The TV dad is supposed to be the pinnacle example of have the patriarch of the household is supposed to be handled. But Bill Cosby has recently burst that magical balloon with his endless accusations of drugging women and violating their rights.
Actors make audiences believers of the fictional characters but sometimes go on to prove that they are the worst TV dads in real life. As you’ll see in the slideshow below.
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Bob Saget/Danny Tanner
The moment Full House ended, Saget couldn’t wait to let us know he was an adult with nonstop profanity-laced routines and parodied characters of himself.
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Robert Reed/Mike Brady
Despite having all the answers for his fictional family, Reed reportedly hated the fact he was a homosexual all the way to his grave.
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Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo
Where as Ricky Ricardo could comically shrug off domestic issues with his wife, Arnaz was documented for being a cheat, drunk and womanizer.
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Stephen Collins/Eric Camden
Camden played an understanding preacher/husband/father on 7th Heaven but earlier this year, recordings of him allegedly admitting to child molestation surfaced.
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Neil Patrick Harris/Barney Stinson
The How I Met Your Mother playboy is actually a happily married gay dad.
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Eric Stonestreet/Cameron Tucker
Au contraire, Stonestreet is a very eligible, heterosexual bachelor.
Robert Young/Jim Anderson
The Father Knows Best head of the table attempted suicide in 1991 and battle alcoholism and depression throughout his life.
