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You and your dad like to play games. Doesn’t matter if it is a short crossword puzzle or a lengthy board game, you like the challenge. This Father’s Day, the challenge is on. See how many of the following questions on TV dads you and your dad can answer correctly.

1) Ozzie Nelson played dad to real-life sons, David and Ricky, on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. True or False?

Answer: True.

2) Richard Deacon played Ward Cleaver, Wally and Beaver’s dad, on Leave It to Beaver. True or False?

Answer: False. Hugh Beaumont played Wally and Beaver’s dad Ward. Richard Deacon played Ward’s boss and young Lumpy’s dad.

3) Robert Young played Jim Anderson, dad to two sons and one daughter, on Father Knows Best. True or False?

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Answer: False. Robert Young played the role of Jim Anderson, but Jim had two daughters, Betty and Kathy, and one son, Bud.

4) Pernell Roberts played Ben, patriarch of the Cartwright clan, on Bonanza. True or False?

Answer: False. Lorne Greene played patriarch Ben Cartwright. Pernell Roberts played oldest brother Adam Cartwright.

5) Billy Bixby played Tom Corbett, Eddie’s divorced dad, on The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. True or False?

Answer: False. Bill Bixby played the role of Tom Corbett, but Tom was widowed not divorced.

6) Michael Landon played Charles Ingalls, Mary, Laura, Carrie and Grace’s dad, on Little House on the Prairie. True or False?

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Answer: True.

7) Robert Reed played Mike Brady, Greg, Peter and Bobby’s dad and Marcia, Jan and Cindy’s stepdad, on The Brady Bunch. True or False?

Answer: True.

8) Al Lewis played Herman Munster, Eddie’s dad, on The Munsters. True or False?

Answer: False. Fred Gwynne played Eddie’s dad Herman Munster. Al Lewis played Eddie’s grandpa.

9) John Astin played Gomez, patriarch of the Addams clan, on The Addams Family. True or False?

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Answer: True.

10) Michael J. Fox played Steve Keaton, Alex, Mallory, Jennifer and Andy’s dad, on Family Ties. True or False?

Answer: False. Michael Gross played Steve Keaton. Michael J. Fox played Steve’s oldest son, Alex Keaton.

11) Reginald VelJohnson played Carl Winslow, Eddie, Laura, Judy and Richie’s dad, on Family Matters. True or False?

Answer: False. Reginald VelJohnson played the role of Carl Winslow, but Carl was not Richie’s dad. He was Eddie, Laura and Judy’s dad and Richie’s uncle.

12) Bill Cosby played Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy’s dad, on The Cosby Show. True or False?

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Answer: True.

13) Bill Cosby also played Hilton Lucas, Erica’s dad, on Cosby. True or False?

Answer: True.

14) Dave Coulier played uncle Jesse Katsopolis, who moved in to help his brother-in-law raise his three daughters after the death of his sister, on Full House. True or False?

Answer: False. John Stamos played Uncle Jesse. Dave Coulier played family friend Joey Gladstone, who also moved in to help.

15) Tom Skerritt played the patriarch on Picket Fences and Brothers & Sisters. True or False?

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Answer: True, although Skerritt’s character died early in the latter series.

16) Ted Knight played Henry Rush, Jackie, Sara and Monroe’s dad, on Too Close for Comfort. True or False?

Answer: False. Ted Knight played the role of Henry Rush, but Henry was not Monroe’s dad. He was Jackie, Sara and Andrew’s dad. Monroe was just a friend and neighbor.

17) All three of the male leads on Friends became fathers over the course of the series. True or False?

Answer: False. Only two of the male leads, Ross, played by David Schwimmer, and Chandler, played by Matthew Perry, became fathers.

18) Donald Sutherland played Tripp, patriarch of the Darling clan, on Dirty Sexy Money. True or False?

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Answer: True.

19) Tripp discovered early on in the series that he was not the biological father of one of his daughters. True or False?

Answer: False. Tripp discovered that he was not the biological father of his son Brian.

20) John Terry plays Dr. Christian Shephard, Jack’s deceased father, on Lost. True or False?

Answer: True.

Numerous actors have played the role of dad in various TV series over the years. These are just some of the questions you could ask pertaining to TV dads. Add more of your own and keep your dad entertained for hours.

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