# Most Beautiful TV Mom **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337 "2018-06-18T20:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/41 "2018-06-19T01:44:41Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I second (third?) Sofia Vergara. One of the most beautiful women on TV, period. > > I always had a thing for Courtney Thorne-Smith of _According to Jim_. Not sure if her character was a mom, as I seldom watched that dumb show, but she was hot. She’s not even the most beautiful woman on her show. I figured I would be the only one to say it but I guess I’m not. Not to take anything away from her, Sophia Vergara is beautiful, funny and charming. I’m not worthy to wash her car. But I’ve had a crush on Julie Bowen from the second I saw her. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/42 "2018-06-19T01:46:13Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I was scrolling down that page and thought “she carries an awful lot of candelabras, doesn’t she?” Cathy had a deadly fear of candles, forcing Natalie to use the one true way to tell her apart from Patty. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/43 "2018-06-19T01:49:39Z")
Couldn’t she just show Patty a hot dog? ---
**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/44 "2018-06-19T04:10:02Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I haven’t given it a lot of thought, but the first name to spring to my mind was Elyse Keaton (from _Family Ties_). > [@Temporary\_Name](#): > > There are many good answers here I must comment on after I feed my kid, but even though I am a very strong supporter of the brunette, I have to nominate this beautiful creature: > > [Whitney Blake](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0086756/mediaviewer/rm1619278592) I didn’t realize it when I made the link above, but she is the mother of Meredith Baxter. It turns out she also introduced us to the ultimate TV fantasy daughter for my generation: Barbara Cooper (Valerie Bertinelli) as the creator of _One Day at a Time_ which is based upon her own life as a single mom. As far as I am concerned, she was the most elegant, beautiful woman on television in her era and easily the best part of the show Hazel. She had no where nearly enough screen time to suit me. It seems the early sixties was the golden age for TV moms, and she could hold her own against the best of them! Makes me think, how many of these TV moms could be neighbors? Several of their husbands worked in New York City; could Laura Petri and Samantha Stevens belong to the same book club? How about others from that era? Where did Donna Reed and Beaver’s mom raise their kids? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/45 "2018-06-19T04:46:55Z")
> [@Temporary\_Name](#): > > Makes me think, how many of these TV moms could be neighbors? Several of their husbands worked in New York City; **could Laura Petri and Samantha Stevens belong to the same book club?** Doubtful. The Stevens’ lived in either Westport, Connecticut or Patterson, New York. The Petries lived In New Rochelle, New York. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/46 "2018-06-19T05:24:08Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > No love for Betty Rubble? If I’m going to bang a cartoon mom I’m taking Francine Smith! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/47 "2018-06-19T07:22:19Z")
Lorelai Gilmore. I didn’t watch the show, and apparently she was a handful, but yowza, Lauren Graham is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/48 "2018-06-19T07:28:18Z")
Umm… Lena Headey. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/49 "2018-06-19T08:32:53Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I always had a thing for Courtney Thorne-Smith of _According to Jim_. Not sure if her character was a mom, as I seldom watched that dumb show, but she was hot. And a mom, too. They started out with three kids, then they incorporated Courtney Thorne-Smith’s real-life pregnancy into the show, adding twin sons to the TV family. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/50 "2018-06-19T11:44:09Z")
Donna Stone, with Laura Petrie first runner up. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/51 "2018-06-19T12:31:49Z")
[Moderating] > [@dropzone](#): > > Some years ago there was a Doper who had lost weight and, early on, I told her how she resembled Julie Bowen, who wasn’t famous. I’m a tool and hope she knows that I’m available. Alas, her husband was hotter than I. ☹ **dropzone** , I’m not sure if I should be disturbed with you or worried for you, but either way, that post isn’t appropriate. I think you have some issues that this board can’t help you with. Seek out someone who can. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/52 "2018-06-19T13:34:12Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Samantha Stevens ^ This. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/53 "2018-06-19T13:38:15Z")
Mary Cooper. Both versions. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/54 "2018-06-19T14:01:05Z")
\ Yet another “Hot women on television I’d like to pork” thread. Is June now “Fantasy Women Hookup Month”? I mean, it’s a step up from Rape Month but still getting kinda creepy. But since I’m here… > [@pkbites](#): > > If I’m going to bang a cartoon mom I’m taking Francine Smith! You can have her. I’m going for **Lana** , even though it would put me in the… …wait for it… …danger zone. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/55 "2018-06-19T14:08:48Z")
Classic **Gyrate**! Count another vote for Morticia Addams. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/56 "2018-06-19T14:21:19Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > …danger zone. I keep forgetting she’s a mom! That said, there’s something about Mallory that intrigues me. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/57 "2018-06-19T14:31:27Z")
I’m surprised to see nary a vote for [**Elizabeth Montgomery**.](http://www.ioffer.com/img/item/558/423/416/the-rules-of-marriage-elizabeth-montgomery-tv-1982-056f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/58 "2018-06-19T14:36:31Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I’m surprised to see nary a vote for [**Elizabeth Montgomery**.](http://www.ioffer.com/img/item/558/423/416/the-rules-of-marriage-elizabeth-montgomery-tv-1982-056f.jpg) Posts 10 & 52. 🙂 She has many names. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/59 "2018-06-19T14:56:54Z")
I’d have to agree with Mary Tyler Moore and Sofia Vergara. Let me add my nominee of [Megyn Price](https://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BOTIxMzAwNTk3M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTE0MDQ0MjE@._V1_.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337/60 "2018-06-19T15:15:45Z")
I immediately thought of Elyse Keaton, too. Not sure if it’s because I grew up watching _Family Ties_ or what. Merideth Baxter’s mom, Whitney Blake, is also beautiful. I don’t think Steve and Elyse Keaton were mis-matched though. He was goofy and awkward like a dad but not necessarily a layabout or a dumbass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-tv-mom/816337.md?page=4)