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5 Greatest TV Moms Ever, Ranked

This Mother’s Day, we’re ranking the top 5 TV moms from the past 25 years. See who made our list and what makes them so great.

Kitty Forman ( Debra Jo Rupp) is best known for her laugh — “infectious” is probably the kindest word you could use to describe it — but her mothering skills were honestly top-notch. She was basically a surrogate parent to the entire Point Place gang, especially Eric’s ( Topher Grace) best friend, Steven Hyde ( Danny Masterson), whom she took in when his mother skipped town. Whether Gene ( Eugene Mirman) is making music out of fart noises, Tina ( Dan Mintz) is writing erotic friend-fiction or Louise ( Kristen Schaal) is planning a get-rich quick scheme, Linda is all in.

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