c/moviesandtv · by spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3yA modern generation of animated sitcoms shows a rarity in the genre: well-adjusted fathers. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/11/big-mouth-season-6-elliot-birch-cartoon-dads/672289/45 points · 4 comments · view on lemmy.world
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wozomo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y
Idk that anyone in their right minds would ever call Big Mouth’s Elliot Birch “well-adjusted,” but he’s certainly different from classically idiotic Homer Simpson or unhinged Randy Marsh.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
The titular Bob Burger would probably be a better example.
Froyn@kbin.social · 6 pts · 3y
Gayle would say Bob's the perfect father.
favrion@lemmy.film · 2 pts · 3y
Agreed. But the best animated father right now is Bandit.