Does anyone else's parents flip out if the tv stops working?

My dad is notorious for this with both the computer and the tv. He will either call my brother or me and will start freaking out on us to help him fix it. It's frustrating because he doesn't really listen when he gets like that and it's hard for me specifically to troubleshoot something without being there in person. I'm not always able to be there in person to help. Thankfully he usually calls my brother over me. I swear if he cannot watch his nascar or his news programs he will raise hell.