I love the one where Archie innocently refers to Mother Jefferson as a mammy".
Just think... he was being gallant.
Just think... he was being gallant.
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Your favorite "All in the Family" moments
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The noose, the gun, the razor & the pills. That about covers it.
"Yer talkin' to the dead Edith"
I only ever knew about the Russian roulette one - these were hilarious, and really showed the skill of these two actors - Stapleton being able to carry on without distraction, and O'Connor being so realistic and thorough. Of course today you'd have the Society for Prevention of Suicide or something up in arms over this, but back then All in the Family had freedom in many things you simply can't do today.
I'm amazed we're still able to see this show. It and Blazing Saddles, thank god, appear to have fallen into some sort of grandfather clause over their use of racism as comedy. When we started to see people crucified for using the N-word, for example, in a completely clinical fashion (some poor schmuck on CNN recently got raked over the coals for using the word when quoting from a bloody court transcript), I had expected to see All in the Family and Blazing Saddles wiped from history. And anyone who advocates that, especially in the case of All in the Family, has clearly a) never watched the show and b) has no clue what the show was all about.
Here's a brilliant example. And it actually makes me mad that you aren't allowed to see this sort of material on TV anymore. Archie learns that a friend of his - a Jewish friend - has died. And he's asked to give a eulogy at a synagogue. This 10-minute clip pretty much encapsulates everything that was edgy and that was great about All in the Family. And the last couple minutes really show the heart of this series. Archie's comment about laughter adding years to his life could also apply to many of us remembering Carol O'Connor. I'd actually never seen this clip before I went looking for that pantomime suicides one, and it's one of my favorites now (sorry, I don' t know how to embed):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnignqBw4CY
Alex
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"Every time you tell me dat story I wish ta Gawd I was on dat damn little train"
Edith: "It's okay for a man to cry. The Reader's Digest said so."
Archie: "Then let the reader's digest cry. Little, condensed tears."
That was a great ep, where Arch had to acknowledge his prejudice in the face of someone who he's friends with, like the when he finds out the black family moving into the neighborhood is Lionel's. There's also one where he finds out another friend, a big strapping football player, is gay.
The best moment for me in any episode is when Archie's in the middle of strenuous disagreement with someone. The other person says something which completely demolishes Archie's position, and his only response is this long, slow, exquisitely wordless look of sheer annoyance.
It's a thing of beauty to behold.
It's a thing of beauty to behold.
There was also an episode where he finds out a relative was a Lesbian though it took a while for Archie to get what they were talking about.
^ Similar to Beverly LaSalle trying to tell him she's a man.
Of course Edith doesn't catch on either.
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCB0xJhSz44[/YT]
Of course Edith doesn't catch on either.
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCB0xJhSz44[/YT]
It's been so long. I'd forgotten about Beverly. Then Mike kept teasing Archie unmercifully saying he felt faint, and then bending in for a kiss.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBl6dCDGk0Q[/yt]
Their expressions are absolute gold.
Archie: "Couldn't you find a cake recipe in dere?"
This episode has two more of my favorites:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkPl7OUT4cA[/yt]
Archie: "Well, Edith...looks like we lost a daughter, but gained a meathead."
Lionel: "Wait a minute...Mike and Gloria had a fight in her house and she left?"
Archie: "Don't seem right to you neither, does it Lionel?"
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I had to dig the thread up. I just an episode with a scene that made me laugh so damn hard.
Archie: Who the hell is little Stanislaus?
Mike: We were thinking about if we had a boy, that would be his name.
Archie: Stanislaus? How did you think of a nutty name like that?
Mike: That was my father's name and it's a good name.
Archie: If Stanislaus is a good name, how come he named you meathead?
Mike: He named me Michael. YOU named me meathead.
Archie: If he was thinking about naming him after the grandfather, why didn't he name him after the grandfather who was the living American here?
Gloria: Before you get all upset, daddy, would you like to know the other name if it's a boy?
Archie: What?
Gloria: Archie.
Edith: Archie, that's your name!
Archie: You don't say...
Gloria: See, daddy, we didn't forget about you. We thought we'd use all the grandfather's names and name him Stanislaus Arichbald Stevic.
Archie: Well, how come you didn't think about it the other way around, Arichbald Stanislaus Stevic?
Gloria: Oh, daddy, you wouldn't want your grandchild to have those initials.
Arichbald Stanislaus Stevic = ASS
Archie: Who the hell is little Stanislaus?
Mike: We were thinking about if we had a boy, that would be his name.
Archie: Stanislaus? How did you think of a nutty name like that?
Mike: That was my father's name and it's a good name.
Archie: If Stanislaus is a good name, how come he named you meathead?
Mike: He named me Michael. YOU named me meathead.
Archie: If he was thinking about naming him after the grandfather, why didn't he name him after the grandfather who was the living American here?
Gloria: Before you get all upset, daddy, would you like to know the other name if it's a boy?
Archie: What?
Gloria: Archie.
Edith: Archie, that's your name!
Archie: You don't say...
Gloria: See, daddy, we didn't forget about you. We thought we'd use all the grandfather's names and name him Stanislaus Arichbald Stevic.
Archie: Well, how come you didn't think about it the other way around, Arichbald Stanislaus Stevic?
Gloria: Oh, daddy, you wouldn't want your grandchild to have those initials.
Arichbald Stanislaus Stevic = ASS
