This wasn't suppose to be a knock off,of the All In The Family series but a personal look at the final creation of a man. The show isn't All In The Family. It's not just about a lovable bigot married to a saintly housewife with a grown daughter and liberal son-in-law that pushes the envelope just as much as the main character but in the opposite of ways. This show deals with evolution of a character. You see, when Archie started out you got to learn how and why he was the way he was and little by little you got to see him learn new ways. There was always an Dingbat, Meat head, or Coloured boy neighbor around for him to bounce his ways off of and he came off looking pretty crass but he was learning step by step how to be a better person. This show may not have been as ground-breaking to some because it didn't tackle the social issues like the former but it did wonders if you'd look at it not as a spin off but as putting to use all he has learned. His wife has passed, his child moved away, and he still has people he doesn't quite understand. He learns and he loves and is loved even though he says things from time to time people now know that that he's not just some bigot. You never got to see his true heart with the others around and he never really amounted to much until he learned to make it on his own and become invaluable to other people. He learned to forgive, love, accept and understand people from all walks of life. It's a show about a man that finally grows up and becomes a real man.
Review of Archie Bunker's Place
