Profiles In Folksy TV Characters:

Blue Bloods' Henry Reagan.

Role: Family patriarch.

Typical dialogue: "You're better than the rest. Remember, you're a Reagan."

Marital status: Widower, of course.

Ailments: Insomnia (but this is a good thing as it allows for a lot of one-on-one conversations with worried family members.)

Hobbies: Cooking weekly family dinners, speaking with a long drawl and wearing comfortable vests.

Join me next week for another Profiles In Folksy TV Characters when we'll be discussing The Good Wife's Jackie Florrick.

Spoiler Alert: She has been known to sing "Danny Boy" at social gatherings.