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Blackout · 09-13-2013, 07:07 PM

I think so

unless you want to go with Red Foreman or uncle Phil. but Uncle Phil was more of an uncle.

Zoneboy · 09-13-2013, 07:10 PM

Patrick Duffy is a great actor but I wouldn't say he's the best TV father ever.

Blackout · 09-13-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Patrick Duffy is a great actor but I wouldn't say he's the best TV father ever.

who else is?

Zoneboy · 09-13-2013, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackout

who else is?

It's obvious you were deprived of TV while growing up if you have to ask but since you did....

John Walton - The Waltons
Charles Ingalls -Little House On the Prairie
Andy Taylor - The Andy Griffith Show
Tom Bradford - Eight is Enough
Howard Cunningham - Happy Days

This is only a select few, others may want to post some of their favorites.

Blackout · 09-14-2013, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

It's obvious you were deprived of TV while growing up if you have to ask but since you did....

John Walton - The Waltons
Charles Ingalls -Little House On the Prairie
Andy Taylor - The Andy Griffith Show
Tom Bradford - Eight is Enough
Howard Cunningham - Happy Days

This is only a select few, others may want to post some of their favorites.

what the hell made any of those guys funnier and cooler fathers than Patrick Duffy was as Frank Lambert??? i'll admit i have no idea wtf charles ingalls is but that show sounds like a chick show from the title.

Tom Bosley did a great job but he was never a huge part of Happy Days...that was Richie and Fonzy. and then Chochi sadly.

OH Nuts! · 09-14-2013, 12:03 PM

Patrick Duffy is up there, but like Charles (Zoneboy) said, there are better contenders at least IMO. And let's not forget Hugh Beaumont who played Ward Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver; the quintessential great father if ever there was one.

(And btw, I like Step By Step very much. But my favorite characters onthe show were JT and lovably goofy Cody - actually everyone was good on the show! Another show for my Antenna TV wish list- now if Antenna put SBS on its lineup I'd do cartwheels.)

Zoneboy · 09-14-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackout

what the hell made any of those guys funnier and cooler fathers than Patrick Duffy was as Frank Lambert???

I didn't say they were funnier or cooler, my point is that right now they are among those that I would prefer to Frank Lambert and not just the characters but their respective shows as well. A few others I would currently rank ahead of F.L.

Mike Brady - The Brady Bunch
Ward Cleaver - Leave it to Beaver (as mentioned above)
Steve Douglas - My Three Sons

I may rank Frank Lambert higher whenever I decide to watch Step By Step.

Blackout · 09-19-2013, 10:05 PM

mike brady? he was a loser!

Zoneboy · 09-19-2013, 10:35 PM

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mike brady? he was a loser!

How so?

Tap Dancer · 10-17-2013, 08:29 PM

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mike brady? he was a loser!

Mike was an awesome dad! He was the sole breadwinner, supporting 8 other people. His wife loved him, his kids respected him... Aside from being a bit corny (like everyone else on the show), he was a good man.

When you say "best dad," I guess you mean "coolest dad," but those are different things. There's no way Red Foreman or Phillip Banks would be the best dad.

I agree with some of the men named above. Other great dads are Robert Petrie, Tony Micelli, Cliff Huxtable, and James Evans.

Blackout · 10-17-2013, 08:46 PM

what's wrong with Uncle Phil as a father??? he was the sole bread winner in a family that includes Hilary, who cost a ****load with her stupid clothes.

Tap Dancer · 10-18-2013, 03:05 PM

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what's wrong with Uncle Phil as a father??? he was the sole bread winner in a family that includes Hilary, who cost a ****load with her stupid clothes.

Actually, Vivian was a Professor (at least in the earlier seasons). I'm sure she earned a salary for that.

Blackout · 10-18-2013, 06:31 PM

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Actually, Vivian was a Professor (at least in the earlier seasons). I'm sure she earned a salary for that.

not when Uncle Phil became a big shot judge

Torgo · 10-18-2013, 07:33 PM

If you wanted people to list cool and funny fathers, then you should have said so in your original post instead of jumping down their throats.

Also liked how you ignored when someone asked why you thought Mike Brady was a loser.

Blackout · 10-19-2013, 10:33 PM

because he's a lame.

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09-14-2013, 12:03 PM	#6
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Patrick Duffy is up there, but like Charles (Zoneboy) said, there are better contenders at least IMO. And let's not forget Hugh Beaumont who played Ward Cleaver from Leave It To Beaver; the quintessential great father if ever there was one. (And btw, I like Step By Step very much. But my favorite characters onthe show were JT and lovably goofy Cody - actually everyone was good on the show! Another show for my Antenna TV wish list- now if Antenna put SBS on its lineup I'd do cartwheels.)

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Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,237	mike brady? he was a loser!

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Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,237	what's wrong with Uncle Phil as a father??? he was the sole bread winner in a family that includes Hilary, who cost a ****load with her stupid clothes.

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Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,237	because he's a lame.