Single Parents in Media
Single parents have been depicted quite heavily in media. Below lists of examples.
Single mothers:
- Annie Hughes in The Iron Giant
- Tess Coleman in Freaky Friday (Widow)
- Mother Rabbit in Robin Hood (Widow)
- Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls
- Joyce Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Nancy Botwin in Weeds (Widow)
- Susan Meyer on Desperate Housewives
- Carey Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Divorced)
- Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
- Ellen Talbot on Wishbone (Widow)
- Kelly Taylor on 90210
- Amy Juergens on The Secret Life of the American Teenager
- Kate Austen on Lost
- Myra McQueen on Hollyoaks
- Melissa McCall on Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) (Divorced)
- Zira in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Widow)
- Jackie Tyler in Doctor Who (Widow)
- Shelby Corcoran on Glee (Adopted)
- Sarah Braverman on Parenthood (TV series) (Divorced)
Single fathers:
- Danny Tanner in Full House (Widower)
- Richard Castle in Castle
- Goofy in A Goofy Movie
- Sheriff Stilinski in Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) (Widower)
- Robby Ray Stewart in Hannah Montana (Widower)
- Marlin in Finding Nemo (Widower)
- Great Prince Of The Forest in Bambi and Bambi II (Widower)
- Seely Booth in Bones
- Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard on Darkwing Duck
- Charlie Swan in the Twilight Series (Divorced)
- Don Alejandro de la Vega on Zorro (Widower)
- Ben Cartwright on Bonanza
- Jimmy Chance in Raising Hope
- John Winchester (Supernatural) in Supernatural (TV series) (Widower)
- Allen Harper on Two and a Half Men
- Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" (TV Series) (Widower)
- Russell Lawrence on "Gidget" (TV Series) (Widower)
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Famous quotes containing the words single, parents and/or media:
“Oh, what a might is this whose single frown
Doth shake the world as it would shake it down?
Which all from nothing fet, from nothing all;
Hath all on nothing set, lets nothing fall.
Gave all to nothing man indeed, whereby
Through nothing man all might Him glorify.”
—Edward Taylor (1645–1729)
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)