Sitcom moms: which would you choose? If she's good enough for the Beaver, she's good enough for us. In a pre-Mother's Day poll by Harris Interactive, June Cleaver (of Leave It to Beaver fame) topped the voting when adults were asked to pick the sitcom mother they’d most like to have had as their own mom when growing up (or failing to grow up, as the case may be). Claire Huxtable, of The Cosby Show, was the runner-up. Filling out the top five: Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch, Marion Cunningham of Happy Days and Donna Stone of The Donna Reed Show. Mrs. Cleaver was the favorite of male respondents, while Mrs. Huxtable was tops with women. In a partisan split (you knew there had to be one), Democrats favored Mrs. Huxtable, Republicans Mrs. Brady and independents Mrs. Cleaver. —Posted by Mark Dolliver

May 7, 2008 in Dolliver | Permalink

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What? no Marge Simpson? Anyone able to keep order in a family like the simpsons...AND keep up a 3 ft high beehive...WANT!

Posted by: glenn | May 7, 2008 2:01:32 PM

I'd say they are missing Katy Segal from Married with Children.

Here's another list of the 12 Ugliest Sitcom Moms: http://www.holytaco.com/2008/05/07/the-12-ugliest-sitcom-moms/

Posted by: Joey | May 7, 2008 4:34:13 PM

In the all important category of classic TV MILFs, I think we can all agree to agree that it is Laura Petrie by a country mile.

Posted by: The Critic | May 7, 2008 5:51:31 PM

I'd satisfy my Oedipus complex with her.

Posted by: TunaTacoGrande | May 7, 2008 5:59:17 PM

"In the all important category of classic TV MILFs, I think we can all agree to agree that it is Laura Petrie by a country mile."

Laura for the most part although I always had a crush on Jill Taylor from Home Improvement for some reason and I dunno if this counts but "Aunt Becky" from Full House

Posted by: | May 8, 2008 9:58:24 AM

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