Most quotable TV dads

Fictional dads on TV often share words of wisdom and humor the way our own dads do. There are probably some quotable TV dads on this list that have given you all the feels or made you laugh until you cried. Here are some of our favorites.

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1. Phil Dunphy | Modern Family

Arguably the most quotable dad on this list, Phil Dunphy has made “dad jokes” cool. His best quotes:

• “Success is 1% inspiration, 98% perspiration and 2% attention to detail.”
• “I’m cool dad, that’s my thang. I’m hip, I surf the web, I text. LOL: laugh out loud, OMG: oh my god, WTF: why the face.”

2. Homer Simpson

He’s immature and lazy, but somehow remains to be a charming dad. With nearly 30 years of Homerisms, it’s impossible to whittle it down to his best!

• “Bart, with $10,000, we’d be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like…love!”
• “Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.”
• “It’s not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day.”

3. Eric Taylor

Any Friday Night Lights fans will agree – Coach Taylor is the dad we all want to have. He’s tough, loving and will do anything to protect his kids and players. His famous mantra “clear eyes, full hearts” has become a part of American pop culture. His best quotes (I’m not crying, you’re crying!):

• “Listen to me. I said you need to strive to better than everyone else. I didn’t say you needed to be better than everyone else. But you gotta try. That’s what character is. It’s in the trying.”
• “If you give a hundred percent of yourself tonight, people are gonna look at you differently.”

4. Phil Banks |The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Don’t let his quick temper fool you. Uncle Phil only overreacts out of love for his kids and his mostly annoying nephew, Will. He’d drop words of wisdom any chance he had:

• “So before you criticize somebody, you find out what he’s all about.”
• “That’s not an excuse. There’s never an excuse.”

5. Louis Huang | Fresh Off The Boat

While he’s often an embarrassment to Jessica, Louis delivers some of the best Fresh off the Boat moments:

• “Your job is a vacation. From poverty.”
• “Sometimes you have to spend money you don’t have to make it seem like you have money that you don’t spend.”

6. Danny Tanner | Full House

Certainly the sappiest dad on this list, Danny Tanner has an uncanny ability to teach his kids a lesson in an awesome cheesy way. His best quotes:

• “Just remember, when children seem the least lovable, it means they need the most love.”
• “OK, let’s face it. I’m a lean, mean, hugging machine.”

7. Sandy Cohen | The OC

As the moral rock of the Cohen family, every moment is memorable with Sandy on The OC. We’re all jealous of his perfect marriage with Kristen and incredible relationship with his kids – oh, and those eyebrows. His best quotes:

• “Just let yourself feel what you need to feel even if it hurts.”
• “You either focus on what separates you, or you focus on what holds you together.”

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