a sentence describing the character and why they are called Mother or Mama.
I also miss the old version of IMDb's character feature.
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Jen, Champion
Done.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Jen,
Thanks for adding the descriptions. They help a lot. They also make if more difficult for me to choose.
Thanks for adding the descriptions. They help a lot. They also make if more difficult for me to choose.
Dan Dassow, Champion
Jen,
For your consideration:
Reverend Mother Superior Placido (Madeleine Sherwood) in The Flying Nun (1967)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061252/mediaviewer/rm1409925888
Mother Superior for the convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico.
For your consideration:
Reverend Mother Superior Placido (Madeleine Sherwood) in The Flying Nun (1967)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061252/mediaviewer/rm1409925888
Mother Superior for the convent San Tanco in Puerto Rico.
Jen, Champion
Added
Dan Dassow, Champion
Thanks for adding Reverend Mother Superior Placido.
I would like to offer Mama from I Remember Mama (1948). I favorite film of mine. But, I’m not sure it fits your parameters. The film is the film adaptation of the play of the same name. The play is based on Kathryn Forbes’s novel (actually of stories that form a novel) called “Mama’s Bank Account”. From what I understand, these stories are loosely based on her childhood but yet the book is called a novel which means it is fiction in some parts. I think this is a semi auto biographical book like “A Trre Grows In Brooklyn” is. Some parts are real. Some parts have been fictionalized.
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Jen, Champion
Jen, Champion
Dan Dassow, Champion
Congratulations, Jen!
Fictional Characters Named Mother or Mama
Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8Z4699DgH-E/
Fictional Characters Named Mother or Mama
Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8Z4699DgH-E/
Jen, Champion
Thanks. I gave the first vote to Mother from Sneakers. A truly underappreciated film.
On man! Too bad this went live because everyone missed an obvious one that has been around for CENTURIES!
Guess who this is in here. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092382/... And here (And begins the classic operetta “Banes In Toyland” by singing “Toyland”) http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/11...
And (I only wanted the beginning but that is hard to find and it is surprising that the IMDB doesn’t have a picture of her from ether film.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PwiGqvn...
And there a ton of references to her if you do a title match on her name, “Mother Goose”
Also, Walter Exkland’s codename was “Mother Goose” in Father Goose
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/...
Guess who this is in here. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092382/... And here (And begins the classic operetta “Banes In Toyland” by singing “Toyland”) http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/11...
And (I only wanted the beginning but that is hard to find and it is surprising that the IMDB doesn’t have a picture of her from ether film.) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PwiGqvn...
And there a ton of references to her if you do a title match on her name, “Mother Goose”
Also, Walter Exkland’s codename was “Mother Goose” in Father Goose
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/...
Dan Dassow, Champion
dgranger,
This poll only has 16 choices. Jen could add your suggestion if she chooses and ask for a re-push.
This poll only has 16 choices. Jen could add your suggestion if she chooses and ask for a re-push.
But I prefer that once it goes live, leave it alone so that the votes that were already cast stay casted and not get erased.
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Dan Dassow, Champion
Jen, Champion
Will add the others. And upload a decent photo of Mother.
I thought sure there would be more people named Mama - like someone who owns a diner - Mama's Kitchen, something like that.
It's times like these I especially miss the character feature. :(