Father's Day 2012
If there’s one thing that is ever-present throughout the history of television and movies, it’s funny father figures. With the likes of Cliff Huxtable, Homer Simpson, Clark Griswold and Peter Griffin, many of the most memorable and beloved characters from tv and film have been dads.
So to celebrate Father’s Day this year, we put our heads together and compiled the 18 funniest dads in tv and movies. Check them out and vote for your favorite fictional father!
(And let’s not forget about all those hilarious mom characters either!)
Cliff Huxtable - Everyone's favorite 80s dad. (Photo Youtube)
Clark Griswold - Chevy Chase perfected this father character in National Lampoon's Vacation. (Photo Youtube)
Homer Simpson - He loves his kids as much as beer and tv. (Photo Youtube)
Philip Banks - Uncle Phil to his nephew Will, he's the father figure in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
Peter Griffin - He loves all his kids (except Meg). (Photo Youtube)
Frank Reynolds - He may be completely psychotic and may not actually be Dennis and Dee's real father, but he's still an integral part of the gang of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. (Photo Youtube)
Red Forman - This no-nonsense dad from That '70s Show is never afraid to put a foot up his son's ass if he steps out of line. (Photo Youtube)
Frank Costanza - Father of George Costanza and inventor of the Manssiere. (Photo Youtube)
Dan Conner - Not sure if he's actually the head of the household on Roseanne, but she lets him think so. (Photo Youtube)
Randy Marsh - Stan's dad on South Park isn't always the most sensible, but he's one of the funniest characters on the show. (Photo South Park Studios)
George Banks - Banks shows just how hard it is to give your daughter away for marriage in Father Of The Bride. (Photo Youtube)
Sonny Koufax - In Big Daddy, Sonny teaches Julian all the big lessons in life, such as how to clean up messes with newspaper and how to trip rollerbladers in the park. (Photo Youtube)
Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire - Not many dads would dress up as an elderly Scottish woman to see his kids. (Photo Youtube)
Danny Tanner - Corny? Sure. But still classic. (Photo Youtube)
Carl Winslow - Tolerating Steve Urkel is no easy task, but he...well, actually Carl doesn't really tolerate him. (Photo Youtube)
Al Bundy - Married... With Children brought a whole new type of miserable TV father figures into the world with Al Bundy. (Photo Youtube)
Wayne Szalinski - He may accidentally shrink his kids and their friends from time to time, but he always means well. (Photo Youtube)
Dr. Alex Hesse - A pregnant Arnold Schwarzenegger? Yes, we are sold on Junior. (Photo Youtube)
Source: Huffingtonpost
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