Who rigged the mommy sweepstakes?

According to this poll, the most popular moms on television are:

1) Kitty Fornan of That '70s Show

2) Marge Simpson

3) Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show)

4) Carmela Soprano

5) Marie Barone of Everybody Loves Raymond

6) Brady Bunch matriarch Carol Brady.

This is one strange list, if you ask me. And I'm not just saying that because my own personal favourites didn't make the top five. Those would be Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, naturally - the one with four wild boys and a screech like nobody's business. And the grand dame of maternal martyrs Ruth Fisher (Six Feet Under) who won my heart early on when she ham-handedly tried to have the sex talk with her grown sons at the breakfast table.

Of course, no one with an ounce of humour or perspective would dispute the presence of the glorious Marge or Carmela on that list, their personal flaws and frightful mates notwithstanding. But seriously, Clair Huxtable? And wouldn't you rather hear Estelle Costanza shrieking at George (Seinfeld) than listen to Carol Brady chirp away at her three cloying daughters and three perky stepsons?

Lists, eh. Everybody's got an opinion. What's yours?

Comments

[Laura]

Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, in my opinion, is a domestic goddess. No one else compares to Lois. She is the mother of all mothers and my personal hero.

[Jeremy Adam Smith]

I'm with you, Andrea and Laura: Lois from Malcolm in the Middle!

[Dawn W.]

Nelson Mandela once said; Children are the rock on which our future will be built....I wonder if he has ever lived with a teenager? In the whirlwind "phase" of hormones and acne, teaching my sons to shave (single parent) and take out the garbage, and questions about sex. I would love to see anyone of those ladies; Carol especailly, maintain her composure by weeks end after asking, no telling a teenager; GO CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM I CAN'T SEE THE FLOOR ANYMORE!!

[Jackie]

Roseanne!!

[Shannon Dimichele]

Yes this is a strange list. I have to say one of my favorite T.V Moms has to be Peggy Bunddy. Ok, don't laugh give me a chance to explain. She was a horrible mother but offten acted in a way we all might want to act some days. Sometimes we just need to be moms with a sense of humor not so serious all the time.