11 ROSEANNE BARR
When Roseanne blasted into living rooms in '88, she made previous TV wives and moms seem like an archaic joke. The star embodied revolution, ruling her roost with an I'm-the-boss-now-shut-up! mantra that rallied cranky domestic goddesses everywhere. Her goodbye to college- bound daughter/adversary Darlene still smarts; Barr's spot-on portrayal of a mother hen, both insolent and grief-stricken, is painfully familiar to anyone who's flown the coop.

Get This! Roseanne, season 6