Celebrity Dad Faceoff 2.0
Last week’s lopsided Faceoff resulted in Robert Redford winning it all by a very large margin. Again.
So, off to the Celebrity Dad Hall of Fame you go, Mr. Redford. Be sure to say hello to Paul Newman for us, will you?
Today, I’ve got two 70′s action film icons. It’s a hard choice my friends, much harder than something on a Friday should have to be.

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It’s the Great Sneaker, Charlie Brown!

Because life would simply not be complete without a sneaker that features Linus in the pumpkin patch, right?
New Balance is teaming with the Peanuts gang for a series of shoes to be released this October, natch.
I have to say I’m dubious about the success of this line. The current generation of children does not view the Peanuts as any sort of cultural touchstone like those of us who grew up in the 70′s and 80′s. Who amongst us doesn’t remember the special privilege of getting to stay up late to watch all of the Peanuts “television events,” with that cool multi-colored, spiralling “SPECIAL” that would twirl it’s way around your screen? And the very important-sounding music that accompanied it?
Sadly, I don’t think kids such as my son will even be slightly interested in wearing these shoes, and they will only be made in children’s sizes.
I think New Balance is missing their main market, hipsters and nostalgic Gen X’ers.
Celebrity Dad Faceoff 2.0
Well, Shatner started out strong, but if only votes for him were as numerous as Tribbles! Alas, the intergalatic hottie lost to classic Robert Redford.
If Redford wins again, I will have to retire him to the Hall of Fame, which is surely where he belongs anyway.
Today’s challenger made us cry in his debut movie with Ali McGraw, and had many hit movies in the 70′s. His career didn’t go much beyond the 70′s, but he was still quite a handsome lad. Ask Farrah Fawcett.

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Celebrity Dad Faceoff 2.0
Although last week had a fairly low turnout, the majority vote favored none other than Mr. Robert Redford. And here at Teeny Manolo, when the majority speaks, we listen. Well, most of the time, anyway.
Now, I must throw in an admonition to our lovely readers. You are not to base your vote on what these men look like today. From the picture, ladies, from the picture! It is especially unfair to those whom we can see in their unfortunately doddering old age, as opposed to those that have passed away and are therefore imprinted more youthfully in our minds. So, don’t even think about it!
Today’s challenger rode into our hearts on his CHP motorcycle, flashing those now-famous choppers as bright as whatever little light doohickeys they used to pull people over. Or did they have any lights on the motor units? Whatever, I had a nice analogy going there, and I’m going to stick with it even though it might be factually incorrect.

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