Dad is a surrealist, Science Fiction black comedy horror drama YouTube Alternate Reality Game web series created and produced by comedian Nathan Barnatt.

Usually shows up in Action/Adventure Series shows, with the kid protagonist being followed by his or her protective father. May only show up every once in ...

The Bumbling Dad trope as used in popular culture. Born out of the Sitcom Dysfunctional Family, he's a deliberate subversion of the Standard '50s Father.

A subtrope of Parental Abandonment: The father of a character or characters is missing or absent. Perhaps he's dead, or maybe he was murdered.

The boyfriend-blocking Dad wants to protect his daughter from being exploited. Unfortunately, he tends to take it all too far, holding the Eight Simple Rules ...

Overprotective Dad ». Main · Anti-Smother Love Talk: An overprotective or overbearing parent is persuaded to allow their child greater freedom and risk.

The "Sports Dad" is a father who pressures his children to succeed in sports or other physical (or "manly" if he has sons) activities. While parents of this ...

This is a story about parents who do honestly love their kids but are Workaholics who yammer away on a cellphone constantly and don't show up to their kid's ...

Absurdly Youthful Father: His unusually youthful appearance (or, through story conventions, his actual youth) is played for attractiveness. Fetish: Some people ...

Stand-In Parents: There is a father/child or mother/child event coming up and the kid enters but someone else pretends to be the parent.