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Poll: What Did Your Dad Do?
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Which of these well-known TV dads had the same job as your dad did when you were a kid? If the exact same job is not an option, please pick the closest one.
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Robert Reed in The Brady Bunch (1969)
My dad was an architect
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Damon Wayans in My Wife and Kids (2000)
My dad owned his own business (not a store)
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John Goodman in Roseanne (1988)
My dad was in construction
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Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show (1984)
My dad was a doctor or other health professional
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"All in the Family" Carroll O'Connor C. 1978 CBS
My dad was a driver
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Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
My dad was an engineer
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Dax Shepard in Parenthood (2010)
My dad was in the production and business side of entertainment
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Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons (1989)
My dad worked in a factory
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Michael Landon in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
My dad was a farmer and/or rancher
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John Astin in The Addams Family (1964)
My dad worked in finance
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David Eigenberg and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)
My dad worked in the food service industry
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Alan Reed in The Flintstones (1960)
My dad worked with heavy machinery
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Tony Danza in Who's the Boss? (1984)
My dad was a housekeeper or custodian
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Redd Foxx in Sanford and Son (1972)
My dad was in junk, garbage or sanitation
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My dad was in law enforcement
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James Avery in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
My dad was a lawyer or judge
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Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2008)
My dad was a mechanic
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Michael Gross in Family Ties (1982)
My dad worked in the media
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Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)
My dad worked in mental health
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Dennis Haysbert in The Unit (2006)
My dad was in the military
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Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy (1951)
My dad was a performer
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Chris Noth in The Good Wife (2009)
My dad was a politician or civil servant
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James Eckhouse and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
My dad worked in the "private sector"
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Harry Shearer in The Simpsons (1989)
My dad worked in a religious capacity
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Robert Young in Father Knows Best (1954)
My dad was a salesman
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Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
My dad was a scientist
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Kyle Chandler in Friday Night Lights (2006)
My dad worked in sports
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"Happy Days" Tom Bosley
My dad owned a store (or more than one)
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Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
My dad was a teacher or professor
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Scoot McNairy in Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
My dad worked in technology
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Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
My dad was a writer
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John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules (2002)
My dad was a stay-at-home dad
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James Gandolfini in The Sopranos (1999)
My dad was on the wrong side of the law
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William H. Macy in Shameless (2011)
My dad was unemployed
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James Brolin in Castle (2009)
My dad was absent during my childhood
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