Archie Bunker, the slur-spewing outer-borough dad on the CBS sitcom All in the Family, was probably the most famous character to be created by Norman Lear, the TV writer/producer who died this week at ...
The best Archie Bunker quotes are courtesy of creator Norman Lear. As a progressive, Lear himself was the opposite of Bunker's "lovable bigot" character, but still imbued the All In the Family ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It was so defaming. You need a special guy to play that,” explained MacLeod. “I abhor bigotry in every shape and form. I come ...
The recent death at the age of 101 of Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family and its improbable folk hero, Archie Bunker, set me to musing (always a dangerous thing) over Archie’s voting history ...
Rob Reiner would have celebrated his 79th birthday on March 6.
Think about it for a second. O'Connor's Archie Bunker was an old white guy who was out of touch with modern times, lashing out at younger generations for the things that they do – constantly bitching ...
On Real Time tonight Bill Maher paid tribute to the late, great Norman Lear, who passed away a week-and-a-half ago. Maher emphasized, “I couldn’t do my show if it weren’t for what he did.” The host ...
Nothing quite says “1970s sitcom” like the show, “All in the Family.” Whether you’re old enough to remember its original run or you’ve spent a few dozen hours (roughly 72 in all) watching reruns, the ...
To the editor: Columnist Lorraine Ali says we could use a character like Archie Bunker on TV today to spark conversations on racism and other contentious topics. This would be pointless. The ...