Archie Bunker. Described as a "lovable bigot", he was first seen by the American public when All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, where he was depicted as the head of the Bunker family. In 1979, the show was retooled and renamed Archie Bunker's Place; it finally went off the air in 1983.
Abraham Alvarez and Joe Rosario as Jose Perez and Raoul Rosario, two Latin-American immigrants employed as assistant cooks at Archie's bar. Archie later learns they are illegal immigrants after they refuse to give a statement to police after having witnessed a mugging. Anne Meara as Veronica Rooney (1979–1982), the cook at Archie Bunker's Place.
Archie decides to expand his bar, Archie Bunker's Place, into a restaurant. In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the bigot he is, tries in vain to get a loan to buy Harry out.
Archie is a Republican and an outspoken supporter of Richard Nixon, as well as an early (1976) supporter of Ronald Reagan, who correctly predicted Reagan's election in 1980. During the Vietnam War, Archie dismisses peace protesters as unpatriotic and has little good to say about the Civil Rights Movement.
April 4, 1983Archie Bunker's Place / Final episode date
phlebitisShe had been suffering from phlebitis and decided not to tell Archie, but when he finds out about it he scolds her for hiding it from him. In the sequel series Archie Bunker's Place, Archie's worst nightmare becomes a reality when Edith dies (off-camera) from a stroke.
Why was Edith killed off of 'All in the Family? By the time the final season of All in the Family debuted, Edith was seen less and less on screen. Stapleton feared being typecast in “submissive” roles, so she began guest starring instead of appearing as a series regular.
Archie AloneArchie's worst nightmare came true in 1980, on the All in the Family continuation series Archie Bunker's Place, when Edith died (off-camera) of a stroke in the 1-hour second season premiere, "Archie Alone," which originally aired on CBS on November 2, 1980.
Trivia. The episode's title refers to Gloria Bunker Stivic, who returns home after her divorce from Mike "Meathead" Stivic with their son Joey Stivic.
Archie finds himself in a compromising situation with an attractive waitress after Edith ignores his amorous advances and dashes off to the Sunshine Home. Archie finds himself in a compromising situation with an attractive waitress after Edith ignores his amorous advances and dashes off to the Sunshine Home.
Nancy Fields O'ConnorCarroll O'Connor / Spouse (m. 1951–2001)
Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers, who play Mike and Gloria Stivic, are leaving the show for separate projects of their own. Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton as Archie and Edith Bunker will stay on for at least one more season.
What is the significance of the rings? A: O'Connor, who played Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" from 1971-79, wore his grandfather's diamond ring on the middle finger of his right hand for sentimental reasons, "People" reported in 1975. "I like the way it looks," he said.
Justice For All featured 44-year-old O'Connor as “Archie Justice” with Stapleton (age 45) as Edith.
90 years (1923–2013)Jean Stapleton / Age at death
May 31, 2013Jean Stapleton / Date of death
Billie accepts a date with Archie's accountant to get under Archie's skin because of his over-protectiveness.
October 21, 1979. ( 1979-10-21) Archie is in trouble with the State of New York when he is charged with non-payment of sales tax and questionable record keeping. Now it's up to Murray to save Archie and the bar by trying to romance the tax agent. 7.
Archie's refusal to grieve over Edith's sudden death continues to take its toll on his friends and family ... until one day he happens to go into their bedroom and sees one of Edith's slippers. Due to painful memories of Edith's death, Archie considers selling the home and getting an apartment.
October 7, 1979. ( 1979-10-07) Archie's Place has acquired a new regular customer, Dottie. However, Archie and Murray discover that she is a prostitute and is conducting her business at the bar.
In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the bigot he is, tries in vain to get a loan to buy Harry out. Harry finalizes the sale of his half to Murray Klein, much to Archie's chagrin.
September 30, 1979. ( 1979-09-30) Edith, who has been jobless since she got fired from the Sunshine Home, has gotten a job as recreational assistant at the Rego Park Center for the Mentally Ill. However, Archie has decided that he thinks that Edith should not be working.
When the restaurant is in financial ruin due to Archie's lackluster business sense, his lawyer hires him a business manager, against Archie's strong objections.
Let me preface this review by mentioning that "All in the Family" is one of my favorite shows (most seasons, but not all), so it pains me to have to write a negative piece on the "sequel", but there's no getting around it.
Edith's drops by the bar before she goes to a job interview at a nursing home, and runs into Murray. She tells him that she's worried about the interview especially because what does she say if they ask about what happened at her last job. Murray offers her some words of encouragement.
Edith tells the story of how she got fired from the Sunshine Home, detailing the events that happened in the All in the Family: Edith Gets Fired (1979) episode of All in the Family (1971). See more »
The last scene in which Archie Bunker ever appears comes in the episode, I'm Torn Here (season 4, episode 24; airdate April 4, 1983). He is at the bar with bartender Harry Snowden and regular patron Mr. Van Ranseleer, recounting a dream he had:
It aired on CBS from September 23, 1979, to April 4, 1983. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons.
Later, when Sammy chokes on some food, Archie uses the Heimlich maneuver to save Sammy's life. At the end of the episode, Archie and Stephanie simultaneously kiss Sammy, contrasting what happened in the parent show's episode "Sammy's Visit.".
Another notable episode was "The Return of Sammy, " when Sammy Davis Jr. comes to the bar and restaurant after Archie calls up his talk show. He, like Murray, is surprised that Archie has a Jewish niece. Later, when Sammy chokes on some food, Archie uses the Heimlich maneuver to save Sammy's life.
"Eulogy and Tavern," the 12th chapter (Chapter 4, Part 3) of Jonathan Lethem 's novel Dissident Gardens, is set within the world of the television show. One of the book's main characters, Rose, begins frequenting a bar called Kelcy's on Northern Boulevard near her home in Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, where she befriends the owner, Archie Bunker, and eventually tries to seduce him with her old Communist rhetoric. ("Your lifelong dream, Archie, only you don't know it. Hump a hot Red.") The chapter includes appearances by series-regulars Barney Hefner, Hank Pivnik, Edgar Van Ranseleer, Harry Snowden and Stephanie Mills.
Although the Bunker home continued to be featured, the scenes were primarily set in the title's neighborhood tavern in Astoria, Queens, which Archie Bunker ( Carroll O'Connor) purchased in the series' eighth- season premiere of All in the Family. During the first season as Archie Bunker's Place, Bunker takes on a Jewish partner, ...
Jean Stapleton continued to play Archie's wife Edith Bunker when Archie Bunker's Place premiered. The show featured Edith five times during the first 14 episodes of the first season, but Stapleton decided to leave the series late in 1979; her character was referred to but unseen during most of the 1979–1980 season.
In episode 106 , "Archie and the Quiz", there is a direct reference to the fact that Archie was born in 1924. ^ Stated in season one, episode one, "Meet the Bunkers". ^ Last original airing of Archie Bunker's Place. ^ "Archie and the FBI".
Lear based the Archie Bunker character on his own father, Herman Lear, as well as Alf Garnett, the character from the BBC1 sitcom Till Death Us Do Part, on which All in the Family was based.
Lear thought Bunker's opinions on race, sex, marriage, and religion were so wrong as to represent a parody of right-wing bigotry .
Three fifth season episodes were missed because of a contract dispute between O'Connor and series creator Norman Lear . Archie was modeled after Norman Lear's father Herman Lear and on Alf Garnett from the BBC1 sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.
Archie also reveals that when Edith was in labor with Gloria, he took her to Bayside Hospital on the Q5 bus because " the subway don't run to Bayside".
Character traits. Archie has a gruff, overbearing demeanor, largely defined by his bigotry towards a diverse group of individuals: blacks, Hispanics, "Commies", gays, hippies, Jews, Asians, Catholics, " women's libbers ", and Polish–Americans are frequent targets of his barbs.
The character's imprint on American culture is such that Archie Bunker's name was still being used in the media to describe a certain group of voters who voted in the 2008 United States presidential election.
Archie hires Ellen Canby, sister of his next door neighbor, as his new housekeeper.
Barbara Meek's first appearance as Archie Bunker's housekeeper Ellen Canby.