Stay Away from My Son

A female character dates a man whose possessive mother threatens her to stay away from him.

Cheers

Appearances

• Cheers: Season 3, episode 8, "Diane Meets Mom" (1984). Frasier introduces Diane to his mother, and whenever he leaves them alone together, his mother threatens to kill Diane if she doesn't leave her son alone. Dian convinces herself that Mrs. Crane is just kidding around, so she jokingly threatens her back.
• The Golden Girls: Season 7, episode 6, "Mother Load" (1991). When Blanche starts dating a popular TV anchorman, his mother shows up at her door and threatens Blanche to stay away from her son or else.
• 3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 1, episode 18, "Father Knows Dick" (1996). Sally meets Mr. Randell's mother, who instantly disapproves of her and tries to make her get lost, but Sally fights back, and their scuffle in the restaurant ends up costing Mr. Randell $1,700 in damages.
• Just Shoot Me!: Season 5, episode 3, "Mum's the Word" (2000). Nina dates Robert, an actor who's shooting a TV show outside the office, and he seems perfect until she meets his mother. She seems like a sweet old lady until the second Robert's back is turned, when she tells Nina to stay away from him or she'll die.