What a Classic – Archie Bunker does Shabbat! Archie Bunker does Shabbat.. LOL Very Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Famous for his gruff, ignorant, bigoted persona--blacks, Hispanics, Communists, hippies, gays, Jews, Catholics, womens libbers, and Polish-Americans were frequent targets of his barbs--Archie was in fact a complex character. Rather than being motivated by malice, he was portrayed as hardworking, a loving father and husband, and a basically decent man whose views were merely a product of the era and working-class environment in which he had been raised. Nevertheless, Archie was bad-tempered and frequently told his long-suffering, scatter-brained wife Edith to Stifle and Dummy up. Series creator Norman Lear admitted that this is how his father treated Lears mother. As the series progressed, Archie mellowed somewhat, albeit often out of necessity. In one episode, he expressed revulsion for a Ku Klux Klan-like organization which he accidentally joined. On another occasion, when asked to speak at the funeral of his friend, Stretch Cunningham, Archie - surprised to learn that his friend was Jewish - overcame his initial discomfort and delivered a moving eulogy, closing with a heartfelt Shalom. Most crucially, in 1978, the character became the guardian of Ediths step-cousin Floyds nine-year old daughter, Stephanie (Danielle Brisebois), and came to accept her Jewish faith, even buying her a Star of David necklace. via Shabbat
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:23:19 +0000
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