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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
Poll by: yrnej
Created Feb 21 2018
Vote:
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
#15
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
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