The Top 10 Black TV Mothers of All Time

It’s Mother’s Day, and in addition to remembering the women who gave birth to us, it is also important that we reflect on the other women who gave us life—our TV moms. Everyone has a favorite mother from television they halfway wished were their real-life mama. Whether it was their jokes, the way they always had a hot breakfast ready in the morning or the advice they gave during that “very special episode,” today we salute the other women who raised us: the top 10 TV moms of all time.

10. Willona Woods

Willona was more than just the nosy neighbor on Good Times. She was a friend and baby-sitter and eventually became an adoptive parent, although I still can’t understand why Willona lived in the projects before she adopted Penny. How did she get government housing as a single woman, no kids, who had a good job as a buyer down at the Boutique? And who names a store in Chicago “the Boutique”? This all seemed fishy to me, and I suspect it was a front for a money-laundering operation, but that’s none of my business. All I know is that she took Penny in, raised her as her own child and guided her into a life of pop superstardom after Penny released that Control album.

9. Trudy Proud

As the matriarch of The Proud Family, Trudy was an educated mother who always took the time to give her daughter Penny much-needed advice. She raised a family, loved to cook, worked as a veterinarian, disciplined Bebe and Cece’s bad asses, and was patient enough to explain everything to her dumb-ass husband. I’m not hating on Oscar, but how did he end up with Trudy? I mean, she was … you know what? This is not supposed to be about me. Never mind.

8. Mabel “Mama” Thomas

I felt sorry for Mama whenever I watched What’s Happening. First of all, Raj always had his friends over while she was out working hard. And they were always getting into trouble (of course, Dee told her everything). Mama worked so hard to try to give her kids a better life, and all they wanted to do was hang out at Shirley’s. Plus, can you imagine how many times she had to pay to get her…

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