Can you guess which famous TV mom said this?

By: Narra Jackson
Estimated Completion Time
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Can you guess which famous TV mom said this?
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Do you listen to these famous TV mothers or does it just go in one ear and out the other? Lets see how well you stack up to others. Find out by taking this quiz!
Who said: "Shut up Bud! Oprah is doing a show about Mothers who don't pay attention to their sons."
Elyse Keaton (Family Ties)
Temperance Brennan (Bones)
Mrs. Wolowitz (The Big Bang Theory)
Peggy Bundy (Married with Children)
Peggy Bundy is one of our favorite sassy mothers. She is best known for her lazy, sarcastic, bon-bon eating qualities, and her ability to make us laugh with her dry sense of humor.

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Who said: "Excuse the mess but we live here."
Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Estelle Costanza (Seinfeld)
Mrs. Turner (The Fairly OddParents)
Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
Roseanne is probably the realest mom out there, let's be real. She was an illinois domestic goddess that managed to see her three kids through some extraordinarily tough times -- depression, pregnancy, and death -- while remaining hilarious throughout.

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Who said: "Six kids and no noise. That's what's the matter. I've never heard such a loud silence!"
Laura Petrie (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
Who else could have had their hands as full as our very own Carol Brady. She showed us what a lively household could be made from kids from two different marriages. She taught us what we all already know about silence being the biggest sign of trouble.
Carrie Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie)
June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)

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Who said: "Well, the big deal is that it's part of my job to make sure you don't grow up stupid. It's bad for the world."
Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)
Jill Taylor (Home Improvement)
Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
Our favorite Tami Taylor (played by actress Connie Britton) from the show Friday Night Lights, gave us this incredible and famous quote on raising kids.
Lois (Malcom in the Middle)

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Who said: "This is it. She can finally go to Harvard like she’s always wanted and get the education that I never got and get to do all the things that I never got to do and then I can resent her for it and we can finally have a normal mother-daughter relationship.”
Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)
Sarah Braverman (Parenthood)
Lorelei Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
Lorelai Gilmore (played by Lauren Graham) gave us this funny line on mother-daughter relationships in Gilmore Girls.

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Who said: "For what it’s worth, you have me. I’m not going anywhere. And I’m really sorry, but that’s gonna have to be enough, okay? Okay.”
Joyce Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Sarah Braverman (Parenthood)
Sarah Braverman gave us this wonderful line about the importance of just being there no matter what. This is true parent-child love right here.
Sandra Bennet (Heroes)
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

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Who said: "Is this what you're gonna do with your life? Sleep late and take a selfie?
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
Margaret McPoyle (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
Mrs. Wolowitz (The Big Bang Theory)
Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Claire Dunphy was the one to call out the laziness of millennials. And to help us rethink our daily goals, and be a proponent of seizing the day! And for that, we thank you.

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Who said: "I don't dislike him, I just don't like him. Which is quite different."
Ashley Marin (Pretty Little Liars)
Kitty Forman (That 70's Show)
Lady Grantham (Downtown Abbey)
Lady Grantham taught us the difference between disliking and not liking. We can learn all sorts of fun tips about making friends from her, don't you think?
Nora Walker (Brothers and Sisters)

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Who said: "All families are embarrassing, and if they're not embarrassing, they're dead."
Francine Smith (American Dad!)
Kitty Forman (That 70's Show)
Kitty Forman has taught us all plenty of things, especially when it comes to family. This is one of our most favorite and truest quotes regarding family bonding. Thank you Kitty, you know what's up.
Carmela Soprano (The Sopranos)
Sophia Petrillo (The Golden Girls)

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Who said: "Trust me, throwing yourself at a new guy is not the way to get over the old one."
Ashley Marin (Pretty Little Liars)
Although we don't always take our parents advice, this is one we should. Ashley Marin taught us what not to do when we are recovering from a breakup, run to a new one.
Mellie Grant (Scandal)
Betty Francis (Mad Men)
Colleen Donaghy (30 Rock)

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Who said: "It hurts until it doesn't. You think it's going to break you, but it won't. You may not sleep as well at night, but you will be fine."
Peggy Bundy (Married With Children)
Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy)
Mellie Grant (Scandal)
We can all relate to this quote, and we have all been there. Mellie Grant taught us that it is okay to hurt, that inevitably we will at some points in our life, but that we are strong and can get through it. Everybody needs to hear this some time!
Jill Taylor (Home Improvement)

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Who said: "When you don't have any power, you have to delay things."
Betty Francis (Mad Men)
Betty Francis has gone through a world of struggle throughout the show of Mad Men. We have watched her fall and get back up again too many times to count. This is what Betty Francis has to say about opportunities.
Lynette Scavo (Desperate Housewives)
Nancy Botwin (Weeds)
Elyse Keaton (Family Ties)

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Who said: "Hey, it's alright. It's alright. A lot of people are stupid and still live full, productive lives."
Colleen Donaghy (30 Rock)
Aleida Diaz (Orange is the New Black)
Aleida Diaz is the brains behind this funny and true quote. Orange is the New Black definitely has many characters that prove that this quote is very true. We all make mistakes right?
Estelle Constanza (Seinfeld)
Marie Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)

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Who said: "You see, that's what feminism does. It makes smart girls with nice birthing shapes believe in fairy tales. Stop waiting for your prince."
Colleen Donaghy (30 Rock)
Feminism tells us that we are bold, strong women that don't need no man.... or prince. Colleen Donaghy laid out some of the issues regarding the feminist theory. Remember, we are our own prince.
Kitty Foreman (That 70's Show)
Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
Sharon Marsh (South Park)

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Who said: "Good news! I found a cemetery that can fit us all in!"
Dr. Rainbow Johnson (Black-ish)
Marie Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Marie Barone is hilarious... from a distance. She was a master at guilt-tripping and nagging. She definitely puts the "mother" in "smother." But nonetheless she was a queen at making all of us laugh.
Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)

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Who said: "Don't play inside. You might break something. Or something might break you."
Aunt Viv (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Aunt Viv was a proud black history scholar and no-nonsense mother of all mothers. She remained sympathetic always and firm when necessary. And taught us why we shouldn't ever play inside, clearly.
Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Debra Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)

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Who said: "“Listen, we both have huge jobs, but when I come home from mine from, you know, saving lives and whatnot, I start a whole other second huge job.”
Annie Camden (7th Heaven)
Catelyn Stark (Game of Thrones)
Madeline Westen (Burn Notice)
Dr. Rainbow Johnson (Black-Ish)
Dr. Rainbow Johnson is a powerhouse of a mother. A doctor married to a media mogul, she balances her work and home responsibilities with humor and goodwill, without ever making it look annoyingly simple.

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Who said: "You can never raise a hand to a child. Just stop cutting the crust off their sandwiches. They'll get the message."
Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
Reba (Reba)
Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
The wife of lovable dolt Homer and mother to hell-raising Bart, smarty pants Lisa, and adventurous Maggie, you'd think Marge Simpson would have reached the end of her rope. Thanks to never-ending reserve of patience and bottomless capacity for denial she is still with us dispensing all of her motherly wisdom.

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Who said: "We are very fortunate to have the children. Otherwise we would never know the joy of leaving them at home."
Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
To understand the masterful parenting of Clair Huxtable, you have to watch her in action. She is a formidable lawyer and unflappable mother of five. Clair wasn't all business though, she had a fun side too. Most notably on the episode where the entire family performs Ray Charles' version of "Night Time is the Right Time."
Peggy Bundy (Married with Children)
June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)
Dr. Rainbow Johnson (Black-Ish)

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Who said: "I don't criticize you! And if you're worried about criticism, sometimes a diet is the best defense."
Violet Crawley (Downtown Abbey)
Shirley Partridge (The Partridge Family)
Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Lucille Bluth... the hard-drinking, high-society, matriarch is at best airily negligent, and at worst, criminally verbally abusive to her children. Although we're not crazy about her actions as a mother, wife, or friend, we can't stop giggling at what happens as the result.
Harriet Winslow (Family Matters)

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Who said: "Parenting is difficult enough, even when you like the child."
Samantha Stevens (Bewitched)
Violet Crawley (Downtown Abbey)
Violet Crawley was surprisingly feminist considering the era she lived in. She was a loyal mother to her son, even though he made terrible financial decisions consistently throughout the show. She also said, "I am a woman, and I can be as contrary as I choose."
Joyce Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Kitty Forman (That 70's Show)

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Who said: "For the first year of his life, I made him up like a girl and told everyone he was my daughter. But I didn't want to mess with his head. When he found pictures I told him it was his twin sister who died."
Lois Griffin (Family Guy)
Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Roseanne Connor (Roseanne)
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)
Gloria Delgado-Pritchett is a powerhouse and defies all of the stereotypes she could have been boxed into. She is an unshakeable defender of her children as well as all of her nieces and nephews. She has another child in her late 30's, and is an equal partner in what could be a one-sided marriage. Not to mention she is incredibly hilarious.

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Who said: "Do you think all parents have this much trouble?"
June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)
June Cleaver and her husband Ward are your archetypal suburban parents of the 1950's. She is very ladylike and formal in her personal appearance, always see with perfect hair and tasteful makeup. She is notorious on this show for always being dressed up as a party hostess, even when she is just relaxing or doing chores around the house.
Claire Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Olivia Walton (The Waltons)
Peggy Bundy (Married with Children)

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Who said: "This family has had it's differences and we've squabbled, but we've never had knife fights before."
Edith Bunker (All in the Family)
Elyse Keaton (Family Ties)
Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
Marge Simpson is a very stereotypical sitcom mother in many ways. She plays the "long-suffering wife" who endures her children's antics. Marge is known in the show for putting up with a lot both with her kids and in her marriage. She has left Homer or threw him out of the house on many different occasions.
Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)

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Who said: "You call my house again. You ever speak to one of my children again, I will track you down and I will kill you. We have got guns here. I mean it."
Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Carmela Soprano (The Sopranos)
Carmela Soprano isn't necessarily on our list for "mother of the year," although she is incredibly loyal to her children. That being said, her greedy, materialistic, selfish nature, is never far from the surface.
Nancy Botwin (Weeds)
Marion Cunningham (Happy Days)

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Who said: "You all are getting a free ride... a free ride in a fancy car. Now do some work!"
Carmela Soprano (The Sopranos)
Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
Vivian Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
Vivian Banks is famously known for mysteriously three seasons in being changed to different actress that was supposed to also be Vivian Banks. It has been accredited that Janet Hubert (who played Vivian) and Will Smith had too big of creative differences from one another to continue the show together.

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Who said: "Come on, sweetie, let's get you home and then I can put some antiseptic on those cuts."
Harriet Winslow (Family Matters)
Harriet Winslow is maybe most known for her role in the show Family Matters, featuring our beloved Steve Urkel. Everything was clearly not gravy on the show however, because Harriet Winslow disappeared from the show right in the middle of a season.
Shirley Partridge (The Partridge Family)
Lois (Malcom in the Middle)
Edith Bunker (All in the Family)

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Who said: "Just 'cause I said 'yes' when we got married don't mean I gotta keep saying' 'yes' all the rest of my life."
Dorothy Zbornak (The Golden Girls)
Ann Romano (One Day at a Time)
Edith Bunker (All in the Family)
Edith Bunker was a ditzy but cheerful and loving woman on the show All in the Family. Among her many good qualities, she was the voice of reason and rock of understanding, often contributed to a unique perspective on a topic.
Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)

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Who said: "I'm not a dealer, I'm a mother who happens to distribute illegal products through a sham bakery set up by my ethically questionable CPA and his crooked lawyer friend."
Sharon Marsh (South Park)
Linda Carter (East Enders)
Nancy Botwin (Weeds)
Nancy Botwin is not your average TV mom to say the least. Not only has she been married four times but she runs an illegal weed trade where she makes some pretty questionable decisions. Nonetheless she is a savior in the show, saving her male-counterparts many times throughout the show.
Tracy Barlow (Coronation Street)

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Who said: "Oh, one time! The one time our daughter gets pregnant and I never hear the end of it!"
Reba (Reba)
This show is set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Reba McEntire play the wise-cracking single mother who was abandoned by her husband for a younger wife. She is definitely the meat of this show, making us laugh consistently throughout.
Marie Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Niki Sanders (Heroes)
Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)

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Who said: "Glad you could make it down for the final thirty seconds of dinner."
Elyse Keaton (Family Ties)
Elyse Keaton from Family Ties is your typical baby boomer, liberal, hippie. The show is set in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio during the Reagan administration. Much of this show focuses on the humor in the cultural divide between the children of the 1960's and the children of the 1980's.
Lynette Scavo (Desperate Housewives)
Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)

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Who said: "I work hard all day, too, and what do I get? A lot of yak from you. You at least get out everyday, see things, talk to people. I never get out of this cave."
Wilma Flintstone (The Flintstones)
Wilma Flintstone plays the strong-willed, level-headed person in her marriage. She is criticizing Fred frequently for his ill-fated schemes. She is usually the one that has to bail Fred out when one of his schemes inevitably lands him in trouble.
Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
Edith Bunker (All in the Family)

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Who said: "I'm just like any modern woman trying to have it all. Loving husband, a family. It's just, I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade."
Marion Cunningham (Happy Days)
Mary Winchester (Supernatural)
Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
Morticia Addams besides being mysteriously interesting and dark, is the real head of the Addams family. She is low-voiced, incisive, and subtle. She is a unique but ruined beauty and her smiles are rare and full of contempt. She is fiercely loyal to her family however.
Martha Kent (Smallville)

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Who said: "New rule in this house starting now! Nobody's to touch anybody anywhere with anything for the rest of their lives!"
Roseanne Connor (Roseanne)
June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver)
Jane Jetson (The Jetsons)
Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)
Clair Huxtable's character on The Cosby Show was supposed to be a house wife, she ended up being a lawyer on the show instead. She was voted as "TV's Favorite Mom" in a poll conducted by the Opinion Research Company in 2004.

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Who said: "The only thing I've ever wanted for my kids is that they're happy... and that they're out of the house. And I tell you what -- happy ain't even that important."
Allison Dubois (Medium)
Annie Camden (Seventh Heaven)
Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
The character of Roseanne is a spin-off of her stand up comedic and presumed real-life persona. She is bossy, loud, caustic, overweight, and dominant. She is constantly trying to control the lives of her children, husband, sister, co-workers, and friends. Despite her domineering nature, Roseanne is a loving mother who works hard and makes as much time for her kids as possible.
Olivia Walton (The Waltons)

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