Aired: 2013 (FOX)
DAD: Bejamin Goodwin (Beau Bridges) / Dead
DAD’S JOB: Currently a corpse
KIDS: Henry (Scott Foley) (30-ish), Chloe (Becki Newton) (20-ish), Jimmy (Jake Lacy)(20-ish)
WHERE’S MOM?: Dead
STAND-IN “MOM”: April (Melissa Tang), Dad’s attorney
It’s as though the producers of “How I Met Your Mother” (who came up with this series) stopped by the website and asked, “How can we stretch the limits of the TV Single Dad show?” Their answer was to make Dad a dead guy, and have the adult children move back to the departed Pop’s mansion.
The plot is simple enough: Rich dad Beau Bridges leaves a bunch of pre-recorded messages for his spoiled kids, offering the promise of a $20 million inheritence if the grown-up brats change their selfish ways.
Dreadful ratings and bad reviews put Dad Goodwin back in his grave after just seven episodes. Sorry, Goodwins!