Modern Family

Mike Heck (Neil Flynn), "The Middle"

Mike's a no-nonsense kind of dad -- one of the few non-bumbling, non-sneaky, non-goofball dad characters on TV, in fact -- so of course his kids are as odd as they come. He tends to face that fact with an awesome amount of stoicism.

Mike's ... more parenting proverb [referring to his firstborn, Axl]: "First pancake never turns out the best."

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