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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