Inspired by this thread. Has Disney ever put out an original animated feature film where the character had… a mom?
Princess Jasmine: “Do you have Daddy issues?”
Princess Vanellope von Schweetz: “I don’t even have a Mom!”
Disney Princesses (in unison): "Neither do we!
-Ralph Breaks the Internet
I’m sure the actual answer is “yes”. Of course everyone has a Mom. But it does seem funny that it’s so common for Disney characters, Princesses in particular, to not have a Mom as a main character who is actually in the picture, to the point that it’s actually a self-referential joke in a Disney film.
I think the goal is to portray them as beautiful, independent, and brave rather than to remind their child viewers they have a mom that is constantly telling them what to do. LOL
I think this is a trope that is common in all of American entertainment media. Father raising family without a mom, especially in television in the old days.My Three Sons, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Andy Griffith Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Diff’rent Strokes and so on.
I think someone once pointed out the lack of moms in the stories to Walt Disney himself, and he replied that a mom would fix everything, and there would be no story.
