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Who was worse?

posted 2 years ago by MovieChatUser497 (18943)
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Tim's mother or Jill's mother?

For me it's Tim's mother hands down, she was a nagging shrew who thought she had the right to order her adult sons around IN FRONT OF THEIR FAMILIES. Example:

- While she's staying over in TIM'S HOUSE, she starts snapping at him because he was upset that she ran out with Mr. Leonard. Ummm Tim was trying to tell her how he felt not to mention she was currently staying under his roof.

- Then in the episode when Randy came home for Christmas she starts snapping at Marty with "oh why couldn't you and Nancy figure something out so that both your girls could have both their parents at Christmas", uhhhh seriously when parents get divorced first of all being together for the children is a HORRIBLE idea, secondly it's beyond awkward when they try to pretend that everything is OK when it isn't. Not to mention she shouldn't be meddling in his affairs.

The worst thing Jill's mother ever did was tell her that Jill as a child should have just sucked it up because they had to move every 8 months and that "they all had to be brave little soldiers", that just simply isn't going to cut it. Other than that she seemed pretty supportive.

[–] jason88cubs (2444) 2 years ago

Tim mother

Wasn't she only in 1 episode though? or no 2 right?

I'm surprised she was not in more

[–] terryc316 (28) 2 years ago

Tim's mother appeared in several episodes. More than just a couple.

She appeared in That's My Momma (Tim feels he is not connecting with his mother on an emotional level), Shopping Around (Tim thinks his former shop teacher is cheating on his mother), No Place Like Home (the best one...Tim's mother sells his childhood home. Tim and his brothers are upset about it), The Son Also Mooches (Tim's older brother constantly borrows money from his mother. Tim is concerned.), and Home For The Holidays (Randy comes home from Costa Rica).

[–] terryc316 (28) 2 years ago

I actually enjoyed Tim's mother. (Bonnie Bartlett) There were some endearing episodes. She appeared in That's My Momma (Tim feels he is not connecting with his mother on an emotional level), Shopping Around (Tim thinks his former shop teacher is cheating on his mother), No Place Like Home (the best one...Tim's mother sells his childhood home. Tim and his brothers are upset about it), The Son Also Mooches (Tim's older brother constantly borrows money from his mother. Tim is concerned.), and Home For The Holidays (Randy comes home from Costa Rica).

To me, Jill's mother was sometimes more unbearable, partly because of the heavy accent. Jill was from Texas on the show...and actually Patricia Richardson is in real life. But, back to Jill's mother...She was also ridged and cold because she was married to a military officer. Most people who are old enough recognize Jill's mother, actress Polly Holliday, as Flo from the 70s TV show, Alice.

I did like The Colonel (Jill's dad writes a book), Jill and Her Sisters (they plan their parents anniversary party), Taps (Jill's father dies), and Love's Labor Lost (Jill's hysterectomy episode).

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

Oh the That’s my Momma episode was insufferable. First of all Tim is a full fledged adult she has no business speaking to him like that, secondly she said it in his house, you don’t go into someone’s house and start nagging at them. Jill’s mother only really pissed me off in the clock episode

[–] terryc316 (28) 2 years ago

To your point about not going into someone's house nagging them, that applies to people in general. But, she's his mother. She can speak to him as she sees fit. It's called respect for your elders. It's magnified 1000x when it's YOUR MOTHER.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

No she can’t, it’s called respect the person who owns the house you are currently sleeping in. It’s also called treat your adult son like an adult. If my mother spoke to me like that I’d be like “well you’re free to leave if you want, the door is right there”