JED CLAMPETT: RICHEST TV DAD?

JED CLAMPETT: RICHEST TV DAD?

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wireless Flash) -- Who is the richest dad on TV? If you think it's "Beverly Hillbilly" Jed Clampett, you win the jackpot. Jed Clampett's fortune would be worth about $25 million in today's money if he were a real oil tycoon. That's according to the Brookstone retail chain, which asked experts to estimate how much TV dads would really make. -- "Home Improvement" dad Tim Taylor would earn about $233,000 a year hosting his "Tool Time" show. -- Bandleader Ricky Ricardo: $67,200. -- Accountant Ward Cleaver: $48,800. -- Nuclear power plant worker Homer Simpson: $34,360. -- Rock quarryman Fred Flintstone: $26,448. At the bottom of the barrel is "...Married With Children's" Al Bundy. He's lucky if he earns $15,748 from his shoe salesman job.

CONTACT: A complete list of top TV Dad salaries is available. Contact: Michael Volpe; Washington, DC; (703) 534-5022