The Bumbling, Terrible Dad Cliche

Описание: If you've ever watched any sitcom made in the 21st century, I've bet you've noticed that the father character is dumb or, at the very least, the less competent parent. The Simpsons. Family Guy. Rick and Morty. Even Modern Family. The examples are endless.

So, I wanted to take a look at this cliche. Why are the father characters portrayed as incompetent? Why is this so common in fiction? What are the exceptions? Why does Bob's Burgers stand out even after 15 seasons? The answers may surprise.

Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:14 A Korean Drama has better fathers compared to US shows
01:25 Sitcom Dad, Serious Shows, and Andy Griffith
02:44 The 90's dads were the best
03:44 The Simpsons early days
04:51 The rise of flanderization
05:57 The Simpsons and Family Guy decay
07:34 Fairly Odd Parent, Amazing World of Gumball, King of the Hill
08:54 Goldbergs, Modern Family, and a really low bar
10:12 Goofy, The Great North, and single dads
11:16 Bob's Burgers is king
12:26 When a trope becomes a cliche
13:41 How to deconstruct tropes
14: 47 Corporate CEO's are stupid
16:00 Writer inexperience or apathy
17:12 Parental Issues and Internal Sabotage
18:21 Why does this cliche matter?
19:32 Closing thoughts

Music: Heartbreak Heartbreak - Persona 4, Mall Music - Dead Rising, Bloody Sneakers - Neon White, Crash Site - Astro Bot, Space Observatory - Super Mario Galaxy, Isoleucine
13 - Sentinels Aegis Rim, Traverse Town - Kingdom Hearts, Field of Hopes and Dreams - Deltarune, Addiction - Like A Dragon Gaiden, Nascence -
Journey, Ode To Heroes -
Metaphor: ReFantazio, S***ide Mission - Mass Effect 2, Life at Garreg Mach
- FE Three Houses, Merry-Go-Round of Life
- Howl's Moving Castle, Box 15 -
Danganronpa, Investigation -
AI The Somnium Files, Hideaway (Primogenesis) -
Final Fantasy 16

#simpsons #familyguy #bobsburgers #modernfamily #andygriffith

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