Steven Keaton: Father of the year?!?

SJHJR24 e-mailed at dawn this morning (no lie) to take issue with yesterday's listing of Top Television Fathers. He wondered why Steven Keaton was left off the list. And we admit that we dropped the ball. Any TV Junkie from the '80s would surely place him on the list. So...

Steven Keaton, Family Ties -- Would have contended for the top spot, except for the fact that he was a die-hard liberal (much to the chagrin of conservative son Alex) who ran the local public television station. Otherwise, he fills the bill. Father of three kids. Excellent morals. Married to a pretty wife (Elyse). But the best part about Mr. Keaton were his classic lines. To wit:

(To brother Rob) "So, which is it? Uncle Rob or Disco Bob?"

(To Alex, who claimed he could explain why he had a huge bash while his parents were away) "Oh, can you?...There was a kangaroo in my living room!"

(To daughter Mallory's boy friend Nick, who said he doesn't "do school") "Can you expand on that?!?"

*If anyone else has any TV Fathers to submit, feel free to e-mail or leave a comment.