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Favorite TV Moms of All Time

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The favorite TV moms of all time, including mothers from all walks of life. Many great TV moms were characters on popular sitcoms, including 'The Brady Bunch,' 'Happy Days' and 'The Cosby Show.' Some were actually really good mothers, while others were just cool, funny and amusing. Which TV moms are the most memorable to you? Vote them up, and vote down any television moms you don't think are worthy of a place on this great list. Also, feel free to add your personal favorite TV mothers as well.

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Some of the most memorable TV moms somehow always managed to get everything done with ease. How, exactly, did Carol Brady keep up with that whole bunch? To be fair, she had a lot of help from Alice, but still...it's not easy. And yes, not all of the favorite TV mothers on this list are as capable as say, Shirley Partridge ('The Partridge Family'), or as kind and nurturing as Caroline Ingalls ('Little House on the Prairie'). No, there are hot messes here too, including Peggy Bundy ('Married...With Children'). She might not be perfect, but she definitely loves her (totally messed up) kiddos. Claire Dunphy ('Modern Family'), for all her crazy, is actually a pretty awesome, fun mom to have.

If you could choose any one of these TV moms as your own, who would it be? Would you rather have a wacky, hilarious mom like Lucy Ricardo ('I Love Lucy') or a more grounded, serious mom like Abby Bradford ('Eight is Enough').
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    Marion Cunningham

    Happy Days
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    Carol Brady

    The Brady Bunch
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    June Cleaver

    Leave It to Beaver
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    Clair Huxtable

    The Cosby Show
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    Kitty Forman

    That 70s Show
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    The Simpsons
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    Samantha Stephens

    Bewitched
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    Peggy Bundy

    Married... With Children
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    Wilma Flintstone

    The Flintstones
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    Olivia Walton

    The Waltons
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    All in the Family
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    Jill Taylor

    Home Improvement
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    Shirley Renfrew Partridge

    The Partridge Family
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    Caroline Ingalls

    Little House on the Prairie
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    Morticia Addams

    The Addams Family
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    Debra Barone

    Everybody Loves Raymond
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    Claire Dunphy

    Modern Family
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    I Love Lucy
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    Laura Petrie

    The Dick Van Dyke Show
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    Sophia Petrillo

    Golden Girls
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    Family Guy Universe
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    Lorelai Gilmore

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    Gilmore Girls
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    Donna Stone

    The Donna Reed Show
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    Tami Taylor

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    Elyse Keaton

    Family Ties
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    Roseanne

    Roseanne
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    Madeline Westen

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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    Harriet Nelson

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
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    Maggie Seaver

    Growing Pains
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    A Song of Ice and Fire
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    Harriette Winslow

    Family Matters
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    Margaret Anderson

    Father Knows Best
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    Reba

    Reba
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    Estelle Costanza

    Seinfeld
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    Mona Robinson

    Who's the Boss?
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    Lucille Bluth

    Arrested Development
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    Modern Family
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    Abby Bradford

    Eight Is Enough
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    Florida Evans

    Good Times, Maude
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    Lily Munster

    The Munsters?
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    Louise Jefferson

    The Jeffersons
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    Angela Bower

    Who's the Boss?
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    Miss Ellie Ewing

    Dallas
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    Annie Camden

    7th Heaven
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    Vivian Banks

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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    Virginia Chance

    Raising Hope
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    Kate Lawrence

    Famiily
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