- There's three things I wanted to be.
I wanted to a good husband, first.
I wanted to be a good dad, second.
And then I wanted to be a good person and a coach.
(bright music)
My name is Bill Stumpf.
I'm from Nashua, New Hampshire.
I'm a husband of Janet and I have three children,
Brandon, Kerrie, and Ben.
- My dad's devoted his whole life to other people.
He's a veteran, he's a social worker,
he's a coach, a devoted husband, and a great dad
who just loves being a father.
- 1981 I met my wife and she had a 4 1/2-year-old child,
Brandon, and I fell in love with both of them.
- I remember the first time he called me,
afterwards I was so excited.
I called my sister and said,
he called, he called.
- Mom and I were on our own for quite a while
and dad coming into the picture
was kinda of immediate father-figure,
stepped right into the role without hesitation.
- I think it was the wedding night that
we decided to have another kid.
A lot of times they say,
you don't get a kid every time
so we practiced a lot.
- [Ben] Dad said you guys practiced a lot.
(Janet laughing)
- He would.
- In 2004, my dad was diagnosed with leukemia.
He was at a stage four.
There's no stage five so that's pretty intense.
- I thought that my life was,
it wasn't gonna last very long.
I was told that by a doctor
that probably about a year.
- You're thinking this isn't fair.
He's a great person and he's done a lot for other people.
He dedicates his life to helping others all the time,
why is this happenin' to him?
- That was something I couldn't picture,
not having my dad around,
and having my kids experience him
like I experienced him as a kid.
- Immediately I started living my life differently.
I live my life for the day, you know?
I care and I wanna enjoy life,
and I want people to enjoy life that are with me.
I want people to enjoy me.
- 14 years later, we're lucky enough
to still have my dad with us.
He's gone on to become a grandfather
and kind of become a father again in that way.
Some how that cancer diagnosis
brought us all closer together.
Not everyone gets to see this side of my dad
but he's absurd.
- He's always been just goofy.
I mean just if you can be ridiculous, he was it.
- There's this picture from Father's Day 1989
and it's my dad wearing this #1 Dad shirt
tucked into his bathing suit, of course.
He genuinely wore that #1 Dad shirt as like,
yeah, that's me.
I really wanted to let him know
how much of an impact he's had on my life.
That's why I created #1 Dad.
You're damn skippy.
(upbeat music)
He knows I'm not making fun of him.
It's more of a way to create a time capsule
of all the best moments that I've had with my father.
- Here turkey, turkey, turkey.
- #1 Dad videos are the highlight of the week,
wondering what's coming next.
Thinking back on all the crazy things that dad did.
- I'm really happy to have the opportunity
to show the world that my dad is number one
because if there's anyone that deserves
to be seen and acknowledged, it's him.
- He taught me strength.
He taught me discipline.
The whole package, just somebody to really look up to,
physically, mentally, emotionally, the whole deal.
- Will's always been a great dad.
Always been proud of being a dad.
He and I both feel very blessed with the children we've had.
It turned out so well,
and I'm getting emotional (laughs).
He's always been there and always been a big support.
It's a role he's cherished.
- I still enjoy bein' a dad.
I still enjoy having my kids.
I still give them advice even though
they sometimes don't want it (laughs).
It's just so much fun.
- [Brandon] Hey, that's a wrap on Dad.
(family laughing)