Archie's Father Never Saw His Potential | All In The Family 

Was it not that his brother was just checking was not sure what the diagnosis was till then.

It was Heart Disease Archie's Brother was suffering from(he had to have a heart operation) He was not dying of cancer.

@@kathyk2777 Was that her way of saying you were book smart, but had no common sense? How do we define intelligence? Who is the smarter one? The person who got decent grades in high school who retired early, or the class valedictorian who works, and retires at 65? I thought my father was the same way. He never rewarded his kids when they did good. But he would be quick to punish if we did bad. Makes no sense right? But you do not have the time to dwell on that, you can only move ahead with your own choices, and reflect on them until another decision becomes imminent. You always find the daddy's little girl's syndrome locking horns with the mother. Strange is it not? Ever see the movie The Graduate? All that intelligence being thrown down the chute. Potential being wasted, and the parents were worried! Was she getting you off your a## when scolding you? It sounds like it. How did she treat other siblings if any? The same? Your father? The same? If she did so, she had the issues, and not you! Apologies if I am too invasive. Others who you worked with would think otherwise. Everybody does stupid things at home, lol! I know I have! Your mom had a short patience streak it seemed. My dad was he same. He had little patience, and a short temper. You must have been more like you dad. Cool, calm, and collected.

⁠@@tomodonovan5931 I’m glad my mom told me about the little voice inside me. It’s never let me down. Our lives are a product of DNA and influence . We can’t control the DNA. But we can learn from the influence.

Agreed!

Without a doubt number one in my book you are without a doubt completely right God bless Archie I know that we all miss him.

Amen darlin👏🏾

Superb actor. So was Jean Stapleton

No doubt

Not only Archie.There are many Archie's in this World!!!

Yes ! Archie was a product of his environment. The episode "Two's a Crowd" illustrates this perfectly. Mike gets some insight into Archie's mindset as he talks about growing up during the depression, being poor, bullied and abused by his father (whom he idolized) EDIT I don't remember the episode name but there's a wonderful scene where Edith tells Mike that Archie yells at him because he's jealous. Another eye opening moment for Mike

@@kurtbarlow9402 Mike reminds Edith of that when Archie forged her name to buy Kelsey's Bar. Buying the bar is Archie's chance to be somebody.

@@MrBronx61 YES ! Nice catch. There's so many wonderful moments in the series.

@@kurtbarlow9402 That's why I hate how they ended Mike's character. Lazy writing IMO, just to give Gloria her own show.

Parents who play favorites to that degree have personality disorders. In real life parents like the one described in this episode don't give a rat's behind if their child is strong enough to overcome or becomes a homeless drug addict. Facts!

@Zach Jersey Until Mike ran off to a commune and left Gloria and Joey behind.

He never hated Mike

@TheGonzoArt Very true and Edith explained this to Mike in the "Games Bunkers Play" episode.

@chris - Mike reminded Edith of that when Archie forged her signature to buy the bar. Mike saw this as Archie's big chance for an opportunity.

@TheGonzoArt For me, that was just bad writing.

He became a cop later if it helps

@@cintelwhite7176 LOL

Same here.

Archie was a horrible bigot. But, like you say, he was taught to be so by his Father.

Like us all. We either fall close to the tree, or far from it.

Archie is like that though to a degree, in his past he learned that that's how one lived by the people who influenced him, His father abused, degraded him and exposed him to the disrespect of minorities and Archie didn't know any better to the point he was bullied by minorities because of it. The thing about Archie is though, while at times he's stuck in the past he's willing to break bread and have a good time with minorities despite the way he talks and sees them which means he has an open mind, he struggles at times but through the series he grows and while he doesn't come out squeaky clean... He's still a better man for it. In one episode he claims to have said the N word in the past, in a future episode he punches his Lodge leader buddy for using it. If that's not character growth... Idk what is.

@@GameparkGames I had an uncle who was very outspoken racists. But I saw him take off his new leather jacket and give it to a Black man. It’s not what’s in your mind, but what’s in your heart. Our lives are a culmination of influences.❤

This scene, the Vietnam draft dodger scene, mourning Edith....these are some of the high points in TV history. Carroll O'Connor could portray human emotions with a depth and realism that few actors could match. Maybe it was because he himself faced his own difficulties. For me, he is one of the greatest actors of all time.

Sadly, Richard McKenzie passed away, December 1st, 2023; two months ago. I remember December 1st, 2023---it was a Friday. It was also on a Friday, December 1st, 1978, when my grandmother had passed. Mr. McKenzie lived to be 93 years old. That's a full life.

And a general following up on the progress being made by Kelly's Heroes behind enemy lines.

Oh yeah, and a naval officer serving In Harm's Way under Joihn Wayne.

Oh yeah, and a naval officer serving In Harm's Way under Joihn Wayne.

100%

Sorry. I have to disagree. You should look into narcissistic parenting and how they create roles for their children (specifically the golden child and the scapegoat). I don’t think he favored Archie’s brother because he needed help - he favored him because he saw all the good things he liked about himself in him. With Archie, he saw the negative and rejected him. I think Archie became strong because of this mistreatment, rather than the other way around.

@UncleMikeNJ I think there are many definitions of strong. The one I was referring to was his childhood ability to take such abuse from a parent, not let it crush him and yet still defend his brother. There’s strength in that.

He did, and lived long enough to divorce his young wife and mary another

He was actually at George Jefferson's home trying to con him until Florence prevented it all from happening...

We’ve become so hardened and self centered.

@@TomSpeaks-vw1zp You're absolutely right! Families aren't as close, people have "virtual ' friends and Churches are fighting to stay open because nobody attends. Fun times!

Well mostly. However, some people are just wired wrong and come mean straight out of the womb. Psycho serial killers are an example.

@@thomast8539 My grandpa used to say. They weren’t put together right.😂

It was actually a live studio audience.

@@thomasipkiss8793 Sitcoms back in the day had a 'laugh machine' like a keyboard where a guy would hit certain 'laughs' and pepper each episode with specific laughs. This episode had such canned laughs.

@@sherbournesubwaymess don’t take my word for it look it up. Why on earth would they include people sniffing and coughing and blowing their nose if it was a canned track? That show was famously one of the first primetime television shows that had an actual studio audience.

@@sherbournesubwaymess No it didn't. All in the Family was, by this time, shown to a live studio audience for live reactions. They even stated it during the closing.