The 15 Hottest TV Moms of All Time

January 22nd, 2009 by Wendy

Tagged as: Big Love, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Friends, Heroes, Lost, Mad Men, My Name is Earl, Weeds

While not all the moms on this list will win a Mother of the Year award, there’s no disputing that there are plenty of hot mamas among them. Check out TV Crunch’s list of 15 Hottest TV Moms of All Time. Hot… or not?

15. Carol Brady (The Brady Bunch)

Hang with me on this one – it was the 70s, ya know, so maybe Carol Brady isn’t smokin’ by today’s standards, but she was pretty friggin hot back in the day. Plus, she looked like she was a major tiger in bed, always cozying up to Mike Brady. Speaking of Tiger – what the hell ever happened to that mutt?

14. Rita Bennett (Dexter)

As Dexter’s girlfriend (now wife), Rita seems a little clueless – how can she not know about Dex’s secret side? Despite being a beauty, being oblivious to Dexter’s side hobby may be a big flaw. Give her credit though – she was a single mom with a messed up past that included all matter of abuse, and she’s one strong woman.

13. Tami Taylor (Friday Night Lights)

Sure, it’s all about the football – but hot coach’s wife and guidance counselor Tami Taylor is one sexy mom that injects her sensibility into the crazy mix. A gorgeous redhead who’s into football – sounds like a football fan’s dreamgirl.

12. Gabrielle Solis (Desperate Housewives)

To be fair, that jump ahead 5 years on Desperate Housewives wasn’t kind to Gabrielle, but she’s still sexy underneath her frazzled mom frump. Let us not forget her pre-kid sexy days when she was getting it on with her gardener. Her inner hotness will no doubt shine again as the season wears on.

11. Joy Turner (My Name Is Earl)

She’s crass talkin’ white trash who rocks her hair extensions and cheesy clothes – damn if Joy isn’t the hottest trailer trash on the planet. Her self-confidence and tell-it-like-it-is attitude only wins our hearts over more.

10. Elyse Keaton (Family Ties)

Sha-la-la-la… ooh, that Elyse Keaton, she epitomized the 80s hot mom – as post-hippie mama to republican uptight Alex P. Keaton, Elyse and hubby Steven clearly had some smokin’ chemistry. Mama Keaton was equal parts sexy wife and fab mother.

9. Peg Bundy (Married … With Children)

A little cheesy, sure, but Peg Bundy’s cleavage baring tops, tight pants and high heels made her the anti-soccer mom – and we love her for it. Her unorthodox child raising be damned, Peg brought over-the-top hot to TV. Yeah, she’s trashy and unconventional… but we wouldn’t have her any other way.

8. Claire Littleton (Lost)

The hottest mom ever to give birth while stranded on a mysteriously whack island, Claire Littleton is a blonde Australian beauty who shows she’s fragile and strong all at the same time – and all while looking out for the best interest of her baby. Too bad she’s a ghost mom now.

7. Niki Sanders (Heroes)

Niki Sanders is maybe a little too complicated for some guys, but that doesn’t detract from her sexiness. An internet stripper with issues that include split personality Jessica and a red-hot deadly temper, Niki may be a little safer to check out from a distance.

6. Rachel Green (Friends)

We watched Rachel go from sexy single woman playing the dating game, to pregnant… to mom to baby Emma in the final two seasons. And while her on-again/off-again relationship with baby daddy Ross was a rollercoaster run, new mommyhood matured Rachel and she never lost her sex appeal.

5. Margene Heffman (Big Love)

Bill Henrickson’s third – and hottest – wife on Big Love, Margene started out as the Henrickson’s babysitter but her sweet, young ways quickly found her in the wifey lineup. She’s finding her order among the wives, but her fresh-faced adorable mom definitely gets top billing among the top 5 of our list.

4. Betty Draper (Mad Men)

Betty takes the stuffy 50s/60s housewife and, despite being a picture perfect former model, gives us a glimpse at her internal suffering as a repressed (and depressed) woman. Betty is a fox, no doubt, but she wants to be the perfect wife, mother and hostess – clearly, there’s a lot she needs to sort out.

3. Kate Austen (Lost)

Kate’s a mom by default, picking up mom duties where dead mama Claire left off, but she truly cares about Aaron too. We’ve seen Kate barely clothed and making out with both Jake and Sawyer, so we know she’s got good taste in guys. Plus she’s a former fugitive – that’s kinda hot, right?

2. Becky Donaldson (Full House)

Just try and deny the hotness of Becky Donaldson on Full House. Becky and Uncle Jesse were like a fantastic force of beauty to be reckoned with – Becky’s the ultimate smiley-smiley sweet aunt, wife, friend and mother and perhaps one of the only good reasons to still watch reruns of Full House.

1. Nancy Botwin (Weeds)

Sometimes a mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do – and Mary-Louise Parker’s Nancy Botwin does just that, becoming suburban pot dealer to keep her family on track. Are her methods less-than-desirable? Sure. Is she smart, funny and sexy in the process? You bet.

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15 Responses to “The 15 Hottest TV Moms of All Time”

On January 22nd 2009, Ken Hebert wrote:

I think you forgot about Lindsey Bluth from Arrested Development.
On January 23rd 2009, Chris (MadAboutMovies.tv) wrote:

Elyse Keaton would be my vote which certainly must date me.
On January 23rd 2009, Lucas Weismann wrote:

You’d have to be on crack not to include Mary Tyler Moore’s Laura Petrie from the Dick Van Dyke show. She’d knock any one of these off the list.
On January 24th 2009, Scott wrote:

What? No Donna Reed? Come on, she’s the original TV MILF!!!!
On January 25th 2009, Aileen wrote:

My dad liked Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched.
On January 27th 2009, Haley wrote:

Srsly? No Lorelai Gilmore? How can this be???

She easily should have taken Kate’s spot… Don’t get me wrong, Evangeline Lilly is as hot as can be and fun to watch, but I’m sure she gets on plenty of other top 15 or whatever lists, you know?
On January 28th 2009, chris wrote:

claire huxtable of the cosby’s
On January 29th 2009, Trevor wrote:

I would go with Elizabeth Montgomery on Bewitched in the early years. I watched the first season on dvd and she was smoking hot.
On February 4th 2009, chris wrote:

My middle-aged judgment says: Eliz Montgomery from Bewitched was HOT and is your biggest oversight. Get Mrs. Brady the freak off this list. Gutsy but smart call on Elyse Keaton. Connie Britton (Tami Taylor on FNL) deserves to be MUCH higher. Finally, thanks so much for giving me reason to watch Heroes!
On February 4th 2009, chris wrote:

My middle-aged judgment says: Eliz Montgomery from Bewitched was HOT and is your biggest oversight. Get Mrs. Brady off this list. Gutsy but smart call on Elyse Keaton. Connie Britton (Tami Taylor on FNL) deserves to be MUCH higher. Finally, thanks so much for giving me reason to watch Heroes!
On February 13th 2009, T-Bone wrote:

You must be a fan of Friday Night Lights. I notice entries from that show on most of these “top” lists.

Good call on listing Margene from Big Love (aka Ginnifer Goodwin).

I never paid much attention to Full House, but was Becky a mom? Just a technicality, I guess.
On February 14th 2009, Chey wrote:

HOW DO YOU FORGET CLAIR HUXTABLE?? OR IS THERE NOT ROOM FOR ETHNIC WOMEN? LIKE ONLY WITE MOTHERS?? THERE ARE HISPANIC MOTHERS, BLACK MOTHERS, AND ASIAN MOTHERS….JEEZ
On April 2nd 2009, KEN wrote:

Claire Huxtable??? Really??? She was never a “hot” anything to even think of putting her on a top anything is laughable.
As far as ethnic tv moms in AMERICAN history u can count them on 1 hand and i cant think of any that would be considered “hot” in anyway.
Who r u ppl gonna suggest next…. Florida from Good Times or the 60 sumthing mom from Margaret Cho’s All American Girl short lived series? The most recent and for sure hottie as far as tv moms go would be the hispanic nurse from SCRUBS.Now she is hot and puts Claire Huxtable to shame.
Just because they may be ethnic doesnt automatically get u on a list .Well unless ur running for president that is.
On April 2nd 2009, deadman43201 wrote:

Claire Huxtable…really? when did she ever get considered hot? please!!! as far as tv moms go there havent been many “ethnic” moms and the ones u hv are far from hot to be kind.
what…do u want Weesie” from the jeffersons Florida from Good Times or the 60 sumthing asian mom from All American Girl?
The hispanic nurse from Scrubs….now she is HOT and shes ethnic.she should have been here
On May 26th 2009, Chaka wrote:

What about “Claire Huxtable”, or “Angie Lopez”…this list is old and raggedy…add some different variety! Ther are so many TV moms that need to be on this list…That chick off of Big Love is an ogre…and “Aunt Becky”…stop!