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This list was published originally on May 10, 2019.
It has been updated to include additional television moms.
Now we have moms who are drunk, loving, selfish, loud, and everything in between.
Many of the best onscreen matriarchs actually seem like real people, with all of their flaws and quirks.
Maybe you even see a little bit of your own mom in Jessica Huang or Lucille Bluth.
She encourages Anthony to visit Kate, telling him that true love is worth the pain of loss.
Its a huge moment for both Anthony and his relationship with his mother.
Julie Cooper,The O.C.
She cooks, sure, but she also ships her son away for being gay.
He writes her a note saying that he forgives her for poisoning him and passes away.
Still, when she receives thephone call, she breaks her icy exterior and starts sobbing.
Even the most prim of moms have hearts, too.
Im going to Europe and Im going to have a marvelous time!
Im going to get up at 10 and have two glasses of wine at lunch every single day!
Emily Gilmore uptight is still funny, but Emily Gilmore letting loose is a real sight.
and despises Mrs. Macs habits.
This is all our moms, basically.
She is coarse, deceitful, distant, unloving, critical … where am I going with this?
Oh, yeah she is all of that, but at least she is funny.
He says no, so she enlists the help of George Michael, pretending that he is an orphan.
Rebecca and Naomis relationship is tense, but I Will Help You sees Naomi at her most human.
In this episode, Rebecca tries to solve some unfinished business with her mom.
Sure shes abrasive, shes loud, and sometimes shes even mean … but so are her kids.
Estelle is opinionated and prone to outbursts, which many of us may find familiar.
Its hilarious, with a dose of secondhand shame.
