User blog comment:1seddiefan/Why don't the writers mention Sam and Freddie's dads?/@comment-2246006-20100902111921

If neither Freddie nor Sam's fathers' absences are mentioned on the show, then I would assume that something a little too dark for the show transpired. If we ever do hear about what happened to them, then I *seriously* doubt abuse of *any* sort would be the reason why they are unmentioned/unseen. If either one of their dads are mentioned to have left their mothers on the show, they'll likely turn it into something humorous.

Sam: And as soon as we turned our backs, he stole all our cash and ran away with some one-eyed waitress he met in Vegas.

Freddie: He and my mom got into this HUGE fight and he left when I was three. We don't tallk too much, but he always sends me Fat Cakes on my birthday.