![Image Gallery: TV Parents While there are many contenders for the title of "Worst TV Parents" on "Desperate Housewives," only one made our list. Read to find out which one. See more TV parenting pictures.](https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/tv-worst-parents-250x150.jpg "Image Gallery: TV Parents While there are many contenders for the title of "Worst TV Parents" on "Desperate Housewives," only one made our list. Read to find out which one. See more TV parenting pictures.")
Image Gallery: TV Parents While there are many contenders for the title of "Worst TV Parents" on "Desperate Housewives," only one made our list. Read to find out which one. See more TV parenting pictures.
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It's not a great stretch to think of TV as a teacher. After all, Oprah's got us reading the classics and thanks to TLC, if we're ever in the market for a wedding dress, we'll know which one deserves a "yes."
So when it comes to parenting, it's only natural we turn to the tube for guidance in the form of easily relatable plot twists that get ironed out in a half-hour. From sitcoms to dramas, parenting advice is just a remote control away - unless, of course, it's offered by one of these TV parents. Just who makes the worst role models? Check out the next page.
