Dads! Can’t be born without them, can’t understand why they watch the TV standing up. Or remember whether their favorite show is Reacher, Tracker, Bosch, or some other mononymous show about a cop who solves crimes in their spare time. But maybe you and you’re dad aren’t close. We’re not gonna pry, but if you need a new pop culture papa, there are plenty of options. Folks online have been offering us a fine crop of fathers from movies and TV shows, and we’ve rounded them up for your perusal. So pull a Mamma Mia and pick! Your! New! Dad!
Homer Simpson
Happy Fathers Day 💛 pic.twitter.com/3AqKqdHt8c
— Criminalsimpsons (@Criminalsimpson) June 15, 2025
From: The Simpsons
Pros: You can win any game of “two truths and a lie” with your dad once having been an astronaut. Or barbershop quartet heartthrob. Or the inventor of grunge. Or inventor of Ron Howard’s favorite drink, The Lawnmower.
Cons: Girl, the strangling. Don’t believe the fake news, it’s still going on.
Uncle Phil
Happy Father’s Day to Uncle Phil because he was Will’s true dad. Man, right in the feels.
Don’t sleep on The Fresh Prince of Belair.pic.twitter.com/Jazap1c0mP
— Critically Thinking & Drinking 🧐🥃🧉🍸🍹🤪 (@TheCriticalDri1) June 15, 2025
From: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pros: He will be there to pick up the pieces when your bio dad blows through your life like a tornado.
Cons: The Dreaded Carlton
Lydia Tár
happy father’s day to her pic.twitter.com/I92LiE4GNT
— Rina (@bbblanchett) June 15, 2025
From: Tár
Pros: If you’re a gamer, she knows the people behind Monster Hunter.
Cons: Besides the discourse, she may ádd some ǎccènts to yoür nåme.
Henry Spencer
Happy Father’s Day pic.twitter.com/nbqQDydcWa
— Twin Peaks Aesthetic 🚬 (@theb1ack1odge) June 15, 2025
Happy Father’s Day pic.twitter.com/hA2yFPYFHT
— Janus Films (@janusfilms) June 15, 2025
From: Eraserhead
Pros: Look at the hair you’re going to inherit.
Cons: He is ill-equipped to care for another living being. Also, I think there’s something going on between him and the girl across the hall?
Logan Roy
#HappyFathersDay pic.twitter.com/zOebccAPgE
— shiv roy’s bob (@stellamilfburn) June 15, 2025
From: Succession
Pros: Money, I guess?
Cons: Literally everything else.
Rupert Giles
From: Buffy the Vampires Slayer
Pros: Imagine a dad who respects you. Now imagine that dad also has a British accent.
Cons: He may try to fuck your mom, depending on what town-wide magic is afoot.
Paul Mescal in Aftersun
happy father’s day
pic.twitter.com/0EkGdwZLhR— best of paul mescal (@bestofmescal) June 15, 2025
From: The twisted mind of Charlotte Wells
Pros: This is a dad who will give you the world even as they crumble. No, especially as they crumble.
Cons: the rug budget is out of bounds
Jimmy Pesto
From: Bob’s Burgers
Pros: Jimmy Pesto is a notoriously shitty father, but at least you’ve got some parentified brothers around. Plus an actual good father across the street to pick up the slack.
Cons: Not a con anymore, since the Trump pardon!
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Choose your fighter. We mean father.
