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* The title character in the comic strip ''Hazel'', as well as the Shirley Booth [[Series/{{Hazel}} sitcom]] adapted from it, is a tough-talking but sweet housekeeper.
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly. (This carries over into the [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 live-action adaptation]].)
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly. (This carries over into the [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 live-action adaptation]].)
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* Annie in ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. Sure, she snarks, especially with the younger Baileys, but it's clearly based on affection (which is equally clearly reciprocated).
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* Annie in ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''. Sure, she snarks, especially with the younger Baileys, but it's clearly based on affection (which is equally clearly reciprocated).
* Jack from ''Literature/AlexRider''. Although she's younger than most of the examples, she still serves as a ParentalSubstitute for Alex.
* ''Literature/AnimalInn'': Mrs. Racer, the visiting housekeeper who's been helping out the Taylors since Mrs. Taylor died, and Mrs. Wilson, the live-in housekeeper for the Sparks family.
* "Brownie" (Mrs. Brown, first name unknown) from Mary Grant Bruce's series of books (the ''[[Literature/ALittleBushMaid Billabong Books]]'') about the fictional Australian cattle station (ranch, in Americanese) named Billabong. After David Linton's wife died, Mrs. Brown, their cook/housekeeper took on the role of surrogate mother to his two very young children with the approval of her employer. She is depicted as kindly but firm, able to induce obedience through sheer love.
* ''Literature/AnimalInn'': Mrs. Racer, the visiting housekeeper who's been helping out the Taylors since Mrs. Taylor died, and Mrs. Wilson, the live-in housekeeper for the Sparks family.
* "Brownie" (Mrs. Brown, first name unknown) from Mary Grant Bruce's series of books (the ''[[Literature/ALittleBushMaid Billabong Books]]'') about the fictional Australian cattle station (ranch, in Americanese) named Billabong. After David Linton's wife died, Mrs. Brown, their cook/housekeeper took on the role of surrogate mother to his two very young children with the approval of her employer. She is depicted as kindly but firm, able to induce obedience through sheer love.
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* Peggotty from ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'', David's nurse and his mother's housekeeper, is a nice older woman. She is characterized by her loyalty, since she looks out for him even as his family situation goes south.
* ''Literature/TheGirlWhoChasedTheMoon'' features one. She helped raise the male lead and [[ShipperOnDeck approved of his budding romance]].
* ''Literature/TheGirlWhoChasedTheMoon'' features one. She helped raise the male lead and [[ShipperOnDeck approved of his budding romance]].
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* In tthe ''Literature/MelendyQuartet'', Creator/ElizabethEnright gives us Evangeline Cuthbert-Stanley, a/k/a Cuffy, cook/housekeeper to Prof. Martin Melendy and substitute mother to his four chilren by his late wife, and later also to his adopted son Mark.
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* Jack from ''Literature/AlexRider''. Although she's younger than most of the examples, she still serves as a ParentalSubstitute for Alex.
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* Peggotty from ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'', David's nurse and his mother's housekeeper, is a nice older woman. She is characterized by her loyalty, since she looks out for him even as his family situation goes south.
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%%* Ida Jungmann in Thomas Mann's ''Literature/{{Buddenbrooks}}''.
* Peggotty from ''Literature/DavidCopperfield'', David's nurse and his mother's housekeeper, is a nice older woman. She is characterized by her loyalty, since she looks out for him even as his family situation goes south.
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* "Brownie" (Mrs. Brown, first name unknown) from Mary Grant Bruce's series of books (the "[[Literature/ALittleBushMaid Billabong Books]]") about the fictional Australian cattle station (ranch, in Americanese) named Billabong. After David Linton's wife died, Mrs. Brown, their cook/housekeeper took on the role of surrogate mother to his two very young children with the approval of her employer. She is depicted as kindly but firm, able to induce obedience through sheer love.
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* "Brownie" (Mrs. Brown, first name unknown) Calpurnia from Mary Grant Bruce's series of books (the "[[Literature/ALittleBushMaid Billabong Books]]") about ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird''. She stays home while Atticus is at work, providing protection, discipline, and love. She essentially also fills the fictional Australian cattle station (ranch, in Americanese) named Billabong. After David Linton's wife died, Mrs. Brown, maternal role for Jem and Scout after their cook/housekeeper took on the role of surrogate mother to his two very young children with the approval of her employer. She is depicted as kindly but firm, able to induce obedience through sheer love.mother's death.
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* Mrs. Mullins from ''Jig-Saw'' plays with this. She devoted forty years of service to Taylsea Court and "has a heart of gold, [[SugarAndIcePersonality but only one person in a hundred discovers it under the gruff exterior]]." This is especially true for the protagonist, Mona, whom "Mullie" briefly considered a feminine rival.
* ''The Girl Who Chased the Moon'' features one. She helped raise the male lead and [[ShipperOnDeck approved of his budding romance]].
* Creator/ElizabethEnright gives us Evangeline Cuthbert-Stanley, a/k/a Cuffy, cook/housekeeper to Prof. Martin Melendy and substitute mother to his four chilren by his late wife, and later also to his adopted son Mark.
* ''Literature/AnimalInn'': Mrs. Racer, the visiting housekeeper who's been helping out the Taylors since Mrs. Taylor died, and Mrs. Wilson, the live-in housekeeper for the Sparks family.
* Mrs. Mullins from ''Jig-Saw'' plays with this. She devoted forty years of service to Taylsea Court and "has a heart of gold, [[SugarAndIcePersonality but only one person in a hundred discovers it under the gruff exterior]]." This is especially true for the protagonist, Mona, whom "Mullie" briefly considered a feminine rival.
* ''The Girl Who Chased the Moon'' features one. She helped raise the male lead and [[ShipperOnDeck approved of his budding romance]].
* Creator/ElizabethEnright gives us Evangeline Cuthbert-Stanley, a/k/a Cuffy, cook/housekeeper to Prof. Martin Melendy and substitute mother to his four chilren by his late wife, and later also to his adopted son Mark.
* ''Literature/AnimalInn'': Mrs. Racer, the visiting housekeeper who's been helping out the Taylors since Mrs. Taylor died, and Mrs. Wilson, the live-in housekeeper for the Sparks family.
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Downton's housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes. Even though she can be stern in her duties, she is more easygoing than her male counterpart (Mr. Carson) is. She is shown to be open to the changing times and has shown great kindness to her fellow servants.
* Mrs. Bridges is the Kindly Queen of Kitchen in ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''. She does have something of a temper but is a caring motherly figure to the servant folks.
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%%* Leona from the ''Series/MyThreeSons'' episode "Domestic Trouble".
%%* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''Ghost Light'', the kindly housekeeper leaves at sunset, and once she and the day staff have left the CreepyHousekeeper appears. Guess when the TARDIS arrives.
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Downton's housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes. Even though she can be stern in her duties, she is more easygoing than her male counterpart (Mr. Carson) is. She is shown to be open to the changing times and has shown great kindness to her fellow servants.
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Downton's housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes. Even though she can be stern in her duties, she is more easygoing than her male counterpart (Mr. Carson) is. She is shown to be open to the changing times and has shown great kindness to her fellow servants.
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* Mrs. Bridges is the Kindly Queen of Kitchen in ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''. She does have something of a temper but is a caring motherly figure to the servant folks.
* ''WesternAnimation/DoctorSnuggles'' had Miss Nettles, an elderly ApronMatron who maintained the titular doctor's abode while he built his inventions.
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** The [[Series/{{Sherlock}} BBC adaptation]] puts her in the same position, with John and Sherlock both very protective of their landlady ([[CatchPhrase not their housekeeper]]). For the offence of laying hands on Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock throws a CIA agent out of a window, and at the end of series 2 [[spoiler:Moriarty correctly identifies her as one of the three true friends in his life]].
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** The [[Series/{{Sherlock}} BBC adaptation]] puts her in the same position, with John and Sherlock both very protective of their landlady ([[CatchPhrase not (not their housekeeper]]).housekeeper). For the offence of laying hands on Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock throws a CIA agent out of a window, and at the end of series 2 [[spoiler:Moriarty correctly identifies her as one of the three true friends in his life]].
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly. (This carries over into the [[Film/101Dalmatians1996 live-action adaptation]].)
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly. (This carries over into the [[Film/101Dalmatians1996 [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 live-action adaptation]].)
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly.
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* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly. (This carries over into the [[Film/101Dalmatians1996 live-action adaptation]].)
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* ''Series/CinderellaAndFourKnights'': In contrast to the late teens/early twenties cast, their housekeeper Ms. Beolgyo is middle-aged. She warms quickly to the houseguest Ha-won and helps her achieve her missions.
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* ''Series/CinderellaAndFourKnights'': ''Series/CinderellaAndTheFourKnights'': In contrast to the late teens/early twenties cast, their housekeeper Ms. Beolgyo is middle-aged. She warms quickly to the houseguest Ha-won and helps her achieve her missions.
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Such ladies can be not just a nanny but also a ParentalSubstitute to the children in the household (if there are any) to substitute for the DisappearedDad (if the housekeeper happens to be a man) or the MissingMom--usually the latter since housekeepers are [[AlwaysFemale traditionally women]] and it's usually TheJeeves who would act as a fatherly figure to the potential children. She will also often play TeamMom to the other servants (assuming she's not the only servant employed). Can be a SupremeChef considering that [[ThinkNothingOfIt it's all part of the job]], or an ApronMatron. In the latter case she may also be a ServileSnarker to verbally whip others.
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Such ladies can be not just a nanny but also a ParentalSubstitute to the children in the household (if there are any) to substitute for the DisappearedDad (if the housekeeper happens to be a man) or the MissingMom--usually the latter since housekeepers are [[AlwaysFemale traditionally women]] and it's usually TheJeeves who would act as a fatherly figure to the potential children. She will also often play TeamMom to the other servants (assuming she's not the only servant employed). Can be a SupremeChef considering that [[ThinkNothingOfIt it's all part of the job]], or an ApronMatron. In the latter case case, she may also be a ServileSnarker to verbally whip others.
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* Mrs. Potts in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a motherly middle-aged woman who looks out for and worries after her master, fellow servants, and son..
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* Mrs. Higgins, from ''Film/TheMiracleWoman'', is the epitome of this trope: kind and willing to help John Carson in any endeavor.
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* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Downton's housekeeper, Mrs. Hughes. Even though she can be stern in her duties, she is more easy-going than her male counterpart (Mr. Carson) is. She is shown to be open to the changing times and has shown great kindness to her fellow servants.
* Mrs. Bridges is the Kindly Queen of Kitchen in ''Series/UpstairsDownstairs''. She does have something of a temper, but is a caring motherly figure to the servant folks.
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* In ''Film/LianeJungleGoddess'', Theo Amelongen's housekeeper Alma is a kindly woman who welcomes Liane into the household, ensures her comfort, and generally acts as a mother figure for her.
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* The 2011 movie adaptation of ''Film/{{Jane Eyre|2011}}'' portrays Mrs. Fairfax this way.
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* Subverted in Creator/SusanCooper's ''Literature/TheDarkIsRising series'' book ''Literature/OverSeaUnderStone'' (1965). Mrs. Palk appears to be one of these, but turns out to be TheMole, an agent of the Dark who sabotages the protagonists.
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* The recent movie adaptation of ''Film/JaneEyre'' portrays Mrs. Fairfax this way.
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* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Mrs. [=McIlvaine=] is the Drake's housekeeper and acts as a strict but caring and matronly figure for Tim. While she has a tendency to side with Tim's father--who is her irrational and hotheaded employer--during arguments, Jack is rarely home and Tim's mother is deceased by this point so for about a year she was Tim's most consistent parental figure.
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* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Mrs. [=McIlvaine=] is the Drake's housekeeper and acts as a strict but caring and matronly figure for Tim. While she has a tendency to side with Tim's father--who is her irrational and hotheaded employer--during arguments, Jack is rarely home and Tim's mother is deceased by this point so for about a year she was Tim's most consistent parental figure.
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* The title character in the comic strip ''Hazel'', as well as the Shirley Booth [[Series/{{Hazel}} sitcom}} adapted from it, is a tough-talking but sweet housekeeper.
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* Ida Jungmann in Thomas Mann's ''Literature/{{Buddenbrooks}}''.
* Peggotty from ''Literature/DavidCopperfield''.
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* Alice from ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' is portrayed this way.
* Leona from the ''Series/MyThreeSons'' episode "Domestic Trouble".
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''Ghost Light'', the kindly housekeeper leaves at sunset, and once she and the day staff have left the CreepyHousekeeper appears. Guess when the TARDIS arrives.
* Mrs. Garrett, Edna, and Pearl from ''Series/DiffrentStrokes''.
* The Baxters' housemaid Series/{{Hazel}} Burke, played by Shirley Booth.
* Leona from the ''Series/MyThreeSons'' episode "Domestic Trouble".
* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''Ghost Light'', the kindly housekeeper leaves at sunset, and once she and the day staff have left the CreepyHousekeeper appears. Guess when the TARDIS arrives.
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* The player character's mother in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Her reaction to the player character and Bianca trashing the bedroom having Pokemon battles indoors? A cheery "No problem, I'll clean it up. You kids run along now!"
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* The player character's mother in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Her reaction to the player character and Bianca trashing the bedroom having Pokemon battles indoors? A cheery "No problem, I'll clean it up. You kids run along now!"
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* Evetta from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' manages to be one that overlaps with the [[CreepyHousekeeper contrary archetype]]. She is the caretaker of the Hunter's Dream who tends to the Workshop, the gravestones, and her Good Hunter. Her serene and kindhearted nature as a maternal figure, however, is overshadowed by the fact that she is, well, a [[AnimateInanimateObject living]] [[ArtificialHuman doll]]. Unlike most examples who are [[HollywoodPudgy portly]] [[PerpetualSmiler Perpetual Smilers]], she's really, really tall.
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* Evetta from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' manages to be one that overlaps with the [[CreepyHousekeeper contrary archetype]]. She is the caretaker of the Hunter's Dream who tends to the Workshop, the gravestones, and her Good Hunter. Her serene and kindhearted nature as a maternal figure, however, is overshadowed by the fact that she is, well, a [[AnimateInanimateObject living]] [[ArtificialHuman doll]]. Unlike most examples who are [[HollywoodPudgy portly]] [[PerpetualSmiler Perpetual Smilers]], she's really, really tall.
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* ''Film/CriesAndWhispers'': The maid Anna is much more willing to comfort Agnes in her terminal illness, both physically and emotionally. It stands in contrast to Agnes' distant and troubled sisters (who are all wealthy aristocrats).
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* ''Film/MaryPoppins'' had one.
* Chessy in ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'' (newer version with Lindsay Lohan).
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* ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'': Chessy is the Parkers' housekeeper. While she is quite snarky, she genuinely loves the Parkers and almost treats the twins like they're her own children, to the point of being driven to tears of joy when she realizes Annie, who she hasn't seen since she was a baby and is supposed to be in England with her mother, is actually standing right in front of her.
* ''Film/{{Roma}}'': Cleo is generally pleasant and genuinely loves the children she works for. [[spoiler:Despite not knowing how to swim, she even goes into the ocean to rescue two of them.]]
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* [[Creator/Elizabeth Enright]] gives us Evangeline Cuthbert-Stanley, a/k/a Cuffy, cook/housekeeper to Prof. Martin Melendy and substitute mother to his four chilren by his late wife, and later also to his adopted son Mark.
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* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Mrs. [=McIlvaine=] is the Drake's housekeeper and acts as a strict but caring and matronly figure for Tim. While she has a tendency to side with Tim's father--who is her irrational and hotheaded employer--during arguments, Jack is rarely home and Tim's mother is deceased by this point so for about a year she was Tim's most consistent parental figure.
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* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Mrs. [=McIlvaine=] is the Drake's housekeeper and acts as a strict but caring and matronly figure for Tim. While she has a tendency to side with Tim's father--who is her irrational and hotheaded employer--during arguments, Jack is rarely home and Tim's mother is deceased by this point so for about a year she was Tim's most consistent parental figure.
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* Mrs. Potts in ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a motherly middle-aged woman who looks out for and worries after her master, fellow servants, and son..
* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly.
* CompositeCharacter Nanny (a stand-in for [[Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians the novel]]'s Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler) in Disney's ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''. She's Roger and Anita's sweet cook and housekeeper who loves her employers and their dogs dearly.
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* The title character in the comic strip ''Hazel'', as well as the Shirley Booth [[Series/{{Hazel}} sitcom}} adapted from it, is tough-talking but sweet.
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* The player character's mother in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. Her reaction to the player character and Bianca trashing the bedroom having Pokemon battles indoors? A cheery "No problem, I'll clean it up. You kids run along now!"
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* Mrs. Beakly from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''.
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* Chessy in ''Film/TheParentTrap'' (newer version with Lindsay Lohan).
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