Although concepts such as parenthood, fatherhood and motherhood often vary from person to person, it is still possible to make some basic definitions. Mother is loving; The father is authoritarian and normative. In other words, in general, we can say that fathers have a role to protect and support the family. However, this role may not always appear in this way. Especially in foreign TV series about different worlds, we come across very interesting father characters.
We have talked about many TV series that have left their mark on the history of foreign TV series. However, we did not examine the father characters in these important TV series. When we evaluate these characters alone, although they are ordinary, the paternity they show in the series they are in can sometimes be really extraordinary. Let’s get to know some of the extraordinary fathers of the TV series world.
Unusual father characters of foreign series:
- Homer Simpson / The Simpsons
- Peter Griffin/Family Guy
- Walter White / Breaking Bad
- Frank Gallagher / Shameless
- Phil Dunphy / Modern Family
- Walter Bishop / Fringe
- Tywin Lannister / Game of Thrones
- Rick Grimes/The Walking Dead
- Charles Boyle / Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Ragnar Lothbrok / Vikings
- Jerry Smith / Rick and Morty
Homer Simpson / The Simpsons
The animated series The Simpsons, which continues its adventure that started in the 1980s, tells a parody American dream through a middle-class American family. The father of this middle-class family is Homer Simpson. Homer, who chokes his child’s throat, is a glutton, beer-lover, lazy and a little naive, is an extremely unusual character as a father figure, just like every scene in The Simpsons series.
Peter Griffin/Family Guy
Leaving 21 seasons behind, Family Guy chronicles the Griffin Family’s adventures in the fictional city of Quahog. In this production, which includes a lot of references, we watch the father of the family, Peter Griffin, in absurd situations. Peter Griffin, who loves his family very much, doesn’t hesitate to get them in trouble even if he doesn’t want to.
Walter White / Breaking Bad
One of the best crime series ever, Breaking Bad has a large fan base around the world, including our country. Walter White, the father of our series and also the main character, learns that he has a short life when he is a self-conscious chemistry teacher and enters the drug business to leave money for his family. Our character, who has been a devoted father up to this point, shows that as the series progresses, he does not look like the fathers we know.
Frank Gallagher / Shameless
Winner of many awards, Shameless is a critical family series that draws attention with its sometimes brave scenes. The series, which takes place in a suburban neighborhood of the USA, tells the stories of a family consisting of 6 children and a father. Frank Gallagher, father of the series; He is an alcoholic, smug and selfish person. Although he may seem like a terrible father, we can consider him an extraordinary father as he does not fail to do good deeds that warm the audience from time to time throughout the series.
Phil Dunphy / Modern Family
The Modern Family series, shot with a fake documentary technique, is a comedy series about an interesting American family where generations are intertwined. Although there are many different father characters in the series that lasted for many years and the actors grew up in our hands, the truly extraordinary one among them is Phil Dunphy. Phil Dunphy, a real estate agent who loves his job, a loving father and a naive person, is one of the most extraordinary father characters we’ve seen in TV series history.
Walter Bishop / Fringe
In the series, which tells about a world where some paranormal events take place and these events are supervised by the Department of Homeland Security, our father character is Walter Bishop, although we do not see him as a father. The character of Walter Bishop, which we can define as the mad scientist, is Peter Bishop’s father. However, he was so immersed in the world of science that he spent time in the laboratory instead of being a father for many years. He is still a cute character.
Tywin Lannister / Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones, adapted for television from author George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, presents a fantasy universe to viewers. Tywin Lannister, lord of the House of Lannister, one of the most powerful dynasties in the universe of Westeros; He is a father who has lost his wife, loves his two children, but despises his dwarf son. Although he is a strong manager, he fails in many aspects as a father.
Rick Grimes/The Walking Dead
The television adaptation of the comic book of the same name created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead tells the story of people trying to survive in a world overrun by zombies. Rick Grimes, one of the main characters and father of the series, struggles first to find his family and then to keep them alive. Although he does not accept much criticism about his fatherhood, he is a character that can be said a lot about his personality.
Charles Boyle / Brooklyn Nine-Nine
In the Brooklyn Nine-Nine comedy series, which tells the amusing story of the police and detectives working in the 99th District Police Station of the New York Police Department, our character, Charles Boyle, who draws attention both with his police work and his fatherhood. Boyle, who adopted a child named Nikolaj after his relationship with Genevieve started because he could not have a child, is a fun father who is emotional from time to time. We have to admit that he is one of the most extraordinary fathers in TV series history.
Ragnar Lothbrok / Vikings
Ragnar Lothbrok is the main character and father of the Vikings series, which tells about the Viking world and the Vikings’ expeditions to different parts of the world through Ragnar Lothbrok, one of the important figures of Scandinavian legends. Ragnar Lothbrok, who acts with his personal ambitions, is a character who breaks his relationship with them because of his ambitions, even if he is a good father from time to time when he has children.
Jerry Smith / Rick and Morty
The main characters of the science fiction animated series Rick And Morty are, as the name suggests, mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. However, the father character of our series is Rick’s son-in-law and Morty’s father, Jerry Smith. Jerry Smith, a naive person who stays quiet while his son is embarking on strange adventures, who rises unnecessarily on absurd matters, is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary fathers in TV series history.
Bonus: Barney Stinson / How I Met Your Mother
We watched the fun adventures of a group of five friends in the TV series How I Met Your Mother, in which Ted Mosby started by telling his children how he met their mother. Barney Stinson, the licentious and anti-marriage character of this group of friends, has a child with a woman whose name we do not know in the finale of the series. Although it is clear that he will be a great father, the fact that such a sociopathic character is a father is one of the biggest surprises of the series.
We’ve listed some of the most extraordinary fathers we’ve seen in foreign TV series and talked about what makes these characters extraordinary. You can share the father characters that you think are at least as unusual or as unusual as the ones on our list, in the comments.
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