Mommie Dearest
An obnoxious shrew of a mother who constantly criticizes her child (usually a daughter), but everyone still loves her and invites her to stay because "she’s my mother."
Too Close for Comfort
Examples
- Mrs. Netwick, My Mother the Car
- Mrs. Drummond, Diff'rent Strokes
- Rose Manashevitz, It's a Living
- Iris Martin, Too Close for Comfort
- Betty Sternin, Cheers
- Lily Casiano, Newhart
- Dorothy Halligan, ALF
- Avery Brown, Murphy Brown
- Gertrude Moon, Frasier