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June 13, 2025 3 mins
These are the top 10 best movie dads. 
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So Father's Day weekend is here, and TV and other
radio shows may give you a list like the best
TV dads not us. No one ever thinks about the
movie dads, right, And with Father's Day being this Sunday,
let's talk about some of your favorite dads from movies.
Nice because TV, it's been done before, twist. Yeah, So

(00:21):
we have a top ten for you, and feel free
to text in if you think something is missing at
four four three six three, and I know you have
one that you already think is missing.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Right, where's mister mom on this list? Well, there you go,
Michael Keaton, he's not on the list. Mister Mom was
the great dad who took the kids and all the
you know.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
So here's number ten, mister Levenstein, Eugene Levy, an American Pie.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
That series that's pretty good.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
That's a good one. Yeah, Jack Burns, Robert de Niro
and Meet the Parents excellent. I think I skipped one, Sorry,
I'm that was number eight. Number nine. I skipped John
Quincy Archibald played by Denzel Watch Washington and John Q.
Then you had Robert de Niro. Number eight. Is it

(01:05):
Gil or Jill oh Way? Doug Gil? It was Gil
Buckman played by Steve Martin and Parenthood nineteen eighty nine.
He's number seven Chris Gardiner played by Will Smith in
the Pursuit of Happiness. Number six Howard Langston, number five
played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jingle All the Way. That
was a movie. I haven't seen that in a while. Actually,

(01:28):
Number four is Harry Stamper played by Bruce Willis and Armageddon.
Number three Daniel Hillard played by Robin Williams and Missus
Doubtfire one. Yeah, you can make an argument that can
be number one. Number two, you can make this argument. Two.
Number two Clark Griswold played by Chevy Chase and All
the Vacation Movies and the number one movie Dad. He

(01:53):
looks out for his daughter, doesn't he. Brian Mills played
by Liam Neeson in Taken All out for his daughter
in that. I know this one's a cartoon and call
me Disney.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Obsessed, but Mufasa, oh right, yeah, the Lion King, King
of the Pride Land.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
You're not wrong.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
Come on, you're not wrong. Where's the Godfather? Oh? Wasn't
the Godfather? Like he's like the Godfather, He's the Godfather.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Probably the number one movie of all time? Yeah, yeah,
so hit. You know, it's actually hard to think of it,
if you know, Like I forgot about mister mom until
you brought it up.

Speaker 2 (02:26):
But mister Michael Keane is a good one. What about
I don't remember the character's name, but it was Kevin
Costner in Field of Dreams. Okay, he was a great dad.
Remember the home Alone Dad? Oh yeah? Was he right?
Who is the home alone dad?

Speaker 1 (02:38):
I forgot?

Speaker 2 (02:39):
God his kid at home.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
That's the worst dad ever. I'm sorry. That's a good point.
Kristen different list hit Us up at four, four, three,
six three Movie dads not TV dads? Movie dads? Who
are they? Who are the best?

Speaker 2 (02:54):
More music and more. Covey and Christine coming up one
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