World's Greatest TV Dad

May 16, 2011, By 6 comments

World's Greatest TV Dad

The Final Showdown. Right in time for Father's Day, we'll declare our winner at the end of the week. Many great TV dads have been eliminated and only two remain: Richard Castle ("Castle") and Red Forman ("That 70s Show"). Castle brings a blend of glamor and traditional dad woes to the table while Forman, a seventh seed who few tapped for such success in the tourney, offers a gruff old-school approach. Hard to imagine two such different contestants, but they have risen above the competition and obviously have a large legion of fans. Given the votes they've both amassed throughout the tournament, this final matchup is too close to call. It's up to you decide. 

 

Welcome to ManoftheHouse.com's World's Greatest TV Dad bracket challenge. It works like those other bracket contests you've heard of, but unlike the NCAA, you have the power. Scout the match-ups, read the bios and vote for the winner. Check back every week for the next round of match-ups all leading to June 17, when we unveil to the expecting world our champion, your World's Greatest TV Dad.

The Rules

There aren't many. Vote as many times as you'd like, as often as you wish. Each new round of voting begins at  Monday morning and ends Sunday night. Share your favorites with your friends, get them on your side and get them to vote, then debate with other voters in the comments below. Tell us what you think makes dad great today - the attributes you believe make a good father and how the role has changed over the last 50 years.

Join the Conversation

Think we missed someone? Want to sound off on your favorite TV dad? Use the comments section at the bottom of every page and tell us who you think is the World's Greatest TV Dad.

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Comments (6):

Claireabelle H. Charles Ingalls clearly is the "World's Greatest TV Dad".DUH! - 07/30/2011
Jack H. Thanks for the comments, guys. It's mentioned several times on the site that our contest is limited to post-1975 dads, thus the omissions of the dads you mention. As the senior member of the staff (in terms of age) I share your pain. I, too, remember those dads, if mostly from reruns. And the truth is that you can see many of them in action every single day on cable stations such as TV Land. So who else would you put on a pre-'75 list? Andy Taylor and Ward Cleaver and Jim Anderson, who you've mentioned already, are all worthy choices. And what about Ben Cartwright from "Bonanza"? Tough to top him as a dad. One of the first TV dads I remember is Tom Corbett, played by Bill Bixby, on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." The show only lasted a couple of years, but he was a very cool guy--publisher of a magazine, quite a ladies man, and a wise and nurturing dad. Who else would you nominate? - 06/11/2011
David C. How can you not have Andy Griffith or Ward Cleaver on this list? You are a moron!! - 06/10/2011
David W. Certainly Robert Young of "Father Knows Best"!!!!!!!!!!!! - 06/07/2011
Jimmy T. The World's Greatest TV Dad is Andy Griffith. - 06/06/2011
Traduction Anglais Francais T. Thank you, I've recently been seeking for facts about this subject matter for ages and yours is the best I have found so far. - 06/04/2011

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