https://voicefrequency.com/best-tv-dads.html Each episode, two hosts sit down with one of television's great fathers: Ward Cleaver, Pa Ingalls, Andy Taylor and more. Who he was, the actor who played him, the best father-and-child moments, and what he can still teach us. Researched and fact-checked. Voices are generated with ElevenLabs. From VoiceFrequency Network. en-us VoiceFrequency Network false episodic ef2b3abc-4ca3-5319-8847-3efd48a5c305 https://audio.voicefrequency.com/best-tv-dads/cover.jpghttps://voicefrequency.com/best-tv-dads.html Steve Douglas My Three Sons (1960–72). A calm engineer raising a house full of boys, Fred MacMurray's unusual contract, and a conversation about where the good TV dads went. My Three Sons (1960–72). A calm engineer raising a house full of boys, Fred MacMurray's unusual contract, and a conversation about where the good TV dads went. fa91e368-2cc6-530a-9fa3-80885e9b2fc6 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:11:00 -0500 358 full 5 Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68). A widowed sheriff raising Opie with patience, questions and stories, from Mr. McBeevee to Opie and the Bully. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–68). A widowed sheriff raising Opie with patience, questions and stories, from Mr. McBeevee to Opie and the Bully. f2dd8451-56f0-530f-96a2-449af4d69c58 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:10:00 -0500 350 full 4 Benjamin Sisko Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99). A widowed Starfleet commander raising his son on a space station: cooking, baseball, a son who wants to be a writer, and The Visitor. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99). A widowed Starfleet commander raising his son on a space station: cooking, baseball, a son who wants to be a writer, and The Visitor. fdcda686-bd73-5e1f-95e4-554e8f82a0b1 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:09:00 -0500 369 full 3 Charles Ingalls Little House on the Prairie (1974–83). Pa: the fiddle by the fire, hard work and faith, Michael Landon, the real Charles Ingalls, and the heartbreak of Mary losing her sight. Little House on the Prairie (1974–83). Pa: the fiddle by the fire, hard work and faith, Michael Landon, the real Charles Ingalls, and the heartbreak of Mary losing her sight. 69b43fb7-6165-5e20-9a11-dee97fe2d39a Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:08:00 -0500 420 full 2 Ward Cleaver Leave It to Beaver (1957–63). The original TV dad: a calm voice, an open door, and a talk in the den whenever the Beaver needed one. Plus Hugh Beaumont, and why Ward is the gold standard. Leave It to Beaver (1957–63). The original TV dad: a calm voice, an open door, and a talk in the den whenever the Beaver needed one. Plus Hugh Beaumont, and why Ward is the gold standard. a2a142ee-f263-50d2-bd72-1018d50f3a31 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:07:00 -0500 422 full 1