Mother Knows Best (song) Mother Knows Best (song) "Mother Knows Best" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Pictures' 50th animated feature film "Tangled" (2010). Included on the film's official soundtrack, "Mother Knows Best" is a musical theatre-inspired pop and jazz ballad performed by American actress and singer Donna Murphy in her animated role as Mother Gothel, the film's villain. Incorporating a series of passive-aggressive insults into its lyrics, the song serves as Gothel's attempt to frighten Rapunzel into remaining in their secluded tower despite her constant requests to see the floating lanterns so that she
History of Disney Channel and "On Deck" episodes featured in the special the highest-rated episodes of both series at that point). In 2010, "Good Luck Charlie" debuted as Disney Channel's first original sitcom targeted at family audiences, while "Fish Hooks" and "Shake It Up" also made their debuts. That year also saw the premiere of "" among the four original movies premiering that year, along with two made-for-TV movies that were co-produced with Canadian specialty channels ("", in conjunction with Movie Central and The Movie Network; and "16 Wishes", with Family Channel). On November 19, 2010, Disney Channel began offering an alternate Spanish-language audio