Martin Earl "Marty" Wright (b. 1945), known to his children as "Dad", is the absent-minded, albeit well-meaning, overweight father of Nate and Ellen Wright. He is known to be a non-skilled golfer, and uses Nate as his caddy, often requesting him to fish out his played golf-balls, and occasionally his club as well, from the course's ponds and frequently embarrassing them both in front of other people, who usually are hurt from Marty's golf balls. He was the assistant Coach for Nate's baseball team at one point, which for some reason always has some humiliating names from humiliating sponsors.