Happy Father's Day

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences celebrated TV Dads on Thursday June 18th and the Archive of American Television was there to catch a few of the "adored and endeared" fathers on the press line. Among the beloved patriarchs present were Stephen Collins, Bryan Cranston, Jon Cryer, Patrick Duffy, Michael Gross, Bill Paxton, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Patten, and Reginald VelJohnson.

Below, the Archive talks with Big Love's Bill Paxton on how his character fits in with the TV dads of earlier eras and Family's Ties' Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter talk about the family values of their show and the fun they had on the set.