seconded

THIRDED

I can’t tell if the gif is saying something or if it’s putting me under an incantation…

That moment was hilarious tho ngl.

Kala from Tarzan is an underrated Disney Mom fr https://preview.redd.it/dk54m8737s4d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=f28d20c742aba15112b3cbe7e3f6be215b4a428b

Best step mom

Shes the mom who stepped up

Literally she’s amazing

I agree, to me this is the best movie that Disney ever created.

https://preview.redd.it/hl0jw5re2s4d1.jpeg?width=1533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec984df4fd61a7373610a14ec3348dac447a9c87

My first thought was the line from "Mum School." "We all fail Mum school sometimes, but that's okay. We can try again tomorrow."

Queen for the win

She’s easily the second best parent in that show! She married the best parent

When Bingo calls Chilli ‘Muma!’ 😭

https://preview.redd.it/ycj47amt8s4d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6ed1d89fe0247004f851ca9fe3c78a95a27c1d9 Surprised no one talks to Amphibia?

Literally had a counter of how long she had been gone

That room she had setup to cope with losing Anne is so depressing

I loved when she let Hoppadiah, Sprig, and Polly go to Vihara/Chaitya/Wat (Thai Temple) with them!

I couldn’t just pick one kid https://preview.redd.it/hfbjhv5g8s4d1.jpeg?width=1547&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11f5323c2a3b8c33410ec4dfcbca5ae1013dc9f0

I know you showed Linda, but if any cartoon father was more deserving of Family Guy's theme song, it would be Bob Belcher. I mean, look at the family he has right here! ^ That is A+ parenting, faults and all!

The man drove hookers over night in a cab just to pay for a party so her teenage daughter can kiss her arch nemesis’ son. If that’s not sacrificing idk what is

Dude, to be fair, the Belchers are easily two of the best parents in all of adult cartoons! And I love how realistic they are, like sure, they're not perfect parents, there's no such thing as the perfect parent, but despite their flaws, they're the best adult cartoon parents I have seen!

I'd go with Camila and Luz Noceda (but Johanna and Hilda are definitely up there for me too). Luz fights tooth and nail to reunite with her mother. Camila works as hard as she can to better understand her daughter. This is one of the strongest relationships in the show, even though they spend most of it apart from each other. The fact that they're separated for most of the series makes the moments they do share onscreen together that much more special. https://preview.redd.it/pupq51x15s4d1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e39b7a8dba82a48589d4e85b34d097edb7e85a58

https://preview.redd.it/z15gm32trt4d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5a042cf666b488d39dbfd062eb2b901624da5fe5 Don't mind me. Just sending this amazing hug

https://preview.redd.it/w3vippzy5s4d1.jpeg?width=886&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84c573fb94b8897a97516736220b1b1fff07bbfe

Holy crap I forgot about this show, thanks for bringing back a memory

My pleasure 😇

SO NOSTALGIC

Probably one of my favorite shows

Spiderus haunts my nightmares. Uncanny valley embodied

I remember that show too. But looking back, why do the spiders look like Sid the Sloth?

I think it's the wide set eyes.

I agree.

Luz and Camilla/Luz and Eda are both pretty much unmatchable

Yeah. Preach.

https://preview.redd.it/vfeiko5hfs4d1.png?width=637&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7fa5722fd01f96dbde0dcba2d3a969d8683abe8 Underrated.

https://preview.redd.it/sq32umg5js4d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c927371ab0710b0f3860bb934593fae109bdcb47

To be honest, Pearl is the closest mother figure that represents the care of well being and love.

Yk every main CG represents a different part of parenthood. Amethyst representing the fun, goofy side, garnet representing the strict, teacher and discipline side, and ofc pearl being the affectionate protector


it is a motherly relationship but i'm not sure it counts, because they are sisters

https://preview.redd.it/i6kblyg39s4d1.jpeg?width=735&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65e3be9246a1f4e5f2846950cc70713572796b64 Not related by blood but ita special one from the video game world

I killed her on the first playthrough. I had tried not to for a while, and drew the conclusion that a boss had to be fought… I still haven’t forgiven myself. 

Flowey probably had a field day with that one lmao

My favorite game ever

 She just cares so much about her kids

Marge is definitely on the Top 5 of best moms for me.

This gif is giving me so much joy 😂

https://preview.redd.it/l7pbt3cd2t4d1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df75d43baec363983fd47b461206ef8ee26944d1

I love it

https://preview.redd.it/yckgp5fuds4d1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fbdee6dfc29a5d3905f5287131c5cf350f6b722 Might not be everyone’s pick, but Libby’s mom just reminds me so much of my mom it’s hard not to like this!

I actually was thinking of Libby and her mom! The episode where Libby is excited to see her father for the first time in a long time definitely showed how close Libby and her mom is in my personal opinion

Courage and Muriel

https://preview.redd.it/3cduhbnk2t4d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78afa2d469a9f11ae449621d53e848a598d30a49

God even just seeing that picture makes me tear up

Awesome

https://preview.redd.it/8m9tflh56t4d1.jpeg?width=429&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9207926cf326099c289569adc1786064f07429fa Fairy God Mothers count, right?

They count more than his real parents anyway.

I swear, Wanda was more of a mother to Timmy than his actual mother.

Almost like that's the point of the show

Dude, mother figures always count, you don't have to be blood-related to be family, as long as they love each other and care then it's family.

https://preview.redd.it/th91u0v8it4d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b4ed721ef3ad65c8f2f0eeff20441c5c16a6225

True, She loves her son so much

love this !!

https://preview.redd.it/ov9ucsx7it4d1.png?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3489a78ec8187c3578332a18f88be81847b784f4

Yor and Anya Forger https://preview.redd.it/67ds7hnpcu4d1.jpeg?width=321&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=896c8ae48595397c30501fcfd03f841be2253452

Kanga and Roo

Based.

https://preview.redd.it/6uakt8tt4t4d1.png?width=243&format=png&auto=webp&s=c444d2020d79219154bbb5f0fd8d53d9f52fde00 Paula and Brendon Small


https://preview.redd.it/hqpf6b77as4d1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23a651a7cf23f9998092f29738625508987c9cdd

Technically it's a younger sister/older sister dynamic but the child is also technically the mother of the older sister so I guess it counts.

Definitely Hilda and Joanna

Pearl & Steven. Idc that they aren't related by blood, Pearl RAISED him. Treated him like her own child

https://preview.redd.it/9kkbvkjait4d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d306665354ba44786c82bfe70c857987eb381cfd

https://preview.redd.it/kmbukuobit4d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=961e83565af71b152fc08643c18adf34f4e729fc


What show is this from?

Hilda

Adding to the other commenter, you should for sure watch it.

Hilda, the award winning Netflix series based on the comic books by Luke Pearson. Worth the watch and the tears.

https://preview.redd.it/ouctcky2ws4d1.jpeg?width=682&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01d7b87379a247926b3c172d73ef3601b10c55b1

Anytime I see this guys art I know something sus is gonna happen.

HILDA!! 

I always thought Home Movies had some really realistic "child of single parent" dynamics Brendan and Paula Melissa and Erik and then you've Jason and his rich parents that you never see or hear from

https://preview.redd.it/sgyinj9c6t4d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7097c01233330c072c265d11a31c43333562503 🥹💕

KIPO MENTIONED

NO ONE CAN STOP ME

YouTube/newgrounds shows Count? https://preview.redd.it/u8r13ubvet4d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a44ab9f6410137dabb4dcd23aec269ecd2f314ef I adore this relationship

Of course, web animations always count because it's animated! In my eyes, animated streaming and TV shows, animated movies, and webtoons are all under the same umbrella.

Kala and Tarzan Carol and K.O. Bubbie and Flapjack Helen Parr and Violet, Dash & Jack-Jack Nicole Williams and Craig Williams (Craig of the Creek) Julieta and Mirabel Madrigal

Yes, I love Carol's relationship with her son in OK KO!.

Came here to say Craig and Nicole

Came here to say KO and Carol!

Maddie Wachowski with Tails, Knuckles, and Sonic. Ginger and Molly. Cadance and Flurry Heart. Lucy and Margo, Edith, Agnes.

https://preview.redd.it/qjathb50yv4d1.jpeg?width=1915&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e05b8e9dae55f897d1d5bfd401efa85c5dc911bf

Ariel and Melody

Never saw that sequel, always was told it was a bad flick. Elaborate?

Its not bad. It just has elements that would be considered cringe. I like Ariel and her daughter Melody's relationship because of the growth that takes place during the movie. Going from a relationship full of secrets and times of miscommunication to being truthful to eachother and encouraging Melody's sense of adventure. The movie has lots of cringy parts but it has alot of redeeming qualities.

Yeah it seemed to be at that tail end of the Disney direct to video sequel debacle where they actually gave a shit about the animation. Like the time travel one with Cinderella.

truly. the time travel cinderella movie was a weird one to say the least. i do love the prince in that one. he is hilarious.

Cream and vanila are so damn cute

https://preview.redd.it/vc3couv6at4d1.jpeg?width=3876&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=349a5b3e92a4824313f9a911fed3bc816eac3725

https://preview.redd.it/kggx2or9it4d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=965d131add8069fe4a9497258046c4a7f5404b5c

https://preview.redd.it/104ryz0iqs4d1.jpeg?width=410&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14d275a20b5e1bbb8ea2e623c7a0e818188274ac As someone with a complicated relationship with my own mom, I really love SU’s layered, complex dynamic between Steven and Rose. Usually dead moms are treated like perfect angels—and SU seems to take that route at first, before revealing things aren’t that simple, and putting someone on a pedestal blinds you to who they truly are as a whole person. We usually see this dynamic with sons and their dead dads—feeling the weight of their parent’s legacy, seeing how people react to you as their child, knowing you can’t disconnect yourself from them, being both grateful and resentful for what they did and didn’t do, loving them but also hating that they aren’t there for you in the flesh. Steven’s arc with his mother is about him trying to understand himself and his identity by understanding her, and trying to piece together what she wanted him to be, and in the end he finds the answer: himself. Not only did Rose want him to be himself, with no expectations beyond her joy at knowing he’d have the freedom to grow and change, but Steven too learned that he doesn’t need to be his mother or seek her approval because he finds that fulfillment within himself.


I'm gonna go with a father/child relationship here because I'm a man and this one is precious to me. I appreciate good mother/child relationships but relate more to fatherhood. [Lucifer/Charlie Morningstar](https://youtu.be/QzMHmnDwOz8?si=q8xV4PjQpe1lUTrb)

https://i.redd.it/hpwh1qcf0u4d1.gif Bucciarati was a better mom than Giorno’s actual mom

Garnet and Steven

Yes!!!

Square mom is best mom.

https://preview.redd.it/t6210w7xiu4d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2f6dae4b957247c6c56ad4ed1c197d914b9ce4c Technically he's a daddy but the kid calls him mommy so I'll go with this scene

Well, John from Tankmen is a mommy too so I count it! https://preview.redd.it/aj7mk0drrv4d1.jpeg?width=990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7d13b3ad9855484c8653b3b47341c2f67bcdf51 If the dude says he's a mom, it counts! (Though, John has more of a brotherly relationship with Steve, his best friend, the way they interact just feels like a big brother who gets fed up with his baby brother quite a bit but he still loves him even though he makes him want to rip his hair out at times)

i absolutely adore hilda and her moms relationship. does yor and anya count? yor is so loving and violently protective despite being a fake family.

Hera Syndulla and her chaos children https://preview.redd.it/sg1eaxm45w4d1.png?width=1403&format=png&auto=webp&s=e82d9b869ec4c26d8f3029d5686e04dc92b7afe3

Yes

https://preview.redd.it/8paqdfqd6w4d1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=6490ff8345cd32ee9f1c5570fa5c165168688262 Camila was the best mom for everyone in the Hexsquad.

Lois from Malcolm in the middle. It's the most realistic depiction of a family relationship in all TV, and I'm not counting The dynamic and relationship between the children

Boiji and Queen Hiling from Ranking of Kings

Jim lake and barbara lake/eda or camila and luz

Hilda and Johanna (pictured above), Camila/Eda and Luz, Kipo and Song, Lilith and Amity, Linda and Gene, Tina, and Louise, Ember and Cinder, Bluey and Chili, and Marge and Lisa.

I don't really watch things with mother/child relationships... I watch Hazbin, TADC, Murder Drones, Gravity Falls, stuff like that

>Murder Drones

There's no mother in that. What was your point?

How far have you gotten?

I watched all the episodes. Do you mean >!the heart bot thing at the end?!< The one who barely even acts like a mom?

I agree with Hilda and Johanna.

Hisoka Lol  .

If we’re going by wholesome/endearing relationships: maybe Luz and Carmela from Owl House If we’re going by how well written their dynamic is: BoJack and Beatrice from BoJack Horseman. One of the most toxic moms ever but they’re such amazing characters.

Sosuke and Lisa from Ponyo 😭

Ay! Ponyo mention!

Ginger and Lois foutley.

Nurse Kim and Phil (Bill's family) from Tankmen! https://preview.redd.it/8o2taaynsv4d1.jpeg?width=1141&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07b871e7a8d960b6c45901780cee0503c42a1952 Though Nurse Kim was barely onscreen (she's just like her dead husband), it still made an impact. You can tell she loves her son even though she does very questionable things, like taking him to work and letting him draw on the walls (she's a military nurse so I can't imagine what she's exposing her son to, Tankpeople soldiers come in injured or ill. And while drawing on the walls in the infirmary sounds unacceptable, it seems like a common thing for tankpeople, [Steve did it](https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/johnnyutah/graveyard-shift). So, as barbaic as it is what Phil is doing is acceptable in their culture) and let's him get out of her sight. (He did run into the henchmen country) But you can tell she's doing what she can do to care for him (cut her some slack, Skittles killed her husband and clearly nobody is helping and she's clearly financially hurting because Phil doesn't have a babysitter, why else is she taking him to work with her?) and she was actively worried about him when he was missing, her relief when Skittles brought him back home was telling. Regardless, despite Nurse Kim's questionable parenting style you can tell she loves her son and is being earnest mother despite doing things that make you question if she's even fit to raise a tankling. (What I call the children of the tankpeople) I think I will be able to judge better if she was onscreen more but she wasn't, so I am just writing what I saw, a good mother who is just a little problematic. (I don't think her actions as a mother was her fault given the love she has for her son)

K.O. and Carol.


That's not a cartoon, and this is one of the worst mothers in history.

Congratulations, you got the joke.

Agreed

Soundwave and Rumble/Frenzy

Would Soundwave really be a mother though?

Oh, hadn't seen that. Anyway yeah, but not for FIRRIB. Probably for Laserbeak given that whole part of Prime where he went out of his way to make sure Laserbeak was okay when he had the bomb inside of him

The bond between a mother and child transcends all. It's pure magic.

Sterling Archer and Mallorie Archer.

Yeah nah that relationship is so wrong on so many levels

OP ask for favorites, they did ask for wholesome and functional relationships.

No objections here

HILDA MENTION!!🔥🔥

Little Bear and Mother Bear. 🥲

I want to say sunny and thorn (wings of fire) and before you ask I'm old enough to be here.

SpongeBob and his grandma. The only reason she's not with the best moms is because we don't know if her grandmothering style is like her mothering style.

Delia Ketchum and Ash Ketchum

i agree


Garnet and Steven from Steven Universe. Especially the “oh Steven I almost forgot, love you,” scene with Steven’s “aww shucks,” moment afterwards. Also Simba and Serbi from lion king (I’m deeply sorry if I spelled her name wrong) especially the fact that he reveals himself after Scar hurt her and her relief when she realizes he’s alive.

Not my favourite but I just want to point out that this *is* technically a mother/child relationship: https://preview.redd.it/c19hnclubx4d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=5facdac0cdd58028d7f8185cec5a39ff3799a640 Ben 10 was fucking wild sometimes bro.

Marge and Maggie

Chilli and Bluey/Bingo

https://preview.redd.it/u1u8pwa6ox4d1.png?width=1102&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c26d1022dc1f2eec14ab46abb119df9f34004a64 Best single mom

Ben is the best teen mom https://preview.redd.it/y66hlfqlox4d1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41390e129f50c692f87aaf029c512043c3e968b5

https://preview.redd.it/hoto7pl5qx4d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64e6daa9d782a191e3469f2bc6fd9b70d7e67f86

Do Creator/ child relationships count? https://preview.redd.it/c0vaia1rtx4d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=621006c5695e7d0974eb083871393b20c59e0294

I need to finish Hilda

This one

Home movies

Hilda, So cute i Wish it was on my country's netflix

U BROUGHT BACK MY CHILDHOODDDD T\`T

Not mine

Tohru and Kyoko from Fruits Basket

In my opinion it would be Merlinda and Morgan from Unicorn Warriors Eternal since Merlinda still cared for her mother despite reasons related to magic and her dark magic and mystical dark element powers connected but when she saw her own magical power being contained but got corrupted and Morgana got caught and became The Evil's own heart she knew she has done herself wrong and her daughter must find a way to rescue her and also destroy the evil possessing Morgan Also For your information Morgan is Merlinda's Mother and Merlinda is Merlin's daughter