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comet97 · 06-16-2004, 10:19 PM

I was hoping that Hugh Beaumont (Ward) would have been selected as the #1.Dad.
In my opinion,he was the greatest!
At least he got on the Top 10 List.

I don't agree with the results they came up with. Just my 2¢

evermore · 06-16-2004, 11:40 PM

The results were from voting. you could vote as often as you liked. So maybe if we all voted 10 or 20 more times, then maybe Ward would have been #5 or #1.

Robert Young was not even mentioned for father Knows Best.

by the way in TV GUIDE, Bill Cosby was #1, and Ward Cleaver was #28.

JudgeGarth · 06-16-2004, 11:56 PM

I haven't seen the list, but was it heavily weighted with characters from recent tv shows? That's the way it usually is in these TV Guide lists.

comet97 · 06-17-2004, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by evermore
The results were from voting. you could vote as often as you liked. So maybe if we all voted 10 or 20 more times, then maybe Ward would have been #5 or #1.

Robert Young was not even mentioned for father Knows Best.
by the way in TV GUIDE, Bill Cosby was #1, and Ward Cleaver was #28.

Those voting systems are a little confusing.
I voted on the Net. (TVLand poll) and asked friends to vote for Ward.

comet97

evermore · 06-17-2004, 10:01 AM

TV GUIDE DID NOT STATE HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR LIST. BUT ACCORDING TO THIER LIST BILL COSBY WAS #1, LORNE GREENE #2, RALPH WAITE #3, MICHAEL LANDON #4, DANNY THOMAS #5.

HERMAN MUNSTER MADE IT TO #19, WHILE JOHN GOODMAN WAS #13.

ON TVLAND

ANDY GRIFFITH WHO WAS TVLAND'S #1 DAD, RANKED #8, WHILE BILL COSBY WAS #2 ON TVLAND.

WARD CLEAVER WAS #28,
HOMER SIMPSON WAS #35.

comet97 · 06-17-2004, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by evermore
TV GUIDE DID NOT STATE HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR LIST. BUT ACCORDING TO THIER LIST BILL COSBY WAS #1, LORNE GREENE #2, RALPH WAITE #3, MICHAEL LANDON #4, DANNY THOMAS #5.

HERMAN MUNSTER MADE IT TO #19, WHILE JOHN GOODMAN WAS #13.

ON TVLAND

ANDY GRIFFITH WHO WAS TVLAND'S #1 DAD, RANKED #8, WHILE BILL COSBY WAS #2 ON TVLAND.

WARD CLEAVER WAS #28,
HOMER SIMPSON WAS #35.

So,Ward was #28 huh? I wonder how many Dads they satared out with? Probably about 50 of them,I'll bet.
Interesting stuff...these polls.

Andy Griffith was always my 2nd choice too. and Bill Cosby #3.
Thanks for the info.
comet97

~*Dailey'sGurl*~ · 06-17-2004, 04:19 PM

Well, I do agree that Andy should have been #1....(I guess that's just the Mayberry blood in me) well, he was... but, anyway Ward should have been in the top 5... Herman Munster shouldn't have been on there IMO
again IMO he was very immature and always wanted things his way.... oh, well I didn't vote on the net so I really can't complain!
Thanks for your time!

comet97 · 06-17-2004, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DLQSfan
Well, I do agree that Andy should have been #1....(I guess that's just the Mayberry blood in me) well, he was... but, anyway Ward should have been in the top 5... Herman Munster shouldn't have been on there IMO
again IMO he was very immature and always wanted things his way.... oh, well I didn't vote on the net so I really can't complain!
Thanks for your time!

Here's Voting the site I mentioned before.
TV Land's Top Ten TV Dads
http://www.tvland.com/top10/new/dads.jhtml

comet97

~*Dailey'sGurl*~ · 06-17-2004, 05:29 PM

Wait, I did vote for this... it was one of the others I didn't vote for!!!!
SO I CAN COMPLAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Ducky · 06-18-2004, 02:16 AM

Ward was the only one that I voted for that was in the top 10. I voted for him, Red Foreman, Hal Wilkerson, and Dan Conner.

1954Boomer · 06-18-2004, 08:34 AM

Ward will always be my #1 in my book.

vze3t9q9 · 06-18-2004, 12:25 PM

I noticed in the tv guide poll that Rob Petrie made the top 25, I don;t remember too many child father scenes in that show. I was surprise Ward Cleave was 28 in the ranking. Archie Bunker was 24. Archie I thought he might have been lower. I think I expected more kids related show to make the survey. Ward I thought would make the top 10 and ARchie would be in the top 40's or not all all.

B&W fan · 06-18-2004, 05:35 PM

This just goes to show you how pathetic a condition our country, or at least the internet "country" is in when we have Archie Bunker and Homer Simpson coming in at a higher spot than Ward Cleaver (who has to be in the top 3 with Andy Griffith and Jim Anderson, IMHO).

My top 10, from the list provided by TVLand would have been:

1) Ward Cleaver
2) Andy Taylor (Griffith)
3) Jim Anderson
4) Cliff Huxtable
5) Steve Douglas (My 3 Sons)
6) Charles Ingalls
7) Howard Cunningham
8) Mike Brady
9) Ozzie Nelson
10) Dr. John Robinson

I left off some great people that I thoroughly enjoy, such as Ricky Ricardo, Herman Munster, Rob Petrie and others only because the interaction they had with their children wasn't portrayed as often as those above.

I picked strictly on how the Dad came across with love and advice, on a regular basis, with their children. Some of the actors listed simply didn't have enough "screen time" with their on air children for me to bump one of my top 10 down.

B&W "the official winning list from TVLand really was off base"

Mrs. Ducky · 06-18-2004, 05:41 PM

I feel that they should have only included fathers who really interacted with their kids. Ray Barone's kids are hardly ever shown and when they are they run off two seconds later! And Homer Simpson isn't a realistic father. What kind of father is always putting their child in danger and/or always blaming every bad thing they do on their kid?

GidgetCleaver · 06-19-2004, 05:47 PM

You are so right Mrs. Ducky! I was very disappointed with the results. Some were ok, but most weren't!

06-16-2004, 10:19 PM	#1
comet97 LITB Fan Forever Frequent Poster Join Date: May 26, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 353	Ward is #8 Best TV Dad I was hoping that Hugh Beaumont (Ward) would have been selected as the #1.Dad. In my opinion,he was the greatest! At least he got on the Top 10 List. I don't agree with the results they came up with. Just my 2¢
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06-17-2004, 04:19 PM	#7
~Dailey'sGurl~ Jamie Dailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2003 Location: NC - Counting down the days till I get to see DL&Q AGAIN!~ BTW, I registered in September - the little thingy is WRONG!!!! Posts: 2,870	Well, I do agree that Andy should have been #1....(I guess that's just the Mayberry blood in me) well, he was... but, anyway Ward should have been in the top 5... Herman Munster shouldn't have been on there IMO again IMO he was very immature and always wanted things his way.... oh, well I didn't vote on the net so I really can't complain! Thanks for your time!
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06-18-2004, 02:16 AM	#10
Mrs. Ducky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,461	Ward was the only one that I voted for that was in the top 10. I voted for him, Red Foreman, Hal Wilkerson, and Dan Conner.
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06-16-2004, 11:40 PM	#2
evermore Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 906	The results were from voting. you could vote as often as you liked. So maybe if we all voted 10 or 20 more times, then maybe Ward would have been #5 or #1. Robert Young was not even mentioned for father Knows Best. by the way in TV GUIDE, Bill Cosby was #1, and Ward Cleaver was #28.

06-16-2004, 11:56 PM	#3
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	I haven't seen the list, but was it heavily weighted with characters from recent tv shows? That's the way it usually is in these TV Guide lists.

06-17-2004, 10:01 AM	#5
evermore Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 906	TV GUIDE DID NOT STATE HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THEIR LIST. BUT ACCORDING TO THIER LIST BILL COSBY WAS #1, LORNE GREENE #2, RALPH WAITE #3, MICHAEL LANDON #4, DANNY THOMAS #5. HERMAN MUNSTER MADE IT TO #19, WHILE JOHN GOODMAN WAS #13. ON TVLAND ANDY GRIFFITH WHO WAS TVLAND'S #1 DAD, RANKED #8, WHILE BILL COSBY WAS #2 ON TVLAND. WARD CLEAVER WAS #28, HOMER SIMPSON WAS #35.

06-17-2004, 05:29 PM	#9
~Dailey'sGurl~ Jamie Dailey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2003 Location: NC - Counting down the days till I get to see DL&Q AGAIN!~ BTW, I registered in September - the little thingy is WRONG!!!! Posts: 2,870	Wait, I did vote for this... it was one of the others I didn't vote for!!!! SO I CAN COMPLAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-18-2004, 08:34 AM	#11
1954Boomer Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 482	Ward will always be my #1 in my book.

06-18-2004, 12:25 PM	#12
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	I noticed in the tv guide poll that Rob Petrie made the top 25, I don;t remember too many child father scenes in that show. I was surprise Ward Cleave was 28 in the ranking. Archie Bunker was 24. Archie I thought he might have been lower. I think I expected more kids related show to make the survey. Ward I thought would make the top 10 and ARchie would be in the top 40's or not all all.

06-18-2004, 05:35 PM	#13
B&W fan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 09, 2002 Location: USA Posts: 589	This just goes to show you how pathetic a condition our country, or at least the internet "country" is in when we have Archie Bunker and Homer Simpson coming in at a higher spot than Ward Cleaver (who has to be in the top 3 with Andy Griffith and Jim Anderson, IMHO). My top 10, from the list provided by TVLand would have been: 1) Ward Cleaver 2) Andy Taylor (Griffith) 3) Jim Anderson 4) Cliff Huxtable 5) Steve Douglas (My 3 Sons) 6) Charles Ingalls 7) Howard Cunningham 8) Mike Brady 9) Ozzie Nelson 10) Dr. John Robinson I left off some great people that I thoroughly enjoy, such as Ricky Ricardo, Herman Munster, Rob Petrie and others only because the interaction they had with their children wasn't portrayed as often as those above. I picked strictly on how the Dad came across with love and advice, on a regular basis, with their children. Some of the actors listed simply didn't have enough "screen time" with their on air children for me to bump one of my top 10 down. B&W "the official winning list from TVLand really was off base"
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06-18-2004, 05:41 PM	#14
Mrs. Ducky Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,461	I feel that they should have only included fathers who really interacted with their kids. Ray Barone's kids are hardly ever shown and when they are they run off two seconds later! And Homer Simpson isn't a realistic father. What kind of father is always putting their child in danger and/or always blaming every bad thing they do on their kid?

06-19-2004, 05:47 PM	#15
GidgetCleaver Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 07, 2002 Posts: 85	You are so right Mrs. Ducky! I was very disappointed with the results. Some were ok, but most weren't!