Mother Knows Best (song) siren motif" for Gothel's appearance and personality. A "big" musical number, "Mother Knows Best" begins within the first fifteen minutes of "Tangled" during the film's first act when, on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Rapunzel finally summons enough courage to ask Gothel for permission to travel and see the floating lanterns in person. Gothel, whose eternal youth and beauty solely relies on the safety and protection of Rapunzel's magical hair, denies this request by sarcastically reminding her that "mother knows best," warning her ward that "the world is full of wicked people who want to steal her hair's magic,"
Mother Gothel Costumed in a long burgundy gown made of satin, Gothel wears her thick black hair in "a theatrical up-do." Mother Gothel, also known as Mother Nature, appears on the ABC television series "Once Upon a Time", portrayed by actress Emma Booth. She débuts in the seventh season and is one of the main antagonists. She is the mother of Alice with Captain Hook from the Wish Realm, a powerful witch who is the leader of the Coven of the Eight. In Hyperion Heights, she is an accomplice of Drizella and is known as Eloise Gardener. Mother Gothel will make her