Who's your favorite classic television dad?

Who gets the title of most rad dad?

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We've all got our favorite television dad, but what happens when our favorite fathers are pitted against EACH OTHER? We've included some of the most iconic television fathers from your favorite shows, and it's up to you to tell us who is the best of the best!

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  1. Ben Cartwright of Bonanza or Lucas McCain of The Rifleman?
  2. Fred Flintstone of The Flintstones or George Jetson of The Jetsons?
  3. Archie Bunker of All in the Family or Jed Clampett of The Beverly Hillbillies?
  4. Andy Griffith of The Andy Griffith Show or Mike Brady of The Brady Bunch?
  5. Rob Petrie of The Dick Van Dyke Show or Ricky Ricardo from I Love Lucy?
  6. John Walton Sr. from The Waltons or Steve Douglas from My Three Sons?
  7. Ward Cleaver from Leave It to Beaver or Phillip Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
  8. Alex Stone from The Donna Reed Show or James Evans from Good Times?
  9. Jason Seaver from Growing Pains or Danny Tanner from Full House?
  10. George Jefferson from The Jeffersons or Steven Keaton from Family Ties?

Who's your favorite classic television dad?

Your Result...

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61 Comments

trogg888 3 months ago
80 per cent.it would have been nice if my dad had been like Ward but I doubt anyone's was like that.although my dad did support my music career and bought me a Gibson guitar and a kustom amp,especially after I started making money in high st chool,but he made me learn on a western auto Catalina first which almost made me quit it was so hard to play.just like in the Bryan Adams song.played it til my fingers bled,literally,but I made a decent living doing something that I loved for over 50 years
Wendy57 5 months ago
60%
I would either pick Ward Cleaver or Andy Griffith as my favorite TV Dad.
Sweendog Wendy57 5 months ago
Me, too!
Charleshorse 5 months ago
Ben Cartwright? No way. He treated Hoss, Little Joe, and Adam like they were children. And, what's worse, is that they let him, lol
trogg888 Charleshorse 3 months ago
I agree.those boys couldn't move unless Daddy been okayed it
tinkparker 5 months ago
60% I picked Ricky over Dick van dyke
Lillyrose 5 months ago
60% similar. The best TV Dad of all time, of course, is Ward Cleaver.
GooberBeasley Lillyrose 5 months ago
Fred G. Sanford. Was a great dad gotta love Peter Griffin
bmoore4026 5 months ago
30% similar. The lowest score of these kind of surveys yet
Bapa1 5 months ago
80% Ward Cleaver was the best. Yet, no mention of Al Bundy.
frenchman71 5 months ago
I have 4 favorite TV Dads...Ward Cleaver from LITB, Andy Taylor from TAGS, Steve Douglas from MTS and Harold Everett from Nanny and the Professor. But if I had to pick one...Ward Cleaver....hands down! The BEST TV Dad.
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