TV series

See Dad Run

2012–2015 · 3 seasons

A gentle, joke-a-minute sitcom comfort watch about a fish-out-of-water dad fumbling through domestic life with easy laughs and no real stakes.

Overview: The story of David Hobbs, who has spent the last decade playing the perfect father on one of TV’s biggest sitcoms. But when the series ends and his wife resumes her own television career, he finds himself cast in his most challenging role to date: handling the day-to-day needs of three kids who've grown accustomed to not having him around. David soon learns that playing a dad on TV is child’s play compared to the real thing.
How it feels: Light, warm, earnest and whimsical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, parenthood, identity, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
identity
work
friendship
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild