Every State Has A Favorite TV Dad & You Might Be Surprised By Yours

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This Sunday (June 16) is Father's Day, so, it's time to celebrate our own dad's, as well as our favorite TV dad's. According to a new report by HowToWatch.Com, every state has their own favorite TV dad and, honestly, the results may surprise you.

So, how did HowToWatch figure out each state's top TV dad? They teamed up with some researchers who evaluated a ton of IMDB results and examined data over the past year from Google Trends to find the results.

Homer Simpson from The Simpsons and Jack Pearson fromThis Is Us were the most popular on-screen dad's, while Danny Tanner from Full House, Gomez Addams from The Addams Family, and Richard Gilmore from Gilmore Girls were also top contenders.

Here's a full breakdown of America's favorite TV dads:

  • Alabama: George Jefferson,The Jeffersons
  • Alaska: David Nolan/Charming, Once Upon a Time
  • Arizona: Hal, Malcolm in the Middle
  • Arkansas: Jed "JD" Clampett, The Beverly Hillbillies
  • California: Danny Tanner, Full House
  • Colorado: Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
  • Connecticut: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • Delaware: Tony Micelli, Who's the Boss?
  • Florida: Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
  • Georgia: Carl Winslow, Family Matters
  • Hawaii: Joe West,The Flash
  • Idaho: David Nolan/Charming,Once Upon a Time
  • Illinois: Homer Simpson,The Simpsons
  • Indiana: Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
  • Iowa: Jason Seaver, Growing Pains
  • Kansas: Joe West,The Flash
  • Kentucky: David Nolan/Charming,Once Upon a Time
  • Louisiana: George Jefferson,The Jeffersons
  • Maine: Richard Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
  • Maryland: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • Massachusetts: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • Michigan: Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
  • Minnesota: Adam Braverman, Parenthood
  • Mississippi: Carl Winslow, Family Matters
  • Missouri: Ward Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver
  • Montana: Steven Keaton, Family Ties
  • Nebraska: Eric Taylor, Friday Night Lights
  • Nevada: Ben Cartwright, Bonanza
  • New Hampshire: Ward Cleaver,Leave it to Beaver
  • New Jersey: Joe West,The Flash
  • New Mexico: Walter White, Breaking Bad
  • New York: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • North Carolina: Philip Banks,The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  • North Dakota: Mike Brady, The Brady Bunch
  • Ohio: Steven Keaton, Family Ties
  • Oklahoma: Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
  • Oregon: Homer Simpson,The Simpsons
  • Pennsylvania: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • Rhode Island: Jack Pearson, This is Us
  • South Carolina: David Nolan/Charming, Once Upon a Time
  • South Dakota: Charles Ingalls ,Little House on the Prairie
  • Tennessee: Andy Brown, Everwood
  • Texas: Gomez Addams, The Addams Family
  • Utah: Fred Andrews ,Riverdale
  • Vermont: Harold Weir, Freaks and Geeks
  • Virginia: Richard Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
  • Washington: Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
  • West Virginia: Dan Conner, Roseanne
  • Wisconsin: Reginald "Red" Forman,That '70s Show
  • Wyoming: Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor,Home Improvement
  • DC: Ned Stark, Game of Thrones

For more information on America's favorite TV dads, check out HowToWatch.com.

Photo: Getty/HowToWatch


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