Show 81 Excerpt - Dads on TV Through the Ages

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SINCE THE 1950's we've seen all kinds of dads on television. Good dads like Cliff Huxtable, Mr. Cleaver, Dan Conner or Mitch, Cam and Phil on Modern Family... and we've seen terrible dads, too - Al Bundy, Archie Bunker and Homer Simpson. Good or bad, these characters have helped to define what the American Father looks like, acts like and how he treats his family. Those who study the influence of pop culture say that it does matter how dad is portrayed in the media - and for a very good reason.

KTD producer Sarah Gonzales spoke with the National Fatherhood Initiative's Vincent DiCaro to learn more about why we should care how Pop is portrayed in pop culture...

 

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