Results: TV Dads - Part 2
Published on 03/26/2023
Having begun a series on TV Moms, I thought it only fair that Dads be featured also in a series. They can be goofy. They can be cool. They can be stern. They can be wise. In the 60 years since programs like “Father Knows Best” and “Leave It to Beaver” dominated the airwaves, television dads have changed some, but continue to bring us some of television’s funniest and most poignant moments.
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960) - Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) was a widower, a father, and a sheriff, meaning he not only kept his son Opie (Ron Howard) safe while working a full-time job, but he also kept the entire town of Mayberry, North Carolina safe and crime-free. They never even had a murder, right? Have you ever watched the Andy Griffith Show?
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74%
1710 votes
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26%
590 votes
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Happy Days (1974) - Howard Cunningham (Tom Bosley) laid out quite the life for himself and his family in a modest and respectable way. He joined the army, opened a hardware store, got married, had kids, and was constantly around to offer advice. In fact, Howard and Fonzie (Henry Winkler) are the only two characters who appeared in all 255 episodes of "Happy Days" during its 11-season run. Plus, the guy had to deal with his oldest son Chuck randomly disappearing sometime in the second season — never to be seen, heard from, or talked about again. Have you ever watched Happy Days?
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80%
1833 votes
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467 votes
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Full House (1987) - Being a single dad responsible for three little girls is a tough task. Of course, Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) had help from Uncle Joey (Dave Coulier) and Uncle Jesse (John Stamos), but sometimes that was more counterproductive than helpful. Plus, he had to deal with Kimmy constantly hanging around as well, while still maintaining a morning talk show gig and a house that was almost always spotless. Remember: "Clean is good, dirt is bad." Have you ever watched Full House?
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67%
1539 votes
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33%
761 votes
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Roseanne (1988) - The first iteration of "Roseanne" was the perfect representation of the average working-class family, and Dan Conner (John Goodman) was the perfect patriarch. He walked a fine line between loving and hating his family, while generally being fun, easy-going and relatable. The character also had to navigate being killed off in the final episode of the initial run of "Roseanne" in 1997, being resurrected in a reboot in 2018, and then having his wife killed off a year later, with the show spinning off to become "The Conners." Have you ever watched Roseanne?
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73%
1670 votes
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630 votes
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Family Matters (1989) - Forget the fact that "Family Matters" patriarch Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) was the father to three biological children and an officer of the Chicago Police Department — he had to deal with the annoying antics of Steve Urkel for nine long seasons. Even a lot of the show's fans couldn't last that long. Give the man a medal. Have you ever watched Family Matters?
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57%
1317 votes
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43%
983 votes
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