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June 13th, 2013 
Peter Nolan The medium of television has served up a multitude of fathers over the years. These fictional men have run the gambit from model parents to complete failures.
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Iconic names like Andy Griffith (“The Andy Griffith Show”), Charles Ingalls (“Little House on the Prairie”) and Cliff Huxtable (“The Cosby Show”) have long been praised as iconic, ideal television dads. Mr. Brady (“The Brady Bunch”) may be the first to leap to many minds when contemplating the legions of classic episodic pops, but let’s be real, no kid really wants a dad who rambles and quite that much, but at least those chats are an easier pill to swallow coming from a goodie-two-shoes like Mike Brady then some Polonius-esque keep your nose clean advice from crime lord like Tony Soprano (“The Sopranos”).
A host of bumbling ne’er do wells and reluctant family men such as Homer Simpson (“The Simpsons”), Peter Griffin (“Family Guy”) and Al Bundy (“Married…with Children”) have torn up the comedy scene over the years reminding everyone of their own old man’s most outlandish moments.
More recently, characters like Rick Castle (“Castle”) and Sandy Cohen (“The O.C.”) have shaken off the classic dad image and added in a layer of coolness alongside all of that parental guidance and devotion.
We’ve selected 15 more of the best and worst padres in the primetime game who, in the years to come, will stack up alongside the above mentioned icons as some of the most memorable fathers to ever beam over the airwaves.
![Bob Belcher of Bob's Burgers is actually a decent and believable dad, which are two characteristics that are hard to come by in most TV families. The entire show is about Bob dealing with his family; his role as a restaurant owner is almost secondary such plot lines of Bob working a second job as a taxi driver just to throw Tina the birthday party of her fantasies and him using his children to get into an arcade solely to erase top score 'bob sux' from a game.He's not a great dad but any means, but he's one of the most realistic, which is rare for a cartoon. As Vulture notes when electing Bob and his wife Linda as TV parents of the year, "In the Belchers' world, no one seems like much of a freak at all. It's how we want our parents to see us and how we hope we're able to see our children."](https://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/3a/3e/3a3ea0a3ac0e222ffa904e6e1e7ba58d.png?itok=aobISJ2g "Bob Belcher of Bob's Burgers is actually a decent and believable dad, which are two characteristics that are hard to come by in most TV families. The entire show is about Bob dealing with his family; his role as a restaurant owner is almost secondary such plot lines of Bob working a second job as a taxi driver just to throw Tina the birthday party of her fantasies and him using his children to get into an arcade solely to erase top score 'bob sux' from a game.He's not a great dad but any means, but he's one of the most realistic, which is rare for a cartoon. As Vulture notes when electing Bob and his wife Linda as TV parents of the year, "In the Belchers' world, no one seems like much of a freak at all. It's how we want our parents to see us and how we hope we're able to see our children."")
!["Rugrats" largely was about the adventure of a group of babies using their imagination to go out on grand adventures, but the parents certainly played a role. One of the most nurturing and loving parents was single-dad Charles Norbert Finster, or Chaz, who was a shining example of good single parenting. Chaz was the frazzled, allergy-ridden and nervous single dad who always took time to comfort and protect his shy only child, Chuckie. For the most part, the parents in this show have no clue what is going on, but Chaz seems to pay a bit more attention than the rest of them.His devotion to Chuckie even goes as far as to listening to him when Chuckie says his first word 'No' as Chaz was about to marry a horrible woman who isn't truly in love with Chaz.He's a great example of a caring father who is overworked and largely clueless, but is guided by his love for his child and his friends.](https://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/b0/95/b095971bd320eb6ee1edddc6e57ddcd5.png?itok=73wIPTCp ""Rugrats" largely was about the adventure of a group of babies using their imagination to go out on grand adventures, but the parents certainly played a role. One of the most nurturing and loving parents was single-dad Charles Norbert Finster, or Chaz, who was a shining example of good single parenting. Chaz was the frazzled, allergy-ridden and nervous single dad who always took time to comfort and protect his shy only child, Chuckie. For the most part, the parents in this show have no clue what is going on, but Chaz seems to pay a bit more attention than the rest of them.His devotion to Chuckie even goes as far as to listening to him when Chuckie says his first word 'No' as Chaz was about to marry a horrible woman who isn't truly in love with Chaz.He's a great example of a caring father who is overworked and largely clueless, but is guided by his love for his child and his friends.")
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