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How Many Of These 31 TV Dads Can You Identify? If It's Under 20, You've Got Daddy Issues

How Many Of These TV Dads Can You Identify?

Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross dance on Black-Ish

Ty Burrell forcing Ed O'Neill to high five him on Modern Family

<p>They did after all teach us so much through our living room screens and Netflix binges.</p>

When Mikael Persbrandt's Jakob isn't fixing pipes or shacking up with Jean, he is trying to be a good father for Ola, and even occasionally to Otis.

Sex Education

Which TV show is this dad in?

The tallest dad in Indiana! Mike Heck (Neil Flynn) works at a quarry, roots for the Colts, and cracks open a cold one when he's not breaking up fights between Axl, Sue, and Brick. A Midwestern dad extraordinaire.

The Middle

Well, it's Johnny Rose, disgraced former CEO of Rose Video and now owner of the Rosebud Motel. You should be able to recognize Eugene Levy's bespoke patriarch anywhere. Don't his exasperated "David" and "Alexis" come to mind instantly?

Schitt's Creek

That would be Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson), wife of THE Dr. Rainbow Johnson and father of Zoey, Junior, Jack, Diane, and Devante. He's got nunchucks in the house, and he's not afraid to use them.

Black-ish

URKEL! No one is more annoyed by a pesky neighbor than Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson), and while Carl isn't Steve Urkel's father, the Chicago PD officer is a father of three and begrudgingly begins to see Urkel as one of his own, whether he wants to or not.

Family Matters

WATCH OUT FOR THE CROCK-POT! That would be the ill-fated Pearson family patriarch Jack, played by the suave Milo Ventimiglia. He may be gone too soon, but he left behind three wonderful (and very dramatic) children.

This Is Us

That would be the great Jack Bristow (Victor Garber), father of kickass spy Sydney Bristow (the breakout role for Jennifer Garner). Don't worry, this quiz will be easier than finding the Rambaldi artifacts.

Alias

Hey, not all fathers can be saints, OK? Sometimes they're alcoholics with a half dozen kids, but what's it to you? William H. Macy's Frank Gallagher may be a derelict asshole, but he's got his moments.

Shameless

Ted Danson's Hank Larsson shows up in Season 2 of the anthology series as the town sheriff, father of Betsy Solverson (Cristin Milioti), and grandfather of Season 1's Molly Solverson (Allison Tolman).

Fargo

The OG television dad, Ozzie Nelson and his family played versions of themselves on TV for 14 years (and 435 episodes!). From 1952–66, America grew up in the Nelsons' house with Ozzie as their charming father.

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Before Ed O'Neill was looking over the Pritchett clan on _Modern Family_, he was leading the Bundys on _Married...With Children_. Al might be a schlub reliving his high school glory days, but he's always willing to defend the family honor.

Married...With Children

Who wouldn't want to be the father of Frankie Muniz? Before he traded in sitcom life for cooking meth on _Breaking Bad_, Bryan Cranston led this rowdy clan. Life is hard when your son has a photographic memory and your wife is smarter than you, but Cranston's Hal tries to make the best of it.

Malcolm in the Middle

Sandwich shop owner by day, wizard by night, David DeLuise's Jerry Russo is the perfect Disney Channel dad. Sure he's trying to teach Alex, Justin, and Max to use magic, but he also wants them to be good people.

Wizards of Waverly Place

RIP to Luke Perry and to Fred Andrews. Before Fred's passing in a terrible car accident, he was the quintessential father to Archie. In a show where most parents are homicidal psychopaths, Fred was always the best of them.

Riverdale

MORE POWER! That's Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor (played by Tim Allen). When he's not gluing boards to his head, fixing up old cars, or misremembering advice from his neighbor, Tim attempts to guide Brad, Randy, and Mark into being the best men they can be.

Home Improvement

Go Panthers! That would be the Head Coach of the Dillon High School football team, Eric Taylor. He and his wife, Tami (Connie Britton), have two daughters, but more than anything he's a father to all the boys on his football team.

Friday Night Lights

Not just a father, but THE father of the future King of England! Matt Smith plays Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth. He may not be the most caring father on this list, but he certainly has the coolest house.

The Crown

Did I fool ya? Yep, Will Arnett showed up in the first season of the Netflix series based on the children's books. We thought that he and Cobie Smulders were the supposed dead Baudelaire orphans' parents, but they were actually the Quagmires' missing father and mother instead.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

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The Addams Family

Did you remember that Shia LaBeouf's dad in the Disney Channel show was named Steve Stevens? Because that is just terrible. What kind of parents would do that to their son?

Even Stevens

And the award for worst father goes to... Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) was such a horrible dad that his own son shot him on the toilet with a crossbow. Please don't do that to anyone this Father's Day.

Game of Thrones

We must stan a supportive straight father to an LGBT kid! Mike O'Malley's Burt Hummel accepts Kurt (Burt and Kurt. Really?) in all his queerness, runs for Congress, and even dances to "Single Ladies." What more could you want in a dad?

Glee

Anyone who's watched this Nickelodeon animated series knows that Arnold's parents are nowhere to be found, and that young Football Head lives with his grandparents in a boarding house. His parents disappeared in the jungle when he was a baby, but he eventually finds them again!

Hey Arnold

Mac's dad, Luther, is a bad dude for numerous reasons. He asks his son to smuggle heroin into prison in his ass. He threatens to kill him. He doesn't support that Mac is gay. But the most heinous thing he did was name his son "Ronald McDonald."

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

And while we're on the subject of shitty dads, there is of course Charles Widmore, the wealthy father of Penny and owner of "Not Penny's Boat." Clearly Penny and Desmond were made for one another, and yet here Charles is trying to stop their love.

Lost

OK. Hot dad alert. Sendhil Ramamurthy had the internet drooling as Devi's dead dad, Mohan. RIP to this beautiful man and John McEnroe's biggest fan.

Never Have I Ever

I wouldn't say George and Frank Costanza have a greaaaaaaat relationship. Frank wants George out of the house, and George is trying — but, you know, life happens. It's all very relatable. Also Frank is played by Jerry Stiller, who just happens to be Ben Stiller's dad!

Seinfeld

You got to love a nice dad origin story, and that of Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) is a good one. He starts out as Miranda's one-night-stand bartender, and ends up being the perfect gentleman and father of her son. Awwwwwwww.

Sex and the City

Boar on the floor! Brian Cox as Logan Roy is a menace to his friends, his employees, and most of all his children. Connor, Kendall, Roman, and Shiv are desperately trying to impress him, and he's having absolutely none of it. Even when he's on death's doorstep, he's playing mind games.

Succession

Dad wearing a scarf with a stuffed animal

We love a gay dad! While Cassie is flying around the world getting drunk off of airplane vodka bottles and trying to solve a murder, her brother Davey (T.R. Knight) is raising two girls with his husband and trying to make sure Cassie isn't murdered herself.

The Flight Attendant

tony soprano in therapy with books behind him

Nothing like killing an old mafia enemy while taking your daughter to visit colleges. Tony Soprano might not be a great human, but he tries to be a great dad to Meadow and Anthony Jr. Do they see him get shot at the diner in the show's final scene? We'll never know.

The Sopranos

You sold your TV and moved into the desert. What are television shows? There are dads on them? What does the word "binge" mean? You don't know because you're too busy living in nature away from technology.

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul standing in the desert

Cord Cutter

You watched _Game of Thrones_ and _The Office_, but that's about it. You might pop in from a quick binge now and then, but really you've got to spend time with your own dad. You don't have much time for the TV variety.

Casual Viewer

You love a TV dad! You grew up watching them, and you still watch them now on Netflix. You aren't like OBSESSED with television, but you'd say you watch it a "healthy amount."

Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Nelson watching television

Channel Surfer

Boy oh boy! You look forward to ending your day with a nice veg on the couch with all your favorite TV families. You were raised on TV, and you love a good binge. You can quote a TV dad like it's no one's business.

The Family guy family all sitting on the couch watching television

Consummate Binger

Television? You practically breathe in the video waves. You're a walking set of rabbit ears, and you remember every detail of every show. Why only have one father when you can have 5,000 on TV? Of course you'd ace this quiz. You knew you would.

Homer Simpson sitting close to the TV and staring at it intently.

Television Savant

Si identificas menos de 20 de estos papás de la televisión, necesitamos hablar...

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How Many Of These 31 TV Dads Can You Identify? If It's Under 20, You've Got Daddy Issues

Father's Day has arrived!

And to celebrate the occasion, we thought it only fitting to honor our TV fathers as well.

So here are photos of 31 of our finest television fathers. Let's see how many you can identify correctly.

How Many Of These 31 TV Dads Can You Identify? If It's Under 20, You've Got Daddy Issues

Father's Day has arrived!

And to celebrate the occasion, we thought it only fitting to honor our TV fathers as well.

So here are photos of 31 of our finest television fathers. Let's see how many you can identify correctly.

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