What about Lester Little from "Mr. Little" by Robert Newton Peck and "The Joke's On Mr. Little" (the subsequent ABC Weekend Special where he was played by Richard Sanders of "WKRP" Fame)? He foils the pranks of two against him in a non-hostile manner, and to top it off, when a former teacher is in danger of going over a waterfall, he leaps into action and saves her.
What about Lester Little from "Mr. Little" by Robert Newton Peck and "The Joke's On Mr. Little" (the subsequent ABC Weekend Special where he was played by Richard Sanders of "WKRP" Fame)? He foils the pranks of two against him in a non-hostile manner, and to top it off, when a former teacher is in danger of going over a waterfall, he leaps into action and saves her.