New york ap jean stapleton, the stagetrained character actress who played archie bunkers far better half, the sweetly naive edith, in tvs groundbreaking 1970s comedy all in the family. Jun 11, 2006 stapleton remained with the show all through the original series run and decided to leave before the first season of archie bunkers place had wrapped. Edith baines bunker is a fictional 1970s sitcom character on all in the family and. Watch all in the family episodes online season 9 1979. Her cousin is maude findlay beatrice arthur, one of archies nemeses. Shapiro diagnoses edith with phlebitis, and orders her to stay off of her feet for extended periods. With carroll oconnor, jean stapleton, danielle brisebois, howard morton. She is the wife of archie bunker, mother of gloria stivic, motherinlaw of michael meathead stivic and after 1975, grandmother of joey stivic. This is a listing of all of the episodes of the television sitcom all in the family, which originally aired on cbs from 197179.
All in the family 19711979 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 unknown. The death of jean stapletons edith bunker on all in the family or, more precisely, its spinoff, archie bunkers place remains one of the most profound and moving events involving a. All in the family ediths final respects tv episode 1978 imdb. Cousin liz is an episode of the american television sitcom all in the family. Jean stapleton appeared in some early season one episodes. Jun 01, 20 new york ap jean stapleton, the stagetrained character actress who played archie bunkers far better half, the sweetly naive edith, in tvs groundbreaking 1970s comedy all in the family. The lead character, archie bunker, is a loudmouthed, uneducated bigot who believes in every stereotype he has ever heard. When archie finds out the truth about edith s illness, he takes steps to make sure she will never forget to tell him again. I put this video together out of love and respect for a wonderful woman and actress by the name of jean stapleton, who portrayed edith for 10 seasons on all in the family archie bunkers place.
If sitcoms continued to follow this theme, raj on big bang theory would be beaten by antimuslim extremists. Ediths death is foreshadowed a bit in the series finale of all in the family. May 23, 2019 jean stapleton played edith bunker in the revolutionary sitcom all in the family which aired from 1971 until 1979. Edith attends a wedding in her hometown of scranton and runs into her childhood sweetheart, who is interested in rekindling the old romance. Apr 05, 2014 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Her cousin was maude findlay beatrice arthur who was archies nemesis. Tonight, all in the family and the jeffersons are being rebooted for one night on television, live with an allstar cast recreating original episodes of the shows. Jan 25, 2014 i put this video together out of love and respect for a wonderful woman and actress by the name of jean stapleton, who portrayed edith for 10 seasons on all in the family archie bunkers place.
All in the family ediths final respects tv episode. Mustin began his professional acting career at the age of 67 after director william wyler cast him. The story line is that a man who poses as a police detective, attempts to rape edith on her 50th birthday. Jun 01, 20 jean stapleton as edith bunker and carroll oconnor as archie bunker on the cbs tv series all in the family in 1976. All in the family ediths problem emmy winning episode duration. All in the family is touted as the series that brought reality to primetime tv entertainment. He also worked in radio and appeared in stage productions. Jean stapleton discusses ediths death on archie bunkers place. Edith dingbat baines bunker is a fictional 1970s sitcom mom on all in the family and occasionally archie bunkers place, played by jean stapleton. At that point, edith was written out as having suffered a stroke and died off camera, leaving archie. This worries edith, who becomes convinced that archie doesnt love her and find her attractive anymore. Jean stapleton as edith bunker and carroll oconnor as archie bunker on the cbs tv series all in the family in 1976. All in the family, one of the greatest classic tv sitcoms of all time, is remembered and so is the day that the audience said goodbye to edith bunker.
I put this video together out of love and respect for a wonderful woman and actress by the name of jean stapleton, who portrayed edith for 10 seasons on all in the familyarchie bunkers place. By now most all in the family fans know that edith bunker died off camera after season 1 of archie bunkers place. The story concerns edith bunkers inheritance of a valuable tea service from her deceased cousin liz and her decision, upon learning that lizs roommate veronica is really lizs surviving longtime romantic companion, to give veronica the service. In too good edith, archie calls on his wife to help cook the food for the st.
Stapleton remained with the show all through the original series run and decided to leave before the first season of archie bunkers place had wrapped. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me 1,752,283 views. Diffrent strokes did an episode where a kid got molested. Ediths health problems in the final episode of all in the family are a precursor to her death from a stroke on archie bunkers place. Shapiro diagnoses edith with phlebitis, and orders her to stay off of her feet for extended. Dec 21, 2016 all in the family s09e02 end in sight. Gloria sits her down and suggests that perhaps shes beginning menopause. Tonight, all in the family and the jeffersons are being rebooted for one night on television, live with an all star cast recreating original episodes of the shows. All in the family was brilliant in its irreverence and edginess. Jean stapleton played edith bunker in the revolutionary sitcom all in the family which aired from 1971 until 1979. Over the course of his career, he appeared in over 150 film and television productions. The second part of the episode is similarly depressing, but in a different way. At that point, edith was written out as having suffered a stroke and died off camera, leaving archie to deal with the death of his beloved dingbat. A spinoffsequal of all in the family, called archie bunkers place starts with archie being sad because edith died in her sleep from a stroke.
Jean stapleton, a seasoned stage and film actress who found lasting fame as the dimwitted and big. All in the family ediths friend tv episode 1975 imdb. The news that a black family is moving onto the block upsets archie, who tries to stop their impending arrival. His wife, edith, is sweet but not the sharpest knife in the drawer. All in the family edith s problem emmy winning episode duration. Ediths subsequent grief made all in the family forwardthinking in that the show was looking at deadly violence against a gendernonconforming character through a sympathetic lens. The episode ends with edith sobbing and archie looking genuinely concerned, all set to the irony of the partygoers singing happily. The following is part of the transcript from the episode on ediths death. Patricks day party, that she doesnt get the chance to tell him that hard work is hazardous to her health. Due to excessive requests here is the full phlebitis scene that ultimately imo leads to ediths death in archie bunkers place 30 days before s2e1. Abcs live good times and all in the family try again. Its the third episode of the eighth season and first aired in october of 1977. Edith bunker nee baines is a fictional character on the 1970s sitcom all in the family and occasionally archie bunkers place, played by jean stapleton. When archie finds out the truth about ediths illness, he takes steps to make sure she will never forget to tell him again.
Dec 12, 2016 due to excessive requests here is the full phlebitis scene that ultimately imo leads to edith s death in archie bunkers place 30 days before s2e1. In the episode too good edith, the 209th and final episode of all in the family, edith becomes seriously ill while frantically helping. Edith bunker nee baines is a fictional character on the 1970s sitcom all in the. All in the family had a sort of odd situation going on as it ended in the spring of 1979 in preparation for morphing into archie bunkers place, a show that would then run for another threeplus years. All in the family is a situation comedy that revolves around the constantly changing world of archie bunker carroll oconnor, a dockworker who lives in queens, new york, with his wife edith jean stapleton, his daughter gloria sally struthers, and. Edith is unable to convince archie to accompany her to her aunt roses funeral because he is unable to forgive rose for disapproving of him when they got marrie. Jun 01, 20 jean stapleton, known to millions of viewers as the lovable edith bunker on the classic cbs sitcom all in the family, died friday of natural causes at her home in new york city, her family. All in the family ediths final respects tv episode 1978. All in the family had an episode where edith got raped. Edith goes to the funeral of her aunt rose and is the.
With carroll oconnor, jean stapleton, rob reiner, sally struthers. The death of jean stapletons edith bunker on all in the family. The episodes, which originally aired as a twopart one hour story on cbstv on october 16, 1977, was written by bob schiller and bob weiskopf, and directed by paul bogart the episode depicts a man who, while posing as a police detective, attempts. Archie bunkers place s2 e1 after ediths death youtube. Why phlebitis led to edith bunkers death all in the family. Watch all in the family online youtube tv free trial. All in the family too good edith tv episode 1979 imdb. The actress best known for her role as archie bunkers wife edith passed away. She was the wife of archie bunker, mother of gloria bunkerstivic, motherinlaw of michael meathead stivic, and, after 1975, grandmother of joey stivic. Watch all in the family episodes online season 1 1971. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration.
All in the family 10 facts about archie, edith, and the 1970s. Jean stapleton, known to millions of viewers as the lovable edith bunker on the classic cbs sitcom all in the family, died friday of natural causes at her home in new york city, her family. Edith goes to the funeral of her aunt rose and is the only mourner. However, as baume points out, the show was also killing off a marginalized character for the sake of a nonmarginalized characters development. A recap of the live staging of the norman lear sitcom, starring wood harrelson as archie bunker. All in the family introduced a relatable queer character. Mar 24, 2020 the death of jean stapletons edith bunker on all in the family or, more precisely, its spinoff, archie bunkers place remains one of the most profound and moving events involving a. Edith bunker all in the family tv show wiki fandom. Archie keeps a sick edith so busy cooking for his big st. With carroll oconnor, jean stapleton, danielle brisebois, george wyner. The episodes, which originally aired as a twopart one hour story on cbstv on october 16, 1977, was written by bob schiller and bob weiskopf, and directed by paul bogart. The episode, for which a quartet of writers won an emmy, is kind of a greatest hits of all in the family bits, featuring archies malapropisms he says that jews wear yamahas, his bizarre theology explaining to edith that people lose their genitals when they enter heaven, and ediths penchant for endlessly rambling stories.
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