View Full Version : Annnoying Mother in Laws/Mothers on a sitcom


GQ28
05-01-2011, 11:34 AM
Alice mother on the honeymooners, drove Ralf, thru the roof.
Bob's mother always got on Bob and Emily nerves on the Bob Newhart Show.
Geaoge's Mother, Mother Jefferson, drove Louise insane on the Jeffersons.
Iris, Muriel's Mother and Henry hated one another on Too Close for Comfort.

principehomura
05-01-2011, 02:45 PM
Jack's mother in law in 'Unhappily ever after'.
Judy Geller was kinda annoying, especially for Monica, in 'Friends'.
Also Roseanne and Jackie's mother in 'Roseanne'.
But these two were annoying for the characters, not for the public (not so much, at least :P).

McGillicuddy
05-01-2011, 03:08 PM
Endora - Bewitched

Ida Morganstern - Rhoda

Mama - Mama's Family

Kaye & Eve The Mothers-in-Law

Marie - Everybody Loves Raymond

Sophia - The Golden Girls

Wilma's Mother - The Flintstones

70s show watcher
05-01-2011, 09:06 PM
iris martin too close for comfort the constant putdown of henry became irrritating after a few eps

Marvo301
05-01-2011, 10:06 PM
Mother Kelp - Happy Days (Howard never did get along with his mother-in-law! Marion didn't get along with her very well either!)

factsoflife
05-01-2011, 10:07 PM
Marie Barone- Everybody Loves Raymond

Lucille Bluth- Arrested Development

dakert
05-01-2011, 10:13 PM
This list is not complete without

Darrin Stephen's Mom
and
George Jeffersons's Mom

:crazy:

Schmoopie
05-02-2011, 04:32 AM
I don't really care for Daphne's mom on Frasier, but I don't think Daphne does either!

ComedyGuy
05-02-2011, 08:18 AM
Why are there up to 7 answers in some replies ???

That will cause the thread to end alot sooner then expected.

Buddy Sorrell (Dick Van Dyke) never liked Pickles mother even though they never showed her on the show, just Buddy's remarks about his mother in law suggested that he disliked her.

I am sure if this thread was about hated/annoying in-laws in general then there might be more interesting replies.

Marvo301
05-02-2011, 02:16 PM
Howard Wolowitz's mom on Big Bang Theory!

catlover79
05-02-2011, 03:00 PM
Ann Romano and her mother on One Day at a Time always seemed to be at odds as well.

Guy Incognito
05-02-2011, 03:09 PM
Mother Kelp - Happy Days (Howard never did get along with his mother-in-law! Marion didn't get along with her very well either!)

Yeah, but it was a little disappointing to FINALLY see her onscreen and find out that she was so...ordinary. Just another run-of-the-mill, stock sitcom character.

Marvo301
05-02-2011, 04:19 PM
Yeah, but it was a little disappointing to FINALLY see her onscreen and find out that she was so...ordinary. Just another run-of-the-mill, stock sitcom character.
I agree!

Marvo301
05-02-2011, 04:20 PM
Mama Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati

Goldilocks
05-02-2011, 04:37 PM
Marie Barone - Everybody Loves Raymond

Torgo
05-02-2011, 05:15 PM
Peg Bundy's mom on Married With Children.

catlover79
05-02-2011, 08:37 PM
Al's mom (Home Improvement) - although invisible, there were many references to how overbearing she was - and that Al was often caught in the middle with her and his girlfriend, Ilene.

McGillicuddy
05-02-2011, 08:43 PM
Both the mothers of Mr. and Mrs. Foreman on That 70's Show (Played by Marion Ross and Betty White), were a pain to the family!

GQ28
05-02-2011, 09:05 PM
Frane's Mother on the nanny

jerry scott
05-02-2011, 09:44 PM
How about Doug's mother on King of Queens and George and Jerry's Mother's on Seinfeld :)

70s show watcher
05-03-2011, 03:39 AM
Both the mothers of Mr. and Mrs. Foreman on That 70's Show (Played by Marion Ross and Betty White), were a pain to the family!your right how in the world could i forget those 2

catlover79
05-03-2011, 04:05 AM
Mona sure got on her daughter Angela's nerves quite often on Who's the Boss!! :eek: :lol:

old grouch
05-03-2011, 09:45 AM
Oliver's mother on 'Green Acres'

Granny on 'The Beverly Hillbillies'

Sophia on 'The Golden Girls'

stevea
05-03-2011, 01:56 PM
Alice's mother on The Honeymooners. But the all-time worst has to be the above-mentioned Marie Barone.

stevea
05-03-2011, 01:59 PM
Alice's mother on The Honeymooners. But the all-time worst has to be the above-mentioned Marie Barone.
Sorry, this was the first post...wish I could delete this! But let's go with Evelyn Harper, Chalie and Alan's mom on 2-1/2 Men.

Marvo301
05-03-2011, 02:12 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a more annoying Mother than Harriet Olsen on LHOP! (and after Nellie married Percival she was also a Mother-in-law)

ComedyGuy
05-04-2011, 08:57 AM
What about Howard Sprague's mom on TAGS she babied him and she was annoying as hell IMHO.

catlover79
05-04-2011, 02:39 PM
Even though she was (literally!) a dinosaur, I think Grandma Ethyl (voiced by the late, great Florence Stanley) from Dinosaurs belongs on this list!!! :lol:

CaliforniaKid
05-05-2011, 11:52 PM
Yeah, but it was a little disappointing to FINALLY see her onscreen and find out that she was so...ordinary. Just another run-of-the-mill, stock sitcom character.



I dont think Billie Bird is your run of the mill stock sitcom character, she was great in Benson and Dear John as well as Sixteen Candles and many other things.