Top 10 TV Moms
From animated moms to moms we knew growing up, here's a list of TV's most influential moms

From generation to generation, from sit-coms to animated cartoons there is
one-character moms can relate to...and that's other moms! We thought we'd make
up our list of the top ten TV moms to bring back those old memories of growing
up, and to take a look at how our culture has changed the role of the mother
on television.
1. Carol Brady of "The
Brady Bunch"
Florence Henderson
2. June Cleaver of "Leave
it to Beaver"
Barbara Billingsley
3. Edith Bunker of " All
in the Family"
Jean Stapleton
4. Claire Huxtable of "The
Cosby Show"
Phylicia Rashad
5. Elyse Keating of "Family
Ties"
Meredith Baxter Birney
6. Marion Cunningham of "Happy
Days"
Marion Ross
7. Shirley Partridge of "The
Partridge Family"
Shirley Jones
8. Caroline Ingalls of " Little
House on the Prairie"
Karen Grassle
9. Murphy Brown of "Murphy
Brown"
Candace Bergen
10. Marge Simpson of " The Simpsons"
Animated character