Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> >Funny how stuff like that works. Not too long ago I heard someone
> >complaining about All In The Family. The person thought that Archie's
> >attitude was racist, misogynistic and homophobic. No shit. He was a
> >character with those trades and they were satirizing him, making him
> >look foolish for having those views.
>
>
> *HE* looked foolish? It was his meathead son-in-law and pinko
> daughter who looked foolish!<G>
>
> I had friends who really felt that way. They enjoyed the show as
> much as I did.

Carroll O'Connor was born to play that role. Check out the original
(British) -- it's tepid by comparison.