Parents In Television

I just got done watching the second season finale of Buffy and I can't help but wish they're was more variety in the way parents are portrayed. They really have four kinds of parents in television. Strict but funny, just plain strict, to busy with their own lives, and the extremely rare parent that's cool.

I know it's more realistic to have parents be one of the first three but you can give a reason to have a father or mother actually get their child. Like in Supernaturals when the dad was connected to his sons by their work.

Anyone else tired of parents being shown in such a hard-to-like light? Thoughts appreciated =x.