The antithesis of the suburban dad, he was flashy, egomaniacal, sarcastic.

The 50-year-old suburban dad does not.

Rather, Mr. Pataki offers governance by the regular guy, the affable, quietly confident, slightly awkward suburban dad that his friends insist he actually is.

While he hasn't quite moved beyond the outlandish rock-star persona, Mr. Snider, 48, is very much the suburban dad.

With his weekend casuals and Ford Taurus, he might have been just another suburban dad bagging leaves.

A suburban dad.

The men's corner shakes things up with bohemian styling for the suburban dad.

"Yeah, he's a mobster, but he's a suburban dad," Dr. Rockland said.

THE commercial depicts a suburban dad greasing a pig, then setting him free in the living room for a fun, family chase.

Mr. Retundie can imagine Mr. Downing's life, having seen him both on the job and as a suburban dad.