What's in Your Wallet?

If you're like most people, at some point or another, you've wondered how your salary stacks up against your favorite TV dad. Unfortunately, there's never been an authoritative source for those fictional salary estimates. Not until now, that is. In honor of last weekend's Father's Day, salary.com has come up with a list of 60 TV dads and their estimated salaries in today's dollars. Not surprisingly, Blake Carrington and "Jock" Ewing top the list, each bringing in almost a cool million in annual salary and bonuses. Presumably Bruce Wayne would've been higher than either of them, but he's just a guardian, not an actual dad. George Jefferson moves on up to #5, at more than $700,000, but Family Affair's Uncle Bill Davis, who lives in a similar deluxe apartment in the sky and has his very own gentleman's gentleman, is barely into six figures--I'd hate to see his credit card bills. Surprisingly, Homer Simpson doesn't do too badly, falling right in the middle of the list at #30 with $65,000. Underachieving are Mike Brady, who supports six kids and a live-in maid on $51,000 (maybe Carol's first husband left behind a tidy inheritance) and Father Knows Best's Jim Anderson, who doesn't even break $40,000 selling insurance. But Anderson still squeaks by Fred Flintstone (who lands at #55; for some reason, there is no #54 on the list), who's hauling in $37,000. Bringing up the rear at #60 is James Evans, Sr., of Good Times, who's unemployed. Too bad I didn't have this list three years ago . . .