“Without Vine, it’s pretty safe to say there would be no BatDad,” says Blake Wilson, the man behind the mask in the wildly popular videos. “There was something about that six-second limitation that ...

Can you imagine being a kid and having your dad sometimes sport a Batman mask as he waits for opportunities to parent you in that iconic gritty Batman voice? That’s exactly what Vine user BatDad does, ...

He’s just an ordinary dad with a smartphone … and a cape. And he’s using them for good. Meet Blake Wilson, the real guy behind the Batman mask and the husky voice for which his character “Batdad” is ...

In case you’ve never heard of Vine, allow me to enlighten you: It’s an app that lets users take six-second videos and post them. It’s very simple to use and has spawned some incredibly creative videos ...

The last generation may have let the TV parent their kids, but this generation has a new place to turn: Vine. Specifically, the masked super-father, Batdad (alter ego: Blake Wilson of Atlanta). In his ...

Or watch a compilation of BatDad Vines. This way, you get the added benefit of watching his wife, Jen, seemingly become more and more exasperated every time he BatDads her. (For the record, Blake says ...

True confession. On the first day of school this year, I got swept up in all the back-to-school cuteness and violated my family’s policy of not sharing pictures and videos of our girls online. I ...

If you ever get the feeling that your kids are more impressed by the superheroes in their comic books than they are by you, well, this dad knows your struggle. That's why he often dons the mask of ...

We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features a kitten rescued by a firefighter, a tribute to Dublin’s canals, mind-blowing optical illusions, ...

He's the hero dad we deserve — and need — right now. A Georgia father of four dons the Dark Knight's disguise and mimics the superhero's husky voice to become BatDad, protecting his family and the ...

Don’t think you can have a minivan full of family fun in six seconds? You haven’t met the “Eh Bee” family. That’s the name a Toronto, Canada, household goes by on its Vine, YouTube and Instagram ...

Surely you have heard of BatDad by now. He’s had a Today Show appearance. He’s had a ‘Shop Contest. He even has an agent, or so we’ve heard (from said agent). But every superhero needs an archnemesis.