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With Bill Cosby’s recent mistrial for sexual assault, it got us thinking about all the other TV dads who have failed to lead by example and instead have done some pretty awful things, yet remained fairly unscathed. While Cosby faces multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand, whom he allegedly drugged and sexually abused, the recent mistrial of his June proceedings will lead to a continuation of the matter, more than two years after dozens of women have come forward accusing Cosby of similar abusive acts.
With that in mind, we look to some of the other popular actor TV dads who have screwed the pooch, anything from filthy comedy acts and lewd acts in public to hefty cocaine possession and sexual abuse of a minor. And then of course there is Charlie Sheen. Welp.
So let’s all have a look into your previous TV role models and make sure you didn’t pick up too many life lessons from them, other than “don’t always trust your priest” and “don’t offer refuge to Randy Quaid.”
Bill Cosby’s Mistrial Brings Up Memories Of Other TV Dads Misbehaving
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TV Dad Misfires
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David Hasselhoff
He might've once been the star of the hottest TV show in the '90s. But Mitch Buchannon's fall from spinoff grace landed Hasselhoff on the living room floor drunkenly eating fast food years later. Luckily, his daughter was nice enough to film it.
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Stephen Collins
Less of a laughing matter, the TV dad we least expected surprises from was the 7th Heaven pastor. Collins admitted to sexual abuse of underage girls. He has tried make amends and is even pushing for a reunion of the cast. His wife on the show, played by Catherine Hicks, said she'd do it if he was killed off.
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Charlie Sheen
Winning. Tiger Blood. AIDS. Born dead. Still winning. Charlie Sheen went from Two & a Half Men to God's knows how many prostitutes, contracting sexual diseases, losing his job and talking about it all publicly while clearly out of his mind. If he's still alive years later, there's no reason not to assume it's got something to do with the tiger blood.
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Tim Allen
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Once upon a time, the guy who would play Santa Claus three too many times and have back-to-back shows as the lead was arrested with quite a few grams of cocaine in an airport in 1979. That was 650 grams, to be more specific. He only spent a little over two years in prison.
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Randy Quaid
Cousin Eddie actually lost his mind. He thought Hollywood "whackers" were trying to kill him, was wanted for vandalism charges and skipped out on trial multiple times with his wife and was arrested at the Canadian border and jailed for a week before being released. Looks like the shitter's full.
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Bob Saget
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Saget was the squeaky clean dad who lulled us into a false sense of family security, only to reveal he's a depraved sicko like the rest of us when we caught his comedy act. Turns out he's a pretty filthy Danny Tanner.
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Nick Nolte
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Once we saw him punt the basketball in Blue Chips, we knew Nolte was going to lose his shit. That he did, but he's back on the horse in a political series, Graves.
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Fred Willard
Old man Willard exposing his willy at an adult theater several years back wasn't so much a misfire as it was a miscommunication. You see, you're supposed to do that at home, not public, Fred. Talk about getting caught with your pants down. Lewd, Fred, too lewd (but also a bit funny).
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James Gandolfini
Very little ill can be spoken of the Sopranos star, except that it was reported that his drug habits caused some hitches in the HBO, almost to the point of causing problems continuing on.
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Bye Bye, Bill
All this to say, thanks for the laughs, Bill, and that's about it.
