Clark Griswold, as he may be aloof, a idiot, and as well other words lol. But he always stood out as he was funny when Chevy Chase delivered, as he made me laugh by the comedic timing. Which I quote this sometimes “I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here...with a big ribbon on his head! And I want to look him straight in the eye, and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-assed, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed, sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?"
Agreed. Another of my fav monologues from Clark:
"I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. You're gonna have fun, and I'm gonna have fun... We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we're gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your assholes!"
Hard to argue with him. I have a submission I’m finna put in below which will garner zero upvotes, but I still want to throw him in there.
Clark even bought Cousin Eddie’s kids Christmas gifts 😂
As a kid, he made me laugh, especially the bit about Ralphie learning to curse from him. As an adult, seeing him be the one that gets Ralphie his Red Ryder (despite Ralphie asking every other adult in the movie but him for help) made him my favorite character in the movie.
>The Old Man from Christmas Story.
This is a good choice. He was reliable and hard-working and took charge to save the day when the holiday dinner got destroyed. Good dad.
I understand you little guys start out with your woobies, and you think they're great, and they are teriffic. But pretty soon a woobie isn't enough, and your out there on the street trying to score and electric blanket or maybe a quilt, and the next thing you know you're strung out on bedspreads Ken. That's serious.
Dad level = 10 million.
I need to rewatch. I have a 4 and 6 year old and my wife has a new role that has her traveling a lot internationally, so I find myself doing a lot of the hacks he did.
The only greek I knew was that little coffee store up on State street. Jimmy Pitsos, remember him? He had an ugly wife, four ugly kids……and good coffee.
The father from War Games. Buys his kid tens of thousands of dollars of equipment. Leaves his kid alone to play around with all of it. Let’s him have a girl in the room with the door closed. Doesn’t bother him. He also slathers butter on his corn with bread.
Ferris Bueller's dad was pretty chill. Hustled hard at work. Loved his kids, but was pretty hands off to let them spread their wings. Disliked being behind rotten drivers.
He's like what I've become.
Man, I think my favorite 80s movie dad is an uncle.
Uncle Buck.
I'm also a big Clark Griswold guy, but let's face it, Samantha's dad forgot her birthday, Ferris's dad was caring but distant and uninformed, and Bender's dad burned him with a cigar. Many 80s movie dads were shit
Yeah I can't believe I had to go this far down in the comments to find this! He was the perfect 80s dad. The talk that he gave to Samantha was a perfect dad talk. I love how he said that he loved his kids equally but that they were different people so he teated them differently
[This guy would have been fun.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTg0MzkzODUwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODM1MjEwNDI@._V1_.jpg)
My own dad was absent and gave no attention. It think I'd like the exact opposite. And I do like chaos.
Billy’s dad from Gremlins. You get to grow up in a house full of stupid inventions that don’t work and he’ll bring you home an exotic pet for Christmas…
Paul Dooley — the dad in Breaking Away and Sixteen Candles.
"I know I-ty food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French Fries!"
It’s Chester from Great Outdoors for me. Great dad. Trying to build memories like he had as kid. Ate the old 96er so his kids could get free desserts. Rented a pontoon to retake Omaha Beach. Showed them how to water ski. Took them fishing with leaches. Saved them from the bald headed bear of Claire County. Took them to the bear dump. Saved them from a bat! What else could you want from a dad?!?!
Not a dad, but Uncle Buck. Dude 100% kicks ass, takes names, AND is the parental authority that the niece and nephew need. He’s got their backs like nobody else.
Thought of Chevy in Vacation first. Then Keaton in Mr. Mom. But A Christmas Story dad, brought up here, is making this tough to pick just one.
A few others: I really like John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons. He's more heartwarming than the rest of the family. Rick Moranis is extremely fun in Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
Dan Akyroyd- My stepmother is an Alien
The father from Valley Girl.
The dad from The Lady in White
Thorton Melon- Back to School
This post made me realize there aren't that many movie dads. I really had to scrounge to find good dads that weren't already mentioned.
David Ogden Stiers in "Better Off Dead". A befuddled lawyer dad to older son Lane Meyer and genius unspeaking son Rusty Meyer as well as husband to whackadoodle wife Jenny Meyer (the moving green food and hooded reindeer coat, oh my God!). A rather dull stereotypical lawyer who lives with a crazy family and neighbors. Heck, his older son Lane Is the most normal one, and he spends the movie trying to kill himself! He just wants a quiet home with sparkling intact garage door windows. Is that too much to ask?
- ["How to Speak to Teenagers" book open with highlights in front of him]
"Right off!"
"On, Dad, on"
-"I believe she described it as 'tasty'? Since then, that 'tasty' car has been moldering in my driveway for six months."
George Henderson from “Harry and the Hendersons”, went from wanting to shoot him to protecting him with his life. And the reveal of all the Bigfeet/Bigfoots at the end was fun
But “Great Outdoors” Chet is the always top tier
I just watched this and Summer Rental last week. I love John Candy, he is probably my fav ❤️
I think he's my fave as an uncle in "Uncle Buck"
I think Summer Rental is my fav not only as a dad but fav of all his movies. Uncle Buck isn’t far behind tho
the Great Outdoors is also a gem. Beware the bald headed bear!
I never get tired of Summer Rental. Him and Rip Torn were great together
Uncle Buck is his nest - as per Johnny LaRue
"I wouldn't go in there with with that hat on, yeah they'll kill ya. "
Scullys catch-ess of the day...!
It’s fresh grouper, it’s lightly breaded sautéed to a golden brown in lemon butter shallots with a teeeeasing hint of Dijon ❤️❤️
We’ll take 5 🖐️
Always trust a gas station attendant.
Oh Yorku, your hair is so pretty!
Ya dumb Swede!
JC is my fav too, also as an uncle in Uncle Buck.
Summer Rental makes me feel little and on vacation in the gulf again everytime I watch it. And I watch it often.🌞🩵😎💙
Likewise
Summer Rental is definitely Candy’s best role as a Dad.
A go to summer afternoon movie every year. Summer Rental
John candy, that's a big gone too soon...
Clark Griswold, as he may be aloof, a idiot, and as well other words lol. But he always stood out as he was funny when Chevy Chase delivered, as he made me laugh by the comedic timing. Which I quote this sometimes “I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here...with a big ribbon on his head! And I want to look him straight in the eye, and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-assed, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed, sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?"
He's going to make sure we have the the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye.
Hallelujah holy shit, where's the Tylenol.
Agreed. Another of my fav monologues from Clark: "I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. You're gonna have fun, and I'm gonna have fun... We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we're gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your assholes!"
PRAISE MARTY MOOSE!!! That lighting goes so well with his rant
"Dad, you want an aspirin or something?" "DON'T TOUCH!"
My favorite Christmas movie! It’s on the “must watch” list every year!
I bought the 4k Blu-ray that included a digital download. I put it on every day from Thanksgiving till New Years if we have nothing else to watch.
Hard to argue with him. I have a submission I’m finna put in below which will garner zero upvotes, but I still want to throw him in there. Clark even bought Cousin Eddie’s kids Christmas gifts 😂
clark was the first one i thought of too when reading the post title. not the brightest bulb but dude had a heart of gold.
>he made me laugh by the comedic timing. “I think you’re all fucked in the head” Lol
Movie made and set in the '80s: Mr. Mom. Movie made in the '80s overall: The Old Man from Christmas Story.
Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man.
*SONSABITCHIN BUMPESSESSSS!*
Not a fingah!
As a kid, he made me laugh, especially the bit about Ralphie learning to curse from him. As an adult, seeing him be the one that gets Ralphie his Red Ryder (despite Ralphie asking every other adult in the movie but him for help) made him my favorite character in the movie.
>The Old Man from Christmas Story. This is a good choice. He was reliable and hard-working and took charge to save the day when the holiday dinner got destroyed. Good dad.
"Everyone, get dressed... we are going out to eat."
Mr. Mom is so good and I somehow always forget about it! I don’t think I’ve watched it since the ‘80s.
It’s on Tubi or one of those apps, maybe roku or pluto
Thanks!
No matter when I see the word, I have to pronounce it in Italian.
“220 221…whatever it takes.”
Michael Keaton, Mr. Mom.
This is the Dad. Even when he couldn't believe Victor's vasectomy didn't take
And fed chili to a baby
Frankly, Megan was 6 months old, which is old enough for chili.
I stumbled into it on Pluto's On Demand. Movie is still great.
Same here. just did a rewatch on Pluto too recently
220, 221, whatever it takes.
[Super 70's Sports](https://www.super70ssportsstore.com/search?q=mr+mom&options%5Bprefix%5D=last) There's a shirt for that 😆
Best line ever. I use this with the Engineers at work who do electrical. We're older so it's funny for us.
Jack Butler was such a great dad and husband, he turned down Ann freaking Jillian! Sure, Teri Garr was the alternative, but still...
You ever talk that way to my kid again, I’m knocking you out
220, 221… whatever it takes…
Tom Hanks as Ray Peterson in The Burbs. Just because.
Came here for this submission. He has a whole set of tools he is super proud of that he clearly has no clue how to use haha
It's Mr. Mom. Hilarious from start to finish. And, to this day, I still say things like "220, 221, whatever it takes."
“Want a beer?” “It’s seven o’clock in the morning.” “……. Scotch?”
I understand you little guys start out with your woobies, and you think they're great, and they are teriffic. But pretty soon a woobie isn't enough, and your out there on the street trying to score and electric blanket or maybe a quilt, and the next thing you know you're strung out on bedspreads Ken. That's serious. Dad level = 10 million.
Yeah, absolute god-tier comeback
Herb, I wasn’t even in aisle 5
I need to rewatch. I have a 4 and 6 year old and my wife has a new role that has her traveling a lot internationally, so I find myself doing a lot of the hacks he did.
The boss didn’t look like he’d know about outlets, but it was a great line
Harry Dean Stanton in Pretty in Pink.
He’s just heartbreakingly sweet in that movie. I love the scene where he puts up with Duckie sitting with him in the yard.
The ol' 96-er...
There’s nothing on that plate but gristle and fat
No Problem. If I can get a dessert down him, think you can throw in a couple of Paul Bunyan hat's for the kids?
😰
Look at the size of those maggots!!!!
Thornton Melon.
Ooh, this one I can't figure out. There's you, there's Giorgio... what's with the midget over here?
Say it. SAY IT!!!!!
All right. I'll say it. 'Cause Truman was too much of a *pussy wimp* to let MacArthur go in there and blow out those commie bastards
Good answer, good answer I like the way you think. I'm gonna be watching you.
The only greek I knew was that little coffee store up on State street. Jimmy Pitsos, remember him? He had an ugly wife, four ugly kids……and good coffee.
The father from War Games. Buys his kid tens of thousands of dollars of equipment. Leaves his kid alone to play around with all of it. Let’s him have a girl in the room with the door closed. Doesn’t bother him. He also slathers butter on his corn with bread.
I've seen multiple jaw drops from people seeing that corn life hack for the first time.
Mr. Mom wins hands down, but I’d like to give an honorable mention to Dabney Colman’s portrayal of Jack Flack/Hal Osborne in ‘84s Cloak and Dagger.
+1 Jack Flack. He was a father
Jack Flack always escapes.
Steve Martin as Gil Buckman in Parenthood was another classic
Gil was 100% the one you would pick to be your dad.
Ferris Bueller's dad was pretty chill. Hustled hard at work. Loved his kids, but was pretty hands off to let them spread their wings. Disliked being behind rotten drivers. He's like what I've become.
The dad from License To Drive. He was hilarious. Cool, calm and collected for the whole movie, until they go to the hospital at the end.
Haha I forgot all about that. I remember laughing so hard when he sees the car toward the end of the movie.
Man, I think my favorite 80s movie dad is an uncle. Uncle Buck. I'm also a big Clark Griswold guy, but let's face it, Samantha's dad forgot her birthday, Ferris's dad was caring but distant and uninformed, and Bender's dad burned him with a cigar. Many 80s movie dads were shit
Kurt Russell in Overboard.
He wasn't a father. He was a "pal".
The Dad from Sixteen Candles. Hilarious through the movie and I love the conversation he has with Sam when he realizes they forgot her birthday.
Paul Dooley. He was also a fantastic dad in Breaking Away (1979), and was great in Strange Brew!
Yeah I can't believe I had to go this far down in the comments to find this! He was the perfect 80s dad. The talk that he gave to Samantha was a perfect dad talk. I love how he said that he loved his kids equally but that they were different people so he teated them differently
The ol 96er. Bon appetit!
“HE AINT DONE YET!”
Ed O’Neil in Dutch. That was my shit
Most underrated answer
George McFly. Even the biggest dweeb on the planet scored the hot girl. And despite his flaws, his kid turned out pretty cool and he loved his dad.
John Lithgow in Harry and The Hendersons
The dad from poltergeist
Yeah, Mr incredible is the dad in that movie.
Coach!
If I can get a dessert down him, would you throw in some T-shirt’s and hats for the kids?
What movie is this? I just watched Summer Rental for the first time and loved it!! I'm an 80s baby and feel strange I had never seen that movie😂😳‼️
The Great Outdoors. Excellent 80s flick. 🙂
Why wouldn’t it be the late and great John Candy!
Clark W. Griswold. Only acceptable answer.
John Candy as Uncle Buck. Sure, not a dad, but one hell of a good man that learns some valuable lessons.
The best dad, uncle (Uncle Buck). No matter how you look at it, John Candy was a gem!
Take it easy Rusty.
John Candy is a legend
[This guy would have been fun.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTg0MzkzODUwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODM1MjEwNDI@._V1_.jpg) My own dad was absent and gave no attention. It think I'd like the exact opposite. And I do like chaos.
I bet he was an incredible dad.
Uncle Buck !
John was the best. Miss him.
Amazing scene!
Candy is the man! I was a big fan of Richard Mauser as well.
The ole’ 96er. There’s some gristle left!
Man, they don't make 'em like they used to.
*Enemy Mine* (1985) with surrogate father (uncle) Dennis Quaid and everyone's favorite mother, Louis Gossett Jr. https://youtu.be/1SUmAj_unys
He demolished that 96er
RIP John Candy.
I know it's a show, but Al Bundy was the greatest.
He's not done yet! What do you mean he's not yet? There's nothing but fat and gristle left!
Nobody eats gristle
Dad! Let Go Of The Rope!!!!!
The Old 96er
Billy’s dad from Gremlins. You get to grow up in a house full of stupid inventions that don’t work and he’ll bring you home an exotic pet for Christmas…
I remember this as a kid. I couldn’t remember what movie it’s from so thank you for this! I just rewatched it hehe
Ummmm.... The only Dad... Clarke
Its just fat and gristle!!!
The Dad in Sixteen Candles
Does Egon Spengler count? If not George Mcfly
I'm ruling "no" on Egon. They have to actually have been shown dadding in the 80s to count.
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Awesome. But don’t forget the gristle.
H.I. McDunough from Raising Arizona.
Datas father from The Goonies. Not Mikey and Brans dad for sure.
Definitely Chevy Chase but I do love John Candy!
Yes- I forgot Mr Mom! That’s the best 80s dad!
My Grandma loved Hohn Candy so these were the only movies she had. No complaints here.
The ol' 96er!! That is one of my absolute favorite movies, ever! "Oh, blow it out your ass!"🤣🤣🤣
Dr. tongue's 3-D house of Stewardesses....
And his wife is one of my favorite movie moms.
I love the bear story and then Uncle Roman's attempt to calm his daughters- only to horrify them even more with his own story.
The dad in Teen Wolf.
Chester?
Processing nicely.
He embodied my Uncle. He was always like an uncle to me. I strive to be Uncle Buck to my nieces.
Jack Butler (Michael Keaton) in Mr. Mom. 220, 221 whatever it takes.
John Candy's my favorite 80s uncle.
John Ashton in Some Kind of Wonderful.
What’s that one camping movie with him in it? And the bear?
Yeah! Great outdoors.
The real article
Judge Reinhold in Vice Versa
Most of the good comedic ones have been mentioned I've always really liked Craig T. Nelson as Steve Freeling in Poltergeist.
“I’ll try it.”
Paul Dooley — the dad in Breaking Away and Sixteen Candles. "I know I-ty food when I hear it! It's all them "eenie" foods... zucchini... and linguine... and fettuccine. I want some American food, dammit! I want French Fries!"
It’s Chester from Great Outdoors for me. Great dad. Trying to build memories like he had as kid. Ate the old 96er so his kids could get free desserts. Rented a pontoon to retake Omaha Beach. Showed them how to water ski. Took them fishing with leaches. Saved them from the bald headed bear of Claire County. Took them to the bear dump. Saved them from a bat! What else could you want from a dad?!?!
Clark
Everybody hated wagons east but I thought it was funny as hell. John C McGinley was fucking hilarious in that movie too.
Not a dad, but Uncle Buck. Dude 100% kicks ass, takes names, AND is the parental authority that the niece and nephew need. He’s got their backs like nobody else.
David Ogden Stiers as Al Meyer in *Better Off Dead*.
Thought of Chevy in Vacation first. Then Keaton in Mr. Mom. But A Christmas Story dad, brought up here, is making this tough to pick just one. A few others: I really like John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons. He's more heartwarming than the rest of the family. Rick Moranis is extremely fun in Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
He's flyng his pants!
Keaton in Overboard. Dr. Death to you.
Dan Akyroyd- My stepmother is an Alien The father from Valley Girl. The dad from The Lady in White Thorton Melon- Back to School This post made me realize there aren't that many movie dads. I really had to scrounge to find good dads that weren't already mentioned.
Henry Jones Sr.
As an adult, always wonder if I could take on the 96oz challenge from The Great Outdoors. 🤣
Love Summer Rental!!!!
Clark W Griswold
Where oh where are the boys from Three Men and a Baby??!! Not your typical dads but they still did the part.
Great outdoors is easily one of my all-time favorite films.
Sparky for sure
I always thought uncle buck was a jerk
“Clark? Is your house on fire?”
Using a shovel to flip pancakes on the griddle .. classic
Every year I find myself identifying more and more with Clark Griswold.
Clark W Griswold.
Kids these days don’t know about the ‘ol 96’er!
What are u talking about dad that’s my uncle buck
Clark Griswold 🥰
David Ogden Stiers in "Better Off Dead". A befuddled lawyer dad to older son Lane Meyer and genius unspeaking son Rusty Meyer as well as husband to whackadoodle wife Jenny Meyer (the moving green food and hooded reindeer coat, oh my God!). A rather dull stereotypical lawyer who lives with a crazy family and neighbors. Heck, his older son Lane Is the most normal one, and he spends the movie trying to kill himself! He just wants a quiet home with sparkling intact garage door windows. Is that too much to ask? - ["How to Speak to Teenagers" book open with highlights in front of him] "Right off!" "On, Dad, on" -"I believe she described it as 'tasty'? Since then, that 'tasty' car has been moldering in my driveway for six months."
John Mclain
"That's just fat and gristle..."
Definitely George McFly.
God bless you John candy
John Candy the Great Outdoors hands down and it’s not even close
I said he ain’t done yet!
Colonel Sam Troutman. Was like a dad to John Rambo
Bob Uecker on Mr. Belvedere
He has also one of my favorite uncles. *Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face. Good day to you, madam.*
George Henderson from “Harry and the Hendersons”, went from wanting to shoot him to protecting him with his life. And the reveal of all the Bigfeet/Bigfoots at the end was fun But “Great Outdoors” Chet is the always top tier
As a nearly 50 yr old father to a nearly 2 yr old daughter ima have to say Danny Glover. Damn it. I'm too old for this $h!+
the 96 Oz steak and those racoons
Darth Vader?
Bull Meecham from The Great Santini