<P> Walter ( Jonathan Goldstein ) is Josh 's father and Drake and Megan 's stepfather . He is a meteorologist for a local TV news program in San Diego , but he is often wrong about the weather . Walter is often clumsy , out of date , and seemingly empty - headed . As a result , he lacks the respect of his stepchildren as Drake and Megan ( they refuse to call him `` Dad '' in most episodes and instead refer to him by his first name , like stepchildren would normally do ) . When Megan calls him by his first name , he always asks `` When did she start calling me Walter ? '' and Audrey just says `` I do n't know . '' He is also clueless and skeptical in regards to Megan 's pranks which have caused the boys a lot of punishments , although starting in The Demonator , Walter slowly begins to notice Megan 's evil ways . A running gag involves a rivalry between him and Bruce Winchill , an unseen weatherman from another station . He hates that Winchill is so popular , as he is always right with his predictions , and even forbids the use of Winchill 's name in the family home . </P>
<P> Walter ( Jonathan Goldstein ) is Josh 's father and Drake and Megan 's stepfather . He is a meteorologist for a local TV news program in San Diego , but he is often wrong about the weather . Walter is often clumsy , out of date , and seemingly empty - headed . As a result , he lacks the respect of his stepchildren as Drake and Megan ( they refuse to call him `` Dad '' in most episodes and instead refer to him by his first name , like stepchildren would normally do ) . When Megan calls him by his first name , he always asks `` When did she start calling me Walter ? '' and Audrey just says `` I do n't know . '' He is also clueless and skeptical in regards to Megan 's pranks which have caused the boys a lot of punishments , although starting in The Demonator , Walter slowly begins to notice Megan 's evil ways . A running gag involves a rivalry between him and Bruce Winchill , an unseen weatherman from another station . He hates that Winchill is so popular , as he is always right with his predictions , and even forbids the use of Winchill 's name in the family home . </P>
who played the dad in drake and josh
who played the dad in drake and josh
Jonathan Goldstein
Jonathan Goldstein