Who Was The Best Tv Father ???

[Memphis Slim]

Fathers get a bad rap in the media and their importance is been minmized by the media. It got me thinking about the images of fathers on TV over the years. Who played the best TV dad???

 

[DW4]

Bill Cosby- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
Kurtwood Smith- Red Forman
John Goodman- Dan Connor(was not a fan of the T.V show at all)
James Avery- Phillip Banks


Those would probably be my top choices.

 

[Memphis Slim]

Bill Cosby- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
Kurtwood Smith- Red Forman
John Goodman- Dan Connor(was not a fan of the T.V show at all)
James Avery- Phillip Banks


Those would probably be my top choices.

Who is Kurtwood smith?

 

[Memphis Slim]

Bill Cosby- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
Kurtwood Smith- Red Forman
John Goodman- Dan Connor(was not a fan of the T.V show at all)
James Avery- Phillip Banks


Those would probably be my top choices.

Go aheas and Cast a vote for Cosby...

 

[Majik1387]

Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
Dan Connor
Danny Tanner
Alan Matthews
Floyd Henderson
Frank Lambert
Al Bundy

 

[Catman]

Al Bundy.

 

[The Question]

I think, out of all the characters mentioned, Archie Bunker and Al Bundy were certainly the most interesting, because unlike most TV dads, they were very flawed characters.

 

[Catman]

I think, out of all the characters mentioned, Archie Bunker and Al Bundy were certainly the most interesting, because unlike most TV dads, they were very flawed characters.

And lets not forget Homer Simpson.

 

[Kelly]

Bill Bixby in The Courtship of Eddie's Father....

It showed a single dad with a child, which was pretty much unheard of on television...

 

[Tempest19]

Homer Simpson.

 

[Warhammer]

Al Bundy and Uncle Phil, ftw!

 

[DACrowe]

Bill Cosby easily.

Special mentions go to the guy in Boy Meets World and for nostolgia sake (I realizse now it was a terrible show but when I was a little kid I liked it) the guy from the the Growing Pains stuff. Terrible show but as a kid it was coo.

But the only one who I recall besides Desy Arnez from I Love Lucy (which in real life he was at least not a very good husband) and a few others on Nick at Nite Bill Cosby is the only one who stands out as real and not fake syrup like the guy from Full House (all 3 of 'em).

Oh well.

 

[JackBauer]

no love for Jack Arnold?

 

[Memphis Slim]

I think, out of all the characters mentioned, Archie Bunker and Al Bundy were certainly the most interesting, because unlike most TV dads, they were very flawed characters.

So flawed is good to you?

 

[Memphis Slim]

Bill Bixby in The Courtship of Eddie's Father....

It showed a single dad with a child, which was pretty much unheard of on television...

Great choice! I loved that show!!

Brian Keith was another...."Family Affair"

 

[Memphis Slim]

Bill Cosby easily.

Special mentions go to the guy in Boy Meets World and for nostolgia sake (I realizse now it was a terrible show but when I was a little kid I liked it) the guy from the the Growing Pains stuff. Terrible show but as a kid it was coo.

But the only one who I recall besides Desy Arnez from I Love Lucy (which in real life he was at least not a very good husband) and a few others on Nick at Nite Bill Cosby is the only one who stands out as real and not fake syrup like the guy from Full House (all 3 of 'em).

Oh well.

Mr. Seaver in "Growing Pains".

 

[04nbod]

homer simpson
red foreman
uncle phil

 

[The Question]

So flawed is good to you?

Well, a flawed character is usually a more interesting one. Archie Bunker was a great character because he was probably the first TV dad who you didn't look up to. He was generally an unlikable person. But he still tried to be a good one.

 

[superhero]

i would say steven keton. he was the father on family ties. I also liked Jack Arnold and tim teller on home inprovment.

 

[Immortalfire]

Andy Taylor ftw!

 

[Pink Ranger]

I chose Uncle Phil. He basically raised another son that wasn't even remotely his. Dr. Huxtable was kind of a jerk, I found. I do admire Mr. Brady, but mainly for his wardrobe and home decor.

 

[Sawyer]

Pretty much any Pa Kent on a Superman series.

 

[Tempest19]

Pa Kent- Smallville. But, yeah pretty much any Superman show. But, Smallvile would be the best Jonathon Kent.

 

[Memphis Slim]

I chose Uncle Phil. He basically raised another son that wasn't even remotely his. Dr. Huxtable was kind of a jerk, I found. I do admire Mr. Brady, but mainly for his wardrobe and home decor.

How was Huxtable a jerk?

 

[Matt]

I give it to Uncle Phil. This is a guy who clearly loved not only his children, but was willing to take a non-blood relative and raise him and love him as his own. You have to respect that. Kudous to Uncle Phil