“MOOOOM THE MEATLOAF!”

In honor of Mother’s Day, Tuong La and mama’s boys/girl Axandre Lemours, Even Gilchrist, and Catherine Ballachey scour through the vast sea of fictional moms and make a Top 5 list of the very best!

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Ground Rules

• Has to be fictional (books, tv, movies, video games, plays, etc.)
• Can’t be based on a real person unless the adaptation of that person is very fictionalized.
• Doesn’t have to be a biological mom
• Can be technically a mom, but doesn’t have to necessarily portray mother qualities
• Doesn’t have to be the female gender necessarily

*Spoilers* Below is our Top 5 list from this episode as well as our own personal nominations throughout the episode.

Group Top 5

5. Aunt May (Spiderman)

4. Skylar White (Breaking Bad)

3. Cercei Lannister (Game of Thrones)

2. Marge Simpsons (The Simpsons)

1. Molly Weasley (Harry Potter)

Tuong’s List

• Molly Weasley (Harry Potter)
• Tracy McConell (How I Met Your Mother)
• Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)
• Kitty Forman (That 70’s Show)
• Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
• Kala (Tarzan)
• Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
• Sarah Connor (Terminator)
• Gemma Teller (Sons of Anarchy)
• Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
• Marion McPherson (Lady Bird)
• Emily Spier (Jennifer Garner)
• Mom (Pokemon)
• Aunt May (Spiderman)
• Linda Belcher (Bob’s Burgers)
• Joyce Buyers (Stranger Things)
• Liane Cartman (South Park)

Axandre’s List

• Linda Belcher (Bob’s Burgers)
• Aunt May (Spiderman)
• Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
• Lucille Bluth (Arrested Development)
• Malory Archer (Archer)
• Vivian Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
• Norma Bates (Bate’s Motel)
• Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)
• Regina’s Mom (Mean Girls)
• Katey Segal’s characters from Eight Simple Rules, Married with Children, and Sons of Anarchy
• Cercei Lannister (Game of Thrones)
• Amy Mathews
• Mom from Blackish
• Perdita (101 Dalmations)
• Catelyn Stark (Game of Thrones)
• Lois Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle)

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Catherine’s List

• Molly Weasley (Harry Potter)
• Skylar White (Breaking Bad)
• Beverly Crusher (Star Trek)
• Aunt Viv (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
• Claire Huxtable (Cosby Show)
• Nancy Botwin (Weeds)
• Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
• Joanne Taylor (Home Improvement)
• Senator Amidala (Star Wars)
• Lily Potter (Harry Potter)
• Mother Courage (Mother Courage and her Children)

Even’s List

• Lorelai Gilmore  (Gilmore Girls)
• Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
• Moira Rose (Schitt’s Creek)
• Dragon (Shrek)
• Kitty Forman (That 70’s Show)
• Lucy DesCoutere (Trailer Park Boys)
• Godzilla
• Sophia Burette (Orange is the New Black)
• Steve (Stranger Things)
• Alana (Saga)