All in the Family - Archie Bunker

[EvilNed]

Is it just me, or is this character of Archie Bunker just repulsive? He's a racist, extremist christian, ignorant, thick headed egotistical asshole. I never got what the hell he was doing in a sitcom. I hate him.

[Yojimbo]

Yeah, he is all those things, but in later episiodes they really toned down his unlikable qualities. He was still racist, but not as much so. Still ignorant, but not as much so. Still right-wing...you get the picture. Funny thing, though, is once they clipped his balls the show just wasn't that funny. I actually liked this show and would have liked to see the original BBC show from which my fellow americans ripped this off.

[slickwilly13]

All those things you listed IS the reason I like Archie. He's just an asshole. He was flushing toilets before Al Bundy. I just find the character funny for all the wrong reasons.

[Yojimbo]

Yeah, he is all those things, but in later episiodes they really toned down his unlikable qualities. He was still racist, but not as much so. Still ignorant, but not as much so. Still right-wing...you get the picture. Funny thing, though, is once they clipped his balls the show just wasn't that funny. I actually liked this show and would have liked to see the original BBC show from which my fellow americans ripped this off. EDIT: Come to think of it, many of the popular shows in the USA were stolen from BBC. Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Office, Big Brother, all stolen from across the pond.

[Bub666]

Yeah,he was a huge racist.

[zombie04]

EDIT: Come to think of it, many of the popular shows in the USA were stolen from BBC. Three's Company, Sanford & Son, The Office, Big Brother, all stolen from across the pond. Oh yeah? Well, at least WE did Baywatch Kill me now

[Bub666]

Oh yeah? Well, at least WE did Baywatch Kill me now Baywatch was a horrible show.

[zombie04]

Baywatch was a horrible show. It was, but not as bad as Baywatch Nights...I swear American studios suck when it comes to TV

[Bub666]

It was, but not as bad as Baywatch Nights...I swear American studios suck when it comes to TV How long did Baywatch Nights last?I don't remember.

[zombie04]

How long did Baywatch Nights last?I don't remember. I think at best it lasted a full season.

[Bub666]

Baywatch Nights was a horrible show.

[zombie04]

I think anything with the name Baywatch was terrible. Then again, so was most of the shows made in the 90s.

[Bub666]

I think anything with the name Baywatch was terrible. Then again, so was most of the shows made in the 90s. You can say that again.

[DubiousComforts]

Is it just me, or is this character of Archie Bunker just repulsive? He's a racist, extremist christian, ignorant, thick headed egotistical asshole. I never got what the hell he was doing in a sitcom. Isn't that exactly the point of what the hell he was doing in a sitcom? I can't fathom actually having to explain the character of Archie Bunker in 2008, and yet even the networks won't air All in the Family today without a disclaimer due to the "controversial" nature of the show. And this is more than thirty years after the program was widely broadcast in prime time. Just goes to show the real damage caused by sitcoms like Home Improvement and Growing Pains.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Baywatch Nights was a horrible show. I think at best it lasted a full season. I think anything with the name Baywatch was terrible. Then again, so was most of the shows made in the 90s. How long did Baywatch Nights last?I don't remember. It was, but not as bad as Baywatch Nights...I swear American studios suck when it comes to TV Baywatch was a horrible show. Oh yeah? Well, at least WE did Baywatch Kill me now If anyone actually watched Baywatch for the stories they are FULL OF doggie doo doo. That show was just an excuse to put tits N ass on at a time when young coming of age girls and boys would have something to rub one off too. Does anyone think PAM anderson would have been as famous as she is if it wasn't for this show? Trust me it wasn't her acting abilities, it was her oral arguments.