{"id":120600,"date":"2016-05-04T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/120600\/wacky-wednesday-9-tv-moms-we-all-secretly-wish-we-had\/"},"modified":"2016-05-04T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T10:41:15","slug":"wacky-wednesday-9-tv-moms-we-all-secretly-wish-we-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/05\/04\/wacky-wednesday-9-tv-moms-we-all-secretly-wish-we-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesday: 9 TV moms we all (secretly) wish we had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s really hard not to feel like you&#8217;re part of the family when you tune into your favourite TV dramas and comedies and watch the matriarchs that hold everything together.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the moms that have graced our TV screens over the decades have really left an indelible mark in our lives. To celebrate Mother\u2019s Day this Sunday, here are few TV Moms many of us wish we had in real life.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>1. Ma Agnes (Isidingo)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/Keketso-Semoko-isidingo_21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-106004\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/Keketso-Semoko-isidingo_21.png\" alt=\"Keketso-Semoko-isidingo_2\" width=\"518\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ma Agnes certainly became the South African symbol of a matriarch who takes control and helps her family get out of sticky situations. Though she&#8217;s no longer in Isidingo, her presence is always felt.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h2><strong>2. Claire Dunphy (Modern Family)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-105983\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-2.gif\" alt=\"giphy (2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a little\u00a0neurotic but Claire Dunphy will do anything to make sure her family is functioning. We salute her for having dealt with husband Phil for so long.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Claire Huxtable (The Huxtables)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105986\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-5.gif\" alt=\"giphy (5)\" width=\"498\" height=\"368\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mrs Huxtable is the embodiment of cool and calm career mom and grandmother who somehow has the time to be\u00a0a full time lawyer, look amazing, constantly give advice to her children and run her household with ease.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Cookie Lyon (Empire)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105987\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-7.gif\" alt=\"giphy (7)\" width=\"501\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s fierce, she\u2019s street smart and will not let anyone mess with her family. Who needs a warrior when you have Cookie Lyon?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Mortica Addams (The Addams Family)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-105988\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"giphy\" width=\"500\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mortica Addams is the quintessential witchy\u00a0mom who always dresses in black, is obsessed with death, speaks French and will do anything for her children.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Marge Simpson (The Simpsons)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-9.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105992\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-9.gif\" alt=\"giphy (9)\" width=\"497\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moms can learn so much from legendary TV mom Marge, afterall, she&#8217;s been running a crazy household for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>7. Charmaine Meinjies (7de laan)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/images.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105993\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/images.jpg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"494\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She may have had an evil twin but Charmaine Meinjies on 7 De Laan is definitely a force to reckon with when it comes to her family and coffee shop.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-105994\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/giphy-4.gif\" alt=\"giphy (4)\" width=\"495\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t have a list of memorable TV moms without including Gilmore Girls\u2019 Lorelai. She\u2019s the ultimate \u201cadorable\u201d TV \u00a0mom.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Mamokete (Rhythm City)<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/RC-mamokete-1600x630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-106005\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/05\/RC-mamokete-1600x630.jpg\" alt=\"RC-mamokete-1600x630\" width=\"500\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Mamokete was the heart of the community in Rhythm City with her spaza shop and charitable endeavors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='4b9a75aa52791826aae5a465bc0521aa'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s their fierce protection over their families or effortless cool, these TV moms have certainly given us the warmest feelings over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":120601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Central","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[981,10905,10906,4984,10907,10908,3325,2765,10909,10910,10911,2989],"class_list":["post-120600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-comedy","tag-drama","tag-gilmore-girls","tag-isidingo","tag-modern-family","tag-moms","tag-mothers-day","tag-series","tag-television","tag-the-addams-family","tag-the-huxtables","tag-tv"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["comedy","Drama","Gilmore Girls","isidingo","Modern Family","moms","Mother's Day","series","television","The Addam\u2019s Family","The Huxtables","TV"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}