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Mar 24, 2020 · Remembering the Classic TV Series ‘All in the Family’ and the Day That Edith Bunker Died. Entertainment. Mar 24, 2020 9:56 am ·. By Ed Gross. Comment. The death of Jean Stapleton’s...
- Ed Gross
Storyline. Edith's Aunt Rose passes away, and as Edith prepares for the funeral, Archie steadfastly refuses to go. Seems that Edith and Aunt Rose were at odds over her decision to marry Archie, so they hardly spoke.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Paul Bogart
- 1978-10-22
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In its day, All in the Family was truly a revolutionary sitcom. Created by Norman Lear, it broke new ground in network television and was the first sitcom to openly discuss subjects like racism, miscarriage, menopause, homosexuality, and breast cancer.
All in the Family revolves around a blue-collar household thats owned by a bigoted working stiff, Archie Bunker (Carroll OConnor), and his sweet but dim-witted wife, Edith (Jean Stapleton). Living with them are their adult daughter, Gloria (Sally Struthers), and her liberal husband Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner). Recurring supporting characters are pl...
Struthers once said that the network was bracing for a barrage of angry phone calls but instead received lots of calls from people who wanted to see it return.
After eight seasons, Struthers and Reiner left the series. In season nine, Brisebois joined the cast as Ediths young niece, Stephanie. Her mother had died and her father, Ediths cousin Floyd, couldnt take care of her properly so the Bunkers stepped in to raise her. The tone of the series had clearly changed.
All in the Family ended more than 20 years ago, on March 25, 1979, but the characters continued on in a new series, Archie Bunkers Place, in the Fall of 1979. The new sitcom focused more on Archies neighborhood bar. Stapleton appeared in some of the episodes and then asked to be written out of the show. After that, Edith was mentioned but not shown...
Ediths death is foreshadowed a bit in the series finale of All in the Family. In Too Good Edith, Archie calls on his wife to help cook the food for the St. Patricks Day celebration at his bar. Unknown to him, Edith has a bad case of phlebitis and has been told by her doctor to stay off her feet. She doesnt want to disappoint her husband but finally...
The Bunker home, the site of most of "All in the Family," would still appear on the show, but the bar became the main setting. To help with a smooth transition, Jean Stapleton appeared five times ...
Edith Bunker is a fictional character on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family (and occasionally Archie Bunker's Place ), played by Jean Stapleton. She is the wife of Archie Bunker, mother of Gloria Stivic, mother-in-law of Michael "Meathead" Stivic, and grandmother of Joey Stivic. Her cousin is Maude Findlay ( Bea Arthur ), one of Archie's nemeses.
4.1Main Cast. 4.2Guest Stars/Recurring Cast. 5More external links. Synopsis. Edith's Aunt Rose dies and to her surprise, she's the only one to attend the funeral. Storyline. Edith's Aunt Rose passes away and as Edith prepares for the funeral, Archie steadfastly refuses to go.
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Edith was killed off-screen, dying from a stroke. The series was re-named "Archie Bunker's Place" and focused primarily on the action at the bar Archie purchased in season 8 of "All in the Family ...
