In your opinion, who do you think are the best and worst TV parents?

Here's my picks:

Best
Cliff & Clair Huxtable
Jason & Maggie Seaver
Steve & Elyse Keaton
Edith Bunker

Worst
Alf Garnett
Fred Sanford (extremely funny, but I wouldn't want him as a dad, especially the way he calls Lamont a dummy)
Peggy Bundy
Al Bundy (at least he tries to make a living)
Albert Steptoe

A Bit of Both
Archie Bunker (has some very shocking views on certain groups of people, but loves his family, even the Meathead)

Worst

Lucy & Ricky Ricardo

Best

Ward & June Cleaver

Worst

Lucy & Ricky Ricardo

Best

Ward & June Cleaver

I still need to watch I Love Lucy and Leave It To Beaver, but I figured that the Cleavers were good parents. How bad would you say the Ricardos were though?

I still need to watch I Love Lucy and Leave It To Beaver, but I figured that the Cleavers were good parents. How bad would you say the Ricardos were though?
I should have explained. After Lucy had her baby, her life just went back to normal. Lucy would get into all kinds of adventures and mis-haps. In the middle of all the goings-on, one might ask the question, where is Little Ricky?? Most of the time he was taking a nap, or in bed for the night; sometimes Mrs. Trumble was watching him; sometimes Mrs. McGuillicudy was caring for him (especially the California episodes), and sometimes, his existance wasn't even mentioned.

I'm sure it wasn't meant for Lucy (& Ricky Ricardo) to be portrayed as bad parents, but when Lucy spent the night in the Mertz's hotel suite, because a bucket of cement was hardened on her foot, wouldn't you think at some point, a mother would want to check in on her child instead of continuing to scheme how she's going to get John Wayne's footprints?

Once in a while, Little Ricky would be brought in, and everybody would make a fuss over him, then somebody (Ethel, or Mrs. M) would put him back down to sleep. About the only episode (while L Ricky was still a baby) that showed Lucy's love and devotion to her son, was when they were in Europe, and Lucy was missing LR's birthday, and the whole episode was about getting through on the phone to NY.

Again, I don't think it was meant for the Ricardos to look like bad parents, but it sure seems like much of the time they (especially Lucy) were neglective of their son.

BEST: Kate Bradley from Petticoat Junction. She seemed to have her daughters in check, and gave them good advice, too! Her daughters seemed to respect her and they did what she told them. Lots of scenes of them doing chores. like washing the dishes or changing the bed sheets.

WORST: The Mitchells, parents of Dennis the Menace. I'm not saying they didn't love him, but that kid terrorized the neighborhood. He didn't listen to his parents or follow their rules. He was often seen sneaking out of the house, sometimes late at night! I don't think he was ever properly punished.

Best Parents
Andy Taylor
Eric and Annie Camden
Phil Drummond
Cliff and Claire Huxtable
Howard and Marion Cunningham
John and Olivia Walton
Ward and June Cleaver

Worst Parents
the parents on Still Standing and Raising Hope

Here's my picks:

Best
Jim & Margaret Anderson-Father Knows Best
Ward & June Cleaver
Herman & Lilly Munster
Mike & Carol Brady

Worst:
Dan & Roseanne Conner
Al & Peg Bundy

A Bit of Both
Archie Bunker (has some very shocking views on certain groups of people, but loves his family, even the Meathead)
Fred Sanford he really loves his son and can't let go.

Best Single Parent:
Tom Corbett -The Courtship Of Eddie's Father
Alice Hyatt - Alice
Julia Baker - Julia '68-'71

Best Parents
Elyse and Steven Keaton
Howard and Marion Cunningham
The Walton's
The Cleaver's
The Camden's
The Huxtable's
Andy Taylor and Aunt Bee (since they were both raising Opie)
The Anderson's from Father knows best
Ma and Pa, Little House on the Prairie
Lucas McCain, the Rifleman
Ben Cartwright
Steve Douglas, Uncle Charlie and Bub



Worst Parents
Roseanne
Al and Peg Bundy
Dr Beverly Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory, she is COLD
Alan from Two and a Half Men but he loves Jake
Lois from Malcolm in the Middle
Frank and Marie Barone
Evelyn Harper from Two and a Half Men
Arthur Spooner but he has a few good moments
Tony Soprano, The Sopranos
Archie Bunker but he loves his family
Frank Costanza

I agree with Comedyfreak, that Herman & Lily Munster fall under the "best" category. They always had Eddie's (and also Marilyn's) interests at heart. However, I think Gomez & Morticia Addams fall among the "worst", They rarely took an interest in their kids, and just let them do whatever they wanted! And they just had Grandmama or Lurch look after them much of the time!

George Louies Jefferson.best parents try give Lionel the best of everything a Job money

Best:

Mike and Carol Brady
Archie and Edith Bunker
James and Florida Evans
Hank and Peggy Hill
Doug and Kate Lawrence
Sid and Karen Fairgate




Worst

Paul and Ruth Galveston (father and mother to Greg Sumner)
Peter and Lois Griffin
The parents from "The War at Home" (can't even recall their names)
The Petrelli parents from "Heroes"
Peg and Al Bundy

Best Parents

beest
Elyse and Steven Keaton
Howard and Marion Cunningham
carl and harriet wlislow
tim and jilll talroy homeinmporvment
the waltons
gereo and wizzer on the jerffersons


not Parents
anut bee and and andyy
my two dads don't know their names
fred snford
Julia Baker - Julia '68-'71
Tom Corbett -The Courtship Of Eddie's Father

worst parnests
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BEST: Kate Bradley from Petticoat Junction. She seemed to have her daughters in check, and gave them good advice, too! Her daughters seemed to respect her and they did what she told them. Lots of scenes of them doing chores. like washing the dishes or changing the bed sheets.

WORST: The Mitchells, parents of Dennis the Menace. I'm not saying they didn't love him, but that kid terrorized the neighborhood. He didn't listen to his parents or follow their rules. He was often seen sneaking out of the house, sometimes late at night! I don't think he was ever properly punished.
Yeah, they should've given him a good spanking!:lol:

BEST

Rob & Laura (Dick Van Dyke Show)
Harry Weston (Empty Nest)
Reba Hart (Reba)
Ella Payne (House of Payne)
Willie & Kate Tanner (ALF)
Jed Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies)
Alan & Amy Matthews (Boy Meets World)
Phillip & Vivian Banks (Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
Danny Tanner (Full House)




WORST

Jack & Jenny Malloy (Unhappily Ever After)
Curtis Payne (House of Payne)
Benny Lopez (George Lopez Show)
Red & Kitty Forman (That 70's Show)
Pops (The Wayans Bros.)

Worst of all parent:

HOMER SIMPSON!!

I suppose Marge is:

A Bit of Both!

Best
Cliff and Clair Huxtable
Steven and Elyse Keaton
James and Florida Evans
Ward and June Cleaver
Valarie Hogan
Phillip and Vivian Banks

Worst
Al and Peggy Bundy
Dan and Roseanne
Michael Hogan(Didn't make an effort to spend time with his family before Valarie died)
Rachel From Family Matters(abandoned her child for no reason)
and yeah Lucy and Ricky were bad parents

And Lucy Carmichael (The Lucy Show), I would put in "the worst" column, also. After the third season, the kids were dropped from the show, and in the storyline, Chris went off to college, and Jerry was enrolled in military school. After awhile, she seems to have forgotten all about them!!:eek:

But in all fairness, Lucy Carter, (Here's Lucy), was portrayed as a devoted and loving mother to Kim and Craig, who were teen-agers, played by her real-life children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. This "Lucy" belongs among the "best" parents!

Little House On The Prairie:

Best Parents:

Charles & Caroline Ingalls

Worst Parent:

Harriett Oleson

A Bit of Both:

Nels Oleson (He meant well, but never was man enough to stand up to his wife)!!

Best: 1.Tim & Jill Taylor
2. Ray & Debra Barone

Worst: 1. Homer & Marge Simpson
2. Al & Peggy Bundy

Worst of all parent:

HOMER SIMPSON!!

I suppose Marge is:

A Bit of Both!

NNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!! LOL


You know that I have complained about the Cleavers in the past but I will say they were good parents.

I hope I can mention this and this counts but I thought Danny Tanner wasnt that great. He was good but Michelle got away with way too much and should have put her on a tighter leash.

I hope I can mention this and this counts but I thought Danny Tanner wasnt that great. He was good but Michelle got away with way too much and should have put her on a tighter leash.She was a spoiled brat. I used to like Full House but stopped watching it because Michelle was so annoying.

Worst:
WEEDS--Not only does she deal drugs, she gets her kids involved in it!
SHAMELESS--A comedy about a barfly and his family is. . . well, shameless!

Not really the best or worst, but some of my favorites:

Thelma "Mama" Harper (Mama's Family)
Carl & Harriette Winslow (Family Matters - great parents until they forgot about Judy...just careless)
Alan & Amy Matthews (Boy Meets World)
Tim & Jill Taylor (Home Improvement)
Millicent Torkelson (The Torkelsons)
Dan & Roseanne Conner (Roseanne)
Kate Bradley (Petticoat Junction)
Fred & Doris Ziffel (Green Acres - parents to Arnold the pig)
Archie & Edith Bunker (All in the Family - Archie was extreme but he truly loved his family)

I find many of the good parents are from the 1950 and 1960's and the bad parents from the mid 1980's to now.