Poll: What Did Your Dad Do?
Which of these well-known TV dads had the same job as your dad did when you were a kid? If the exact same job is not an option, please pick the closest one. Discuss the list here Originally published 11/16/14 - 3,581 votes total as of November 2017
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Robert Reed in The Brady Bunch (1969)
My dad was an architect -
Damon Wayans in My Wife and Kids (2000)
My dad owned his own business (not a store) -
John Goodman in Roseanne (1988)
My dad was in construction -
Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show (1984)
My dad was a doctor or other health professional -
"All in the Family" Carroll O'Connor C. 1978 CBS
My dad was a driver -
Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
My dad was an engineer -
Dax Shepard in Parenthood (2010)
My dad was in the production and business side of entertainment -
The Simpsons (1989)
My dad worked in a factory -
Michael Landon in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
My dad was a farmer and/or rancher -
John Astin in The Addams Family (1964)
My dad worked in finance -
David Eigenberg and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)
My dad worked in the food service industry -
Alan Reed in The Flintstones (1960)
My dad worked with heavy machinery -
Tony Danza in Who's the Boss? (1984)
My dad was a housekeeper or custodian -
Redd Foxx in Sanford and Son (1972)
My dad was in junk, garbage or sanitation -
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My dad was in law enforcement -
James Avery in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
My dad was a lawyer or judge -
Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
My dad was a mechanic -
Michael Gross in Family Ties (1982)
My dad worked in the media -
Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)
My dad worked in mental health -
Dennis Haysbert in The Unit (2006)
My dad was in the military -
Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy (1951)
My dad was a performer -
Chris Noth in The Good Wife (2009)
My dad was a politician or civil servant -
James Eckhouse and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
My dad worked in the "private sector" -
The Simpsons (1989)
My dad worked in a religious capacity -
Robert Young in Father Knows Best (1954)
My dad was a salesman -
Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
My dad was a scientist -
Kyle Chandler in Friday Night Lights (2006)
My dad worked in sports -
"Happy Days" Tom Bosley
My dad owned a store (or more than one) -
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
My dad was a teacher or professor -
Scoot McNairy in Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
My dad worked in technology -
Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
My dad was a writer -
John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules (2002)
My dad was a stay-at-home dad -
James Gandolfini in The Sopranos (1999)
My dad was on the wrong side of the law -
William H. Macy in Shameless (2011)
My dad was unemployed -
James Brolin in Castle (2009)
My dad was absent during my childhood