History Main / JockDadNerdSon

->''"That boy ain't right."''

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* Hank and Bobby in ''KingOfTheHill''. Hank was a high school athlete; Bobby is pudgy, lazy and more interested in becoming a comedian, not to mention more sensative than Hank ever feels comfortable with.

* {{Parodied}} and {{Inverted}} on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'''s take on ''HighSchoolMusical:'' Brian Gueermo wants to be on the basketball team, but his abusive CampStraight father pushes him into dancing.
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* Also inverted in ''{{Comicbook/Runaways}}''. Chase is initially presented as a jock, and his parents are both super-geniuses. His father is [[AbusiveParents less than impressed]] with his son't athletic abilities.

* {{Parodied}} and {{Inverted}} on ''SouthPark'''s take on ''HighSchoolMusical:'' Brian Gueermo wants to be on the basketball team, but his abusive CampStraight father pushes him into dancing.

* Also inverted in ''{{Comicbook/Runaways}}''. Chase is initially presented as a jock, and his parents are both super-geniuses. His father is [[AbusiveParents less that impressed]] with his son't athletic abilities.

* Hank and Bobby in ''KingOfTheHill''. But Bobby is more of a Lazy Son.

* Ben Hare and his son Harecules, from BeanyAndCecil.
* Nickelodeon's Aaaah! Real Monsters had Slickis, 'this Academy's most esteemed graduate', a world-renowned top athlete and professional scarer. His son Ickis was often mistaken for a cute bunny rabbit on scares, and once even got his foot run over when he tried to frighten two teenagers who wanted to make-out at an isolated location.

Tends to be a High School trope. when a father was a jock in high school (usually marks his GloryDays) while his son pursues less athletic endeavors, usually to the father's disappointment. Related to a BillyElliotPlot, but is part of the underlying characterization as opposed to a single episode plot.

Tends to be a High School trope. when a father was a jock in high school (usually marks his glory days) while his son pursues less athletic endeavors, usually to the father's disappointment. Related to a BillyElliotPlot, but is part of the underlying characterization as opposed to a single episode plot.

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* A constant source of contention between Steve and Stan Smith of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. Stan constantly tries to help his son with various "masculine" activities to avoid [[spoiler:letting Steve repeat the same poor experience Stan had in high school]]

* On one episode of ''DextersLaboratory'', Dexter's dad tries to teach him how to do sports, but is always thwarted by Dee Dee.

Examples:

* One episode of ''TheSimpsons'' shows us Prof. Frink's dad, who, although also an academic, is more of the AdventurerArcheologist sort.

* Sheldon on ''TheBigBangTheory'' often talked about how his father forced him to learn football.
* In ''GroundedForLife'', Henry wants to sign up for tap dancing, but his dad pushes him to do a more "masculine" sport like soccer.

* Inverted with Roy Greenhilt and his father, Eugene, of "TheOrderOfTheStick". Roy chose a career as a fighter class as opposed to a wizard like his father, which are seen as a jock and nerd class at least in universe. Played straight with Eugene and his father, Horace, who had inspired Roy's career path. Interestingly, Roy was apparently a nerd compared to ''other'' fighters.

* A constant source of contention between Steve and Stan Smith of ''AmericanDad''. Stan constantly tries to help his son with various "masculine" activities to avoid [[spoiler:letting Steve repeat the same poor experience Stan had in high school]]

* On one episode of ''DextersLaboratory'', Dexter's dad tries to teach him how to do sports, but is always twarted by Dee Dee.

* Inverted with Roy Greenhilt and his father, Eugene, of "TheOrderOfTheStick". Roy chose a career as a fighter class as opposed to a wizard like his father, which are seen as a jock and nerd class at least in universe. Played straight with Eugene and his father, Horace, who had inspired Roy's career path.

* A constant source of contention between Steve and Stan Smith of AmericanDad. Stan constantly tries to help his son with various "masculine" activities to avoid [[spoiler:letting Steve repeat the same poor experience Stan had in high school]]

-->'''Hiccup:''' ''[sarcastically imitating Stoick]'' Excuse me, barmaid! I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring! I ordered and extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side! This here, this is a talking fishbone!

-->'''Hiccup:''' ''[sarcastically imitating Stoick]'' Excuse me, barmaid! I'm afrad you brought me the wrong offspring! I ordered and extra-large boy with beefy arms, extra guts and glory on the side! This here, this is a talking fishbone!

Tends to be a High School trope. when a father was a jock in high school (usually marks his glory days) while his son pursues less athletic endeavors, usually to the father's disappointment. Related to a BillyEliotPlot.

* A constant source of contention between Steve and Stan Smith of AmericanDad. Stan constantly tries to help his son with various "masculine" activities to avoid [[spoiler:letting him repeat the same poor experience Stan had in high school]]

* A constant source of contention between Steve and Stan Smith of AmericanDad. Stan constantly tries to help his son with various "masculine" activities to avoid [[spoiler:letting him repeat the same poor experience Stan did in high school]]
* This is the case between Chicken Little and his father in the film of the same name.