He also had maybe the funniest line in "SCTV" history on the Night School High-Q sketch, where he buzzed in on a quiz show and said ... he aged into the role of a TV Dad, and landed the part ...
After SCTV ended in 1984, Flaherty reprised his character ... Flaherty appeared in various TV shows throughout the 1990s, including a regular role on the sitcom Maniac Mansion.