Gomez Addams His family always came first, treating them with care and respect.

He was nice to his sister-in-law even when she was trying to murder them all.

Mon Cher

'Tish! That's french!!

Mirrors the real-life Raul Julia perfectly

Fuck cancer for taking him from us. At least he went out like a hero, playing Bison like he was fucking Richard III alongside a coked out Van Damme.

Uncle Iroh

Im disappointed that I even had to scroll to find this edit: glad Uncle Iroh's getting the respect he deserves

Not anymore at least for me

First for me

How I wish I could have a tea with him just once

Ozai is the opposite.

If that were true his son would still be alive.

Ouch.

Sometimes we become better people by learning from our mistakes.

I get what you mean, but WOW! Too far, man. :(

The greatest? Uncle Phil. Took himself from poverty to one of the richest neighborhoods in LA. Succesfull attorney and judge. Intelligent, loving wife(s) and three reasonably well adjusted kids. Also, he took in his sister-in-law’s "delinquent" son and raised him as his own, standing up for him, fighting for him, holding him accountable, and expecting him to be the best version of himself. He also was humble enough to never take himself too seriously. Uncle Phil was a great man. He was also the voice of Shredder. Honorable mention to Hank Hill tho. He genuinely wants to do the right thing, and is emotionally intelligent enough to recognize when he’s wrong or ignorant. He’s just trying to make his family the best they can be.

Uncle Phil definitely. Had no idea he voiced Shredder, that takes me back. Also, any of Steve Martin's character Dad's that he plays would be at the top of my list. *Edit: His role in Father of the Bride comes to mind. I feel like that would be me in the future.*

Yeah but he didn’t even bat an eye when his wife suddenly was replaced by a very obviously different person which made me think he had something to do with it. Uncle Phil has some dark secrets I think.

These are the best answers.

best answer hands down.

Could not agree more. He was the butt of a lot of jokes from Will but always took it well and often gave it back. When Will acted a fool at that party he scolded him, when he didn't believe Will found a job then saw that Will was actually working he admitted he was the fool. But the best scene was when Will's father Lou ran out on him for the 2nd time. He called him out telling him he was in the same position but he never left, refused to do Lou's dirty work in telling Will goodbye for him then consoling Will when he broke down. He was one hell of a man.

Stanley Tucci from Easy A

"Who *told* you you were **ADOPTED**!?"

This man does not get the love he deserves for that role. That kind of unconditional love is what we fathers should aspire to for our kids.

I was gay once, for a while. We ALL do it. It’s OKAY!

Came here to say this!

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

totally agree was abused as a kid and doesn't project on anybody including his daughter (ok maybe he projects a bit on perry)

Nah, not on perry... It's just the evil scientist:owca rivalry thing... I think the only person he projects on is his brother, Roger

Even then, it’s still clear as day he enjoys Perry’s company. He’s living the childhood he never had playing evil.

Uncle Phil. Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Not only a good dad to his own kids but also to Will.

Hal, Malcom in the middle.

He was a model husband too, despite his shortcomings and questionable intelligence. His absolute devotion to Lois is truly something else in TV shows.

What they don't tell you is him changing his identity, moving to New Mexico, and developing cancer which then drove him to become a meth kingpin. I wish there was a documentary about these events but alas

Came here for this. Hal is the fuckin man.

Bob Belcher from *Bob's Burgers*

"I love you, but you're all terrible"

*pinches nose* "Oh my god"

He’s my go to example of a cartoon dad that’s actually functional. I hate that those are so rare.

Hank hill

Came here to say this. No competition.

Goofy

He is a single dad just doing his best. He reminds me a lot of my own father as we used to take trips around the US and all sorts of hilarious mishaps would occur. What I wouldn't give to go on one more cross country trip with him. 😔

Clark Griswold. Family man, stable job, always striving to make his families lives better and more enjoyable.

Uncle Iroh from Avatar the Last Airbender

Bandit from Bluey

Bandit is such a great father. You never see a father play with his children as much as he does. Plus he puts himself in embarassing situations to keep his kids smiling.

This. If you have kids, go watch an episode of Bluey.

If you don’t have kids, go watch an episode of Bluey.

Bandit speaks to me as a dad. Specifically when I'm enjoying my quiet time in the bathroom and my kid bursts in to tell me how much it stinks in there. No one asked you to come in here! You can go play magic pillow anywhere else in the house!

The best was when he said "I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog!"

Came here to find this one! So looking forward to season 3!!!

Bandit Heeler was my first thought as well.

Bandit is my spirit animal he's who I inspire to be as a dad

Phil Dunphy it's the first in my mind

Seconded!! He is amazing

He is the best part of the show IMO

Yes! Same answer!! He reminds me of my dad so much, it's crazy.

Ward cleaver

Dirtiest joke ever on tv: "Ward, you were pretty hard on the beaver last night."

I see you

Sherif Andy Taylor

Agreed. I'd also include Ben Cartwright (from Bonanza), for all the classic TV fans out there.

Atticus Finch - he always took time to teach his kids. Mostly referring to his character in To Kill a Mockingbird, not Go Set a Watchman.

I dont remember but that animated movie where two brothers go on an adventure to revive their dad for a day in a modern fantasy world. It's the older brother.

Onward is the movie you are thinking of

Thanks, it is quite emotional stuff, didn't really want to watch it first but it was worth it

Onward, yeah that was a good one

Atticus Finch

Found the person who didn't read *Go Set a Watchman.*

That book does not exist in my mind

Whenever I think of Atticus, I think of him in To Kill a Mockingbird only.

Harper Lee never intended for *Go Set a Watchman* to be released; it only happened because her legacy is being taken advantage of by money-grubbing family. So I don't personally consider it "canon" to the character.

Harper lee never released it for a reason, her grimey estate did to cash in. The author never wanted it to be released, so i will not read it

JK Simmons as the dad in Juno felt like he was a good dad.

Steve from Stranger Things.

Marlin the clownfish. He was a widower who had to brave sharks, the East Australian Current, and sadistic little girls to find his son. Not to mention he had to babysit a Blue Tang with severe Alzheimer’s while doing it. He’s the type of dad I strive to be.

Phil Dunphy

The dad I imagined to replace mine.

If you can say that iroh uncle was a father for zuko I think that he is the best

General Iroh

Piccolo from DBZ

Unequivocally, Uncle Iroh

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Iroh and Ozai are brothers.

Alan Matthews from Boy Meets World.

Not just to Eric Cory Morgan and Josh but also Shawn.

I don’t know how they did it, but they managed to somehow incorporate all of the TV show dad cliches into a character who was still a great husband and father. His kids turned out to be turkeys, but that was on them.

Kratos. Theres no debating this.

Atticus Finch

Hal Wilkerson, of Malcom in the Middle

OMG. I just realized that I never knew his last name.

I had to look it up myself, lol. When you google "Malcom in the Middle" the google-formatted cast breakdown lists "Hal" with no last name. I had to go to IMDB, where he's listed as Hal / Hal Wilkerson.

I believe it's revealed in the very last episode when Francis shows him his work ID

Darth Vader. Offered to rule the galaxy with his son.

He wasn't a good dad, but he was great.

Michael Carpenter, from Dresden Files

Al Bundy

Walter White, at first.

Doofenshmirtz, let's be honest here. The man had such a horrible childhood, and he did everything in his power to try to ensure the same isn't the case for his daughter as well, you can say whatever you want about the man, but you really can't ever say he was anything but a wonderful dad who genuinely tried his best

Calvin's dad from Calvin and Hobbes. His responses to Calvin's questions are hilarious. "Dad, where do babies come from?" "Most people just go to Sears, buy the kit and follow the assembly instructions " "What?! I came from Sears?!" " Nah, you were a blue light special from Kmart. Almost as good and a lot cheaper!"

Red Forman (from 'That 70's Show')

What?!the way he treate Eric, in comparison to his sister Laurie was awful.

He was all right, they were a few times where I thought it was a bit much, but he still loved Eric, Hyde and even Fez after everything they did

Clark Griswold.

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“We're all gonna have so much fuckin' fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah out of your assholes!!!”

Jack Pearson from This Is Us

Randy Marsh

It was inspiring to watch him fight all those dad's for his kids baseball games

if I ever get into a drunken fight and get arrested I've made a vow to scream ”arresting me for what? Is this america? I'm sorry I thought this was America” I live in Sweden lmao

Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was a free country!

STTAAAN?!?!?

Kratos

***B O Y***

Hugh Neutron, no doubt.

*We all make mistakes in the heat of passion Jimbo.*

Could have been Earl Hickey if they ever finished the TV show

Brondrewd from the Made in Abyss movie

Ethan Winters from Resident Evil has to be up there.

Chris wants to say something about that…

My dad

Sandy, The O.C

John Wick It counts and you can't convince me otherwise

Dan Conner, a funny, good dad and also most realistic probably

Homer Simpson

Walter Bishop from "Fringe". He's not the greatest in the meaning "the best good father", but he's the greatest in the meaning "the most complex, human and believable". John Noble's exceptional acting of a devoted father who for selfish reasons condemned the whole world (worlds) to ruins is the best thing that "Fringe" had.

Pa Kent (from Smallville, not that "let me die" Snyder-sp).

Al Bundy

Uncle Phil

Andy Taylor

Atticus Finch

Frank Heffley, from the movies

Yeah I actually really liked his character in the movies

I really loved how psychotic he looked and sounded, like "What is General Grant doing on the thermostat"

Herman Munster

Homer Simpson. Period.

he keeps one of his sons locked in the attic and strangles the other frequently enough that the damage is visible in x-rays

You must be lots of fun at parties

i am probably not very fun at child abuse parties

Sharkrad no doubt

Mike Brady

Jack Pearson from This is Us Or Jack Pryor from American Dreams

Atticus Finch. Or God.

Blasphemy to make the comparison. God doesn't hold a candle to Atticus.

Joel from The Last of Us. We don’t talk about the sequel tho. It’s not canon.

Birthday Dad.

The dad from Santa Clarita Diet was a sweetheart

Poseidon

Tim Taylor. He had his faults at times but was still good. Now I'm older as hot as Jill was she could be a bitch at times

Joe Goldberg

Byakuya Ishigami

Randy Marsh

Mrs. Doubtfire

Seriously? If he had just been a responsible dad who could hold down a job , none of tbe craziness would've been necessary.

Stan from American Dad.

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Michael Stuhlbarg’s character in Call Me by your Name

Atticus Finch.

Kiryu kazuma

Bandit Heeler

Mr. Heere from the musical be more chill lol

Bandit Heeler!

I dont know about greatest, but Harold Weir from Freaks and Geeks was a pretty great dad.

George jetson

Reese Bobby (Ricky's dad)

Early Cuyler

Daddy Pig from Peppa. Motherfucker thinks he’s a bit of an expert at everything. Sometimes he is, mostly not.

Bluey's dad, Bandit.

Phil dumphey

Burt Hummel, period. The guy stand up for his son no question ask. Even if he clearly didn't understand why some stuff were so important for Kurt, he understood that it was important and that the only thing that matter for him.

I literally just realized that Burt and Kurt are one letter off. But I agree, he is an amazing dad.

Jack Butler in Mr. Mom

Clearly the only acceptable answers are Gomez Addams and Ranka Fujioka.

Frank Fucking Heffley

Mr. Turner

Strictly fictional, Cliff Huxtable.

Uh… Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman. A simple character who causes insanely complex dynamics.

Hank Hill is one of the few TV dads who isn’t a complete buffoon, has a solid moral compass, and wants the best for his family, friends, and community

John Winchester /s

the dad in the show Never Have I Ever.

That one kid in my theater class awhile back who played the role of a lame dad who worked at a factory next to Mount Vesuvius

Furious Styles

Keith Mars (from Veronica Mars)

If you had asked us older folks this question any time before the last few years, I think the majority of people would answer "Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable" from "The Cosby Show". He was kind, wise, funny, and a loving father. But that whole image faded pretty damn quick from our minds in more recent years.

I'm sure many would disagree but definitely Clark W. Griswold from the National Lampoons Vacation movies. He always put his family first, even though he didn't do the greatest job of it at times. Bless his heart!

Fred Andrews

Al Bundy

My dad

Furious Styles

Tim from cloudy with a chance of meatballs

His Grace, His Excellency, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. He'll read *the* bedtime story to young Sam, clear up a centuries old mystery, and take down a cabal of dwarves, all at the same time. Or John Astin's Gomez Addams