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The 11 best TV moms of all time
Insider ^ | 5/8/21 | Jason Guerrasio

Posted on 10/29/2023 11:18:07 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Carol Brady ("The Brady Bunch")

Florence Henderson's portrayal of the always smiling, always calm and collected Carol Brady (even while she has six kids to watch over) became the benchmark all mothers tried to hit in the early 1970s.

Remember, she wasn't just a housewife. She was a freelance writer, sculptor, and even had time for the PTA.

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Of course, June Cleaver made the list, even though she could be a beaotch.

Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies" should be mentioned.

1 posted on 10/29/2023 11:18:07 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff
Any day of the week...


2 posted on 10/29/2023 11:22:58 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: DallasBiff

Olivia Walton.


3 posted on 10/29/2023 11:23:03 AM PDT by Restless
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To: DallasBiff

Caroline Ingalls on Little House


4 posted on 10/29/2023 11:23:14 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: DallasBiff

Daenerys from Game of Thrones? Seriously?


5 posted on 10/29/2023 11:24:15 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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To: Don W

And Marge Simpson? This list isn’t serious.


6 posted on 10/29/2023 11:25:43 AM PDT by chuck allen
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To: DallasBiff

Of course, June Cleaver made the list, even though she could be a beaotch.


Only because Ward could be a little hard on the beaver from time to time.


7 posted on 10/29/2023 11:27:19 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: DallasBiff

Didn’t Florence Henderson have sex with one of the sons?


8 posted on 10/29/2023 11:28:08 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Don W

lol

she was the Mother of Dragons

and she loved her children


9 posted on 10/29/2023 11:28:16 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: joshua c

If my eyes roll any harder they’re going to fall out of my head. LOL.


10 posted on 10/29/2023 11:29:50 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

No, Greg had the hots for her and they went out on a friendly “date”. Nothing more.


11 posted on 10/29/2023 11:30:37 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: DallasBiff
Yes, Donna Reed for sure.

Then there’s Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) and good ol’ Harriet Nelson

12 posted on 10/29/2023 11:31:52 AM PDT by Watershed
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To: DallasBiff

They were all actresses!


13 posted on 10/29/2023 11:35:27 AM PDT by eeriegeno (Checks and balances??? What checks and balances?)
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Thanks. I was thinking about somebody else then.

Florence Henderson, who played mother Carol Brady, said she awoke with 'little black things' crawling all over her body

14 posted on 10/29/2023 11:35:59 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: DallasBiff

Peg Bundy.


15 posted on 10/29/2023 11:42:27 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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To: DallasBiff
I didn't see Lily on the list:


16 posted on 10/29/2023 11:42:31 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (There is only one reason why I will ever vote for a Republican: Democrats)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Lol, never knew that. She did have a certain Wessonality back in the day.


17 posted on 10/29/2023 11:49:35 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: Michael.SF.

I go with Tish, she spoke French.


18 posted on 10/29/2023 11:52:55 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff
Dr. Maureen Robinson.
Mom with LASERS


19 posted on 10/29/2023 11:53:56 AM PDT by Rebel_Ace (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: MotorCityBuck

Absolutely


20 posted on 10/29/2023 11:57:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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