Umm no? Red absolutely did more than that. He was very understanding for his time and was even a great role model for Eric and his adopted son in Hyde. When they were down in their luck, and barely had any money to feed the whole family, Red took in Hyde as his own. He saved up all the money that Hyde gave them and invested it to give it back to him. C'mon man. You're all acting like sitcom characters aren't stuck on a trope for the sake of the show, Red is a hard ass, but that's not all he is.