Hi, boz.  Take a look at comic strips from the early 20th century.  Captain and the Kids (Katzenjammer Kids)...Blondie...Bringing Up Father (or, Maggie and Jiggs).  Mid-20th century radio/TV: Life of Riley, Meet Corliss Archer, Blondie (again.) Created by men.

But, by the late 1950s and ealry 1960s, most TV dads (outside advertising) didn't bumble, stumble and avoid family stuff, as three top "family" shows demonstrated.  Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best), Ward Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver); single parent Steve Douglas (My Three Sons) carried some weight. Created by men.

Arguably, what made All in the Family (1970s) so funny was the fact that Archie and Edith were positioned as throw-backs, not only domestically, but politically and socially, too.  (Who can forget Archie's pained expression as he took the cigar out of his mouth, looked at his wife and said, "Stifle, Edith...") Ironically, the pathetic one was Meathead, counter-culture college-student husband to "Little Girl" Gloria.