TOP 10 DADS BEARDED FATHERS The sartorial preserve of dads everywhere… until beards suddenly got cool and started appearing on the chins of every self-respecting pop star, actor and TV presenter. Andrew Ross lists the hirsute pioneers who boast a staggering 44 offspring between them. >> more FIGHTING FATHERS The old playground taunt; ‘My dad could have your dad any day’ never rang truer than when the punching, mauling pater in question is one of these fathers, all of whom are handy with their fists, some in the ring, some on the big screen and others in the street. >> more FOODIE FATHERS Who says men can’t cook? Not only are some of the world’s finest culinary artisans cut from the same cloth as Adam, but many combine the role of kitchen tyrant with that of being a loving Dad too. Gents we salute you… and is there any chance of some seconds? >> more FUNNIEST DADS Dads are notorious for telling extremely bad jokes and while we’re sure that this lot still embarrass their kids with a variety of cringe-worthy gags, they can still make the rest of us laugh, which is why we consider them to be the funniest fathers around. So there was this Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman… >> more CARTOON DADS A lard-arsed borderline alcoholic, a grumpy neanderthal, an ugly-as-allhell ogre, an overprotective clown fish… they might sound like unlikely parental role models, but this animated ragbag of dads all have one thing in common: they’d do anything for their kids. Watch and learn...  >> more SPORTING DADS WITH SPORTING OFFSPRING Like true thoroughbreds that have been put out to stud, these dads not only reached the pinnacle of their sports but also fathered suitably skilled offspring to continue their legacies.  ...  >> more DANCING DADS Fathers have a bad rep when it comes to strutting their stuff on the dance floor. But some of the world’s most wonderful waltzers and boogie boys have sired their fair share of offspring.  ...  >> more CLASSIC MOVIE DADS Whether plotting the perfect family vacation or planning a daughter’s memorable wedding; nicking a bike to put food on the table or stealing from the elderly to send a daughter to Oxford, no father is perfect. Even in the movies.  ... >> more PREHISTORIC POPS It’s never too late to become a dad – just take a look at this decrepit lot. Let’s just hope, says Rob Kemp, they don’t hold their breath waiting to be called ‘grandpa’ ... >> more SONGS ABOUT FATHERS The relationship between fathers and their offspring has proved a source of inspiration to songwriters down the years, says Mike Pattenden ... >> more PROLIFIC DADS Men who’ve sired more offspring than a prizewinning stallion and display a ‘hang the cost’ attitude to having another mouth to feed.  ... >> more SCANDALOUS DADS No matter how hard we try to be upstanding examples of fatherhood, we’ve all done things we regret. Just take comfort from the fact you’re not in the public eye though, as your sins will surely come back to haunt you – in a magazine article like this, probably ... >> more ANIMAL DADS Female animals do most of the birthing, nurturing and care and feeding of young in the animal kingdom. But there are a few special animal fathers that fulfill their parenting roles in extraordinarily unique ways ... >> more FOOTBALLER DADS Ideally, this intro should incorporate a number of double entendres that relate to football and sex/siring a child. So, something along the lines of shooting and dribbling inside the box would be good ...  >> more EVIL DADS Just because we’ve put together this list, in no way do we endorse any of the featured dads’ actions. But when it came to brainstorming this issue we were faced with a choice: top ten weatherman dads or top ten evil dads – and evil dads sounded a lot more meaty. They’re in no particular order ...  >> more RELIGIOUS DADS Seeing as they’re such a holy bunch, you’d imagine that this list of religious dads would be worthy examples of fatherhood to us all ...  >> more HEROIC DADS To be honest, placing these guys in any kind of order was a bit of a nightmare. Who's more of a hero, Sir Steve Redgrave or Sir Bob Geldof? Who's a more worthy icon, Evel Knievel or Nelson Mandela? Actually, scrub that last one ... >> more DADS OF TWIN Of all our top tens thus far, none have been blessed with such a concentration of acting, singing or performing prowess. Admittedly, Chuck Norris isn’t up there with De Niro and Pacino when it comes to method acting, but he sure can kick like a mule and his hair has to be seen to be believed – hell, we gave him the top spot on the strength of his ‘suspected’ syrup alone…>> more RAP DADS Of all our top tens so far, no collection of fathers has been so fertile as the rhythmic wordsmiths of the rap world. That said, none have been hounded through the courts so much in pursuit of child maintenance, either. As Snoop would say: Fo’ shizzle ma nizzle. We have no idea what that means though, or if it’s even relevant in this context. Ho hum …  >> more WORLD LEADER DADS Let’s be clear from the start; these guys aren’t ranked on their parenting abilities or how much we approve of them, it’s a convoluted scoring system based on their entertainment value, bonkers quotient and the random results of our own experiments with strong continental lager…  >> more MOVIE STAR DADS We’d love to say that this chart was the result of a massive public cross-media vote, but we can’t, because it’s the result of a wet Monday afternoon here in FQ Towers. Still, we reckon we’ve got the top ten pretty well covered ...   >> more ROCK STAR DADS For all we know, this clutch of randy old rockers might have nippers in every city from here to Melbourne with a stadium. We'll overlook that; after all, what goes on tour stays on tour ...   >> more SIT COM DADS Once again we devised a complex scoring system, watched hundreds of hours of archive footage, put in the research and came up with this, FQ’s definitive guide to the best dads the small screen has to offer… All right, we shouted names at each other in the boozer and engaged in healthy beery debate. We reckon we’ve got it cracked though … >> more