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Published: June 28, 2009 3:00 a.m.

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Sheriff Andy Taylor, father to Opie, was the No. 4 TV dad.

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Huxtable

The top dad that Americans would like to have had when they were growing up brings back memories of sweaters, lots of sweaters.

Dr. Cliff Huxtable of “The Cosby Show” tops the list. Coming in at No. 2 is Ward Cleaver of “Leave it to Beaver,” followed by Jim Anderson of “Father Knows Best” at No. 3.

The list is based on results from The Harris Poll by Harris Interactive, which surveyed 2,681 adults online.

Other dads rounding out the list are:

4. Opie’s dad, Andy Taylor, of “The Andy Griffith Show”

5. Ozzie Nelson of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”

6. Mike Brady of “The Brady Bunch”

7. Howard “Mr. C” Cunningham of “Happy Days”

8. Charles Ingalls of “Little House on the Prairie”

9. Ben Cartwright of “Bonanza”

10. Tim Taylor of “Home Improvement”

– Business Wire