Because Archie Bunker Was Right About Gun Control All Along

[tombogan03884]

I was 12 and had an autographed picture of Nixon on my bedroom wall.
It bugged hell out of my Aunt, she was head of the local Dem Party 

[Timothy]

I was 12 and had an autographed picture of Nixon on my bedroom wall.
It bugged hell out of my Aunt, she was head of the local Dem Party 

That's just sad Tom....my mom bought me a five foot poster of a semi neked Marilyn Monroe for my bedroom wall.

Priorities!

 

[Solus]

I was 24, thinking of boobies, and had no poster on the bedroom wall.

I like the show because it was the first I remember to take on hard social issues and on prime time yet.

Both Archie and Meathead where emphasized stereotypical examples of those who held those views.

Edith was the same....housewife not much aware of anything other thant he cost of produce at the local market....

My bias showed because I saw felt they made Archie a caricature of those who held his values, but felt Meathead was right on the money for those with his take on things.

Gloria, Sally Struthers, had a previous roll...as Happy Hollywood, in ads for something.  She wore the same tight blond curls she had when she first appeared as Gloria.   I hated happy Hollywood.

[tombogan03884]

Rob Reiner (Meathead) was not acting, those are actually the views he held then and that he holds today.

That's just sad Tom....my mom bought me a five foot poster of a semi neked Marilyn Monroe for my bedroom wall.

Priorities!

 

I also had Miss October on the back of the door. No one ever knew she was there. 

[twyacht]

BHO has been compared to Carter v2.0.... This 2:28 tirade, filmed during the Carter admin, reminds us,..again,,,, of three things:

Lear was very smart to portray Archie as a Blue Collar, War Vet, Conservative, homophobe.

He did "represent" a silent majority...Listen to the applause at the end....

BHO is Carter v2.0

 

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[tombogan03884]

What I don't understand is how they could write a script that was so damned accurate and still be socialists themselves. 

[Pathfinder]

What I don't understand is how they could write a script that was so damned accurate and still be socialists themselves. 

A. they were playing it for laughs and ratings, and
B. they honestly thought they were making a buffoon out of Archie.

[Solus]

What I don't understand is how they could write a script that was so damned accurate and still be socialists themselves. 

Of course you to, Tom.

Same as today....facts have very little to do with their beliefs.

They felt that showing that Archie went against the Proscribed Belief Structure was enough to heap ridicule upon him.

 

[tombogan03884]

Edith reminds me of my Grandmother .
You could have robbed that lady by mail.

[Ping]

Archie Bunker was ahead of its time. Due to the Political Correct Brigade it would be hard to have a show like this on television. The only person I have seen come close recently is Carlos Mencia.