What's Wrong Frank Mitchell? - Moesha

[@Masutora]

He called her a tramp for getting a tattoo. But he had an entire teenage lovechild running around in his house.

[@daniellej7914]

Men are hypocritical

[@BinWylin]

@entertainingblackmanvideos7691you don’t think we know that? Shit ain’t reality tv .. even that’s written too

[@ladybugradio1988]

​@entertainingblackmanvideos7691what makes you say that Moesha was promiscuous?

[@taeshawnwilson6853]

​​@@ladybugradio1988that's easy she attempted to cheat on Hakeem with Q in college, let's not forget that she almost cheated on Q with his scamming friend, let's not forget she banged an older man which happens to be her science teacher and other boyfriends she had

[@smelly1060]

Seriously, far from it, but these niggas think anything other than a child bride is a whore​@@ladybugradio1988

[@bonsaio815]

Remember how he and Dee were so loving and caring and sympathetic for Myles smoking weed, but was so ready to shame Moesha and get her drug tested when they thought the blunt was hers? Or how about calling Moesha a tramp for wearing a crop top showing her tattoo but had a whole secret child and cheated on Moesha's mom? The list goes on

[@LakolaRaines]

Right!!! Thats what I been saying

[@shawcr42]

Frank was a terrible father & husband. I was hoping as I rewatched the show that his parenting skills would improve, but they didn't. He was so cold to his children until the later episodes. He never listened to Dee when she tried to help him see reason. It was painful to see how many times he shut her down when she was supposed to be his partner. He refused to ever apologize to his children when he was dead wrong. He always believed the worst of Moesha and Dorian. Miles was an afterthought for several seasons. Dee, their stepmother, was closer to the kids than he ever was. Terrible father.

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

Sooooo he was supposed to be their best friend???

[@brandonbates9259]

You were hoping his parenting would improve as you rewatched?? 🤣🤣 that cracks me up🤣

[@vanousisi8112]

Jajajja how ? By rewatching it ?jajqjqja How could he ?

[@vanousisi8112]

@@brandonbates9259 jajajaa same here jajajaa I am dead

[@brandonbates9259]

@@vanousisi8112 🤣🤣

[@prestonmcleod1726]

I hated how much Frank stereotyped Q, despite Q's gangsta mentality, he was always respectful to his elders & Moesha's body.

[@Brhoward31]

As a kid, I thought Fredro Starr was the biggest goon in the planet, I was scared for Moesha lmao

[@brandywine5689]

An amazing TV dad who is underrated and is never mentioned in the conversation of great TV dads is Floyd Henderson from the show "smart guy." He was really a great dad and one of the only single fathers raising kids on TV.

[@QUEENVLOGZZBYKALIOFFICIAL]

You gotta talk about how Ray j played like 2-3 different characters during the show run

[@PrincessofPower84]

Ray Campbell doesn't get nearly enough credit. Thank you for mentioning him. He and Tim Reid deserve all the flowers.

[@joaomakumbu3673]

FACTS ray would never treat his daughter like that, even if he had his flaws he backs it up not frank

[@arkishianorman]

The way he treated Q was horrible but yet he welcomed every other guy moe dated including her teacher. Crazy part is most of the other guys didn't even love moesha or was temporary Q actually was her longest term boyfriend and respected moesha he even told frank that but like you said he seen a thug only when Q wasn't even a thug on this show

[@illmeeillmee9373]

They were not good and neither was Q! Stop trying to stick up for these delinquents that are for the streets. These Q guys are everyone's worst nightmare.

[@myrainezdawriter6024]

He looked down on Q but yet had a secret baby. 🙄

[@ladybugradio1988]

And don’t forget about that time he read her diary.

[@daniellej7914]

Well they came up with a plan to get rid of the teacher

[@LakolaRaines]

Yeah he let his daughter go out with her teacher instead of giving the smoke he was giving Q.

[@ssingletery76]

How about the most underrated father. The father from smart guy, he raised 3 kids one of them is a genius, with no maternal figure

[@ssingletery76]

And plus he was a roofer at that. And managed to be there for all of his kids.

[@treblegclef1466]

He owned his own business

[@xci_radio2211]

Frank is a classic black man that makes it out the hood and it looks down on other black men

[@KraXoom]

They did that with uncle Phil also. I remember he looked down on Wills friend that was dating Hilary even though uncle Phil and Vivian came from the same gutter.

[@SixthDivison]

I always wondered what Frank never liked about Q? He wasn't a drug dealer, or a gang member.

[@MsTrueTy]

Fredo star don't kiss ass and niether did Q 😂. All jokes aside Q wouldn't bow down to frank and wasn't afraid of him. However he was never rude about this. But always made it clear he was his own man. Frank felt threatened by Q and used the "I'm protecting my daughter" card. Q was an artist and worked at the barbershop. He wasnt afraid to take a risk and start his own path vrs frank who likes to play it safe. So yeah frank might of been a lil envious at Q confidence.

[@Masutora]

​@@MsTrueTySharp analysis

[@evanthomas4468]

I think it's cause Q wanted to have a career as a rapper which Frank felt wasn't a real career path. I think Q pick something up if the rap thing didn't work out but if it was something that made Q happy,it wouldn't have hurt to have a little faith in Q.

[@evonza4858]

He just looked and acted like one🤔❤️🖤💚😘

[@elm1230]

@@MsTrueTyI agree, he was his own man, and that threatens a lot of men who play by societies rules. Especially if you’re your own man and you run counter to their idea of being a man that’s stand up. He wasn’t what Frank liked, but you couldn’t say he was necessarily a bad dude either. He was cut from a different cloth and rigid old heads like Frank can’t take that lol I’ve seen my whole life. He ain’t carrying himself like no button up Tommy so he’s the enemy

[@rochellewilliams4277]

Frank Was Sooooo Damn Mean And Strict And So Damn Judgmental And Always Showing That Favoritism

[@Havonna8251]

I posted a comment on another KZbinr's video about Frank saying similar about him showing favoritism specifically towards his sons by letting them do whatever the hell they wanted to do. And you ain't never lied about Frank being judgemental 👏🏻

[@waters228_91]

If you ask me, Q's father was a better father than Frank ever was. And guess what? Like Frank, Q's father was a single parent. So what other excuse Frank has?

[@prestonmcleod1726]

Agreed, if you look real hard, they're both alot alike. Usually when 2 people are too much alike, they don't like each other. I agree that Q's father was a better dad, for 1 he never potrayed himself as the perfect father figure like Frank did. He acknowledged the skeletons he had in his closet unlike Frank. My favorite scene was when he stepped in & defended his son when Frank stereotyped & put him down. Frank thought his sh*t didn't stink, until he got exposed later on throughout the series.

[@patrick13835]

q father was not aware of some of the shit he did and didn't think it was a big deal being in mo bedroom while they were not home

[@terrymorgan5304]

@@patrick13835 Dude, did you not listen to Q's dad when he discussed that topic? Q's father clearly told Frank what Mo and Q did in the bedroom was wrong. It's not like he condoned that.

[@patrick13835]

@@terrymorgan5304 he dismissed like it was nothing, plus thats not the only thing that mo did that got her dad wildin out

[@terrymorgan5304]

@@patrick13835 Bruh, he didn't dismiss it at all. He admitted what they did was wrong and didn't make such a big ass deal over it. It wasn't like Mo and Q were having sex in the bedroom.

[@ChristmindSKY]

Not related but, I think it’s funny they had Ray J play Charles then bring him back as Dorian lol

[@shanejason1016]

frank was a good person, but he was terrible. he always thinks he's right even tho he's not. he always not trusting moesha and he be mad at dee when dee does her best to have frank see the reason he's wrong and doing her best to be a loving mother to mo. and whats worst is finding out that frank had a son name dorian even tho dorian was immature but still tho, not his nephew after all these years and kept his biggest lie. now explain that to me, who's better lets see. i'm so glad that mo and dee and even dorian snapped on frank behind cause he deserved that. he should be glad the only people didn't snapped on him is hakeem and especially myles.

[@prestonmcleod1726]

Yeah he was a big hypocrite too. Remember how he also used to stereotype & put down Q. Both Q & his dad even went as low as swallowing their pride & being the more mature ones trying to both earn his trust & make peace w/him. But Frank was just being a douchebag the whole time. That was until they had that father son retreat when he finally decided to make peace. Still, he never thought his sh*t stinked, & never admitted when he was wrong. Until it was exposed that Dorian was his son, of course then he started acknowledging his faults.

[@GodsMadeMan]

Fredro actually WAS a barber irl.

[@LBF522]

I hated that they ruined Frank's character with this storyline. They could have kept Dorian as Frank's nephew.

[@ladybugradio1988]

And you left out the time he forced Moesha to go on a date with the most boring guy who was the son of one of his old college buddies and I forgot to mention the time he forced her to go to Bridgewood then there was that time he and Dee thought that joint was hers.

[@Press_PlayJr2345]

Don’t forget Floyd Henderson on the tv show smart guy. He raised three kids on his own without any help.

[@anjailrobinson8497]

I was mad about him uprooting Moesha and sending her off to private school all in hopes of separating her from Q…. All because they were caught in her room together 😒 ok punish her but putting her in a whole new school? Seriously? 🙄

[@robinbrown2256]

They werent even doing anything in her room except making out.

[@johnnyd3158]

This guy makes Michael Kyle from My Wife and Kids look like a model father.

[@johnnyd3158]

@@Happy.Thoughts. Well, part of the problem of the series as it went on was with the flanderization of characters, such as Junior in which he became more and more dim with each season in the grand tradition of sitcom sons during the 90s and 2000s. But at the same time, Michael was abusive to Junior both physically and verbally in which he's always smacking the back of Junior's head and saying condescending things to him, as well as him and the rest of the family practically fainting in disbelief when Junior expressed wanting to go to college, as though they thought that he was too stupid for college. In addition, Junior didn't deserve to be kicked out or to sleep in a garage for what he did, as a more reasonably fair punishment would be to take away his driving privileges until he turned 18 years old. But overall, Michael Kyle is a hypocrite of a father in which he wants to teach and instill values onto his kids, yet he makes the same mistakes as his own kids, with no one calling him out on it.

[@NkrumahTure]

Frank was alright, once you get past that box haircut they had the brotha rockin' every episode. 😂🤣😂

[@koaelmorz7073]

It was a wig , just like Steve Harveys

[@hakeemmahdee2927]

He still holding on too the cut

[@fantasybouthour6679]

Carl Winslow wasn't father of the year I hate to say. He wasn't the worst but he did ride Eddie a lot and treated him unfairly.

[@Masutora]

Eddie fucked up a lot. The nigga drove a car through the front of the house and blamed it on Urkel. And Carl didn't even whip his ass. Eddie earned a lot of the shit he got. But Carl also went to bat for him several times. Frank never went to bat for near one of his kids.

[@myrainezdawriter6024]

Hey, you should come out with a Videos dissecting the character of Carl Winslow. He was hard on Eddie.

[@fantasybouthour6679]

@LadyShabazz46 In hindsight, I was a little hard on Carl.

[@sphynx7625]

I don’t really see people talking about how misogynistic Carl can be. I’ll never forget the episode when he found Harriet was making more money than him after a promotion and he proceeded to get a second job in order to make like $0.50 more than her. He was all up in her face bragging about it and trying to make her feel like shit too. All this so he could fell like a “man” and go back to being the breadwinner of the family even though it really didn’t.

[@1talldaddy]

well other than that whole situation with forgetting about Judy's existence. He was a good dad.

[@twandatnggah]

Frank was human. Not tv perfect but a realistic representation of a man that's learning how to be a father. What was his upbringing and influences? He was old school and always tried.

[@RacCkhn]

You can not call yourself learning to be a parent while having kids already. That is the problem right there. Too many adults make stupid decisions and never atone for the consequences until way later in their life or they never atone at all. Being human means quickly learning from your mistakes and actively trying to do and be better. Being stagnant and complacent and uncaring is how a lot of old school black parents were, and they should not be cut some slack for that. Black parents are the spinal cord of the community, black parents have a duty to correctly raise and prepare future generations of children, but a lot of our black parents never seem to comprehend that. They too busy avoiding accountability or not going to therapy or making excuses for their own narcissism or abusing their children and calling it anything but abuse. We will never prosper as a race if we can't prioritize being our best selves. Frank Mitchell sucked, a lot of black parents do. But mfs are to old to just settle and stay that way, Black parents need to mature and stop not taking their responsibilities to their kids seriously.

[@twandatnggah]

@chasemanhattan9995 I couldn't disagree with you more. The outside factors Black people have had to deal with for generations while trying to be responsible adults have played a major factor in reality. There's no such thing as a perfect parent and there never will be. The fact that a parent continues to try and learns from their mistakes while acknowledging them shows they want the best for their child. This fictional character (Frank) reflects just that. Every parent learns to be a parent by being a parent that's how life works. Your view seems very personal you should look into counseling it can be very beneficial.

[@lilhypnotique]

@@twandatnggahIt’s not personal, it’s the truth. It’s the reason why mental health advocacy is so low in the blk community. And you forgot a lot of old school blk parents are not acknowledging the damage they are doing and have done to their children by passing down trauma. It’s a reason slave mentality is a thing because a lot of us in our community think the fallacy of “I was raised in a traditional aka traumatizing way and I turned out fine!” No you didn’t b/c you can look at your relationships and everyday interactions and see why not. That nobody is a perfect parent is a deflection from accountability instead of saying I messed up and here is where I messed b/c my parents messed up so let’s both try to fix it. Instead it’s “Why bring up the past?!” Oh you mean the thing that still going on in present. It’s too many issues that need to be worked on first before ppl should have kids anyways. We can’t go one day without some shyt.

[@okonentertainment3374]

@@RacCkhn If you’re working on being better that means you’re learning. A person should always be continuously learning that’s how we improve.

[@maliciousanddelicious]

@@RacCkhn👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Crescentknight8189]

Let’s not forget he tried to lie to Moesha about why him and her mom separated when Dorian’s real mom basically confirmed what we already knew: that Frank was expecting some subservient housewife and mo’s mom wasn’t having it. She checked his ass and he couldn’t handle that so they separated and he cheated on her.

[@urbanartschannel]

I hope the people defending him in these comments never have a daughter...or any kids for that matter

[@smelly1060]

On my life, these guys plain old hate women if they agree with the nigga

[@darrenedwards8884]

He also had a secret child because he cheated on his first wife and gave his child to his sister to raise

[@1talldaddy]

actually Frank never cheated, Dorian was a break baby.

[@MrUNIVERSALSPORTS]

@@1talldaddythank you !

[@1talldaddy]

@@MrUNIVERSALSPORTS and Dorian can't be a secret if Frank planned on raising him, but Marguritte wouldn't take him back if he did. And his sister raised him and to top off Aunt Hattie accidentally revealed the truth.

[@aaronflowers8881]

​@@1talldaddyWhat the freak is a break baby?!

[@sbrooks729]

He had his flaws, but he wasnt terrible.

[@sunbabbyyy1776]

Myles was literally neglected, he called Moesha a “tramp”, punished Moesha for everything but not myles especially when he was caught smoking weed, judged Q because he thought he was “hood” even though he was a respectable young man, was mad at Moesha for having birth controls not appreciating the fact that she was being honest and responsible AND he cheated on moesha’s mother and had a secret son. But he ain’t a terrible dad? Ya’ll let him get away with too much

[@sbrooks729]

@@sunbabbyyy1776 moesha’s mother left him though. But everything else you said is valid.

[@mccown2690]

The New York Knicks of TV dads 😂😂😂

[@theonlypoet]

You wildn

[@tyvillianheartthrob1856]

Lets remember that for every Frank Mitchell there is a Lou Smith

[@vanousisi8112]

Frank didn't like Q but Aaron and Hakeem as Moesha's boyfriend

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Dusties

[@Havonna8251]

​@@nicoleraheem1195 Q and Aaron we're the epitome of dust

[@aaronflowers8881]

​@@Havonna8251How was Aaron dust???

[@fantasybouthour6679]

I do think we're being a little hard on Frank, ,and the reason being is, there's no such thing as a perfect father without some sort of character flaw, and they could've done a lot worse. He had his faults, but the show was very realistic to tell you the truth.

[@Masutora]

He doesn't get credit for doing the bare minimum.

[@brandirichardson1491]

I think maybe it was his arrogance that made him seem like a bad father. He acted if he was perfect and knew everything and was never wrong. I'm just guessing.

[@geteagle21]

Frank Mitchell is a mirror image of a family member of mine whom is undisclosed. It's sad to see Black Fathers struggling like this. I figured it out; his divorce left him traumatized to the point he refused to get help himself. Then letting pride and ego get in the way by tearing his family apart. I also believe he couldn't connect with anyone socially in the generation of the 90's teenager, mainly his reason why his mentality is strict as it is. The boomer period is distinguished from everything that is relatable moving forward therefore they get lost in the shuffle. One thing people should be thankful for, he was there for his children despite how he treated them. In return Moesha, Miles, Dorian, and Hakeem taught Frank everything different about life which is the opposite about how he preached his. God forbid Frank was real he'd probably end up with a terminal illness and suffer in return, slowly regretting everything he did to his family.

[@rusticization]

After watching this video, I guess it is safe for me to say that Frank Mitchell was a true "Mack from Way Back".

[@kel-melprevail8127]

Why is he blaming the actor when the writer wrote what that actor has to potray

[@bettyeboo3711]

I recently watched the show on Hulu, Moesha was like her father more than she like to think. She judge mental as much as Frank. She thought she was better than everyone.

[@lilhypnotique]

The episode where her and Niecy talk about Kim’s weight and then one that stuck out the most was her clowning Kim for wanting to go to college. She lucky Nikki Parker didn’t show up to her house!

[@SheniceSays214]

Frank was very hard on Moesha. Nothing she did met his approval. I think that had a lot to do with it because she was a girl.

[@gamingshawnandjewel6233]

The writers messed him up. When three made him Dorians father it made the show go down

[@bigrod8975]

Yes he was a bit judgemental and a little overbearing as well as strict, but he was a good father despite some of his character flaws and personality traits. There are "men/fathers" that are/were worse than him.

[@mixylove6152]

A bit lol if your measurement of good fathers are, there are worse fathers out there, that’s bad. The strictest parents usually end up with the wildest kids

[@LakolaRaines]

Thank you somebody finally said it!

[@OneLoveRSR]

Frank may have been human and had his issues. Sure. That's fine. But it's having all of those issues already, and then adding on to them with the horrific fact that he not only cheated on Marguerite, the wife and mother of his daughter, he also had an outside baby and DENIED HIM. Then went on to have Myles and STILL denied his first son. Then Marguerite dies, he gets married to Dee, gives her parental authority over his chosen children and STILL lies to his family and denies his first son. Sure, Frank may have made wild ass parenting mistakes -- especially with Moesha (that slut shaming mess, tramp or otherwise, was crazy), but that's not what makes him the worst TV father. It's the fact that, as a father, he actively and intentionally LIED to his children while denying another child. Dorian was denied a father because of Frank's cowardice. That's deadbeat as hell.

[@lightningsamurai4134]

Marquette threatened to leave Frank if he took Dorian in. Frank confirmed this in Season 5 episode 17, but you're right about everything else you said.

[@OhPeachy]

Moesha mother was the one who left Frank and Mo for a who😮year he was not cheating. He star😢dating Barber after she left

[@maliciousanddelicious]

@@lightningsamurai4134regardless of her threatening to leave him or not, Frank should’ve stepped up and said “I’m still gonna be a father to my child and spend time with him outside of the house.” He could’ve at least told Dorian the truth. As soon as Dorian was able to speak, Frank could’ve said “I’m your biological father and I’m so sorry that I can’t bring you in my home but I will never abandon you. I’ll still be an active father, just not everyday.”

[@bensonmanbenson5663]

No, Will’s dad on The Fresh Prince was.

[@rayj5091]

Are you crazy????

[@shawnayancy6923]

Wills dad left him and his mom then came back and left him again. Scummy. He’s talking about his biological dad NOT uncle Phil.

[@rayj5091]

@@shawnayancy6923 Retrd I know this, but he wasn't as bad as Moesha dad, at least Will knew where he stand with him, he never wanted a child...Stpd As Fck

[@maliciousanddelicious]

Both will’s dad AND Frank are trash. Just because Frank was present doesn’t mean he WASNT trash.

[@inactivemirgannerdz]

It's some "Frank's" in this comment section 🥴

[@lilhypnotique]

Some?! It’s a lot of Franks and Francines in the comments!

[@WLowry]

Damn called him the New York Knicks of tv Dad's 😂

[@ughwan]

💀💀

[@WLowry]

@@ughwan and I was just watching a few episodes and now I look at him differently 😂

[@ughwan]

@WLowry 😂😂 the man need counseling

[@iamstrangepeaches]

8:31 "BARBRAAAAAAAAAA!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@patrick13835]

if u are going to say he is the worst tv dad, then stick to your point, a lot of fathers who raised daughters did the same thing frank did and they turn out fine, ask any woman who grew up with a strict father

[@feliciasmith-hv2kj]

Thank u bc he definitely won't the worst dad flawed yes but all tv dads r flawed including Uncle Phil everyone makes mistakes hell I'm a mom n have made them this was a lil ridiculous to me

[@koaelmorz7073]

I said the same thing

[@SuperPianogirl123]

That’s because you don’t know better and have been beaten into complacency. Take that to therapy and not to KZbin.

[@patrick13835]

@@SuperPianogirl123 you don't know what your talking about

[@lilhypnotique]

@@feliciasmith-hv2kjthat’s some deflectionary generalization b/c it’s not addressing the specific issues because it’s was some misogyny all up in there and then women become adults thinking these type of men make good husbands when you treated like a child again. This is why mental health needs to be advocated more in our community.

[@bigjoeofthe707]

THANK YOU! Like anytime on social media someone mentions about Frank being a bad father and all the stuff you said someone always talks about how the writers did him dirty just so Ray J can get more storylines in the show. And talking about how this put a negative spin on black fathers. Like this doesn’t happen in real life for all races. Look how Frank was before Dorian came on the show. Called Moesha his own daughter a tramp (I don’t care if she was spreading her legs to every guy she met you don’t ever say that). And you forgot to mention him pulling her out of her school and transferring to another after catching her & Q in the act in her room. Moved her to another school away from her friends like that would somehow fix the problem. And in that episode where Q’s dad tried to have a heart to heart with him on how to properly handle the situation Frank just blew him off and told him to mind his own business. Q wasn’t gang banging he was looking to be a music manager. And we can’t forget when Mo was in college and at a party an unknowingly drank spiked punched and was drunk for the first time. She knew she couldn’t and shouldn’t drive drunk. So she called her dad to come help her but Dorian answered and went instead and got Frank’s car towed. Now Mo wasn’t fully there to ask if he had a license she just wanted to get somewhere to sleep since she had class the next morning. And the next morning Frank doesn’t even bother to awake her and she ends up missing that class and when she asked why he just brushed it off like she wasn’t responsible for getting drunk. Like dude she wanted some punch and didn’t really think that it’s spiked (telling me that she didn’t hit up parties a lot to know that some people spoke the punch). Like he wasn’t understanding that she wasn’t trying to get drunk. I keep rolling my eyes at people defending him. He was misogynist towards women like you said. Always expecting Dee to have dinner ready when she’s a high school principal and has to deal with rowdy and honey teenagers it’s like for Frank he thought he was better than anyone that didn’t go to college or ran a business like him. Judged Q for being a thug when he wasn’t one. I remember when Frank’s nephew Clark nearly got himself beat up for booing some gangsters for their bad rapping skills and Q defused the situation. When they made Frank be Dorian’s father I was happy about it cause it adds to him being a bad dad and an asshole. He’s not a total bad guy but he’s an asshole. Sucks that Sheryl Lee Ralph couldn’t see it and left the show. And if I was a writer on the show after she left I would’ve wrote that Dee left him after realizing he’s not a great guy. He cheated on his first wife, was always expecting her to do “wifely duties”, always treated Mo in low regard, looked the other way when Miles got in trouble, judged Q, and just straight up full of himself. And if she didn’t like I would remind her she decided to leave and I wasn’t writing in that she’s bad. I would keep it where Dee saw that the man she married wasn’t what he claimed to be and thought over all the stuff he did and said towards his own daughter and how acted very misogynistic towards her and Mo and decided to think of herself and left him.

[@bobtaylor3945]

Frank thanks he’s so perfect

[@timriggins70]

I don't know wouldn't that title go to Ross Gellar from Friends.

[@Dupontman627]

Frank Mitchell is the black sitcom version of Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker)

[@zaireo73]

The way you said ‘Development’…😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@Saggy333]

He played his Zodiac Sign that’s why! 😂😂

[@nicoleharrington9086]

I remember how shocked I was

[@timriggins70]

The dad on a Gimme a Break a good father? Nell was the only thing that saved those girls from being hospitalized.

[@Greystonedelta]

I'm starting to see how he was called the worse father now.

[@TerrenceBurns-qz6or]

I worst father then Al Bundy? Naw that’s not possible

[@roemello1985]

It’s was definitely realistic I miss tv shows like this they wrote the characters well

[@cjjohnson3827]

Frank was a great dad until they sabotaged his character at the show’s end . The writers turned him into a dead beat dad. They made his nephew into his son because of an extramarital affair. The show went downhill from there. The writers of that show dropped the ball. They turned a positive black family into a stereotypical broken family.

[@HaroldAceveda]

Come back black man Johnson

[@BANARNPHOTO]

I came to KZbin in hopes of my feelings being validated about moeshas dad - he's the worstttt

[@MrUNIVERSALSPORTS]

Besides hiding that Dorian was his biological son; Frank wasn’t a bad father in my opinion.

[@myrainezdawriter6024]

He was toxic AF. I wanted to sock him in the episode when moesha got a tattoo. He called her a tramp. Even when I was in high school, I thought he was out of line for that. I remember seeing the episode when it was new.

[@user-to7ip1mh8b]

Worst dad ever by far is Dre from blackish. I swear to god I get ptsd watching the shit he does to his son. And it’s not even him joking because it’s a comedy. It’s his inner thoughts and skeevie actions. He truly envies junior every episode looking down on him and hating when he succeeds at anything. I hate Dre.

[@allanteetheridge4689]

Big Facts

[@DeonCarr-dd7el]

Dude stated we're going to blame it on the writers then went to excuse them from writing Frank Mitchell 😅 🤡

[@lets_ENJOY_LIVING]

Frank was mentally abusive and controlling to moesha. He was trash to her in paticular. And she was still very sweet to her father and trusted him. And he often blamed her for things that happened around the house.

[@100016]

The show's narrative proves how much black men+fathers are never given the benefit of the doubt or depicted as villians if everyone else can't get their way. Is it possible that he was struggling with the loss of moesha's mom and guilt of having another kid and didn't know how 2 process it while seeing moesha's risky behavior as a reliving of that loss? She had boys in the house/her room and was getting tattoos and lying about being in their company as a minor but was expecting to be treated like an adult because most teens think that those things equal adulthood. She even raises her voice at him a few times. Y'all want her to do what she wants but if he okay'd everything and said nothing and she ended up leading herself into bad places y'all be calling him a deadbeat dad. This is really the black community expressing it's opposition to black father's having his natural position in the family because america taught y'all that the government is the real man of the house

[@bluesclues4371]

🥱🥱🥱🥱 no one saying Mo was perfect but she was a child! frank was a grown man, lying about having a secret son was a CHOICE. Calling his daughter out her name was a choice. Not respecting is wife was a choice Frank had anger issues. And he was definitely the villain in some episodes

[@100016]

@@bluesclues4371 That's the view of him that makes you comfortable because empathy for him as you would for your own mistakes isn't possible 4 u. Men don't respond to trauma the same way women do but it's often viewed as "he's the bad guy b'cuz my life is hard". Yet we wonder why as people we struggle to find sympathy for our shortcomings and make songs like flaws & all to gain it without giving it

[@bluesclues4371]

@@100016 no that’s the reality of the character he played. It doesn’t matter how different men and women Responds to trauma, respect should always be given. Trauma is not a excuse to be disrespectful, lie or belittle your own child, man or woman. Frank was definitely the villain in some Episodes and some episodes he was the hero. But him being a hero sometimes doesn’t justify or erase the times he’s the villain.

[@100016]

@@bluesclues4371 Moesha was notoriously disrespectful to her friends and raised her voice to her parents a few times. Now is she the villian to you? His character should've never addressed her behavior on anything and let her run wild so y'all can find new targets to deflect accountability on

[@bluesclues4371]

@@100016 she was and guess what else, she was a child lol she most likely learned that behavior from Frank . He did more than yell, he called Moesha out her name more that once. Idc how mad you are at your children, you are never suppose to call them names. Especially calling your daughter the H word. He definitely was the villain in SOME episodes (and so was mo in some episodes). There’s other ways to address your child misbehaving than name calling and screaming. You keep deflecting bringing up moe behavior, but Frank not only disrespected his kids, he also disrespected his wife

[@illmeeillmee9373]

3:00 having nice things doesnt make one spoiled. Its not being grateful that makes you spoiled brat. I dont agree with Moesha's choice about the car.

[@Regreviews]

Al was a good father

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

How can you hate on him? He was the typical father protecting his daughter the most especially since Moesha constantly kept breaking the rules.

[@user-xt3nq4wj2u]

He was the reason Moesha was breaking rules. He also was a bad businessman and broke his daughters dreams of going on a trip to Africa because he made a stupid deal that barely worked out.

[@amyabenet6686]

Moesha wasnt even that bad until he really was rude plus even tho she is an adult she is a young one so young people are obvously gonna have a little problems there and there.

[@vanousisi8112]

Communication is better than oppressing

[@feliciasmith-hv2kj]

​@@user-xt3nq4wj2uhe wasn't the only reason that moesha broke the rules she broke them because she wanted to just like any other teenager does and as far as the Africa trip him becoming an owner of a business was definitely not a bad move because in reality most parents wouldn't have been able to send their child to Africa anyway so him not being able to send her bc of money is typical everyday life let's b fr wat u said was just stupid

[@koaelmorz7073]

What????? Moe was rebellion because kids are rebellious u got to be tripping or something

[@ikabakhmorane8272]

As a MAN💪🏼💯🔥✊🏼🤔🫡🤫

[@nerdboyd87]

You knew Frank was terrible from that terrible haircut he had

[@KittyNakafima]

After rewatching Moesha, i HATED Frank. He swore up and down he was perfect, all the while he hiding a secret child 🙄 luckily, his deceased wife actually wanted Dorian to live with them but Frank said no. And all that BS he put Moesha thru??? Dont get me started on how he treated Q AFTER she brought him in a respectable manner. 🙄

[@daniellej7914]

I remember two of my coworkers didn’t like frank

[@KingJaymo2k11]

Frank was actually the MOST RELATABLE father in TV history...there’s more Franks in this world than Cliff Huxtable...I vividly disagree with this video...Frank did not call Mo a TRAMP he said she LOOKED like one...He was in his early 20s when he conceived Dorian...an age where everyone don’t have everything figured out...On occasions he did cook and helped Dee, but having her cook was a way to help blend her in with the children...to say he’s worse than Al Bundy is a fucking reach, even though Al in his own right was a protective father

[@amyabenet6686]

The she didnt say she was a tramp bit said she looked like tramp arugument is dumb in my opinion thats like saying "you look like a piece of shit" and then have one person say "you can't be offended because they said you look like one not that you are one".They are both rude especcially coming from one of your parents no matter what Frank was rude to moesha in that sceen because she showed a small piece of her stomach.

[@laneatylers5805]

“Frank did not call Mo a tramp he said she looked like one” What’s the difference? He’s still disrespecting her and the situation with Dorian wasn’t bad just because she cheated but because he hid it from his family for so long. People make mistakes but it’s still no excuse to cheat on your wife.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

@@laneatylers5805 saying you look like a tramp is the same as saying the clothes you have on is unacceptable…is it a derogatory description that can be disrespectful?…yes…but so wearing that outfit knowing your parents raised you better than that…but those are the mistakes parents all over the country make every day…having outside kids are a mistake that happens everyday…so with this videos logic, there’s more shitty parents that great ones and I don’t think that’s a fair analogy

[@laneatylers5805]

@@KingJaymo2k11 Nothing that Moesha was wearing warranted Frank to call Moesha a tramp. At the end of the day wether he said she looked like a tramp or was a tramp he was still insulting her regardless. Also parents “making mistakes” does not give them the right to insult their child or disrespect them like Frank did. That’s being a bad parent period. Stop making excuses.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

@@laneatylers5805 where in my comment do I make an excuse?…I clearly said they both were wrong and it’s not to the outside’s opinion how the dress looks…it’s up to the parent and it’s there rules…they have the right to make mistakes because that’s what learning means…that was the only time in the show where he showed vulgarity…a relatable parent is one that learns alongside his kids…that’s something ppl go thru everyday

[@MattCorleon]

His laugh was so irritating af every body knows it "a huh huh huh " hated his laugh to death STG I did.... Who else with me?

[@Kingofthenet2]

He truly was sitcom Satan

[@Prettyfacetashie]

I remember when frank played blue father on the game and that’s when i really started to dislike him.he was so mean and didn’t like Lauren London for his son because he said that she was distracting him from playing football.frank was always controlling.

[@censored817]

Definitely al bundy

[@ilovekene9697]

Solid

[@kel-melprevail8127]

Yall know these are Fictional characters Right!!!

[@ladybugradio1988]

Yeah hun we understand so you don't have to explain it to us.

[@RapFanatic4ever]

Frank got on my nerves . He has an affair with MO’s mother that fathers Dorian . He acted like college was everything .

[@anarizmoore]

Brandy has been my favorite since she was on Thea....so seeing her on Moesha just took me over the top! I was heavily invested in everything Brandy/Moesha (Its how I made it through my teen years lol)....I know this show inside out....now as an adult, I would'nt be able to be as close to a character like Moesha....very grown and seemed to think she was superior to her friends and everything was about her. The show could've lasted longer if the storyline humbled Moesha and if we could've seen who got pregnant! The worst way to cutoff a series in T.V. SHOW HISTORY! The other thing I didn't like was everytime Frank and Dee would kiss, Frank would wipe his mouth....it didn't seem like the relationship was authentic....like touching your wifes lips was nasty.... IDK. I would like for them to create a 10 (random number) episode season and mix in the reallife with the show and help the ones who invested 5 years of watching Moesha, CLOSURE!

[@ladybugradio1988]

Which album from Brandy has a special place in your heart and takes you for a walk down Memory Lane?

[@anarizmoore]

@@ladybugradio1988 it's a tie between Never Say Never and Full Moon....but since I have to pick one album, I'll have to say Never Say Never.

[@ladybugradio1988]

@@anarizmoore Good choice I love them both equally but "Full Moon" still has a tight grip on my ❤.

[@anarizmoore]

@@ladybugradio1988 ok...Full Moon has a song that I want for my wedding....it gets me every time. Can you guess what song I'm referring to? 😁

[@ladybugradio1988]

@@anarizmoore "He Is"?

[@koaelmorz7073]

Whoa i don't agree, he didn't call her a ho or slut. He called her a tramp. He looked for his daughter to be great and not bring shame to his family. In real life id be the same way to my daughter. Other than him having a outside kid. He was a great father

[@WadeIsInsane]

tf? tramp also means ho/slut

[@ChloeBaileysRightBootyCheek]

Is tramp better lol

[@SuperPianogirl123]

Bring shame to the family? What the fuck are you talking about?

[@evonza4858]

For a black person to TRY and break down another black person is horrible and a waist of time because like air we Rise👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😘❤️🖤💚

[@lilhypnotique]

And we can hold other blk ppl accountable for blk issues. That’s the problem in our community it’s always ppl who wanna deflect from conversations and issues as tearing ppl down instead of having some emotional intelligence and introspection to say hey let me see if this an actual problem b/c multiple keep bring it up. Instead it’s trying to dead it instead of actual conversation to find a solution.

[@evonza4858]

@@lilhypnotique true Yes we can and do😘but Brotha Bill's situation wasn't a black issue it was a spiritual one(adultery) and a social one (racism) white people using anything to TRY and tear a Brotha down 🤔so no Brotha didn't get a pass for commiting adultery and that's what it was)God and his wife will deal with him and at the same time,l won't as a chocolate Sista hate on my Brotha because some choose to😘💚🖤❤️✊🏾❤️🖤💚ps what one are you a lover or a hater my inquiring mind wants to know🤔

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I think u were to hard on him but dude it was just tv show lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@taeshawnwilson6853]

Frank wasn't as bad as people seems to be

[@GodsMadeMan]

Frank Mitchell was worse than Al Bundy?

[@Mrs.buildingblackwealth]

i agree, he was horriABLE

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I dont think he was a bad father. It was bad prob when they sill d money on the show aka r jay. I like r jay he is ok not the biggest fan. He was ok n the 1st season when he was guess once or twice smh. N i also like him in that movie when we were color. He suck n the sinbad show smh. N all the other show that he has been smh. Sorry r jay sucks at acting n maybe singing. I only like that one song he did. On moesha when Q let him sing. N lets not get started with Q couldn't stand his ugly self sorry. But d money she had never been on that show. That was the prob. Smh..n that why D last part of the y og the show smh..but brandy loves her brother n wanted him to be put on..so i get it..but I hated when ray was n that show smh n i hate the later season of the show. So frank wasa good dad to me frankly. Smh..some things he did was over the top he was controlling. But he was a good dad.

[@barrysaxton31]

He was definitely a terrible father

[@StevenJackson-d3f]

Frank wasn't a terrible father he just didn't ne no daughters

[@alexishicks5112]

He was too much chaos for me so I'm no longer interested in this show

[@OhPeachy]

There was nothing wrong with Frank Mitchell. He ain’t did anything different from what single mothers do. He was a present father. Moesha and Dorian were not angels by a far. They were not grown, so they couldn’t just do as they damn well pleased. He was a bit too strict and shouldn’t called Mo a tramp. Moesha shouldn’t had Q in her room about to bust her 🍒 and Frank and Dee caught them. Let’s also talk about when Dorian got linked up with Master P and was doing all that stealing and stole one of the cars from the Dealership. Why wouldn’t he hold them accountable for they mess. You’re reaching far too much. Y’all must had missed the episode when Dorian met his biological mother and she admitted that Moesha’s real mother up and left Frank and her for an entire year. Frank had started dating Barbara and got pregnant then Mo’s mama came back home.

[@terrymorgan5304]

Bruh, all Mo and Q did was kiss. It wasn't like he tried to rape her in her bedroom.

[@OhPeachy]

@@terrymorgan5304 she was go give that 🐱 up if Frank and Dee didn’t come home when they did. Q shouldn’t even been in the house or made his way up to her room if that’s all it was he was about to clap them cheeks

[@terrymorgan5304]

@@OhPeachy Since when? Where was it implied that they were about to "do the deed" in the bedroom? Yeah, Q shouldn't have been in the bedroom with Mo, but it wasn't that big of a deal, and Q's father even admitted they were wrong for that.

[@OhPeachy]

@@terrymorgan5304 to make a long story short go back and watch that episode. You seem very bothered about what actually happened on it when it’s really not that serious and the show isn’t real.

[@terrymorgan5304]

@@OhPeachy Bruh, I watched the episode, and all they did was kiss.

[@marshallposey7842]

I watched for Sheryl Lee Ralph 🥰

[@ApexTheDon]

Never liked him. Terrible tv father