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lunamagica

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23. I think only a dyed in the wool liberal would have been willing to portray Archie. The character was

Reply to angrychair (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 01:58 AM

Dec 2017

such an ignorant and stupid conservative that I doubt any right-leaning actor would have enjoyed the role.

While it is true that there were people who shared Archie's POV, the show made sure to highlight Archie's ignorance and stupidity by having him utter one idiotic line after another. Archie Bunker needed to be played by a liberal who was in on the joke. Carrol O'Connor was the perfect choice to portray Archie Bunker.

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What was Archie Bunker's job? Or occupation? [View all] question everything Dec 2017 OP

Cab driver RandySF Dec 2017 #1

Part time. n/t jaysunb Dec 2017 #12

He worked on a loading dock. murielm99 Dec 2017 #2

Does this mean he was a unior member? question everything Dec 2017 #4

Yes, he went on strike at one point. David__77 Dec 2017 #19

Longshoreman, cab driver jberryhill Dec 2017 #3

I don't think longshoreman GP6971 Dec 2017 #6

Well, right, but.... jberryhill Dec 2017 #7

I believe he worked on a loading dock? dflprincess Dec 2017 #5

Fascinating guy Freddie Dec 2017 #8

Nope, born and raised in NYC... Orange Free State Dec 2017 #15

I think he was born and raised in Queens bottomofthehill Dec 2017 #16

I didn't know Maude was Edith's cousin! LeftInTX Dec 2017 #24

For his sake I feel we need to stress a point angrychair Dec 2017 #9

Not just for his sake. We should never mix the actors and the characters question everything Dec 2017 #11

I think only a dyed in the wool liberal would have been willing to portray Archie. The character was lunamagica Dec 2017 #23

I really believe Archie Bunker radical noodle Dec 2017 #26

Didn't he eventually take over Kelso's Bar? spinoff eShirl Dec 2017 #10

That was the spinoff question everything Dec 2017 #13

Yes, that was Archie Bunker's Place, the spinoff that lasted four seasons Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #14

May I ask an off-topic question? The other night I saw the Christmas episode lunamagica Dec 2017 #17

College deferral? David__77 Dec 2017 #20

Michael's colleege career seemed to be endless. Yeah, he lucked out with that lunamagica Dec 2017 #33

Perhaps deferral. Igel Dec 2017 #21

I did not know that. Thank you lunamagica Dec 2017 #31

Your brother would have had a high number, first number called up was 1, then 2.... Canoe52 Dec 2017 #39

He probably had deferrments LoveMyCali Dec 2017 #22

I thought the guy was Michael's college friend, but I problably just imagined that. I don't remember lunamagica Dec 2017 #34

A lot of men went on to grad school in that time period, in order to keep the college deferment Canoe52 Dec 2017 #38

Bone spurs Orange Free State Dec 2017 #25

... lunamagica Dec 2017 #30

College deferral at first radical noodle Dec 2017 #27

He was pretty lucky lunamagica Dec 2017 #32

Christmas episode - 1976 hexola Dec 2017 #41

Trump Supporters are Mainly Bigots Regardless of their Income JI7 Dec 2017 #18

Yeah there are plenty of well-educated Trump supporters. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #28

He was a TV actor. Kablooie Dec 2017 #29

Archie was a TV character... JHB Dec 2017 #36

To me, Trump voters are the Jerry Springer crowd. padfun Dec 2017 #35

He was a dock foreman for the Prendergast Tool and Die Company. AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #37

The job... Mike Nelson Dec 2017 #40

Really groundbreaking show MichMan Dec 2017 #42