Who do you consider to be the best TV Moms and Dads?

[True Dough]

Like these good folks, for example:

[rsdsharp]

1. Jim and Margaret Anderson, and Ward and June Cleaver.

[Skittles]

2. my favorite mother was Florida in Good Times

I just thought she was just the right mixture of love and discipline

[marble falls]

3. The original ...

[Polly Hennessey]

4. I would add Ozzie and Harriet along with the Andersons

and Cleavers.

[Avis]

5. fred macmurray and william frawley

in My three sons

[Easterncedar]

6. Gomez and Morticia

[johnp3907]

7. June and Ward Cleaver.

[Delarage]

8. Claire & Phil Dunphy

From Modern Family

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9. Al and Peggy?

[Totally Tunsie]

10. Howard and Marion Cunningham on Happy Days.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070992/mediaviewer/rm1218405889/?ref_=tt_ov_i


Jim and Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best.
https://fatherknowsbest.us/

[niyad]

11. Sharon Gless, Madeline Westen on "Burn Notice".

[moniss]

12. I would say Lucy and Ricky and

Herb and Winifred Gillis (Dobie's Mom and Dad) and Frank and Marie Barone. I would also add Matt Dillon and Kitty Russell in an honorary way since they did more or less "Dad and Mom" Chester along his way in life.

[Wolf Frankula]

13. Herman and Lily Munster

Woof!

[no_hypocrisy]

14. John and Olivia Walton

and

Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family. (Yeah, they can be neurotic, but they were truly loving.)

[quaint]

15. Kitty and Red Forman

[Niagara]

16. My list of best TV Moms & Dads

1. John Sr. and Olivia Walton on The Walton's. John wasn't really a church attendee while Olivia and the rest of the family were. John Walton worked in his sawmill to make ends meet and to put food on the table for his family during the depression. He was generally reasonable, defended people, loved his family and always gave sound advice. Although there were a few times he got really grumpy like anyone would do in real life.

2. Grandpa Zebulon Walton on The Walton's. The Walton's ran their sawmill for years on Walton's Mtn. Then a competitor lumber company came into the area. The deal was whatever company could deliver x amount of lumber on time on this date would get the contract. Grandpa Walton made a big deal on how they were going to put their lumber on the river and ship it down the river that way in front of the competitor. The competitor had no idea that Grandpa was setting them up for a bunch of sandbars on the river.



3. Grandma Esther Walton on the Walton's. She wanted to save a house that was being torn down because there was a stained glass window where Grandpa Walton first kissed her in their courting days. She stood in her beliefs . She also let everyone have a say and communicate even if she didn't agree with them. If I remember correctly, Grandma Walton made a cake that contained alcohol in it, it was a secret ingredient. No one is going to get intoxicated with alcohol baked into a cake anyway.




4. Charles and Caroline Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. I remember more Charles moments than Caroline moments. Charles roughed up the abusive male teacher in the episode "Troublemaker" and broke the abusers stick he used to hit students on their hand with. I remember another moment in "Harriet's Happenings" where he scolded the entire town for following the newspaper "The Pen and Plow" gossip columns. I couldn't find a video of this moment but he did a great job.

[True Dough]

18. I remember Harriet and her daughter

Nice wholesome friendly folk!

[Niagara]

19. Oh yes, Mrs. Oleson and Nellie

I have Alison Arngrim's book Confessions Of a Prairie Bitch. Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim were besties on Little House on the Prairie and still stay in touch.

They both said they had problems with Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls) and that she was sort of difficult to get along with and so both kept their distance.

Maybe Anderson was shy and couldn't find her footing during filming. Who knows. I just find it interesting.


And all the kids on LHOTP said that Katherine MacGregor (Mrs. Oleson) was the nicest lady ever in real life. Yay!!!

[True Dough]

20. Interesting.

Now, what do you know about Different Strokes?

[Niagara]

22. Watchoo talkin' about, Willis?

[Emile]

17. Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore

[debm55]

21. Ma and PA Kettle

[LogDog75]

23. Jill Taylor from Tool TIme

She was grounded as opposed to her husband Tim.

[skypilot]

24. Eric and Tami Taylor...

...on Friday Night Lights.

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