20 of the Best Dads in TV History

‘Andy Taylor was the blueprint for wholesome father figures’

Every YouTube and TikTok, ignored by parents entranced by their own screens. Older generations, orphaned by war or disease or literally any job before OSHA, largely raised themselves. And some of us, well, some of us were raised by TV.

And honestly, depending on the parents in question, that might have been for the best. Unlike most parents of the late 20th century, TV moms and dads always had time for the kids. With the exception of, like, Walter White, they always had the best advice, and they never failed to demonstrate what it meant to be a good person and functioning member of society. 

That’s why one Redditor asked r/AskReddit, “Which sitcom dad is the best, and why?”

King of the Hill

The Cosby Show

Boy Meets World

The Addams Family

Diff’rent Strokes

Full House

Bob’s Burgers

That ‘70s Show

The Middle

The Andy Griffith Show

Last Man Standing

Frasier

The O.C.

Seinfeld

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Family Matters

Modern Family

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius

Game of Thrones

Arrested Development

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