With Mother’s Day obviously being tomorrow, I figured now would be a good time to release this list. This is a list of movie and tv moms who are single parents. They have to be single from the very start and not later in the project. If they are no longer single by the end of the project, that is completely fine. Both live-action and animated characters will be included on this list. Single fathers will be receiving their own list next month.
#10: Rachel Flax- Mermaids
Look I’m gonna be honest, I have never seen this movie and I do not care enough to see it. If my exploration of it comes off shaky, I apologize. So Cher plays Rachel Flax, a single mom who acts more like a friend than a parent, much to the embarrassment of her oldest daughter Charlotte (whose actress may or may not make an appearance later on this list). One example of Rachel’s irresponsibility is her moving her family every time she goes through a break-up. I probably shouldn’t be too hard on Rachel as Charlotte is the product of a teenage pregnancy. Though at the same time, you’d think she’d mature by her 30s. Again, I have not seen this movie, so I do not have much to say about the character aside from this. I wish I could add more, but this is all that I’ve got. Moving on.
#9: Carey Martin- The Suite Life Series
I honestly don’t know how Carey puts up with her sons’ constant shenanigans and stupidity. Literally every time she turns around, Zach and Cody are wreaking havoc pretty much everywhere they go. The twins are so terrible that Carey visibly expressed relief when her ex-husband offered to have them stay at his place. At least her and Cody have a bond, Zach on the other hand just straight up ignores her. Though he definitely does care for her, which is evident in small moments like in the pilot episode of Suite Life On Deck when they were saying goodbye as the SS Tipton departed. Carey actually reminds me A LOT of my own mother due to both being no nonsense but caring with their kids. I’ll also give Carey a quick little shout out for being a caring figure towards other kids such as Maddie and London.
#8: Donna Sheridan- Mamma Mia!
So I actually have seen Mamma Mia! And because I’m not the biggest fan of ABBA I have mixed feelings for the movie. Though I would be lying If I said I didn’t like at least a few of the songs from the musical. Both the movie and the musical center on Amanda Seyfried’s Sophie contacting 3 men whom she believes might be her father. Her single mother Donna (portrayed by the oh-so iconic Meryl Streep) is unaware of this. There’s nothing but love between Donna and Sophie, with one of the sweetest moments of both movies being Sophie asking her mom to give her away at the wedding, which says a lot considering she contacted her possible fathers in hopes that one would give her away. Donna is no longer a single parent by the end of the first movie as she marries Pierce Brosnan, and is no longer alive by the time we get to the second movie.
#7: Malory Archer- Archer
I said this list centers on single mothers, I never said they had to be good mothers. Otherwise, Malory would not be on this list at all. The head of ISIS, Malory is very self-centered and uncaring towards pretty much everyone around her, including her son (who’s also a piece of trash). Archer was in a strange situation considering it’s one thing to dislike your boss, but it’s another thing for your suck-ish boss to also be your mother. Granted, I do believe she cares for him considering she stayed at the hospital with him when he fell into a coma. So clearly there’s some type of love whether she wants to admit it or not. Malory is also probably the most dirty-minded character on this list. Her time on the show ends with her turning the agency over to her son and flying off to the sunset with Ron due to the passing of her voice actress (who played another douchebag mom on Arrested Development).
#6: Ashley Marin- Pretty Little Liars
I hate Pretty Little Liars with a burning passion. In fact the main reason I’m aware of some plot information is because my sister watched it at some point and even read the books (I don’t know if she read all of them). But this isn’t about my hatred for this show, it’s about the relationship dynamic between our current subject and her child. Ashley Marin serves as the mom to Hanna and became a single parent when her husband cheated and left her for the mistress. Ashley and Hanna are pretty loyal to each other, which is best showcased in the Detective Wilden situation. Ashley sleeps with him so her daughter isn’t charged for shoplifting, and when Ashley’s framed for his murder by A, Hanna wants to turn herself in to keep Ashley from going to prison. If that does not spell “loyalty” then I don’t know what will.
#5: Joyce Summers- Buffy The Vampire Slayer
To be honest, I’m kind of conflicted on if I should even put Joyce this high on the list. For the very few of you who may not know, Joyce is the mother of everyone’s favorite vampire slayer Buffy along with her younger sister Dawn. She’s a single parent by the start of the series having recently divorced from her husband Hank. The reason why I’ve been skeptical over her placement is because the most memorable thing about Joyce is her death. I don’t think anyone would really remember anything in particular about Joyce aside from being Buffy’s mom if it wasn’t for the simplistic manner of her death within this type of show. If she’s memorable mainly for her end alone and not for any personality traits or usefulness throughout the show, then I probably shouldn't have put her this high. But then again I’m not a fan of the show, so I would not be surprised at all if I’m wrong.
#4: ROZZUM "Roz" unit 7134- The Wild Robot
Lora Meredith- Imitation Of Life 
Bonnie Plunkett- Mom
Monkey/Sariatu- Kubo 
Liane Cartman- South Park
Mrs. Jumbo- Dumbo 
Mrs. Potts- Beauty & The Beast
Annie Hughes- The Iron Giant
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