To: The Best Dad on TV

Subject: Thank you for not being a total waste of space

G’day Bandit,

You don’t know me—I mean, you're a cartoon dog, you don’t know anyone outside of your universe—but I wanted to send a little note, from my family to yours. We've been watching your escapades, and love them as much as your kids love to play.

Earlier this year I started a newsletter about the changing nature of fatherhood, and previously touc…