With Mother's Day looming, let's celebrate some special TV moms. While they not have actually given birth to their children and/or share DNA with them, these moms love their kids just the same. Which do you feel is the best unconventional TV mother?
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls069362684
Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/68cPFkUbSUI/
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls069362684
Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/68cPFkUbSUI/
Jen, Champion
Posted 3 years ago
Nice catch on the Barbara Harper Douglas character who came in on the "My Three Sons" show in the last quarter of it extremely long 12 year run.
However this where I get to do a Simpson smack my head Doh and virtual a bang my head against the wall* for missing to natural ones because they were the Nannys mentioned in the titles of their shows but they still played role of mother. (And in true Hollywood fashion, I going to make you wait for the one I know you know I'm going to mention. The older and lesser known one first.)
Juliet Mills as Nanny (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch00388...) in "Nanny and the Professor" (tv series 1970 - 1971**) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065326/?...) . She played mother to Hal, Butch, and Prudence.
Fran Drescher as "The Nanny" Fran Fine (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch00273...) , http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106080/?... . Surrogate mother to Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield, Brighton Sheffield, and Grace Sheffield.
*Don't worry. Because it is virtual, it won't hurt.
** It started as a mid-season January replacement for another show. That is why it has three official seasons to it when the dates make it look like it had only two.)
However this where I get to do a Simpson smack my head Doh and virtual a bang my head against the wall* for missing to natural ones because they were the Nannys mentioned in the titles of their shows but they still played role of mother. (And in true Hollywood fashion, I going to make you wait for the one I know you know I'm going to mention. The older and lesser known one first.)
Juliet Mills as Nanny (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch00388...) in "Nanny and the Professor" (tv series 1970 - 1971**) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065326/?...) . She played mother to Hal, Butch, and Prudence.
Fran Drescher as "The Nanny" Fran Fine (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch00273...) , http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106080/?... . Surrogate mother to Margaret 'Maggie' Sheffield, Brighton Sheffield, and Grace Sheffield.
*Don't worry. Because it is virtual, it won't hurt.
** It started as a mid-season January replacement for another show. That is why it has three official seasons to it when the dates make it look like it had only two.)
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Jen, Champion
I decided to go with people who identity as women so no French, Charley and Bub. I added the ones I could and uploaded a few photos for those who had none.
I know. I figured it out when you went with Barbara. But you love to luagh at the list I got cooking up. It has a few jokes in there.
rubyfruit76, Champion
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Jen, Champion
I, of course loved her as Mrs. Garrett. But this little cameo is my favorite performance of hers: