CLASSIC

[hammer4reel]

 

[jumpthestring]

One of my favorite shows growing up in the 70's.  

[Lunatic]

Great, timeless show. I was watching it last night 

[JD48]

Good stuff

[archer36]

Norman Lear was the creator of this and many other great TV shows. He was a showbiz genius. This is from Wikipedia:

"Lear was known for his political activism and funding of liberal and progressive causes and politicians. In 1980, he founded the advocacy organization People for the American Way to counter the influence of the Christian right in politics, and in the early 2000s, he mounted a tour with a copy of the Declaration of Independence."

Do you really think he was criticizing Dems or making fun of those that do? 

People either laughed at what Archie said or laughed at him. That's why the show had great appeal. There was something for everyone. 

Carrol O'connor (Archie) himself was a "liberal". This from Wikipedia:

"While O'Connor's personal politics were liberal, he understood the Bunker character and played him not only with bombast and humor but with touches of vulnerability. The show's writing was consistently left of center, but O'Connor, while his character held right-wing views, could also deftly skewer the liberal pieties of the day. "

As I said, Norman Lear was a showbiz genius. 

Edited April 15 by archer36

[not on the rug]

Side note: Carol O'Connor was 46 when the show started and Jean Stapleton was 48.  Why do they look 80?

Same goes for the Golden Girls.  Those ladies were all in their 50s and 60s on that show.  Wtf?