The TV Mom Most of Us Want as Our Mom

08-05-2008 - 02:57

Which TV mom would you most like to have had while you were growing up? Thanks to the magic of reruns, the top mom is June Cleaver from the 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver." Coming in right behind her are Claire Huxtable from "The Cosby Show" and Carol Brady from "The Brady Bunch." That's the word from a new Harris Poll of 2,529 U.S. adults.

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The top 10 TV moms we wish we had when growing up:
1. June Cleaver, "Leave It to Beaver"
2. Claire Huxtable, "The Cosby Show"
3. Carol Brady, "The Brady Bunch"
4. Marion Cunningham, "Happy Days"
5. Donna Stone, "The Donna Reed Show"
6. Harriet Nelson, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet"
7. Lucy Ricardo, "I Love Lucy"
8. Roseanne Connor, "Rosanne" and Lorelei Gilmore of "Gilmore Girls" (tie)
10. Marge Simpson, "The Simpsons"

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Fun facts to know and tell:
--Men prefer the '50s mom of June Cleaver, while women go more for the take charge lawyer of Claire Huxtable.
--Whites prefer June Cleaver while both African Americans and Hispanics have Claire Huxtable as their top mom.
--Those 44 and older prefer June Cleaver, while those 32 to 43 go for '70s icon Carol Brady. Twenty-somethings choose Lorelei Gilmore is the television mom they wished they had.

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