FEATURE/ Media Advisory: Internet Users Name Bill Cosby as Favorite TV Dad; Infoplease Online Poll 'Who's Your Favorite TV Dad' Reveals Results

Business Wire, May 22, 2001

Entertainment Editors

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Learning Network

WHAT:   Who is America's favorite TV dad? From 1950's television
        (where the typical American family man was the breadwinner) to
        modern television (where dual income families are the norm),
        TV dads continue to win the hearts of Americans. According to
        Learning Network's leading reference site, Infoplease.com,
        many Americans assimilate their real fathers with TV dads. In
        honor of Father's Day, Infoplease asked its loyal visitors to
        reveal which TV dad they most adore. To date, nearly 2,000 Web
        visitors have voted in Infoplease's "Who's Your Favorite
TV
        Dad" poll, with the following results:

        -- Bill Cosby from The Cosby Show received 47% of the votes.
        -- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson received 27%.
        -- Fred MacMurray from My Three Sons received 17%.
        -- Robert Reed from The Brady Bunch received 9%.

www.infoplease.com/launchpoll.php3?poll=poll-tvdads&format=standard

        Other Father's Day features on Infoplease include:

        Father Grows Up  - Dear old dad has come a long way on the
        small screen. Families can take a trip through the history of
        famous TV dads by visiting:
        http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fathersday1.html

        Timeline of Father's Day History - Did you know that Father's
        Day is 90 years old? Learn about the history behind the
        holiday by clicking on:
        http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fathersdayhist.html

        2,000 Years of the Necktie - Regis Philbin wants his to match
        his shirt. The Duke of Windsor had a vast collection. Col.
        Sanders always wears the same black one. Discover this history
        behind this classic Father's Day gift at:
        http://www.infoplease.com/spot/tie1.html

        Father's Day Crossword Puzzle - Looking for fun things to
        do with Dad? Solve a Father's Day interactive puzzle by
        clicking on:
        http://www.infoplease.com/xwords/fathersday.html

WHERE:  Web visitors can view and vote in the poll by logging onto
   www.infoplease.com/launchpoll.php3?poll=poll-tvdads&format=standard

        Additional Father's Day features can be found at
        http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fathersdaylist.html

WHEN:   The poll was posted in March. It will continue to be on the
        site until Father's Day, June 17th, as well as other
        Infoplease features related to the holiday.