June 2018 10 TV They’ve been there for us when we’re bored… They’ve made us laugh… Sometimes, they’ve shown us their faults or weaknesses… They’ve come to the rescue in times of need… They’ve taught us lessons or values in life … They’ve shown us nurturing and support… We’ve spent some QUALITY time with their families… We’ve even looked forward to our weekly visit with them… We’re talking about our favorite dads from our favorite television shows over the years. Of course, this will vary with individuals according to your age and what shows you grew up with as well as what you watch currently on TV. With Father’s Day here this month, this kind of prompted us to take a look at TV dads over the years, so… Let’s take a trip back through time and see how many of these TV series you watched faithfully each week anticipating a new adventure with each and every episode. Ironically you’ll find majority of these as “family shows” that the entire family could enjoy together regardless of age. Also a large majority of these were “sitcoms’ (situation comedies). It’s amazing just how much TV has evolved and changed by today’s standards. We truly miss many of these shows from a bye- gone era. 1. Ben Cartwright (Bonanza) 2. John Walton, Sr. (The Waltons) 3. Charles Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie) 4. Danny Williams (Make Room for Daddy) 5. Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best) 6. Steve Douglas (My Three Sons) 7. Andy Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show) 8. Howard Cunningham (Happy Days) 9. Ray Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond) 10. Reverend Eric Camden (7th Heaven) 11. Steven Keaton (Family Ties) 12. Dan Conner (Roseanne) 13. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) 14. Tom Corbett (Courtship of Eddie’s Father) 15. Alex Stone (The Donna Reed Show) 16. Forrest Bedford (I’ll Fly Away) 17. George Lopez (George Lopez) 18. Herman Munster (The Munsters) 19. Tim Taylor (Home Improvement) 20. Ozzie Nelson (The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet) 21. Rob Petrie (The Dick Van Dyke Show) 22. Tony Micelli (Who’s the Boss?) 23. Archie Bunker (All in the Family) 24. Sandy Cohen (The OC) 25. Doug Lawrence (Family) 26. Michael Kyle (My Wife and Kids) 27. Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver) 28. Jack Bristow (Alias) 29. Chester A. Riley (Life of Riley) 30. Andy Sipowicz (NYPD Blue) 31. Lucas McCain (The Rifleman) 32. Tom Bradford (Eight is Enough) 33. Philip Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 34. Homer Simpson (The Simpsons) 35. Rick Sammler (Once and Again) 36. Jason Seaver (Growing Pains) 37. John Robinson (Lost in Space) 38. Martin Lane (The Patty Duke Show) 39. Will Girardi (Joan of Arcadia) 40. Jim Walsh (Beverly Hills, 90210) 41. Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son) 42. Andy Brown (Everwood) 43. George Jefferson (The Jeffersons) 44. Rocky Rockford (The Rockford Files) 45. Michael Steadman (thirtysomething) 46. Bernie Mac (Bernie Mac) 47. Paul Hennessy (8 Simple Rules) 48. Graham Chase (My So-Called Life) 49. Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 50. Danny Tanner (Full House) 51. Rocky Rockford (The Rockford Files) 52. Frank Costanza (Seinfeld) 53. Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) 54. John Winchester (Supernatural) 55. Jed Clampett (Beverly Hillbilly’s) 56. Martin Marty Crane (Frasier) 57. Red Foreman (That 70’s Show) 58. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) 59. Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show) 60. Al Bundy (Married With Children) WHO IS YOUR DAD?