Harry Boyle

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Harry Boyle
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Species Human
Gender Male
Affiliation Ralph Kane
Occupation Businessman
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.

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 modernist 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 far-fetched conspiracies.

Appearances

Biography

Development

Gallery

Main article: Harry Boyle/Gallery

Behind the scenes

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