THE SOLUTION:
Of the choices, John would prefer Lucy Ricardo. You see, John likes sitcom moms who share the same first names as the actors who portray them.
That’s why he likes Roseanne (Conner/Barr), Marion (Cunningham/Ross), and Shirley (Partridge/Jones).
And that’s why he’d also love Lucille Esmeralda McGillicuddy Ricardo -Â better known as “Lucy” – portrayed by Lucille Ball.
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I thought Laura Petrie since she, like the other sitcom moms that he likes, has 6 vowels in her first and last names (I counted the y in Shirley Partridge).
posted by Mortal Light on 5-6-2009 at 10:49 am
I thought it was the double letter thing until you got to the last one.
posted by PartiallyDeflected on 5-6-2009 at 12:42 pm
i thought he favored ABC network moms until Carol Brady ruined it for me…
posted by Cherie on 5-6-2009 at 12:56 pm
Yep – got it on the nose… Of course I thought it was an alphabetical thing (the later of the two in the alphabet, by first name)…
posted by Chris on 5-7-2009 at 6:10 am
I too thought it was ABC network sitcoms, as all of the prefered TV moms were in ABC sitcoms. Even though “Leave It To Beaver” was on CBS for one season, it spent the next 5 on ABC. So, I chose June Cleaver.
FYI…
posted by Carolyn on 5-7-2009 at 2:03 pm