From sweet to savage, these unforgettable TV moms show how motherhood on screen has evolved across the decades.

While no mother in the '80s would have liked being characterized as such ... While the quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren ...

While no mother in the '80s would have liked being characterized as such ... While the quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) wasn't the first single mother to come out of prime-time ...