Our Favorite TV Dads

by the editors at ParentDish (Subscribe to the editors at ParentDish's posts)
Jun 19th 2010 6:00AM

Filed under: Celeb Kids, Celeb Parents, Media, That's Entertainment, Funny Stuff, Celeb News & Interviews

Who is your favorite TV dad? From the morality chats with Mike Brady to lazy dad Homer Simpson to the fun dads of "Modern Family," check out our most beloved small-screen pops, and let us know if we left out any of your picks!

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Our Favorite TV Dads

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From left, American actress Elinor Donahue (as Ellie Walker), American actor Don Knotts (1924 - 2006) (as Deputy Barney Fife), American actor Ronnie Howard (as Opie Taylor), and American actor Andy Griffith (as Sheriff Andy Taylor) appear in an episode of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Los Angeles, California, October 18, 1960. The episode, titled 'Christmas Story,' aired on December 19, 1960.

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BONANZA, Lorne Greene with baby, 1959-73.

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THE COSBY SHOW -- Season 3 -- Pictured: (back row, l-r) Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad as Clair Hanks Huxtable, Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, (front row, l-r) Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable, Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable.

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"Family Affair" (clockwise from left): Caitlin Wachs as Sissy Davis, Gary Cole as Bill Davis, Tim Curry as Mr. French, Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak as Jody Davis, Sasha Pieterse as Buffy Davis.

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THE BRADY BUNCH, Mike Brady (Robert Reed), an architect with three sons, married Carol (Florence Henderson), a widow with three daughters. Their children were, from bottom: Greg (Barry Williams), Marcia (Maureen McCormack), Peter (Christopher Knight), Jan (Eve Plumb), Bobby (Mike Lookinland) and Cindy (Susan Olsen). Alice (Ann B. Davis) was the family's housekeeper.

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American actors E.G. Marshall (1914 - 1998) (left) and Robert Reed (1932 - 1992) sit at a table in an episode of the television show 'The Defenders' called "the Man With the Concrete Thumb,' which originally aired on November 18, 1961.

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The Barones are forced to re-enact the first Thanksgiving when Amy's parents invite them to their home to celebrate the holiday, on EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, Monday, Date TBD (9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. From left to right: Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton.

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FLINTSTONES, 1960-1966.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Pilot - Season One - 9/18/64
"The Addams Family" was based on the characters in Charles Addams' "New Yorker" cartoons. The wealthy Gomez Addams (played by John Astin, right) was madly in love with his wife, Morticia (Carolyn Jones), and their two children, Pugsley (Ken Weatherwax) and Wednesday (Lisa Loring). The family, including Uncle Fester, Grandmama, their towering butler, Lurch (Ted Cassidy, center), and Thing, a hand that usually appeared out of a small wooden box, resided in an ornate, gloomy mansion.

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The cast of the CBS television situation comedy 'The Munsters' including (clockwise from top) American actor and political candidate Al Lewis (as Grandpa, a vampire), American actor and children's book author Fred Gwynne (1926 - 1993) (as Herman Munster, a moster created from human body parts), child actor Butch Patrick (as Eddie Munster, a werewolf), Canadian actress Yvonne de Carlo (as Lily Munster), and Beverly Owen (as Marilyn Munster), poses for a promotional portrait, May 5, 1964.

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