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It's Mother's Day on Sunday and rather than wax poetic, we thought it appropriate instead to look back at a noble but misguided pairing of mom and machine.

We speak, of course, about that one-season 1965-66 television wonder, My Mother The Car.

The premise was as absurd as it sounds. Attorney David Crabtree (Jerry Van Dyke) buys a dilapidated 1928 "Porter" touring car at a used car lot because he hears the car call his name in a woman's voice, which later turns out to be that of his deceased mother, Gladys (voiced by Ann Sothern). "Mother" speaks to son through the car's radio.

Talk about rein carnation.

Yes, it was as stupid as it sounds. In 2002, TV Guide named it the second-worst TV show in history, behind only The Jerry Springer Show.

As for the car, "Mother" was crafted from a 1920s Ford Model T Touring car by George Barris, the guiding light who modified the Lincoln Futura into the Batmobile. Mom had a 327 Chevy V8 engine with automatic transmission.

Which leads us to other famous television rides. Sorry, no moms - try the Life section.

The car: KITT, a customized 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am

The cars: In seasons one and two, Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) drove a black 1972 Ferrari Daytona Spyder 365 GTS/4. Oops. Check that. It was really a Corvette that had been modified with Ferrari-designed body panels. This was replaced for the third season with an actual 1986 Ferrari Testarossa. Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) drove a 1964 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Convertible.

The car: The General Lee, Bo and Luke Duke's orange 1969 Dodge Charger, complete with a Confederate battle flag on the roof.

The car: 1955 Lincoln Futura concept

The car: Black Beauty, a customized 1966 Chrysler Crown Imperial

The car: The Striped Tomato, a 1974 two-door red-with-white-vector-stripe Gran Torino

The car: a Ferrari 308GTS

The car: a 1983 GMC G-Series van, black and grey with a red stripe

The car: a 1957 multicoloured Chevrolet bus

The car: Anything with Chuck Norris at the wheel would be cool and his ride of choice was a 1990 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE, later replaced by a Dodge Ram.

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