Mother Knows Best - Modern TV Moms

No one in the Addams family was traditional but Morticia put a whole new spin on mothering her homicidal daughter and her dragon loving son.

I don't think you can call what Edina Monsoon (Ab Fab) does mothering but she does have a daughter, Saffy.

Anita Van Buren (Law & Order) is a tough, no nonsense cop but at home she is just mom to her children.

Loralie Gilmore (Gilmore Girls) defied the stats about teen parenting and became a wonderful mom and best friend to her daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel).

Lois Griffin (Family Guy) is one hot mama. She has her hands full with her beyond stupid husband, her neurotic daughter, weird teen son and homicidal infant.

What can you say about Sharon Osbourne? The wife and manager of her rock star husband and mother lion to her dysfunctional kids.

Roseanne Connor is one hell of a mother. Not sweet and cuddly but the love for her family shown through.

Grace Kelly (Grace Under Fire) is a loving Mama with a troubled past and a pain in the butt ex-mother in law.

Carmela Soprano (The Sopranos) has more to deal with than the average mom. Her husband is the leader of the New Jersey mob and her kids are no picnic either.

Marge Simpson (The Simpsons) has the patience of a saint with her obnoxious husband and bratty children. She always comes through every wild situation with aplomb.

Shirley Partridge raised five kids on a big bright tour bus. She managed their careers and tried to manage the crazy clan.

Piper Halliwell-Wyatt is definitely not your typical mom. She is a witch married to an angel. Their kids are pretty exceptional too. Their son's Chris and Wyatt held the outcome of the world in their hands.

Claire Huxtable (The Cosby Show) is a top notch lawyer, a gorgeous wife and a great mom of five. She is the mother of all mom's.

Judy Miller (Still Standing) is kind of wacky and kind of wild. She married her high school sweetheart and they had three kids.

Rachel Green (Friends) has an off again/on again relationship (to say the least) with her daughter Emma's dad, Ross Gellar. She is a fashion diva mom who works for Ralph Lauren and bucked tradition by hiring a sexy male nanny.

Catherine Willows (CSI) is a stripper turned CSI supervisor. She raised her daughter Lindsey without the help of her junkie, gambler ex-husband.

Kate McCardle (Kate & Allie) was the liberal mom on the show. She treated her daughter like a person and was much more lenient than her roommate and friend Allie Lowell.

Ann Romano bravely left her husband and cushy life to move on with her two teenage daughters to a harder but more worthwhile life.

Elise Keaton (Family Ties) is a child of the 60's married to the love of her life and raising their four kids. She works as an architect while dealing with ditzy Mallory, conservative Alex, old soul Jennifer and the Baby Andrew.

Peg Bundy (Married With Children) is not a good wife or a good mom. Her kids Bud and Kelly are lucky to have survived to adult hood.