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While ''All in the Family'' is today considered to be a "groundbreaking" show in the history of television by the [[liberal media]], it is a glaring reminder of Hollywood's unsuccessful attempt to demonize [[conservative]]s beginning in the early 1970s. Despite the promotion of [[liberal values]] by ''All in the Family'', however, the ''Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' mentioned that audiences looked up to Archie Bunker largely because of his stubborn rejection of the counterculture, and his chair was even included as one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.<ref>''The Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' by Johnathan Leaf, page 97.<br />Those Were the Days.<br />The show most people associate with the clash between the sixties counterculture and the older generation, ''All in the Family'', did not premier until 1971. It is hailed by liberals today as a ground-breaking sitcom that "pushed the envelope" of acceptable fare for TV. In all the praise, however, it's forgotten that what made the show so beloved was the popularity of its main character, Archie Bunker. Although the character was supposed to be an unenlightened, illogical bigot, he became a hero to millions of Americans for his stubborn rejection of the counterculture. It is Archie Bunker's chair that has become one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, Bunker's counterculture antagonist is now mostly remembered for the derisive nickname Archie gave him: Meathead.</ref>

While ''All in the Family'' is today considered to be a "groundbreaking" show in the history of television by the [[liberal media]], it is a glaring reminder of Hollywood's unsuccessful attempt to demonize [[conservative]]s beginning in the early 1970s. Despite the promotion of [[liberal values]] by ''All in the Family'', however, the ''Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' mentioned that audiences looked up to Archie Bunker largely because of his stubborn rejection of the counterculture, and his chair was even included as one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.<ref>''The Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' by Johnathan Leaf, page 97.<br />Those Were the Days.<br />The show most people associate with the clash between the sixties counterculture and the older generation, ''All in the Family'', did not premier until 1971. It is hailed by liberals today as a ground-breaking sitcom that "pushed the envelope" of acceptable fare for TV. In all the praise, however, it's forgotten that what made the show so beloved was the popularity of its main character, Archie Bunker. Although the character was supposed to be an unenlightened, illogical bigot, he became a hero to millions of Americans for his stubborn rejection of the counterculture. It is Archie Bunker's chair that has become one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, Bunker's counterculture antagonist is now mostly remembered for the derisive nickname Archie gave him: Meathead.</ref>

Though it was after the show ended, it was revealed in the spinoff ''Gloria'' that Mike left Gloria with their son Joey for another woman he met in College, and is now at a nudist commute. In another case of poor family values.

Though it occured after the show ended, it was revealed in the spinoff ''Gloria'' that Mike left Gloria and their son Joey for another woman he met in college and moved with that woman to a nudist commune in California, thus displaying another case of poor family values.

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