these aren’t your mama’s grandmother’s
you can go no ring stand back kids
Mama’s going fishing
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
TV grandmother’s for this list we’re
looking at small screen grandmother’s
that didn’t let a little old age temper
their personalities Charlie sweetheart
for me a scotch will you far from blue
haired little old ladies these TV
grandmas pack a punch along with some
occasional sage advice no is it your
knockoff Georgio’s making me Dad these
matriarchs may have even traded in the
butterscotch candies and support hose
for early morning martinis and maybe
even a gentleman suitor and that flute
cello number 10 Martha Rodgers Castle
really Adolphus
what does home work at a party have a
test next week so do I live a function I
don’t see me studying
far from the domestic type you wouldn’t
catch this feisty grandmother sitting at
home baking cookies I wish I could say I
was surprised it’s my fault really
and while she lives with her son and
granddaughter she maintains quite the
act of social life if you catch our
drift Oh mother I’m still hoping to get
lucky
as a former Broadway star she’s no
stranger to drama which makes her a
valuable asset to her novelist son I had
a real job as a working actress you know
not everybody can sit at home in front
of a laptop and claim to be employed and
since she’s apparently had quite a bit
of romantic experience in the past and
definitely in the present Martha’s
advice is oftentimes more sound than
you’d expect better hope this last
Derrick storm book sells loverboy
because research don’t pay the bills she
just wants her son to be great oh and to
have a little fun herself be careful
flatfoot number 9 Estelle Winslow family
oh it’s almost the nineties like not
between her thick glasses sweet smile
and Grandma bangs you couldn’t help but
want to get a hug while being rocked to
sleep by this grandma I just want to
help out when I can and not get in the
way based on first impressions at least
but upon further inspection and maybe
after a few nuggets of wisdom you may
realize that this particular matriarch
isn’t one to be trifled with
in fact it’s no good for any of you all
especially you call your hearts already
working overtime get you a mom done
fiercely protective of her grandchildren
and even Steve Urkel the Winslows
annoying and nerdy neighbor Estelle
could switch from comforting grandma to
Savi socialite at the drop of a hat you
don’t have the mushroom sauce on me from
your recipe can be my recipe mushrooms
give me gifts her charms weren’t lost on
the gentleman either but mother I really
want this to work I wanted to work too
I’m running out of son
number eight Beverly Lorraine Harris and
Nana Mary Rose and poor thing Dan in one
house you in another you must be feeling
so lost these two ladies occupied the
opposite side of the grandma spectrum a
lot more chips in here but Shirley ate
them all on the way down while grandma
Bev
Roseanne’s mother is strict hyper
critical and fairly insufferable Nana
Mary Rose Ann’s grandmother is a
hard-partying funtime gal DJ that’s
right of course DJ alright honey you
better run home now we’re gonna have our
dinner you’d think having a grandmother
and a great-grandmother around the house
would make the Roseanne household kind
of tame happy meals for everyone
but when one claims her persona is an
act and the other has a tendency to lose
her pants after a wild night out it’s
safe to say that anything goes with
these two do you ever wonder what sex is
gonna be like with Jackie say in 50
years
number seven Moana Robinson who’s the
boss here you are and right on time what
a reliable person you can call this hot
blooded grandmother a number of things
but demure ain’t one of them my
instincts tell me this is the man for my
grandson and it doesn’t hurt that he’s a
hunk never one to shy away from being a
little daring mrs. Robinson seem to
often have a singular focus which is of
the adult variety while Moana lived with
her family she was never at a loss for
extracurricular activities you’d be just
as likely to see her traipsing around in
a bikini as you would be to witness her
saying something inappropriate problem
is mother you sent me a man for a
housekeeper
oh don’t be sexist a man can do
meaningless unproductive work just as
well as a woman
needless to say she’s the kind of
grandma you want to have around at least
if you want to laugh take a Skippy break
huh
number six ethyl Phillips dinosaurs I’m
so excited I feel like a schoolgirl
as far as dinosaurs go oh thank you
sweetheart I have my scales done for the
occasion
this wheelchair-bound one was a bit on
the cranky side you probably would be
too if you couldn’t stand your
son-in-law and could literally be hurled
to your death at any moment you could be
a legend among dinosaurs or you could
have the momentary satisfaction of
throwing grandma off the cliff so this
particular grandma wasn’t of the sweet
variety by all accounts
Ethel Phillips was pretty dour and a
little mean but that’s probably why we
liked her so much I just want to say I’m
sorry
geez I thought you mean it don’t you
sorry
yeah I’m sorry you married my daughter
she may not have been the nicest
prehistoric grandma but she definitely
left an impression even if it was just
with her came and I’m sorry she has to
live in a cold drafty hole on the wrong
side of the swamp with a guy who was a
tree pusher 20 years ago and today is
surprise still a tree pusher number five
Harper two and a half men what are you
doing just in the neighborhood thought
I’d visit why she’s at least partially
responsible for bringing Charlie Harper
into the world which could be considered
a good or bad thing depending on who you
ask
just watching this particular grandma in
action you can sort of see why her sons
turned out the way they did and even
more so why they refer to her as Satan
do you have any idea how hurtful it is
to hear about your own son’s divorce on
the street what divorce
what street how did you get in my house
obviously not everyone has a saccharine
sweet relationship with their family but
we certainly don’t expect most
grandmother’s to be compared to the
Prince of Darkness mom what are you
doing Oh hardly I’m paying $12 for a
martini they’re lucky I don’t take a
chair but with Evelyn Harper we can
totally see it I was a wonderful mother
and if Alan thinks otherwise it’s only
because that wall-eyed dr. Demerest put
ideas into his head well that was money
well spent
number four Marie Barone Everybody Loves
Raymond I saw your car pull up before it
didn’t call one could argue that no one
loved Raymond more than his mother even
if that love was a little overbearing
and heavy-handed I brought you some
baking soda for your fridge I smelled
something questionable and maybe even
manipulative at times if anything mrs.
Barone gave us a glimpse at a
professional grandmother in action she
knew how to get what she wanted from her
kids while simultaneously playing on the
sympathies of her family what’s this
about Frank no I just want to salt
baloney
it’s because I yelled at you last night
for blowing your nose into your song
clearly she wasn’t new to the whole
grand parenting thing now whether or not
she did a good job is an entirely
different story
you Rock mrs. V number three Thelma
momma Harper Mama’s family well don’t
just stand there letting every flying a
neighbor
there’s really nothing strange about a
headstrong grandmother who serves as the
matriarch of a household that’s almost
par for the course in pop culture it’s
no wonder your children stay away and
rope what might be a little
unconventional about this particular
grandmother is that she never ceases to
get into any number of wild escapades
I’m gonna teach Vinton to stand on his
own two feet when a Peter stayed on his
feet last night in a basement
surrounded by her family members who
seemed equally as prone to random
adventures mama knows exactly how to
navigate almost any circumstance with a
sarcastic remark and a witty comeback
you know me and my friend Claude have
put little money into chinchillas it’s
an investment your money down the drain
and have done with it
don’t let the silvery blue hair fool you
Thelma Harper is a force to be reckoned
with Frank would you stop picking at the
eggs one must chew ones food one doesn’t
have to chew eggs you just let him slide
dang it’s row number two violet Crawley
Downton Abbey of course I’ve heard what
else would I be there when you hear the
words Dowager Duchess it’s likely that
your mind will conjure up an image of
Maggie Smith with a huge hat and a
disapproving scowl I’m tougher than I
look
and in this particular instance you’d be
100 percent correct I didn’t run down to
30 years to see it go lock stock and
barrel to a stranger from God as well as
the Crawley family matriarch this Stern
grandmother is fiercely protective of
her family’s good name and it shows good
let’s talk about money she may not have
been fond of her American
daughter-in-law but she seems to be
consumed with the well-being of her
granddaughter’s their marriages are lack
thereof and her family’s legacy
give him a date so it marries out of
learning no one wants to kiss a girl in
black it’s almost a full-time job for
her no one can foresee the future doctor
not you not iron certainly not mrs.
Crawley
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
I’m surprised and I’m happy me too you
said with Christmas yes Christmas Merry
Merry Christmas on one condition
since we are now financially involved in
your life I want to be actively involved
in your life you don’t call in my home
now listen I am the only person in this
family who doesn’t curse so just do me
the favor I want to see how you’re
feeling you got a date um no a vampire
came into the bar oh did he have fangs
mom I can’t believe you’re here
you keep disappearing and reappearing
and it’s not funny yeah just like that
show Scrubs oh man I’m sorry I had to
pretend to be dead but he worked because
the government isn’t looking for me
anymore
number one Lucille Bluth Arrested
Development this gin-soaked granny may
have been part of the elite class but
her behavior is anything but morally
sound I wonder how I can talk you out of
ever making that face again emotionally
abusive and highly manipulative Lucille
Bluth exists in a perpetual state of
Busey disapproval and insatiable greed
so dramatic and flamboyant it just makes
me want to set myself on fire this
cunning grandma stops at nothing to gain
the upper hand in her family including
scheming against her children pitting
them against each other and even roping
her grandchildren into her schemes all
of which she does while imbibing if
you’re saying I play favorites you’re
wrong I love all my children equally
I don’t care if it show between her
affair with her husband’s twin brother
her scathing one-liners and her ongoing
feud with Lucille 2 little lady has
really done a number on you we can’t
help but like or at least be wildly
entertained by her now I am really happy
that you two are in agreement do you
agree with our list who’s your favorite
TV grandmother for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com you’re
wearing a bathing suit
you can go no ring stand back kids
Mama’s going fishing
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
TV grandmother’s for this list we’re
looking at small screen grandmother’s
that didn’t let a little old age temper
their personalities Charlie sweetheart
for me a scotch will you far from blue
haired little old ladies these TV
grandmas pack a punch along with some
occasional sage advice no is it your
knockoff Georgio’s making me Dad these
matriarchs may have even traded in the
butterscotch candies and support hose
for early morning martinis and maybe
even a gentleman suitor and that flute
cello number 10 Martha Rodgers Castle
really Adolphus
what does home work at a party have a
test next week so do I live a function I
don’t see me studying
far from the domestic type you wouldn’t
catch this feisty grandmother sitting at
home baking cookies I wish I could say I
was surprised it’s my fault really
and while she lives with her son and
granddaughter she maintains quite the
act of social life if you catch our
drift Oh mother I’m still hoping to get
lucky
as a former Broadway star she’s no
stranger to drama which makes her a
valuable asset to her novelist son I had
a real job as a working actress you know
not everybody can sit at home in front
of a laptop and claim to be employed and
since she’s apparently had quite a bit
of romantic experience in the past and
definitely in the present Martha’s
advice is oftentimes more sound than
you’d expect better hope this last
Derrick storm book sells loverboy
because research don’t pay the bills she
just wants her son to be great oh and to
have a little fun herself be careful
flatfoot number 9 Estelle Winslow family
oh it’s almost the nineties like not
between her thick glasses sweet smile
and Grandma bangs you couldn’t help but
want to get a hug while being rocked to
sleep by this grandma I just want to
help out when I can and not get in the
way based on first impressions at least
but upon further inspection and maybe
after a few nuggets of wisdom you may
realize that this particular matriarch
isn’t one to be trifled with
in fact it’s no good for any of you all
especially you call your hearts already
working overtime get you a mom done
fiercely protective of her grandchildren
and even Steve Urkel the Winslows
annoying and nerdy neighbor Estelle
could switch from comforting grandma to
Savi socialite at the drop of a hat you
don’t have the mushroom sauce on me from
your recipe can be my recipe mushrooms
give me gifts her charms weren’t lost on
the gentleman either but mother I really
want this to work I wanted to work too
I’m running out of son
number eight Beverly Lorraine Harris and
Nana Mary Rose and poor thing Dan in one
house you in another you must be feeling
so lost these two ladies occupied the
opposite side of the grandma spectrum a
lot more chips in here but Shirley ate
them all on the way down while grandma
Bev
Roseanne’s mother is strict hyper
critical and fairly insufferable Nana
Mary Rose Ann’s grandmother is a
hard-partying funtime gal DJ that’s
right of course DJ alright honey you
better run home now we’re gonna have our
dinner you’d think having a grandmother
and a great-grandmother around the house
would make the Roseanne household kind
of tame happy meals for everyone
but when one claims her persona is an
act and the other has a tendency to lose
her pants after a wild night out it’s
safe to say that anything goes with
these two do you ever wonder what sex is
gonna be like with Jackie say in 50
years
number seven Moana Robinson who’s the
boss here you are and right on time what
a reliable person you can call this hot
blooded grandmother a number of things
but demure ain’t one of them my
instincts tell me this is the man for my
grandson and it doesn’t hurt that he’s a
hunk never one to shy away from being a
little daring mrs. Robinson seem to
often have a singular focus which is of
the adult variety while Moana lived with
her family she was never at a loss for
extracurricular activities you’d be just
as likely to see her traipsing around in
a bikini as you would be to witness her
saying something inappropriate problem
is mother you sent me a man for a
housekeeper
oh don’t be sexist a man can do
meaningless unproductive work just as
well as a woman
needless to say she’s the kind of
grandma you want to have around at least
if you want to laugh take a Skippy break
huh
number six ethyl Phillips dinosaurs I’m
so excited I feel like a schoolgirl
as far as dinosaurs go oh thank you
sweetheart I have my scales done for the
occasion
this wheelchair-bound one was a bit on
the cranky side you probably would be
too if you couldn’t stand your
son-in-law and could literally be hurled
to your death at any moment you could be
a legend among dinosaurs or you could
have the momentary satisfaction of
throwing grandma off the cliff so this
particular grandma wasn’t of the sweet
variety by all accounts
Ethel Phillips was pretty dour and a
little mean but that’s probably why we
liked her so much I just want to say I’m
sorry
geez I thought you mean it don’t you
sorry
yeah I’m sorry you married my daughter
she may not have been the nicest
prehistoric grandma but she definitely
left an impression even if it was just
with her came and I’m sorry she has to
live in a cold drafty hole on the wrong
side of the swamp with a guy who was a
tree pusher 20 years ago and today is
surprise still a tree pusher number five
Harper two and a half men what are you
doing just in the neighborhood thought
I’d visit why she’s at least partially
responsible for bringing Charlie Harper
into the world which could be considered
a good or bad thing depending on who you
ask
just watching this particular grandma in
action you can sort of see why her sons
turned out the way they did and even
more so why they refer to her as Satan
do you have any idea how hurtful it is
to hear about your own son’s divorce on
the street what divorce
what street how did you get in my house
obviously not everyone has a saccharine
sweet relationship with their family but
we certainly don’t expect most
grandmother’s to be compared to the
Prince of Darkness mom what are you
doing Oh hardly I’m paying $12 for a
martini they’re lucky I don’t take a
chair but with Evelyn Harper we can
totally see it I was a wonderful mother
and if Alan thinks otherwise it’s only
because that wall-eyed dr. Demerest put
ideas into his head well that was money
well spent
number four Marie Barone Everybody Loves
Raymond I saw your car pull up before it
didn’t call one could argue that no one
loved Raymond more than his mother even
if that love was a little overbearing
and heavy-handed I brought you some
baking soda for your fridge I smelled
something questionable and maybe even
manipulative at times if anything mrs.
Barone gave us a glimpse at a
professional grandmother in action she
knew how to get what she wanted from her
kids while simultaneously playing on the
sympathies of her family what’s this
about Frank no I just want to salt
baloney
it’s because I yelled at you last night
for blowing your nose into your song
clearly she wasn’t new to the whole
grand parenting thing now whether or not
she did a good job is an entirely
different story
you Rock mrs. V number three Thelma
momma Harper Mama’s family well don’t
just stand there letting every flying a
neighbor
there’s really nothing strange about a
headstrong grandmother who serves as the
matriarch of a household that’s almost
par for the course in pop culture it’s
no wonder your children stay away and
rope what might be a little
unconventional about this particular
grandmother is that she never ceases to
get into any number of wild escapades
I’m gonna teach Vinton to stand on his
own two feet when a Peter stayed on his
feet last night in a basement
surrounded by her family members who
seemed equally as prone to random
adventures mama knows exactly how to
navigate almost any circumstance with a
sarcastic remark and a witty comeback
you know me and my friend Claude have
put little money into chinchillas it’s
an investment your money down the drain
and have done with it
don’t let the silvery blue hair fool you
Thelma Harper is a force to be reckoned
with Frank would you stop picking at the
eggs one must chew ones food one doesn’t
have to chew eggs you just let him slide
dang it’s row number two violet Crawley
Downton Abbey of course I’ve heard what
else would I be there when you hear the
words Dowager Duchess it’s likely that
your mind will conjure up an image of
Maggie Smith with a huge hat and a
disapproving scowl I’m tougher than I
look
and in this particular instance you’d be
100 percent correct I didn’t run down to
30 years to see it go lock stock and
barrel to a stranger from God as well as
the Crawley family matriarch this Stern
grandmother is fiercely protective of
her family’s good name and it shows good
let’s talk about money she may not have
been fond of her American
daughter-in-law but she seems to be
consumed with the well-being of her
granddaughter’s their marriages are lack
thereof and her family’s legacy
give him a date so it marries out of
learning no one wants to kiss a girl in
black it’s almost a full-time job for
her no one can foresee the future doctor
not you not iron certainly not mrs.
Crawley
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
I’m surprised and I’m happy me too you
said with Christmas yes Christmas Merry
Merry Christmas on one condition
since we are now financially involved in
your life I want to be actively involved
in your life you don’t call in my home
now listen I am the only person in this
family who doesn’t curse so just do me
the favor I want to see how you’re
feeling you got a date um no a vampire
came into the bar oh did he have fangs
mom I can’t believe you’re here
you keep disappearing and reappearing
and it’s not funny yeah just like that
show Scrubs oh man I’m sorry I had to
pretend to be dead but he worked because
the government isn’t looking for me
anymore
number one Lucille Bluth Arrested
Development this gin-soaked granny may
have been part of the elite class but
her behavior is anything but morally
sound I wonder how I can talk you out of
ever making that face again emotionally
abusive and highly manipulative Lucille
Bluth exists in a perpetual state of
Busey disapproval and insatiable greed
so dramatic and flamboyant it just makes
me want to set myself on fire this
cunning grandma stops at nothing to gain
the upper hand in her family including
scheming against her children pitting
them against each other and even roping
her grandchildren into her schemes all
of which she does while imbibing if
you’re saying I play favorites you’re
wrong I love all my children equally
I don’t care if it show between her
affair with her husband’s twin brother
her scathing one-liners and her ongoing
feud with Lucille 2 little lady has
really done a number on you we can’t
help but like or at least be wildly
entertained by her now I am really happy
that you two are in agreement do you
agree with our list who’s your favorite
TV grandmother for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com you’re
wearing a bathing suit
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