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My Mother the Car

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 14, 1965-September 6, 1966)
    Aired on NBC
    Jerry Van Dyke as Dave Crabtree
    Ann Sothern as Gladys Crabtree
    Cindy Eilbacher as Cindy Crabtree
    Maggie Pierce as Barbara Crabtree
    Avery Schreiber as Captain Manzini
    Randy Whipple as Randy Crabtree
    Premise: Dave Crabtree's mother is reinCARnated as a car who talks through the speaker of a radio to give him advice beyond the grave

Why My Mother the Car might be annoying:

    Read the premise one more time.
    The plots were as absurd as the concept. In one episode Mother puts an end to a planned assassination of a foreign leader.
    Dave was the only character that could hear his mother talking to him.
    Even though everyone thought he was crazy, it was always treated cheerfully, encouraging viewers to laugh off obvious mental illness.
    TV Guide named it the worst sitcom of all time.

Why My Mother the Car might not be annoying:

    It is a show that will live in infamy.
    It was a great source of jokes for the Tonight Show for years after it was cancelled.
    For some reason a lot of those involved in the show were actually talented and went on to do better things.
    It has a small but elite group of die-hard supporters.

Credit: Captain Howdy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 110 Votes: 55.45% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 88 Votes: 76.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 128 Votes: 66.41% Annoying