Harry Boyle

Harry Boyle
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ralph Kane
Occupation	Restaurant wholesale owner
Works for	Boyle's Restaurant Supplies
Goals	To do his job Educating his kids on life lessons
Marital status	Husband to Irma Boyle
Children	One daughter, Alice Two sons, Chet and Jamie
First appearance	LAS: "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father" (1972)
Played by	Tom Bosley

Harry Boyle is the patriarch of the Boyle household, and the protagonist in the Wait Till Your Father Gets Home animated television series. He is voiced by Tom Bosley.

Character description

Harry is middle-class American worker in his 40s to 50s. He is overweight and has a bald head, save for a few strands of hair. His attire generally consists of a olive green suit with a light blue shirt and necktie.

Described as an old "stick-in-the mud", Harry is a conservative with a strong belief in traditional American values (e.g. working hard, being kind to his family). He is the wife of Alice Boyle, and has three children; the two elder kids, Chet and Alice Boyle, and younger son Jamie. Harry is at odds with Chet and Alice, both of whom are socially progressive, and they tend to clash in regards to values and social issues. He tries to present himself as a wisdomly father to his kids, yet is fully estranged by their modern attitudes. In spite of their differences, he and his family are able to set aside their differences and revert back to their everyday routines.

Harry is also a next-door neighbour to Ralph Kane. The former is the more skeptical of the two, as he is often confused by, and raises objections to Ralph's bigoted ideology and conspiracies.

He also works as an owner of Boyle's Restaurant Supplies, a company that supplies restaurant equipment.

Appearances

• Love, American Style
  • 3.20B "Love and the Old-Fashioned Father"
• Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
• 1.1 "Alice's Dress"
• 1.2 "The Fling"
• 1.3 "The Hippie"
• 1.4 The Beach Vacation"
• 1.5 "Help Wanted"
• 1.6 "Love Story"
• 1.7 "The Victim"
• 1.8 "Chet's Job"
• 1.9 "Chet's Fiancee"
• 1.10 "The Mouse"
• 1.11 "Duty Calls"
• 1.12 "Expectant Papa"
• 1.13 "The New Car"
• 1.14 "The New House"
• 1.15 "The Prowler
• 1.16 "Mama's Identity"
• 1.17 "Papa the Patient"
• 1.18 "The Swimming Pool"
• 1.19 "Sweet Sixteen"
• 1.20 "The Commune"
• 1.21 "Music Tycoon"
• 1.22 "Accidents Will Happen"
• 1.23 "Papa in New York"
• 1.24 "The Neighbors"
• 2.1 "Bringing Up Jamie"
• 2.2 "The Lady Detective"
• 2.3 "Permissive Papa"
• 2.4 "Boyles on TV"
• 2.5 "My Wife, the Secretary"
• 2.6 "Papa, the Housewife"
• 2.7 "Jamie's Project"
• 2.8 "Don for the Defence"
• 2.9 "Alice's Diet"
• 2.10 "Mama Loves Monty"
• 2.11 "Alice's Crush"
• 2.12 "Papa's Big Check"
• 2.13 "Mama's Charity"
• 2.14 "Chet's Pad"
• 2.15 "Papa the Coach"
• 2.16 "Birdman Chet"
• 2.17 "Back to Nature"
• 2.18 "Alice's Freedom"
• 2.19 "The Beekeeper"
• 2.20 "Maude Loves Papa"
• 3.1 "Rich Little, Supersleuth"
• 3.2 "Model Alice"
• 3.3 "Marriage Counselor"
• 3.4 "Car 54"

Gallery

Main article: Harry Boyle/Gallery