Poll: What Did Your Dad Do?

Results of 680 votes:

1. 1.
   

   The Simpsons (1989)

    

   My dad worked in a factory
2. 2.
   

   John Goodman in Roseanne (1988)

    

   My dad was in construction
3. 3.
   

   Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)

    

   My dad was an engineer
4. 4.
   

   Damon Wayans in My Wife and Kids (2000)

    

   My dad owned his own business (not a store)
5. 5.
   

   Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)

    

   My dad was a teacher or professor
6. 6.
   

   Robert Reed in The Brady Bunch (1969)

    

   My dad was an architect
7. 7.
   

   "All in the Family" Carroll O'Connor C. 1978 CBS

    

   My dad was a driver
8. 8.
   

   Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show (1984)

    

   My dad was a doctor or other health professional
9. 9.
   

   John Astin in The Addams Family (1964)

    

   My dad worked in finance
10. 10.
    

    Charlie Hunnam in Sons of Anarchy (2008)

     

    My dad was a mechanic
11. 11.
    

    Alan Reed in The Flintstones (1960)

     

    My dad worked with heavy machinery
12. 12.
    

    #15

     

    My dad was in law enforcement
13. 13.
    

    Dennis Haysbert in The Unit (2006)

     

    My dad was in the military
14. 14.
    

    James Avery in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)

     

    My dad was a lawyer or judge
15. 15.
    

    Robert Young in Father Knows Best (1954)

     

    My dad was a salesman
16. 16.
    

    Chris Noth in The Good Wife (2009)

     

    My dad was a politician or civil servant
17. 17.
    

    Scoot McNairy in Halt and Catch Fire (2014)

     

    My dad worked in technology
18. 18.
    

    James Brolin in Castle (2009)

     

    My dad was absent during my childhood
19. 19.
    

    James Eckhouse and Carol Potter in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

     

    My dad worked in the "private sector"
20. 20.
    

    Michael Landon in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

     

    My dad was a farmer and/or rancher
21. 21.
    

    "Happy Days" Tom Bosley

     

    My dad owned a store (or more than one)
22. 22.
    

    David Eigenberg and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)

     

    My dad worked in the food service industry
23. 23.
    

    Michael Gross in Family Ties (1982)

     

    My dad worked in the media
24. 24.
    

    Desi Arnaz in I Love Lucy (1951)

     

    My dad was a performer
25. 25.
    

    Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

     

    My dad was a writer
26. 26.
    

    John Ritter in 8 Simple Rules (2002)

     

    My dad was a stay-at-home dad
27. 27.
    

    James Gandolfini in The Sopranos (1999)

     

    My dad was on the wrong side of the law
28. 28.
    

    William H. Macy in Shameless (2011)

     

    My dad was unemployed
29. 29.
    

    Alan Thicke in Growing Pains (1985)

     

    My dad worked in mental health
30. 30.
    

    Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)

     

    My dad was a scientist
31. 31.
    

    Dax Shepard in Parenthood (2010)

     

    My dad was in the production and business side of entertainment
32. 32.
    

    Kyle Chandler in Friday Night Lights (2006)

     

    My dad worked in sports
33. 33.
    

    Tony Danza in Who's the Boss? (1984)

     

    My dad was a housekeeper or custodian
34. 34.
    

    Redd Foxx in Sanford and Son (1972)

     

    My dad was in junk, garbage or sanitation
35. 35.
    

    The Simpsons (1989)

     

    My dad worked in a religious capacity