This is...surprising

Five Best Dads on TV Today
Today 5:00 AM PDT by Joal Ryan

[ABC]

The late Tom Bosley's Howard Cunningham set the bar high for prime-time parents. He was patient. He was kind. He judged the Fonz by the content of his character, and not the color of his leather jacket.
Here are five current TV fathers we think meet the Mr. C standard:

Wouldn't have picked Dexter to be in any "Best Dad" list!
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