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This year, for Father's Day, we asked a variety of different dads to tell us their stories about what fatherhood means to them. Dusan Stankovic/Getty Images hide caption

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This year, for Father's Day, we asked a variety of different dads to tell us their stories about what fatherhood means to them.

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It depends on when, and where you grew up, but you can probably name a few of your favorite sit-com dads - from Mike Brady and his "bunch", to Homer Simpson, to Andre Johnson from Blackish.

There is no single, universal way to be a father. There are as many ways to be a dad as there are dads.

This year, for Father's Day, we asked a variety of different dads to tell us their stories about what fatherhood means to them.

And we have a story that puts a new twist on the old saying "like father, like son".

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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This episode was produced by Brianna Scott with help from Michael Levitt. It was edited by Jeanette Woods and Jacob Conrad. Additional reporting in this episode from producers producers Claire Murashima, Chad Campbell and Nina Kravinsky. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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