12 Cartoon Dads We'd Love To Spend Father's Day With

<div><p>Nothing made our childhoods complete quite like cartoons. Some of us were practically raised on them, making a bunch of the dads we saw on our TV screens feel like they were a part of our own families.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20140529235856-path-prefix-protagonist" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Nickelodeon</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent _1"> </div><p></p><p>So, in honor of Father's Day, here's some of our favorite animated father figures that kept us entertained for years!</p><h3>1) Homer Simpson - <em>The Simpsons</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/homer-simpson.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>20th Century Fox</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>He's nearly ruined his wife and kids' lives more than once. He also has an unfortunate tendency to strangle his 10 year old son. At the end of the day though, this lovable doofus loves his family more than anything.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/304f633993bf650c42d20c470ba3619f.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Seriously though, wow.<cite>20th Century Fox</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Look no further than the reason he stays at his soul-crushing job at the Nuclear Power Plant. When Maggie was born, he gave up his dream job to return to one that he hates because it was the only way to provide for her. He keeps photos of her in his station to remind him of that every day.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/7MkgTGT.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>imgur</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3>2) Chas Finster - <em>Rugrats</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20110221043049.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Rugrats Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Cartoons don't always have a ton of examples of single dads, so Chas definitely sticks out from the rest. A widower with a two year old, it's clear from the start of the series that he absolutely loves his son Chuckie and would do anything for him.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20120222164844.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING!<cite>Rugrats Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>The episode where he shows Chuckie letters from his mom is absolutely gut-wrenching in a series that's normally silly. Thankfully, all works out well for Chas; he gets remarried, and Chuckie gets a step-sister.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/tumblr_lhif3cpRpw1qb46bzo1_1280.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Rugrats Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3>3) Splinter - <em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20130826011832.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Turtles Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Born Hamato Yoshi in Japan before being exiled to America, the same mysterious Ooze that turns the turtles into wise-cracking humanoids turns the human Splinter into a giant rat. Undeterred, he teaches his adopted sons the art of ninjutsu and philosophy, and even gives them names after his favorite Renaissance painters.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/8fac2d32af7c70e69d137b223c8c4b361074de448fabb4d1021a61dd9ff5cc76.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>CinemaBlend</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Always ready with advice and warnings for his sons, Splinter devotes himself to caring or them above all else. Of course, he's also a warrior himself, so he isn't above stepping in to kick some ass when they're in danger.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="p5_BLGKKy_Y"></amp-youtube></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_video"> </div><p></p><h3>4) Professor Utonium - <em>The</em> <em>Powerpuff Girls</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20120819194810.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Powerpuff Girls Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>As the opening to each episode describes, Professor Utonium tried to make the perfect daughters by combining sugar, spice, and of course, everything nice. But when he accidentally added Chemical X to the mix, he created the perfect daughters who also happen to be superheroes.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/5307a314180bd96744ab3bf9694eddde.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p></p><p>Despite the fact that Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup have the strength of a hundred adults and can fly, Professor Utonium is always ready to worry about his little girls and look after them when things go wrong. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20130325215324.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Powerpuff Girls Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>5) Hank Hill - <em>King of the Hill</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/Hank-Hill-king-of-the-hill-10924090-720-480.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Fanpop</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Yeah, he's a bit of a stick in the mud when it comes to letting his son be himself, and he could stand to lighten up a lot. None the less, Hank loves his family (even if he doesn't always admit it) and wants the best for them.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/funny-Hank-King-Hill-grass-quote-jpg.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>QuickMeme</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>He may stifle Bobby's creativity, but he's also saved him from ridicule and embarrassment. He also keeps his friends in line when they do something nuts, and ultimately they love him for it.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/tumblr_mus8ddc8m01rez2g6o1_500.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>IGN</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>6) Grandpa Phil - <em>Hey Arnold!</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/grandpa-hey-arnold.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Elite Daily</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>With Arnold's parents lost in the African wilderness, Grandpa Phil is the closest he has to a father. Thankfully, his grandfather absolutely adores his grandchild, and gives him all the guidance Arnold could ever need.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/grandpa-grandma-hey-arnold.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Elite Daily</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>In "Parents Day," one of the most heartbreaking episodes of the series, Arnold ultimately learns about what happened to his parents, but more importantly, comes to realize his grandparents are all he's ever wanted.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/GrandpaPhilPic2_nociyj.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">He also has a... colorful past.<cite>Complex</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>Click through to see more awesome cartoon dads!</h3><p></p><h3>7) Randy Marsh - <em>South Park</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-16.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Youtube</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Originally portrayed as an intelligent geologist with a doctorate, Randy Marsh has become South Park's resident absent-minded lunatic. Also, don't pretend you didn't watch <em>South Park</em> as a kid.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/marsh-1.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">"I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS AMERICA!"<cite>Uproxx</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Between picking fights at his son's little league games, giving himself testicle cancer in order to be prescribed medicinal marijuana, or doing magic tricks with his penis, he pretty much embodies the worst kind of dad you could possibly have. Somehow, we love him anyway.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="fA8nPGexqYo"></amp-youtube></div><h3>8) Iroh - <em>Avatar: The Last Airbender</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20150916070729-path-prefix-fr.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Avatar Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>When Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation is exiled by his tyrannical father, Fire Lord Ozai, his uncle Iroh accompanies the young prince on his journey. Iroh is known as the greatest general to ever fight for the Fire Nation, but ultimately he is a kindly old man who wants nothing more than to look out for his nephew and drink tea.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/5300946-8016692431-Iroh-.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>GameSpot</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Make no mistake though, Iroh is every bit the hardened warrior people think of him as. The difference is, years of conflict have made him wish for nothing more than a peaceful life for him and those he loves, and for a balance to be restored between the four nations. Always ready with sage advice and a joke, Iroh is more a father to Zuko than his true father ever was.</p><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/original.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>We Heart It</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent_2"> </div><p></p><h3>9) Goku - <em>Dragon Ball Z</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/goku-dragon-ball-230479.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Comic Book</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>On the surface, Goku is actually kind of a terrible father. He not only routinely abandons his family in order to pursue his martial arts training, but he once left his ten-year-old son Gohan in the care of Piccolo, his arch-nemesis who had tried to kill him on multiple occasions (though that ultimately all worked out).</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/gohangoku-goku-and-gohan-18428989-800-450.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Fanpop</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Ultimately he truly does care about his wife Chi-Chi and their two children, as he routinely puts himself in mortal danger (and even dies more than a few times) in order to save them and the entire Earth. And while he's not always the best father to Gohan, it's through their bond and combined power that Gohan is able to become the strongest person on Earth (for a time) and defeat Cell, who had planned to destroy the entire planet.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="m-HuimIWG6k"></amp-youtube></div><p></p><h3>10) Mufasa - <em>The Lion King</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20151231083058.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Disney Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>The King of the Pride Lands, Mufasa wants nothing more than for his son Simba to grow up to be a wise, strong and fair king. He routinely offers wise words and comfort to his young son, and isn't afraid to step in and fight any creature that threatens the prince.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/au_inspire_mydisney_article_mufasa_dad_7.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Disney Inspire</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Even after he's betrayed and killed by his brother Scar, Mufasa shows up in spirit form to guide Simba back to Pride Rock and to take up his true calling as kind. Admirably voiced by James Earl Jones, Mufasa may be a lion, but we remember him much more as a father.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20140416162846.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">"Remember who you are..."<cite>Disney Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>11) Alfred Pennyworth - <em>Batman: The Animated Series</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20121216094828.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Batman TAS Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>A character so awesome that <a href="https://www.throwbacks.com/20-amazing-sitcom-dads-you-secretly-wished-were-yours/" target="_blank">he's even great in the live-action versions of the franchise</a>, Alfred becomes a surrogate father to not only Bruce Wayne (who he's known since childhood), but also every Robin (Dick Grayson, Tim Drake etc.) that joins the Caped Crusader on his mission against crime.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/alfred.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Dark Knight News</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Always ready with a dry remark mixed with genuine concern, this butler proves time and again that he is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the safety of his adopted family.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20110501180038.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>DC Movies Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3>12) Fred Flintstone - <em>The Flintstones</em></h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20110919071811.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Flintstones Wikia</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Probably the first cartoon dad that any of us can remember, this prehistoric papa has been entertaining kids worldwide since the 60s!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/800.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Clickhole</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>His temper may frequently get the better of him, but what other cartoon dad has not only looked after his own family, but gotten millions of real-world children to take their vitamins? He's been a dad to all of us for over 50 years now, and we wouldn't trade him for anything.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/Flinstones-Vitamins.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Retroland</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p><strong>Which one is your fave?</strong></p><p></p><amp-apester-media height="390" data-apester-media-id="5942d37191c674963889e532"></amp-apester-media><p></p><h3></h3><h3>Happy Father's Day to dads real and fictional!</h3></div>