I think I'm getting old. I realized this last season while watching an episode of Kyle XY. Matt Dallas, who plays Kyle himself, and his baby blues weren't doing anything for me. Chris Olivero (Declan) and his hunky jock thing didn't excite me either. I turned to my husband, mildly horrified when it hit me: "Honey, the hottest guy on this show is the dad!"When my husband shook off his case of the giggles, he gently reminded me that the dad was, actually, closer to my age than the teenage boys. True, but I am so not as old as that dad... but I do think he's hot.
In fact, there have been a lot of hot dads, let's call them DILFs, on TV in recent years. Gives us oldies some eye candy too, I suppose. So, in descending order (yep, you've got to wait until the end for the super-hotties):
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10. William Cooper (Chris Lowell), 'Private Practice'
I never thought I'd put ex-Piz on a list of hotties, but what can I say -- the guy has grown on me. He plays a smart, sensitive dad, possibly the only character on the show with a head on his shoulders, and that alone makes him DILF-y.
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9. Phil Grey (Michael Nouri), 'Damages'
Stepdads count, right? You can't even try to deny the special place in your heart for Michael Nouri since Flashdance, you know you can't. Now, 26 years (yes, 26 years) later, Nouri is still dreamy. And you've got to respect what a good dad he is to Patty's son. Don't go out of town, Patty, you're married to a DILF!
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8. Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler), 'Friday Night Lights'
My crush on Kyle started back on Early Edition, though he wasn't a dad. Check him out as a big-coach, big-daddy... way hotter than just reading a newspaper. Amidst all that pressure to produce a winning team, he's still a super dad, which puts him on my DILF list.
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7. Sam Bennett (Taye Diggs), 'Private Practice'
Private Practice keeps a stash of hotties in residence, and Dr. Sam Bennett is another DILF. Handsome, successful, handsome, sexy, handsome....
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6. Harry Wilson (Rob Estes), '90210'
Seriously, how can Annie's friends come over and not drool over daddy? Oh, wait -- probably because they are too busy drooling over him at school everyday. Can you imagine having a principal that looks like that? He's a dad who cares about his kids -- and all the kids -- and for that, he's a DILF.
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5. Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz), 'Bones'
That Booth is such an Angel of a dad... I had to, sorry! He's smart, sexy, funny and successful. His soft spot, though, is not for Bones like some people think; for me, he turns to a puddle when it is anything to do with his son. DILF-y? You bet.
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4. John Winchester (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), 'Supernatural'
Let's just say it -- if Sam and Dean were dads, they'd be on the DILF list too. Something about those daddy dimples, the way John would do anything for his sons, the way he cried every time he was in the presence of his boys... that's a DILF.
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3. Judah Botwin (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), 'Weeds'
Does he count twice? Remember the dimples. Moving on....
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2. Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion), 'Castle'
Nathan Fillion is a pleasure to watch in any role, but Castle is a brilliant mix of womanizer and sensitive dad. It's a great combination and I can see this show being a huge hit (here's hoping....).
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1. Stephen Trager (Bruce Thomas), 'Kyle XY'
I had to give my inspiration for this post top billing. Apparently, I'm a sucker for dimples, because I've not seen bigger ones than Thomas's. Stephen is the best dad, to his own kids and to the strays his wife insists on taking in. If every dad communicated with his kids the way Stephen does, dare I say there would be no dysfunction in this world. I hereby dub Stephen Trager as King of the recent TV DILFs!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-23-2009 @ 11:34AM
Key Rick said...
Did Eddie Cibrian from the cancelled-too-soon Invasion make your list?
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2-23-2009 @ 11:43AM
Anita said...
Thx for the DILF list, altho' I'm not that crazy about the click-through form. I totally agree with the Taye Diggs, Chris Lowell, Rob Estes, David Boreanaz & Rick Castle addition. However, giving JDM 2 slots, deprived us of recognizing another hot dad -
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2-23-2009 @ 11:42AM
Xina said...
LOVE THE LIST! And of course Jeffrey Dean Morgan deserves to be on their twice!
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2-23-2009 @ 11:41AM
Katie said...
Why couldn't this list be enumerated in the post itself? My computer doesn't always handle flash that well, and I'd prefer an html version
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2-23-2009 @ 11:43AM
Katie said...
Was this list even compiled by the TVS writer?
Also, Don Draper/Jon Hamm is not on this list, and is thus insufficient
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2-23-2009 @ 11:55AM
Summer said...
Oh, snap...no Joe Dubois (Jake Weber) from Medium? He's one of the main reasons I watch that show...
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2-23-2009 @ 1:40PM
Christy said...
Flash is so irritating...I wish the list was done the way you guys used to do it.
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2-23-2009 @ 3:01PM
xnifex said...
his name is william "dell" parker, not cooper. & why not put the name dell instead of william?
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2-23-2009 @ 4:26PM
Debra McDuffee said...
Nice catch -- this is being fixed. Thanks!
2-23-2009 @ 3:18PM
Sarah said...
Rufus from Gossip Girl. Gotta show love to the 90's alt-rocker dad.
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2-25-2009 @ 2:34PM
Daune said...
Almost didn't even click through, because of the Piz factor. BUT, seeing Jeffrey Dean on the list twice made it worth my while.
My first thought of an addition (seconding Summer) is Joe from Medium. Oh, Joe of the ubiquitous boxers. LOVE him.
Oooh, and if it was on at the moment, Jackson from Sons of Anarchy. Yum!
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2-23-2009 @ 4:28PM
djbuhhda said...
i dont like this new top lists with the flash cuz my computer and flash = crash.
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2-23-2009 @ 4:57PM
Spooky said...
You know, Sawyer on Lost is a daddy, too. I think many people forget that. ;)
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2-23-2009 @ 10:05PM
Mike said...
Shouldn't this list be dads i would like to meet or date? Woman don't have these kinds of lists. Or they wouldn't really do anything about it.
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3-03-2009 @ 7:21PM
fowak said...
No Rufus Humphrey??? How disappointing...
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