13 TV Dads Who Don't Deserve Any Praise!

There are some really great fathers portrayed on television. But just like in real life, there are also the not-so-great ones.
We've compiled a list that pays tribute to them all: from fathers who were never there, to fathers who loved their liquor bottles, to fathers who despised what their children had become, to fathers who loved their children but had a twisted way of showing it.
Seriously, you should thank your lucky stars you don't have to call these dudes "dad."
1. Eli Pope - Scandal

Eli would kill in anyone that stood in his way, and a few times, his riff with his daughter almost ended with spilled blood. I can't even count all the times Liv tried to secretly take him out for his Machiavellian-level schemes. Still, she always maintained some relationship with "dad" by attending weekly dinners and drowning the dysfunction in bottles of fine wine.
2. Blake Carrington - Dynasty

Lying to his children is only the tip of the iceberg; he snuffed out his new wife Cristal from the company, blatantly lied to the media about the damage his company was doing to neighboring towns, and almost let his daughter marry her half-cousin. Actually, he's not just a crappy dad, he's a bad person. His only redeeming quality is that he isn't homophobic and openly accepts his gay son.
3. Mikeal Mikealson - The Originals

Klaus' daddy issues have manifested themselves in his relationship with daughter, Hope. He believes he'll spare her from the pain if he simply removes himself from her life, but it's that fear of disappointing her that makes him a better father than Mikeal ever could be.
4. Lucious Lyon - Empire

He also despises Jamal's homosexuality and is dismissive of Andre's mental illness. We'll never get rid of the image of him putting his son in the trash can for wearing heels. There is nothing worse than a father who cannot be supportive of his own blood.
5. Dan Scott - One Tree Hill

And don't think Lucas had it easy because he was abandoned. Dan manipulated Nathan into making Lucas' life a living hell, and when the pressure to make his father proud became too much to handle, Nathan emancipated himself.
6. Conrad Grayson - Revenge
