Tuesday List, 2.0

Top Television Fathers

1. Sandy Cohen, The OC -- The guy married well, as wife Kirsten (below) was a babe and filthy rich. He helped the helpless and hopeless as a public defender. And he kept his kids well grounded and with morals.

2. Jim Walsh, Beverly Hills 90210 -- Unlike Sandy Cohen, Jim Walsh had to work for every penny he earned. He, too, gave his kids a moral compass and made sure they followed it (for the most part). Heck, who will ever forget when he went to Dylan's house and attempted to physically drag Brenda home from their sleepover?!? Alas, his one mistake was sending Brenda to Paris in an attempt to get her to break up with Dylan. Sandy Cohen never pulled such a stunt.

3. Howard Cunningham, Happy Days -- Back in the day, Mr. C had it going on. He owned and ran his own hardware store. His son Richie was the perfect son. Daughter Joanie was anything but perfect, but Mr. C loved her just as much as he did Richie. He even was a father figure to Fonzie. His only mistake? Mrs. Cunningham never looked like Kirsten Cohen.

4. Rush Sanders, Beverly Hills 90210 -- Rush was the father of Steve Sanders. He was corrupt, financially loaded and void of all morals (remember when he cheated against Barry Bonds in golf?!?). In short, he was OUR KIND OF GUY!

5. Tom Bradford, Eight is Enough -- He raised eight kids, all of whom came with baggage. He even helped Tommy's friend, Ernie, by telling him he had a drinking problem. What a guy.

6. Mike Brady, The Brady Bunch -- Similar to Tom Bradford, he remarried and raised a big (six) family. Tom was better, however, because he was a newspaper columnist. Mr. Brady was an architect...B-O-R-I-N-G.

7. Coach Taylor, Friday Night Lights -- We Love Coach Taylor. The leadership he gives those boys on and off the field in Dillon, Texas is first rate. He kicked Riggins out of practice because he was loaded. He got Smash to stop using steroids. And he had to endure his quarterback dating his daughter. Oh yeah -- his wife is hot, too. That counts for a lot around here. Just ask Mr. Cunningham Sandy Cohen.

8. Bobby Ewing, Dallas -- He paid HUGE bucks to illegally adopt a baby boy (Christopher). Then he stupidly divorced Pam for Priscilla Presley. But then Pam woke up and realized that season was all a dream and she and Bobby were still together. Pretty cool, eh?!? Bobby was the one Ewing Man who actually had integrity. (Well, assuming you can over look the fact he illegally bought his son.)

9. Jack Geller, Friends -- He lectured Ross about lesbians and helped Monica lose weight.

10. Coach Reeves, The White Shadow -- OK, Coach Reeves was never married and didn't have any kids. Still, he was The Dad of every player on his Carver High basketball team. He talked Coolidge out of jumping to the NBA. He blew the whistle when Salami was abusing (and sharing) his pain killers. And he kept everyone afloat when Jackson got shot and killed in the liquor store. We always kind of figured he would hook up with Cybil, the assistant principal. He never did, though. Bummer.