Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place Opening title screen
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Norman Lear (based in part upon Til Death Us Do Part, created by Johnny Speight)
Starring	Carroll O'Connor Jean Stapleton (1979-1980) Danielle Brisebois Martin Balsam (1979-1981) Anne Meara (1979-1982) Barry Gordon (1981-1983)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	97
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 23, 1979 – April 4, 1983
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Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular, the show maintained a large enough audience to last four seasons, ending its run in 1983. Image File history File links Archie_Bunkers_Place. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Norman Lear (born July 27, 1922) is a Jewish-American television writer and producer who produced such popular sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, Good Times and Maude. ... Til Death Us Do Part (also known as Till Death Us do Part)1 was a BBC television sitcom series written by Johnny Speight that ran from 1966 until 1975. ... Johnny Speight (June 2, 1920 - July 5, 1998), was a TV scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor, most famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... Danielle Brisebois Danielle Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) was a child actress in the 1970s, most recognized for her role as Stephanie Mills on the sitcoms All in the Family and its spin-off/continuation Archie Bunkers Place. ... Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. ... Anne Meara (born September 20, 1929) is an American comedian and actress. ... Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... All in the Family is a popular and acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 until April 8, 1979, when the final original episode aired. ... // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ...

The major difference in the continuation is that – although some of the scenes were set in the Bunker home long familiar to viewers – most of the stories were set at Archie Bunker's Place, the neighborhood tavern Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) purchased in 1977 (in the eighth-season premiere of All in the Family). He had purchased what was then known as Kelsey's Bar from former proprietor Tommy Kelsey when Kelsey's health declined. During the premiere of Archie Bunker's Place, he takes on a Jewish partner, Murray Klein (Martin Balsam) when co-owner Harry Snowden decides to sell his share of the business. Early in the first season, to increase his clientèle, Archie and Murray build a restaurant onto the bar; the additions include a separate seating area for the restaurant and a well-equipped kitchen with service window. The regular patrons are Barney Hefner, Hank Pivnak, and Mr. Van Ranseleer. Archie Bunker on the cover of TV Guide (August 8-14, 1981) Archie Bunker was a fictional character in the long-running and top-rated American television sitcom All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunkers Place. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor, most famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... In television, a season premiere refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed. ... Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. ...

Archie Bunker's Place was the sounding board for Archie's views, support from his friends, and Murray's counterpoints. Later in the series, after Murray re-marries and leaves for San Francisco, Archie hires a business partner, Gary Rabinowitz (Barry Gordon), whose views were liberal in contrast to Archie's political conservativism. Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...

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Archie Bunker's Place, like All in the Family before it, was set in the borough of Queens. The opening credits featured a view of the Queensboro Bridge, which connects Manhattan to Queens. Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ... The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Geographically the largest borough in the city, Queens is home to many immigrants and two of New Yorks major airports. ...

The theme of Archie Bunker's Place was "Those Were The Days". It was a re-scored version of the long-familiar opening theme to All in the Family, sans vocals from Archie and Edith. The closing theme, "Remembering You," was a re-scored version of All in the Family's closing theme. Those Were The Days is a retrospective compliation of the music of Cream. ...

Characters

• Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, a bigoted blue-collar worker whose ignorant stubbornness tends to cause his arguments to self-destruct. By the time of Archie Bunker's Place, however, the character has mellowed somewhat and is no longer as explicitly bigoted as he had been during All in the Family, even agreeing to go into business with a Jewish man.

• Jean Stapleton continued to play Archie's wife Edith Bunker when Archie Bunker's Place premiered. The show featured Edith occasionally during the first season, but Stapleton decided to leave the series late in 1979; her character was referred to but unseen during the rest of the 1979-1980 season. The writers and producers addressed Stapleton's departure in the Season 2 premiere, explaining that Edith had died of a stroke. Archie reflected on his wife's passing, and eventually, began dating other women.

• Martin Balsam as Murray Klein. Murray was Archie's Jewish partner, who held similar liberal views to Archie's son-in-law Michael Stivic.

• Danielle Brisebois as Stephanie Mills. Stephanie, a 10-year-old girl who is Jewish, is taken in by Archie and Edith after her father (Edith's cousin), a chronic drunk and unemployed Floyd Mills (played by Ben Slack), had abandoned her during the final season of All in the Family. Stephanie loved to sing and dance, and her talents were showcased in several episodes.

• Celeste Holm (as Estelle Harris, Stephanie's wealthy grandmother, who would often be at odds with Archie over his rearing of Stephanie)

• Allan Melvin as Barney Hefner, one of Archie's best friends and a regular at the bar. Their friendship was first established in 1972 during an episode of "All in the Family." He was then married to a woman named Mabel but Mabel died (somewhere around the 1976 season) and Barney married Blanche (played by Estelle Parsons), a friend of Edith's. Blanche left Barney numerous times, always for repairmen. Barney divorced her in 1979, but Blanche was the only one to gain anything out of the divorce, with Barney being ordered to pay alimony.

• Danny Dayton as Hank Pivnik, another regular and good buddy of Archie's. First appeared in 1977 on "All in the Family." Hank disappeared with no explanation given afer the 1979-1980 season.

• Bill Quinn as Mr. Edgar Van Ranseleer, a blind patron and regular at the bar. He was almost never referred to by his first name. First appearance dates to 1978 on "All in the Family."

• Jason Wingreen as Harry Snowden, Archie's former business partner who continued to work at the tavern as a bartender. Another holdover character from "All in the Family," which Wingreen joined in 1977.

• 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. She often made wisecracks and gave Archie a hard time. She insisted that Archie also hire her openly gay nephew Fred as a waiter to help him pay for law school. She was an alcoholic and deep down pined to get back with her ex-husband, Carmine (who appeared in a few episodes and was played by Meara's real-life husband, Jerry Stiller), but knew it wasn't going to happen. Meara appeared sporadically throughout the show's final season.

• Barbara Meek portrayed Ellen Canby (1980-1982). Ellen was a black housekeeper who was hired by Archie. She also took care of Stephanie, and kept Archie's views in check. Though Archie still harbored some resentment toward black people by the time she arrived on the scene, he deeply respected Ellen and was grateful for the job she did in helping to raise Stephanie.

• Denise Miller, who joined the cast in 1981 as Archie's 18-year-old niece, Barbara Lee 'Billie' Bunker. Billie – who worked as a waitress at Archie Bunker's Place, was the daughter of Archie's long-estranged brother, Fred. Her principal love interest was Gary Rabinowitz (see below).

• Barry Gordon, another 1981 addition to the cast, as Archie's Jewish accountant Gary Rabinowitz. Gary would quickly begin dating Billie, who was 15 years younger than he was. Just like Mike Stivic and Murray Klein before him, Gary's liberal beliefs often contrasted with those of conservative Archie.

• Sally Struthers returned as Archie's daughter, Gloria Stivic, for a few episodes. In addition to "Thanksgiving Reunion," Struthers guested in the 1982 two-part episode, "Gloria Comes Home," where she returns home from California with her son, Joey after divorcing Mike (who had run off to a commune). The character eventually moved on to her own spin-off series, Gloria. (Note: The original unaired pilot episode to the TV series which begins with a short cameo by Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker was later repackaged as an Archie Bunker's Place episode).

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Production

Unlike the preceding show, Archie Bunkers Place was not videotaped before a live audience, with the exception of a few select episodes (including "Thanksgiving Reunion" and "Archie Alone").^{[verification needed]} Instead, the show was shot on a closed set with multiple cameras, with the best takes being edited together. The finished product was then shown to live audiences attending tapings of One Day at a Time, thus providing real laughter for the show.^{[verification needed]} Over the end credits, O'Connor announced "Archie Bunker's Place was played to a studio audience for a live response," a practice which had originated in the last season of All in the Family. One Day at a Time is a long-running American situation comedy dealing with a divorced mother, played by Bonnie Franklin, her two teenage daughters (Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli and their building superintendent (Pat Harrington, Jr. ...

Notable episodes

The series' most notable episode among critics was "Archie Alone" (the 1980-1981 season premiere). In that episode, viewers learn that Edith had died of a stroke a month earlier (Jean Stapleton had resigned from her role), and Archie refuses to grieve. His refusal to let go of his emotions takes its toll on the Stephanie, until one day Archie sees Edith's slippers while in their bedroom. Archie finally breaks down and cries. Later, after a talk with Stephanie, he agrees to take her to visit Edith's grave. Notably, the British TV series In Sickness and in Health, the continuation of Till Death Us Do Part on which All in the Family was based, had a similar episode in which Edith's British counterpart Else Garnett died from natural causes. This was not a result of one series copying the other; both shows were forced to write these deaths in for coincidental reasons.^[1] In television, a season premiere refers to the first episode of a new television season for a series that has been renewed. ... Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress of stage, television and film. ... In Sickness and in Health was a BBC television sitcom sequel to the highly successful Til Death Us Do Part. ... Til Death Us Do Part (also known as Till Death Us do Part)1 was a BBC television sitcom series written by Johnny Speight that ran from 1964 until 1974. ... Else Garnett was a fictional charactor in the British TV show Til Death Us Do Part. ...

The first season episode, "Thanksgiving Reunion," marked the final time the original ensemble from "All in the Family" – O'Connor, Stapleton, Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner – appeared together. In that episode, Mike announces that he has lost his job as college professor after his participation in nude protest of a proposed nuclear power plant becomes public. This puts a further strain on his already troubled marriage to Gloria (who also admits she participated in the protest), and will foreshadow the Stivics' imminent divorce. Sally Ann Struthers (born July 28, 1948, Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and spokesperson, best known for playing Gloria Stivic; the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker on All in the Family. ... Robert Rob Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. ...

Later, comedian Don Rickles guest starred as a crusty boarder named Al Snyder, who rented a room from Archie's friend and neighbor Barney, whose wife Blanche had left him sometime earlier. Highlights of this episode are exchanges combining Rickles' insult humor and his character's curmudgeonly disposition with Archie's sincere but misguided efforts to resolve disputes between Snyder and Barney ("Okay, there whaddyacallit, you and me's gotta have a talk." "Hey, I don't wanna talk to you; take a hike." "Don't tell me to take a hike; I ain't goin' anywheres."). Eventually, the Rickles character is exhausted by the constant chatter and decides to rest ("I need a nap. When I wake up, Barney, I'll give you back your bathrobe. You can tear in half and use one half as a bed for your dog and the other half to clean out your dirty oven."). The Rickles character drifts off to sleep and dies. The episode ends with Barney pondering whether he'll wind up like Mr. Snyder: "Sore at the world, 'cause I'm all alone." Donald Jay Rickles (born May 8, 1926 in New York City, New York) is an American comedian, film actor, and voice actor. ...

DVD releases

Season Releases

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External links

• Archie Bunker's Place Homepage
• Jump The Shark - Archie Bunker's Place