In honor of Father’s Day and in celebration of men, here are some nuggets of fatherly advice from some of our favorite TV dads:
On The Andy Griffith Show, Sheriff Andy Taylor could always be counted on for the wisdom he imparted, whether it was to his Opie, or some of the other fine folks in Mayberry.
"You know, we're never really alone, even though it seems that way sometimes.
We all have friends who remember us and think about us."
-Steve Douglas, My Three Sons
“That’s one of the advantages of being a kid — the biggest problem in your life seldom lasts more than twenty-four hours.”
- Ward Cleaver, Leave It To Beaver
“Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He’s gonna fight and he’s gonna lose. But what makes him a man, is that in the midst of that battle he does not lose himself.”
- Coach Eric Taylor, Friday Night Lights
“Before you criticize somebody, you find out what he's all about.”
- Phillip Banks, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
"The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here."
- Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
“I’ve always said that if my son thinks of me as one of his idiot friends, I’ve succeeded as a dad.”
- Phil Dunphy, Modern Family
