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As Father’s Day approaches, it’s a good time to step back and ponder the evolution of the patres familias on television. Our starting point is, of course, Jim Anderson (“Father Knows Best”) and Ward Cleaver (“Leave It To Beaver”). We end with the many dads featured in this season’s breakouts, ABC’s “Modern Family” and NBC’s primetime drama “Parenthood.”