A little bit about All in the Family..

I had never seen All in the Family before class last week. Now, it seems like a show that I would really enjoy. I’ve been watching a few episodes at a time on youtube.com. One thing I came across on youtube was a tribute to Archie and Edith as a couple on the show. When the series stopped, a continuation series called Archie Bunker’s place had begun to air. It was held at a bar that Archie purchased and Archie Bunker’s Place was its name. I have included a clip of part of an episode of Archie Bunker’s Place. Archie walks into the bedroom where he and his wife, Edith, had many of their past memories at. Edith was said to have died of a stroke and Archie reflects in the bedroom with great emotion.

Archie and Edith resemble a couple that is on modern day television. That 70’s Show, my favorite sitcom which I’ve referred to plenty of times on my blog, has a set of parents that resemble Archie and Edith in Red and Kitty. Red, the old conservative war vet, runs a authoritative-style household with close watch and control over his son Eric. Kitty is the loose, outgoing housewife who cooks, cleans, and tries to love everyone. These shows are supposedly taking place in the 1970’s, All in the Family being in real time, and That 70’s Show trying to resemble those times.

~ by rgbryan on November 19, 2008.