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* Mr. Young in ''Literature/GoodOmens'' is pretty much the Platonic ideal of this kind of character. He's so serious-minded that in the finale [[spoiler: his mere arrival on the scene is enough to dispel Satan]].
* [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]] perceives himself as one around youngsters. He writes in his book ''Mind Over Matters'' that anytime kids wind up in his house: "Somehow, though I don't own one, a pipe ends up in my hands, my hair automatically Brylcreems itself into place, I look down to find slippers on my feet, and I'm wearing a robe." He then goes on to utterly creep them out by dropping increasingly dated references, starting with quizzing them on the popularity of Tone Loc and ending with advising them to take precautions against the Bubonic Plague. "Oh, the kids today, how they love me."
* [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]] perceives himself as one around youngsters. He writes in his book ''Mind Over Matters'' that anytime kids wind up in his house: "Somehow, though I don't own one, a pipe ends up in my hands, my hair automatically Brylcreems itself into place, I look down to find slippers on my feet, and I'm wearing a robe." He then goes on to utterly creep them out by dropping increasingly dated references, starting with quizzing them on the popularity of Tone Loc and ending with advising them to take precautions against the Bubonic Plague. "Oh, the kids today, how they love me."
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* Atticus Finch from ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' may be the quintessential example. He's a lawyer from a small, Southern town who is willing to uphold due process when a black man is accused of raping a white woman. He stoically endures being spit in the face by his enemies and ''definitely'' imparts wise lessons to his children.
%% ** He returns in ''Go Set a Watchman'' as a darker version of this trope.
%% * Mr. Brown from the ''Literature/JustWilliam'' series (father to the main character).
%% ** He returns in ''Go Set a Watchman'' as a darker version of this trope.
%% * Mr. Brown from the ''Literature/JustWilliam'' series (father to the main character).
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* ''Literature/GoodOmens'': Mr. Young is pretty much the Platonic ideal of this kind of character. He's so serious-minded that in the finale [[spoiler: his mere arrival on the scene is enough to dispel Satan]].
* ''Literature/JustWilliam'': William's father, Mr. Brown, is the stern patriarch of the family, though he is [[NotSoAboveItAll willing to turn a blind eye]] if his son's antics gets rid of a person or guest he finds annoying; one example is "William and the Smuggler," where he and William are both equally irritated by Mr. Percival Jones. Another is "William and the White Satin" where the narrator notes him as being rather envious of William and his cousins when they get out of having to attend a wedding by dirtying their white clothes.
* In [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]]'s book ''Mind Over Matters'', he perceives himself as one around youngsters and writes about anytime kids wind up in his house: "Somehow, though I don't own one, a pipe ends up in my hands, my hair automatically Brylcreems itself into place, I look down to find slippers on my feet, and I'm wearing a robe." He then goes on to utterly creep them out by dropping increasingly dated references, starting with quizzing them on the popularity of Tone Loc and ending with advising them to take precautions against the Bubonic Plague. "Oh, the kids today, how they love me."
* ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'': AtticusFinch from ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' Finch, the widowed father of Scout and her older brother Jem, may be the quintessential example. He's a lawyer from a small, Southern town who is willing to uphold due process when a black man is accused of raping a white woman. He stoically endures being spit in the face by his enemies and ''definitely'' imparts wise lessons to his children.
%% ** Hechildren. In ''Literature/GoSetAWatchman'', however, he returns in ''Go Set a Watchman'' as a darker version of this trope.
%% * Mr. Brown from-- Scout, who idolized Atticus as a child, returns to her hometown after years apart and discovers to her shock and rage that her father had become a senile old racist in his advancing age. Much of the ''Literature/JustWilliam'' series (father story revolves around Scout coming to the main character).terms with reality and accepting that ParentsArePeople.
* ''Literature/JustWilliam'': William's father, Mr. Brown, is the stern patriarch of the family, though he is [[NotSoAboveItAll willing to turn a blind eye]] if his son's antics gets rid of a person or guest he finds annoying; one example is "William and the Smuggler," where he and William are both equally irritated by Mr. Percival Jones. Another is "William and the White Satin" where the narrator notes him as being rather envious of William and his cousins when they get out of having to attend a wedding by dirtying their white clothes.
* In [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike Nelson]]'s book ''Mind Over Matters'', he perceives himself as one around youngsters and writes about anytime kids wind up in his house: "Somehow, though I don't own one, a pipe ends up in my hands, my hair automatically Brylcreems itself into place, I look down to find slippers on my feet, and I'm wearing a robe." He then goes on to utterly creep them out by dropping increasingly dated references, starting with quizzing them on the popularity of Tone Loc and ending with advising them to take precautions against the Bubonic Plague. "Oh, the kids today, how they love me."
* ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'': Atticus
%% ** He
%% * Mr. Brown from
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%% * Ward Cleaver from ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver''. This paterfamilias set standard -- to the point of being the former TropeNamer.
%% * Steve Douglas from ''Series/MyThreeSons''.
%%* Jim Anderson from ''Series/FatherKnowsBest''.
%% * Howard Cunningham from ''Series/HappyDays''.
%% * Dr. Alex Stone from ''Series/TheDonnaReedShow''.
%% * Dr. Jason Siever from ''Series/GrowingPains''.
%% * Mike Brady of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
%% * Steve Douglas from ''Series/MyThreeSons''.
%%* Jim Anderson from ''Series/FatherKnowsBest''.
%% * Howard Cunningham from ''Series/HappyDays''.
%% * Dr. Alex Stone from ''Series/TheDonnaReedShow''.
%% * Dr. Jason Siever from ''Series/GrowingPains''.
%% * Mike Brady of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
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%% * Lloyd Nielsen from the extremely short-lived ''Hi Honey, I'm Home''.
%% * Rob Petrie from ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' is a comedic version of this.
%% * Andy Taylor from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' has some of the associated traits. The guidance he gives his son is the most obvious quality.
%% * Jack Pryor from ''Series/AmericanDreams''. Despite being made in the 2000s, he's a mostly idealistic portrayal and never does anything worse than being overprotective at times.
%% * Rob Petrie from ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' is a comedic version of this.
%% * Andy Taylor from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' has some of the associated traits. The guidance he gives his son is the most obvious quality.
%% * Jack Pryor from ''Series/AmericanDreams''. Despite being made in the 2000s, he's a mostly idealistic portrayal and never does anything worse than being overprotective at times.
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* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Henry Winchester has elements of this. A suit and tie are his main clothing choices, with a trench coat and fedora for when he goes out. He took his son, John, to see ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetTheMummy'' and keeps a picture they took together in his wallet. The only major deviation is his job: [[DemonSlaying demon hunting]].
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "A Very Supernatural Christmas" is a pair of pagan Gods. While they have no children, they dress, talk, and act like a couple from a 50's sitcom. [[FauxAffablyEvil Emphasis on "act".]]
** Henry Winchester has elements of this. A suit and tie are his main clothing choices, with a trench coat and fedora for when he goes out. He took his son, John, to see ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetTheMummy'' and keeps a picture they took together in his wallet. The only major deviation is his job: [[DemonSlaying demon hunting]].
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "A Very Supernatural Christmas" is a pair of pagan Gods. While they have no children, they dress, talk, and act like a couple from a 50's sitcom. [[FauxAffablyEvil Emphasis on "act".]]
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%% * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Henry WinchesterJack Pryor from ''Series/AmericanDreams''. Despite being made in the 2000s, he's a mostly idealistic portrayal and never does anything worse than being overprotective at times.
%% * Andy Taylor from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' haselements some of this. A suit the associated traits. The guidance he gives his son is the most obvious quality.
%% * Mike Brady of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
%% * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In the episode "Ted," John Ritter plays this type of man, who gets involved with Buffy's mom. Of course, he turns out to be a killer robot.
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr. Turner is a {{reconstruction}} of the trope: an actual father in the 1950s (the series begins in 1957), who actually dresses like the stereotype (although he smokes cigarettes, not a pipe), he's a genuinely wise, caring physician with much love andtie are firm but fair discipline for his main clothing choices, son Timothy. However, as a widower, he has trouble balancing his hellish work schedule and his duties to Timmy; this gets easier after he [[spoiler:marries Shelagh, the former Sr. Bernadette]]. He also has distinct BumblingDad tendencies at times, and his obligatory experience during the War (as he was a medical graduate, working in a field hospital) resulted in a mental breakdown (from all the goriness of the wounded, sick, and dying in the war).
* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In the episode "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy", Chang wants the chance to be a father to Shirley's son (it's a 50/50 chance he's the biological father) and Jeff tells him Shirley might give him the chance if he acts responsibly, just to get him out of his apartment. Chang starts dressing and acting like every '50s tv sitcom dad in a clear case of SanitySlippage.
* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'': Cliff Huxtable was a {{reconstruction}} of this trope for TheEighties. Creator/BillCosby envisioned him as everything that a father (and specifically a black father) should be, an aspirational, kind-hearted family man with atrench coat playful sense of humor and fedora decidedly old-school tastes in music who is always there for when he goes out. He took his son, John, to see ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetTheMummy'' kids. This was a big part of why [[BrokenPedestal Cosby's arrest for sexual assault]] hit so hard for so many people: creating and keeps playing Cliff for eight seasons had earned him a picture they took together in his wallet. The only major deviation is his job: [[DemonSlaying demon hunting]].
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "A Very Supernatural Christmas"reputation as [[ContractualPurity "America's Dad"]].
%% * Rob Petrie from ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' is apair comedic version of pagan Gods. While they have no children, they dress, talk, and act like a couple this.
%% * Dr. Alex Stone froma 50's sitcom. [[FauxAffablyEvil Emphasis on "act".]]''Series/TheDonnaReedShow''.
** Henry Winchester
%% * Andy Taylor from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' has
%% * Mike Brady of ''Series/TheBradyBunch''.
%% * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In the episode "Ted," John Ritter plays this type of man, who gets involved with Buffy's mom. Of course, he turns out to be a killer robot.
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr. Turner is a {{reconstruction}} of the trope: an actual father in the 1950s (the series begins in 1957), who actually dresses like the stereotype (although he smokes cigarettes, not a pipe), he's a genuinely wise, caring physician with much love and
* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In the episode "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy", Chang wants the chance to be a father to Shirley's son (it's a 50/50 chance he's the biological father) and Jeff tells him Shirley might give him the chance if he acts responsibly, just to get him out of his apartment. Chang starts dressing and acting like every '50s tv sitcom dad in a clear case of SanitySlippage.
* ''Series/TheCosbyShow'': Cliff Huxtable was a {{reconstruction}} of this trope for TheEighties. Creator/BillCosby envisioned him as everything that a father (and specifically a black father) should be, an aspirational, kind-hearted family man with a
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "A Very Supernatural Christmas"
%% * Rob Petrie from ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' is a
%% * Dr. Alex Stone from
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%% * In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "Ted," John Ritter plays this type of man, who gets involved with Buffy's mom. Of course, he turns out to be a killer robot.
* Subverted in ''Series/MadMen'' with Don Draper - once the audience realizes he is the 50s dad at the end of the first episode, it comes as a surprise. And of course, he is most definitely ''not'' a paragon of American virtue (what with the affairs, stolen identity, etc). He also drove his wife to divorce.
* In the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy", Chang wants the chance to be a father to Shirley's son (it's a 50/50 chance he's the biological father) and Jeff tells him Shirley might give him the chance if he acts responsibly, just to get him out of his apartment. Chang starts dressing and acting like every '50s tv sitcom dad in a clear case of SanitySlippage.
* Harshly deconstructed on the very retro-'50s ''Series/TwinPeaks'' with Leland Palmer, who becomes increasingly vulnerable as we see him mourning the death of his only daughter, and the uncovering of [[SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl her dark secrets]] that come with the murder investigation, and he's forced to deal with his failures as a father. [[spoiler: Also, he's the killer.]]
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr. Turner is a {{reconstruction}} of the trope: an actual father in the 1950s (the series begins in 1957), who actually dresses like the stereotype (although he smokes cigarettes, not a pipe), he's a genuinely wise, caring physician with much love and firm but fair discipline for his son Timothy. However, as a widower, he has trouble balancing his hellish work schedule and his duties to Timmy; this gets easier after he [[spoiler:marries Shelagh, the former Sr. Bernadette]]. He also has distinct BumblingDad tendencies at times, and his obligatory experience during the War (as he was a medical graduate, working in a field hospital) resulted in a mental breakdown (from all the goriness of the wounded, sick, and dying in the war).
* ''Series/TheManInTheHighCastle'' subverts the trope with John Smith, a loving but authoritative American father who has a proper breakfast with his two kids and homemaker wife each morning... while in uniform as a high-ranking Nazi SS officer.
* Cliff Huxtable on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was a {{reconstruction}} of this trope for TheEighties. Creator/BillCosby envisioned him as everything that a father (and specifically a black father) should be, an aspirational, kind-hearted family man with a playful sense of humor and decidedly old-school tastes in music who is always there for his kids. This was a big part of why [[BrokenPedestal Cosby's arrest for sexual assault]] hit so hard for so many people: creating and playing Cliff for eight seasons had earned him a reputation as [[ContractualPurity "America's Dad"]].
* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by Mike & Nancy's father Ted Wheeler in ''Series/StrangerThings''. Despite it being TheEighties, he's a BumblingDad and LazyHusband who dresses and acts like it's the 50s to symbolize his stagnant ideals and behavior. While he's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold far from the worst parent on the show]], he's pretty checked-out when it comes to the lives and concerns of his wife and kids, and [[ParentalNeglect usually puts in the barest effort possible into engaging with them]]. Nancy bitterly analyzes her parents' relationship as a MarriageOfConvenience, and is proven right when [[UglyGuyHotWife her mother contemplates cheating on him]] [[ConscienceMakesYouGoBack but ultimately changes her mind]].
* Subverted in ''Series/MadMen'' with Don Draper - once the audience realizes he is the 50s dad at the end of the first episode, it comes as a surprise. And of course, he is most definitely ''not'' a paragon of American virtue (what with the affairs, stolen identity, etc). He also drove his wife to divorce.
* In the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy", Chang wants the chance to be a father to Shirley's son (it's a 50/50 chance he's the biological father) and Jeff tells him Shirley might give him the chance if he acts responsibly, just to get him out of his apartment. Chang starts dressing and acting like every '50s tv sitcom dad in a clear case of SanitySlippage.
* Harshly deconstructed on the very retro-'50s ''Series/TwinPeaks'' with Leland Palmer, who becomes increasingly vulnerable as we see him mourning the death of his only daughter, and the uncovering of [[SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl her dark secrets]] that come with the murder investigation, and he's forced to deal with his failures as a father. [[spoiler: Also, he's the killer.]]
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr. Turner is a {{reconstruction}} of the trope: an actual father in the 1950s (the series begins in 1957), who actually dresses like the stereotype (although he smokes cigarettes, not a pipe), he's a genuinely wise, caring physician with much love and firm but fair discipline for his son Timothy. However, as a widower, he has trouble balancing his hellish work schedule and his duties to Timmy; this gets easier after he [[spoiler:marries Shelagh, the former Sr. Bernadette]]. He also has distinct BumblingDad tendencies at times, and his obligatory experience during the War (as he was a medical graduate, working in a field hospital) resulted in a mental breakdown (from all the goriness of the wounded, sick, and dying in the war).
* ''Series/TheManInTheHighCastle'' subverts the trope with John Smith, a loving but authoritative American father who has a proper breakfast with his two kids and homemaker wife each morning... while in uniform as a high-ranking Nazi SS officer.
* Cliff Huxtable on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' was a {{reconstruction}} of this trope for TheEighties. Creator/BillCosby envisioned him as everything that a father (and specifically a black father) should be, an aspirational, kind-hearted family man with a playful sense of humor and decidedly old-school tastes in music who is always there for his kids. This was a big part of why [[BrokenPedestal Cosby's arrest for sexual assault]] hit so hard for so many people: creating and playing Cliff for eight seasons had earned him a reputation as [[ContractualPurity "America's Dad"]].
* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by Mike & Nancy's father Ted Wheeler in ''Series/StrangerThings''. Despite it being TheEighties, he's a BumblingDad and LazyHusband who dresses and acts like it's the 50s to symbolize his stagnant ideals and behavior. While he's [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold far from the worst parent on the show]], he's pretty checked-out when it comes to the lives and concerns of his wife and kids, and [[ParentalNeglect usually puts in the barest effort possible into engaging with them]]. Nancy bitterly analyzes her parents' relationship as a MarriageOfConvenience, and is proven right when [[UglyGuyHotWife her mother contemplates cheating on him]] [[ConscienceMakesYouGoBack but ultimately changes her mind]].
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%% * Dr. Jason Siever from ''Series/GrowingPains''.
* ''Series/HappyDays'': Howard Cunningham is a {{reconstruction}}, with the show giving him more nuance compared to other shows with this character archetype. He has rather old-fashioned views which can make him rather gruff, tends to be overprotective towards his daughter Joanie, and sometimes gets into spats with his wife Marion. However, he is a wise and loving man who holds great affection for his family and never lets his flaws get in the way of doing right by them. He even becomes a TeamDad to resident bad boy [[GreaserDelinquents Fonzie]], who grows to respect him in turn.
%% * Lloyd Nielsen from the extremely short-lived ''Hi Honey, I'm Home''.
* ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'': Ward Cleaver, the patriarch of the Cleaver family, is a defining example of this to where he became the (former) TropeNamer. Ward is a stern, but easygoing and wise figure who is HappilyMarried to his wife June, and is always ready to give his sons helpful advice and encouragement. Even though Ward was truly a "father knows best" archetype, a couple of episodes did point out that he wasn't without his faults. One episode had Ward really come down hard on Wally and Beaver, so when the boys ran into trouble, they were afraid to come to him for advice; Ward [[JerkassRealization realizes that he acted out of haste]]. In another episode, when Wally and Beaver are late a couple of times delivering newspapers, the parents try to pick up the slack by delivering for them – except they delivered the wrong papers, not knowing that Wally and Beaver already had completed that day's delivery run with the correct ones, and they cause their sons to get fired. Ward in the early episodes also got angry very easily, not a typical trait for this type of
* ''Series/MadMen'': Subverted
*
* Harshly deconstructed on the very retro-'50s ''Series/TwinPeaks'' with Leland Palmer, who becomes increasingly vulnerable as we see him mourning the death of his only daughter, and the uncovering of [[SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl her dark secrets]] that come with the murder investigation, and he's forced to deal with his failures as a father. [[spoiler: Also, he's the killer.]]
* ''Series/CallTheMidwife'': Dr. Turner is a {{reconstruction}} of the trope: an actual father in the 1950s (the series begins in 1957), who actually dresses like the stereotype (although he smokes cigarettes, not a pipe), he's a genuinely wise, caring physician with much love and firm but fair discipline for his son Timothy. However, as a widower, he has trouble balancing his hellish work schedule and his duties to Timmy; this gets easier after he [[spoiler:marries Shelagh, the former Sr. Bernadette]]. He also has distinct BumblingDad tendencies at times, and his obligatory experience during the War (as he was a medical graduate, working in a field hospital) resulted in a mental breakdown (from all the goriness of the wounded, sick, and dying in the war).
* ''Series/TheManInTheHighCastle'' subverts the trope
%% *
* ''Series/StrangerThings'': [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by Mike & Nancy's
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Henry Winchester has elements of this. A suit and tie are his main clothing choices, with a trench coat and fedora for when he goes out. He took his son, John, to see ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetTheMummy'' and keeps a picture they took together in his wallet. The only major deviation is his job: [[DemonSlaying demon hunting]].
** The MonsterOfTheWeek in "A Very Supernatural Christmas" is a pair of pagan Gods. While they have no children, they dress, talk, and act like a couple from a 50's sitcom. [[FauxAffablyEvil Emphasis on "act".]]
* ''Series/TwinPeaks'': Harshly deconstructed with Leland Palmer, who becomes increasingly vulnerable as we see him mourning the death of his only daughter, and the uncovering of [[SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl her dark secrets]] that come with the murder investigation, and he's forced to deal with his failures as a father. [[spoiler: Also, he's the killer.]]
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* As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.
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* ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'': As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious iconic -- serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.[[ImAHumanitarian cannibals]].
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Alphabetizing example(s) in Anime & Manga, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Fan Works, and Film — Live Action folders, Fixing indentation, General clarification on work content
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* Taeko's father in ''Anime/OnlyYesterday'' is depicted as one during her childhood flashbacks, though her memories as a ten-year-old take place in 1965. He's stern and [[TheStoic stoic]] but can be loving towards Taeko in his own way, wears glasses, frequently smokes cigarettes, and wears a suit when going out (though he wears a kimono at home, showing his traditionalist mindset).
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* ''Anime/OnlyYesterday'': Taeko's father in ''Anime/OnlyYesterday'' is depicted as one during her childhood flashbacks, though her memories as a ten-year-old take place in 1965. He's stern and [[TheStoic stoic]] but can be loving towards Taeko in his own way, wears glasses, frequently smokes cigarettes, and wears a suit when going out (though he wears a kimono at home, showing his traditionalist mindset).
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* Loid Forger in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' tends to fall into this mold in both sides of his life. As Loid Forger, he's a kind and respected psychiatrist, and when not in a lab coat, he usually wears a shirt and tie with dress pants and a cardigan during the day. And while he's wise and diligent, he's kind of a Bumbling Dad who takes raising his daughter to comically serious levels. As Twilight, he's a veteran, and generally unflappable in the face of danger, but he went into his line of work through genuinely altruistic reasons and is a firm but fair disciplinarian toward his adopted daughter.
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* ''Manga/SpyXFamily'': Loid Forger in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' tends to fall into this mold in both sides of his life. As Loid Forger, he's a kind and respected psychiatrist, and when not in a lab coat, he usually wears a shirt and tie with dress pants and a cardigan during the day. And while he's wise and diligent, he's kind of a Bumbling Dad who takes raising his daughter to comically serious levels. As Twilight, he's a veteran, and generally unflappable in the face of danger, but he went into his line of work through genuinely altruistic reasons and is a firm but fair disciplinarian toward his adopted daughter.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': From [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the '40s]] to the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the '60s]] - with occasional resurgences even in the '80s - Bruce Wayne was often depicted as an upper-class version whenever he shared a scene with Dick Grayson, calmly smoking a pipe and offering more mature, coolheaded analysis to Dick's excited, HotBlooded rumblings on the case-of-the-week.
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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': From [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the '40s]] to the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks the '60s]] - with occasional resurgences even in the '80s - -- Bruce Wayne was often depicted as an upper-class version whenever he shared a scene with Dick Grayson, calmly smoking a pipe and offering more mature, coolheaded analysis to Dick's excited, HotBlooded rumblings on the case-of-the-week.
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%% * ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'': Mafalda's father Ángel, though he can be more neurotic than the standard.
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* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Calvin's Dad looks a bit like one of these, wearing [[TwoDecadesBehind an outdated suit]] to his job as a patent attorney, and trying to present an image of stern discipline and authority to his son. He's also the {{Trope Namer|s}} for MiseryBuildsCharacter. He occasionally subverts it by making up bizarre [[JustSoStory Just So stories]]. For example, he tells Calvin that the reason that old movies were in black-and-white is that the world was black-and-white then and that the sun sets each night in Arizona, which is why the rocks there are so red. He also practices cycling as a hobby, with a few strips focusing on his escapades.
* Henry Mitchell in ''Comicstrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' is tall, thin, has black hair, wears glasses and a tie, is HappilyMarried to Alice, his bond with Dennis is stronger than that of Alice, and in his earlier appearances, he smoked a pipe.
%% * Mark Trail of ''Comicstrip/MarkTrail'', even though he was invented in the '40s, not the '50s.
* In ''Film/NationalLampoon'', "The Appletons" was a regular strip, a very typical "50s family" with a dad who's a smiling, pipe-smoking psycho who constantly messes with his kids' heads.
* Henry Mitchell in ''Comicstrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' is tall, thin, has black hair, wears glasses and a tie, is HappilyMarried to Alice, his bond with Dennis is stronger than that of Alice, and in his earlier appearances, he smoked a pipe.
%% * Mark Trail of ''Comicstrip/MarkTrail'', even though he was invented in the '40s, not the '50s.
* In ''Film/NationalLampoon'', "The Appletons" was a regular strip, a very typical "50s family" with a dad who's a smiling, pipe-smoking psycho who constantly messes with his kids' heads.
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* In ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Calvin's Dad looks a bit like one of these, wearing [[TwoDecadesBehind an outdated suit]] to his job as a patent attorney, and trying to present an image of stern discipline and authority to his son. He's also the {{Trope Namer|s}} for MiseryBuildsCharacter. He occasionally subverts it by making up bizarre [[JustSoStory Just So stories]]. For example, he tells Calvin that the reason that old movies were in black-and-white is that the world was black-and-white then and that the sun sets each night in Arizona, which is why the rocks there are so red. He also practices cycling as a hobby, with a few strips focusing on his escapades.
* ''Comicstrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'': Henry Mitchellin ''Comicstrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' is tall, thin, has black hair, wears glasses and a tie, is HappilyMarried to Alice, his bond with Dennis is stronger than that of Alice, and in his earlier appearances, he smoked a pipe.
%% * ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'': Mafalda's father Ángel, though he can be more neurotic than the standard.
%% * ''Comicstrip/MarkTrail'': Mark Trailof ''Comicstrip/MarkTrail'', is this, even though he was invented in the '40s, '40as, not the '50s.
*In ''Film/NationalLampoon'', ''Film/NationalLampoon'': "The Appletons" was a regular strip, strip about a very typical "50s family" family", with a dad who's a smiling, pipe-smoking psycho who constantly messes with his kids' heads.
* ''Comicstrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'': Henry Mitchell
%% * ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}'': Mafalda's father Ángel, though he can be more neurotic than the standard.
%% * ''Comicstrip/MarkTrail'': Mark Trail
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* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', Joe Danvers Sr. is a darker variant on the trope - a StepfordSmiler who tries to force his older two children (a sporty ActionGirl and tomboy, and a quiet and artistic boy) into the roles he feels they should follow: the [[StayInTheKitchen demure]] ProperLady (though he'd settle for a GirlNextDoor) and TheAllAmericanBoy (like his youngest child). In a complicating twist, he does actually love his children, sincerely believes that he's doing what's best for them - even when that extends to ''asking Harry to [[spoiler: MindRape his daughter into compliance]]'' - and was genuinely good with them when they were small... and not defying his expectations.
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* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'': Joe Danvers Sr. is a darker variant on the trope - trope. He's a StepfordSmiler who tries to force his older two children (a sporty ActionGirl and tomboy, and a quiet and artistic boy) into the roles he feels they should follow: the [[StayInTheKitchen demure]] ProperLady (though he'd settle for a GirlNextDoor) and TheAllAmericanBoy (like his youngest child). In a complicating twist, he does actually love his children, sincerely believes that he's doing what's best for them - -- even when that extends to ''asking Harry to [[spoiler: MindRape his daughter into compliance]]'' - -- and was genuinely good with them when they were small... and not defying his expectations.
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* George Bailey from ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' tries his best to provide for his four children and steer them on the right path. His lashing out at his family after taking the fall for the theft of $8,000 dollars is the start of his downward spiral that leads to his attempted suicide.
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'', as a parody of the "good old days", features one. This one's a StepfordSmiler type, but with a slight twist; the emotion he's primarily suppressing behind his facade isn't hatred or anger, but rather ''affection,'' which he's not allowed to openly display as the stern patriarch. His change to color (which in the film happens when one taps into something suppressed), is triggered by accepting the love he has for his wife and family.
* In the movie ''Film/WhiteChristmas'', Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, and newspaper idea of a husband when ribbing Phil, who has just (supposedly) gotten engaged.
* In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', Sir, known to everyone else as Richard Martin, undergoes some [[AdaptationPersonalityChange minor changes]], mostly expanding his lines and giving him the role of mentor to Andrew. He is very dependable, and does a good job of teaching his moral opinions to other family members. His clothing, naturally, reflects his affluent yet conservative style, with him choosing cardigans and ties in the relaxed setting of his home, even as fashions change around him. Despite the film being set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.
* In ''Film/VanillaSky'', it is implied that David [[YourMindMakesItReal invented a father figure]] for himself (Dr. [=McCabe=]) in this mold, based on Gregory Peck in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird''.
%% * Christopher Walken's character in ''Film/BlastFromThePast''.
* The title character of ''Film/TheStepfather'' cultivates this image for himself and seems to think of himself like this. At one point, he's explicitly compared to Ward Cleaver. Unfortunately, the accent here is on [[SerialKiller cleaver]].
* Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these in ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'', with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* Audrey imagines Seymour this way in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
%% * Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact a very dark subversion.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'' features the Standard '50s Father in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
* Ed Avery from ''Film/BiggerThanLife'' is this at the beginning of the film, being a dutiful husband and father trying his best to provide for his family. Unfortunately, his behavior takes a turn for the worse when he starts abusing cortisone, and he becomes increasingly abusive toward his family.
* Nick Laemle from ''Film/{{Parents}}'' at first appears to be a loving family man to his wife and son. In reality, he's a SerialKiller who preys on innocent people to [[ImAHumanitarian provide food for the family]].
* Colonel Strickland from ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' is a pretty thorough deconstruction of this trope. He is deeply unsatisfied with his bland, mediocre home life, and is constantly driven to progressively more depraved acts because of this. He conforms obsessively to the social mores of his time period, feeling that he always has to be "in charge" and tends to [[CompensatingForSomething overcompensate]] because of this. That's not mentioning that he's a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Bible-thumping]] HateSink.
* Libby's father Dave Mannering in ''Film/ISawWhatYouDid'' bears many of the classic hallmarks: he is a besuited, pipe smoking businessman who is sweetly overindulgent of his daughters, and has a tendency to downplay his wife's concerns as typical female overreaction. Kit's father John Austin is similar, but doesn't smoke a pipe, and is probably too suspicious and proactive to truly fit the mold.
* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster in ''Film/FallingDown''. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of this trope and was filled with PatrioticFervor as he previously worked in the defense industry before losing his job to [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell post-Cold War budget cuts]]. Throughout the film he laments how America's changed for the worse as he believed that the [[WorkingClassHero system he worked for screwed him over]] and [[AngryWhiteMan had grievances with anyone who doesn't have basic respect for American culture, economy, language,]] or even just simple human decency. According to WordOfGod, Foster was intended to represent "the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost" as well as the need to adapt or die.
* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result. That said, no matter how [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] he gets, he's always presented as a genuinely good father who [[DotingParent wants what's best for his son]].
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'', as a parody of the "good old days", features one. This one's a StepfordSmiler type, but with a slight twist; the emotion he's primarily suppressing behind his facade isn't hatred or anger, but rather ''affection,'' which he's not allowed to openly display as the stern patriarch. His change to color (which in the film happens when one taps into something suppressed), is triggered by accepting the love he has for his wife and family.
* In the movie ''Film/WhiteChristmas'', Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, and newspaper idea of a husband when ribbing Phil, who has just (supposedly) gotten engaged.
* In ''Film/BicentennialMan'', Sir, known to everyone else as Richard Martin, undergoes some [[AdaptationPersonalityChange minor changes]], mostly expanding his lines and giving him the role of mentor to Andrew. He is very dependable, and does a good job of teaching his moral opinions to other family members. His clothing, naturally, reflects his affluent yet conservative style, with him choosing cardigans and ties in the relaxed setting of his home, even as fashions change around him. Despite the film being set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.
* In ''Film/VanillaSky'', it is implied that David [[YourMindMakesItReal invented a father figure]] for himself (Dr. [=McCabe=]) in this mold, based on Gregory Peck in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird''.
%% * Christopher Walken's character in ''Film/BlastFromThePast''.
* The title character of ''Film/TheStepfather'' cultivates this image for himself and seems to think of himself like this. At one point, he's explicitly compared to Ward Cleaver. Unfortunately, the accent here is on [[SerialKiller cleaver]].
* Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these in ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'', with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* Audrey imagines Seymour this way in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
%% * Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact a very dark subversion.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'' features the Standard '50s Father in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
* Ed Avery from ''Film/BiggerThanLife'' is this at the beginning of the film, being a dutiful husband and father trying his best to provide for his family. Unfortunately, his behavior takes a turn for the worse when he starts abusing cortisone, and he becomes increasingly abusive toward his family.
* Nick Laemle from ''Film/{{Parents}}'' at first appears to be a loving family man to his wife and son. In reality, he's a SerialKiller who preys on innocent people to [[ImAHumanitarian provide food for the family]].
* Colonel Strickland from ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' is a pretty thorough deconstruction of this trope. He is deeply unsatisfied with his bland, mediocre home life, and is constantly driven to progressively more depraved acts because of this. He conforms obsessively to the social mores of his time period, feeling that he always has to be "in charge" and tends to [[CompensatingForSomething overcompensate]] because of this. That's not mentioning that he's a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Bible-thumping]] HateSink.
* Libby's father Dave Mannering in ''Film/ISawWhatYouDid'' bears many of the classic hallmarks: he is a besuited, pipe smoking businessman who is sweetly overindulgent of his daughters, and has a tendency to downplay his wife's concerns as typical female overreaction. Kit's father John Austin is similar, but doesn't smoke a pipe, and is probably too suspicious and proactive to truly fit the mold.
* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster in ''Film/FallingDown''. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of this trope and was filled with PatrioticFervor as he previously worked in the defense industry before losing his job to [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell post-Cold War budget cuts]]. Throughout the film he laments how America's changed for the worse as he believed that the [[WorkingClassHero system he worked for screwed him over]] and [[AngryWhiteMan had grievances with anyone who doesn't have basic respect for American culture, economy, language,]] or even just simple human decency. According to WordOfGod, Foster was intended to represent "the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost" as well as the need to adapt or die.
* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result. That said, no matter how [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] he gets, he's always presented as a genuinely good father who [[DotingParent wants what's best for his son]].
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* George Bailey from ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'' tries his best to provide ''Film/AmericanPie'': Parodied with Noah Levenstein. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his four children and steer them on son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the right path. His lashing out at films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his family after taking the fall for the theft of $8,000 dollars is the start of his downward spiral that leads pants down]] or having to his attempted suicide.
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'',give him TheTalk as a parody of the "good old days", features one. This one's a StepfordSmiler type, but with a slight twist; the emotion result. That said, no matter how [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] he gets, he's primarily suppressing behind his facade isn't hatred or anger, but rather ''affection,'' which he's not allowed to openly display always presented as the stern patriarch. His change to color (which in the film happens when one taps into something suppressed), is triggered by accepting the love he has a genuinely good father who [[DotingParent wants what's best for his wife and family.
son]].
*In the movie ''Film/WhiteChristmas'', Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, and newspaper idea of a husband when ribbing Phil, who has just (supposedly) gotten engaged.
* In ''Film/BicentennialMan'',''Film/BicentennialMan'': Sir, known to everyone else as Richard Martin, undergoes some [[AdaptationPersonalityChange minor changes]], mostly expanding his lines and giving him the role of mentor to Andrew. He is very dependable, and does a good job of teaching his moral opinions to other family members. His clothing, naturally, reflects his affluent yet conservative style, with him choosing cardigans and ties in the relaxed setting of his home, even as fashions change around him. Despite the film being set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.
*In ''Film/VanillaSky'', it is implied that David [[YourMindMakesItReal invented a father figure]] for himself (Dr. [=McCabe=]) in this mold, based on Gregory Peck in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird''.
%% * Christopher Walken's character in ''Film/BlastFromThePast''.
* The title character of ''Film/TheStepfather'' cultivates this image for himself and seems to think of himself like this. At one point, he's explicitly compared to Ward Cleaver. Unfortunately, the accent here is on [[SerialKiller cleaver]].
* Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these in ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'', with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* Audrey imagines Seymour this way in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
%% * Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact a very dark subversion.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'' features the Standard '50s Father in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
*''Film/BiggerThanLife'': Ed Avery from ''Film/BiggerThanLife'' is this at the beginning of the film, being a dutiful husband and father trying his best to provide for his family. Unfortunately, his behavior takes a turn for the worse when he starts abusing cortisone, and he becomes increasingly abusive toward his family.
%% * ''Film/BlastFromThePast'': Christopher Walken's character.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'': The Standard '50s Father is featured in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
* ''Film/FallingDown'': [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of this trope, and was filled with PatrioticFervor as he previously worked in the defense industry before losing his job to [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell post-Cold War budget cuts]]. Throughout the film, he laments how America's changed for the worse as he believed that the [[WorkingClassHero system he worked for screwed him over]] and [[AngryWhiteMan had grievances with anyone who doesn't have basic respect for American culture, economy, language]], or even just simple human decency. According to WordOfGod, Foster was intended to represent "the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost" as well as the need to adapt or die.
* ''Film/ISawWhatYouDid'': Libby's father, Dave Mannering, bears many of the classic hallmarks: he is a besuited, pipe smoking businessman who is sweetly overindulgent of his daughters, and has a tendency to downplay his wife's concerns as typical female overreaction. Kit's father, John Austin, is similar, but doesn't smoke a pipe, and is probably too suspicious and proactive to truly fit the mold.
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'': George Bailey tries his best to provide for his four children and steer them on the right path, even when life continues to drag him down and destroy his dreams. His lashing out at his family after taking the fall for the theft of $8,000 dollars is the start of his downward spiral that leads to his attempted suicide.
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'': Audrey imagines Seymour this way. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
* ''Film/{{Parents}}'': Nick Laemlefrom ''Film/{{Parents}}'' at first appears to be a loving family man to his wife and son. In reality, he's a SerialKiller who preys on innocent people to [[ImAHumanitarian provide food for the family]].
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'': As a parody of the "good old days", the film features one that is a StepfordSmiler type, but with a slight twist; the emotion he's primarily suppressing behind his facade isn't hatred or anger, but rather ''affection,'' which he's not allowed to openly display as the stern patriarch. His change to color (which in the film happens when one taps into something suppressed), is triggered by accepting the love he has for his wife and family.
* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'': Colonel Stricklandfrom ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' is a pretty thorough deconstruction of this trope. He is deeply unsatisfied with his bland, mediocre home life, and is constantly driven to progressively more depraved acts because of this. He conforms obsessively to the social mores of his time period, feeling that he always has to be "in charge" and tends to [[CompensatingForSomething overcompensate]] because of this. That's not mentioning that he's a [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, Bible-thumping]] HateSink.
*Libby's father Dave Mannering in ''Film/ISawWhatYouDid'' bears many of the classic hallmarks: he is a besuited, pipe smoking businessman who is sweetly overindulgent of his daughters, and has a tendency to downplay his wife's concerns as typical female overreaction. Kit's father John Austin is similar, but doesn't smoke a pipe, and is probably too suspicious and proactive to truly fit the mold.
* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster in ''Film/FallingDown''. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of''Film/TheStepfather'': The title character cultivates this trope and was filled with PatrioticFervor as he previously worked in the defense industry before losing his job to [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell post-Cold War budget cuts]]. Throughout the film he laments how America's changed image for the worse as he believed that the [[WorkingClassHero system he worked for screwed him over]] and [[AngryWhiteMan had grievances with anyone who doesn't have basic respect for American culture, economy, language,]] or even just simple human decency. According to WordOfGod, Foster was intended to represent "the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost" as well as the need to adapt or die.
* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he getshimself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having and seems to give him TheTalk as a result. That said, no matter how [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] he gets, think of himself like this. At one point, he's always presented explicitly compared to Ward Cleaver. Unfortunately, the accent here is on [[SerialKiller cleaver]].
* ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'': Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these, with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* ''Film/TheWoman'': Chris Cleek seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact agenuinely good very dark subversion. He is a narcissistic misogynist who regularly slaps Belle around whenever she speaks out of line, encourages his son to act like him, [[spolier:and raped and impregnated his own daughter, Peggy. What's even worse is that he imprisoned his other daughter and made her feral by locking her up in the barn because she was born without eyes.]]
* ''Film/VanillaSky'': It is implied that David [[YourMindMakesItReal invented a father figure]] for himself (Dr. [=McCabe=]) in this mold, based on Gregory Peck in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird''.
* ''Film/WhiteChristmas'': Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, and newspaper idea of a husband when ribbing Phil, who[[DotingParent wants what's best for his son]].has just (supposedly) gotten engaged.
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'',
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* In ''Film/BicentennialMan'',
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%% * Christopher Walken's character in ''Film/BlastFromThePast''.
* The title character of ''Film/TheStepfather'' cultivates this image for himself and seems to think of himself like this. At one point, he's explicitly compared to Ward Cleaver. Unfortunately, the accent here is on [[SerialKiller cleaver]].
* Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these in ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'', with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* Audrey imagines Seymour this way in ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
%% * Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact a very dark subversion.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'' features the Standard '50s Father in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
*
%% * ''Film/BlastFromThePast'': Christopher Walken's character.
* ''Film/DisneylandDream'': The Standard '50s Father is featured in his natural habitat, being amateur filmmaker Robbins Barstow's record of his family's vacation to Disneyland in 1956. Surely nothing is more Standard '50s Father than Dad giving his son a crew cut.
* ''Film/FallingDown'': [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of this trope, and was filled with PatrioticFervor as he previously worked in the defense industry before losing his job to [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell post-Cold War budget cuts]]. Throughout the film, he laments how America's changed for the worse as he believed that the [[WorkingClassHero system he worked for screwed him over]] and [[AngryWhiteMan had grievances with anyone who doesn't have basic respect for American culture, economy, language]], or even just simple human decency. According to WordOfGod, Foster was intended to represent "the old power structure of the U.S. that has now become archaic, and hopelessly lost" as well as the need to adapt or die.
* ''Film/ISawWhatYouDid'': Libby's father, Dave Mannering, bears many of the classic hallmarks: he is a besuited, pipe smoking businessman who is sweetly overindulgent of his daughters, and has a tendency to downplay his wife's concerns as typical female overreaction. Kit's father, John Austin, is similar, but doesn't smoke a pipe, and is probably too suspicious and proactive to truly fit the mold.
* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife'': George Bailey tries his best to provide for his four children and steer them on the right path, even when life continues to drag him down and destroy his dreams. His lashing out at his family after taking the fall for the theft of $8,000 dollars is the start of his downward spiral that leads to his attempted suicide.
* ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'': Audrey imagines Seymour this way. She even sings, "He's Father; he knows best."
* ''Film/{{Parents}}'': Nick Laemle
* ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'': As a parody of the "good old days", the film features one that is a StepfordSmiler type, but with a slight twist; the emotion he's primarily suppressing behind his facade isn't hatred or anger, but rather ''affection,'' which he's not allowed to openly display as the stern patriarch. His change to color (which in the film happens when one taps into something suppressed), is triggered by accepting the love he has for his wife and family.
* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'': Colonel Strickland
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* [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] by VillainProtagonist Bill Foster in ''Film/FallingDown''. While the film takes place in TheNineties, Bill dressed in the white-collar attire and rimmed glasses typical of
* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets
* ''Film/TheTreeOfLife'': Creator/BradPitt is surprisingly effective as one of these, with strong elements of DadTheVeteran and ToughLove as well: he demands respect and strict decorum from his sons at all times and believes his sweet-natured wife to be "naive."
* ''Film/TheWoman'': Chris Cleek seems to think that he's one of these, but is in fact a
* ''Film/VanillaSky'': It is implied that David [[YourMindMakesItReal invented a father figure]] for himself (Dr. [=McCabe=]) in this mold, based on Gregory Peck in ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird''.
* ''Film/WhiteChristmas'': Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, and newspaper idea of a husband when ribbing Phil, who
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** Deconstructed with Bojack's father, Butterscotch, who admonished his son for having an ImaginaryFriend because they were "invented by [[RedScare Communists]] to rip off welfare", slapped [=BoJack=] when the colt did or said something he didn't like, and was generally an emotionally abusive tyrant. We eventually learn in flashbacks that he was originally an aspiring writer who idolized the Beat Generation, but he turned against them after they mocked his works and adopted an extreme right-wing worldview. On top of that, he was pretty much forced to marry [=BoJack=]'s mother after getting her pregnant, and he blamed [=BoJack=] [=BoJack=]'s birth for trapping him in a loveless marriage.
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** Deconstructed with Bojack's father, Butterscotch, who admonishes his son for having an ImaginaryFriend because they were "invented by [[RedScare Communists]] to rip off welfare". We eventually learn in flashbacks that he took up this exaggerated version of the persona purely out of spite after he failed to make it as a Beat writer and married into money.
** Bojack's maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman is an even bigger deconstruction. He's shown in flashbacks to be an extremely strict husband and father who disregards his family's feelings and pushes them to fulfill their expected societal roles, to the point that he [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
** Bojack's maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman is an even bigger deconstruction. He's shown in flashbacks to be an extremely strict husband and father who disregards his family's feelings and pushes them to fulfill their expected societal roles, to the point that he [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
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** Deconstructed with Bojack's father, Butterscotch, who admonishes admonished his son for having an ImaginaryFriend because they were "invented by [[RedScare Communists]] to rip off welfare". welfare", slapped [=BoJack=] when the colt did or said something he didn't like, and was generally an emotionally abusive tyrant. We eventually learn in flashbacks that he took up this exaggerated version of the persona purely out of spite after he failed to make it as a Beat was originally an aspiring writer who idolized the Beat Generation, but he turned against them after they mocked his works and married into money.
adopted an extreme right-wing worldview. On top of that, he was pretty much forced to marry [=BoJack=]'s mother after getting her pregnant, and he blamed [=BoJack=] birth for trapping him in a loveless marriage.
**Bojack's [=BoJack=]'s maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman is an even bigger deconstruction. He's shown in flashbacks to be an extremely strict husband and father who disregards his family's feelings and pushes them to fulfill their expected societal roles, to the point that he [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's ([=BoJack=]'s mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
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** PlayedForDrama with Bojack's father, Butterscotch, who admonishes his son for having an ImaginaryFriend because they were "invented by [[RedScare Communists]] to rip off welfare". We eventually learn in flashbacks that he took up this exaggerated version of the persona purely out of spite after he failed to make it as a Beat writer and married into money.
** Deconstructed with regards to Bojack's maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman, who [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
** Deconstructed with regards to Bojack's maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman, who [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
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** PlayedForDrama Deconstructed with Bojack's father, Butterscotch, who admonishes his son for having an ImaginaryFriend because they were "invented by [[RedScare Communists]] to rip off welfare". We eventually learn in flashbacks that he took up this exaggerated version of the persona purely out of spite after he failed to make it as a Beat writer and married into money.
**Deconstructed with regards to Bojack's maternal grandfather Joseph Sugarman, Sugarman is an even bigger deconstruction. He's shown in flashbacks to be an extremely strict husband and father who disregards his family's feelings and pushes them to fulfill their expected societal roles, to the point that he [[spoiler:got his wife Honey a lobotomy because he was woefully unprepared to [[RealMenHateAffection handle her grief]] over their son's death in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, and then threatened his daughter Beatrice (Bojack's mother) with one of her own if she didn't keep her emotions in check]].
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* As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.
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* As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.
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* As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.
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* As the ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'' series is based on 50s culture with {{Zeerust}} technology, many subversions, parodies, and deconstructions of this character appear throughout. Jack Smith and his neighbour Willy Wilson in ''Videogame/Fallout3'' are almost iconic. Serious men who dress properly, care for their small families, don't vote for no commie beatniks and don't take kindly to strangers using bad language where the kids can hear. They love their families and believe that it's a man's job to "bring home the bacon". Quite literally since Andale is populated with cannibals.
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* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result.
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* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result. That said, no matter how [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] he gets, he's always presented as a genuinely good father who [[DotingParent wants what's best for his son]].
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* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is frames as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result.
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* Parodied with Noah Levenstein in the ''Film/AmericanPie'' films. He is frames framed as this trope personified, which makes it ''incredibly'' awkward for his son Jim whenever he gets himself involved in the films' SexComedy antics, whether it's frequently [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown catching Jim with his pants down]] or having to give him TheTalk as a result.
