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== [[Anime]] ==
* Tomoya's father in ''[[
* Aiko "Anko" Tokosumi's mother in ''[[
* Jounounchi's father in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; we never see him in person, but there's a pile of bottles outside his door and his only interaction with his son is drunken ranting.
* {{spoiler|Kevin Smith's father, George}} in ''[[
* Miyata's father in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'' was this after losing his boxing career, which causes his wife to divorce him. He gets better when he sees his son has inherited his talent and decides to help him, becoming both his coach and a [[Good Parents|good single father.]]
* {{spoiler|Sakuya Ookuchi's mother Reiko}} in ''[[
* Junko Kaname from ''[[
* In ''[[
* {{spoiler|Yuri's father, Mr. Legend}} in ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]''. [[Domestic Abuser|He was not]] [[Abusive Parents|a good parent]] when drunk.
* {{spoiler|Ichiro Misaki, Taro's father}} in ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' was this in the past. While not a bad person, {{spoiler|it still caused friction in Taro's family and led his wife to divorce him.}}
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[I Accuse My Parents]],'' a movie featured on ''[[
{{quote| '''Laughing Girl:''' ''"She's drunk!"''<br />
'''Joel:''' "It's funny!" }}
* Any time [[Robert Downey, Jr.]]. plays someone with kids, such as in ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'', where he plays the father.
* In ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', it's implied that Jenny's father is an alcoholic (as well as sexually abusive).
* ''[[
* Amy is going to [[Tropaholics Anonymous|AA meetings]] in ''[[Men With Brooms]]'', though she ends up falling [[Off the Wagon]]. Her son's rather [[Wise Beyond Their Years|blunt and understanding]] response to Chris Cutter's attempt to explain it away as her being sick implies that this happens relatively often.
* In the original ''[[A Nightmare
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Both of Christopher Hitchcock's parents in ''[[Everworld]]''.
* Peter's father in ''[[Rivers of London]]'' is a pretty serious drug addict, he isn't a bad father though just relatively ineffectual (that Peter's mother is a serious [[Apron Matron]] probably meant she picked up the parenting slack pretty effortlessly though).
* Catherine's and Heathcliff's foster father in ''[[Wuthering Heights (
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Jack Shepard's father [[Meaningful Name|Christian]] on ''[[
** Workman Roger {{spoiler|Linus, father of Benjamin Linus}}.
* Sue Ellen in ''[[Dallas]]''
* Tara's single mother in ''[[True Blood]]''.
* John Winchester in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. You never actually see him drinking, but it's mentioned many times.
{{quote| '''Sam:''' "So he’s working over-time on a “Miller Time” shift; he’ll stumble back in sooner or later."<br />
'''Sam:''' "You don't want to see him [John] when he's drinking."<br />
'''Sam:''' "Yeah, he’s just deer hunting up at the cabin and he’s probably got Jim, Jack, and Jose along with him. We’re just gonna go bring him back." }}
* Xander's parents (and entire family, really) on ''[[
** Also, Faith's mother.
* Leo on ''[[
* Olivia Benson's mother on ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' was [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] from a single mom with an implied drinking problem to a violent, non-functional drunk.
** Also Mike Logan's mother [[Law
** Ben Stone's father as well.
* Shawn's father from ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' was a recovered alcoholic.
* Megan and Lily's father in ''[[Privileged]]''. Though he's recovered when we first see him, he relapses when {{spoiler|Shelby abandons them a second time}}
* Meredith & Lexie's father in ''[[Grey's Anatomy
* Lianne Mars, mother of the titular character in ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. {{spoiler|Which is why she is [[Put
* Robert Chase's mother on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''; his father then pulled a [[Disappeared Dad]] when Robert was 15, leaving Chase alone for 5 years to watch as his mother slowly drank herself to death.
* Kelly's mother on ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', although she got better.
* Carolanne Adama from ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' is implied very strongly to have been this.
* On ''[[Castle]]'', Beckett's father fell into alcoholism after his wife's murder, but recovered thanks to his daughter.
* Ray Vecchio on ''[[Due South]]''. He brought it into the open during 'North' when he [[Calling the Old Man Out|got in an argument with]] his dad's ghost.
* Pretty much spelled out when Nadia makes Drunken Peaches on ''[[Bitchin'
{{quote| '''Nadia:''' My dad used to make this recipe all the time, but instead of port, he'd use homemade wine! ...and there were no peaches. [[[Beat]]] *quietly bites into a peach*}}
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== [[Anime]] ==
* Yusuke's mom Atsuko in ''[[
* Ryuuji's mom Yasuko in ''[[Toradora
* Kogoro Mouri of ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* Lorraine McFly in {{spoiler|the beginning of}} ''[[Back to
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Lucille Bluth in ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''
* Kitty on ''[[That
* The ''[[Strangers
* On ''[[Scrubs]]'', Dr. Cox can be a pretty heavy drinker even after having his son Jack. Cox controls himself at home and is a loving father, but it didn't keep Jack's first full sentence from being "Daddy drinks lots." Not that mom-Jordan is exactly a light drinker either mind you.
** [[Played for Drama]] as part of Dr Cox's back story. His father's favorite hobby was to get drunk and beat him and his sister through every room in the house, while his mother did absolutely nothing to stop him. A loving gesture was when he threw an empty bottle at young Perry and deliberately missed.
* ''[[
* Edina Monsoon (in addition to drug use and other dysfunctional habits) in ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[
== [[Web Original]] ==
* One of the many squicky things that [[Ask That Guy With
* [[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Homer Simpson from ''[[The Simpsons (
* Drinky Crow in one episode of ''[[
* Clay Puppington on ''[[
* Pickles Oblong (the mother) on ''[[
* According to [[Word of God]], Miriam Pataki on ''[[Hey Arnold]]!'' The show hints it fairly strongly with her overall lethargic and depressive personality, as well as her allusions to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|"coffee", "tabasco" and "smoothies."]] It's also stated in "The Beeper Queen" that she's lost her driver's license, which could be inferred to be due to a DUI violation.
* Peter Griffin from ''[[Family Guy]]'', who got that from his biological [[Stop Being Stereotypical|Irish father]]. It's a great honor in Ireland to be the town drunk.
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