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Sunday, June 19, 2005

Salaries of America's favorite TV dads

Happy Father's Day! In celebration, here are salaries of America's favorite TV dads from CNN Money. Via Fark

Pay
Rank
TV DAD SHOW JOB BASE SALARY
(in 2005 $)
1 Blake Carrington Dynasty (1981-89) CEO Denver-Carrington $856,515
2 J.R. "Jock" Ewing, Sr. Dallas (1978-91) CEO Ewing Oil $838,569
3 Philip Drummond Diff'rent Strokes (1978-86) President $720,600
4 Chase Gioberti Falcon Crest (1981-90) Vineyard Owner $677,487
5 George Jefferson The Jeffersons (1975-85) CEO Jefferson Cleaners $555,702
6 Michael Bluth Arrested Development (2003-present) CEO Real Estate Company $527,205
7 Jed Bartlet West Wing (1999-present) US President $400,000
8 Andy Brown Everwood (2002-present) Neurosurgeon $328,949
9 Sean McNamara Nip/Tuck (2003-present) Plastic Surgeon $274,456
10 Vernon Albright My Little Margie (1952-55) Investment Executive $270,035
11 Walter Findley Maude (1972-78) Appliance Store Owner $245,668
12 Heathcliff Huxtable The Cosby Show (1984-92) Obstetrician $237,932
13 Tim Taylor Home Improvement (1991-99) Host of "Tool Time" $191,526
14 George Baxter Hazel (1961-66) Corporate Lawyer $178,880
15 Frasier Crane Frasier (1993-2004) Radio Psychiatrist $164,644
16 Jason Seaver Growing Pains (1985-92) Psychiatrist $160,466
17 Philip Banks Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-96) Judge $146,000
18 Howard Borden The Bob Newhart Show (1972-78) Airline Pilot $135,818
19 Danny Tanner Full House (1987-95) Morning Show Host $130,000
20 Sandy Cohen The OC (2003-present) Lawyer $113,780
21 Uncle Bill Davis Family Affair (1966-71) Consulting Engineer $111,353
22 Sam Aldrich The Aldrich Family (1949-53) District Attorney $102,504
23 Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) Head Comedy Writer (TV) $95,941
24 Tom Corbett The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969-72) Magazine Publisher $95,021
25 Alan Harper Two and a Half Men (2003-present) Chiropractor $87,672
26 Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68) Sheriff $84,019
27 Tom Scavo Desperate Housewives (2004-present) Regional Sales Manager $83,688
28 Ross Gellar Friends (1994-2004) Professor of Paleontology $81,904
29 Darrin Stephens Bewitched (1964-72) Advertising Executive $70,785
30 Homer Simpson The Simpsons (1989-present) Nuclear Safety Inspector $65,000
31 Henry Mitchell Dennis the Menace (1986-88) Engineer $60,537
32 Frank Costanza Seinfeld (1990-98) Salesman $59,070
33 Steve Douglas My Three Sons (1960-72) Aviation Engineer $53,962
34 Nate Fisher Six Feet Under (2001-05) Funeral Director $53,366
35 Ricky Ricardo I Love Lucy (1951-57) Bandleader $51,931
36 Frank De Fazio Laverne & Shirley (1976-83) Pizza Bowl Manager $51,896
37 Howard Cunningham Happy Days (1974-84) Hardware Store Manager $49,796
38 Tom Bradford Eight is Enough (1977-81) Columnist $49,065
39 Lars "Papa" Hansen Mama (1949-56) Carpenter $48,170
40 Carl Winslow Family Matters (1989-98) Police Officer $48,000
41 Herman Munster The Munsters (1964-66) Undertaker $47,268
42 Chester A Riley The Life of Riley (1953-58) Airplane Riveter $47,049
43 Ray Barone Everybody Loves Raymond (1996-2005) Sportswriter $46,852
44 Ward Cleaver Leave it to beaver (1957-63) Accountant $46,617
45 Archie Bunker All in the Family (1971-79) Dock Foreman $45,431
46 George Burns Burns and Allen (1950-58) Entertainer $44,386
47 Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy (1953-65) Nightclub Entertainer $44,386
48 Mike Brady Brady Bunch (1969-74) Architect $44,064
49 Elliot Stabler Law & Order: SVU (1999-present) Detective $42,889
50 Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue (1993-2005) Detective $42,889
51 Steven Keaton Family Ties (1982-89) Public TV Station Manager $40,713
52 Jim Anderson Father Knows Best (1954-60) Insurance Agent $38,790
53 Dan Conner Roseanne (1988-97) Construction Worker $38,202
54 Fred Flintstone The Flintstones (1960-66) Quarry Crane Operator $37,357
55 Gary Ewing Knots Landing (1979-93) Mechanic (first job) $33,529
56 Fred G. Sanford Sanford and Son (1972-77) Junk Dealer $27,950
57 Al Bundy Married with children (1987-97) Shoe Salesman $25,943
58 John Walton, Sr. The Waltons (1972-81) Lumberman $24,128
59 Tony Micelli Who's the Boss? (1984-92) Housekeeper $21,281
60 James Evans, Sr. Good Times (1974-79) Unemployed $0

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