Archie Bunke Show Analysis

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All in the family: The main character Archie Bunker had a natural dislike to anyone that was not white or did not think the same as he. His wife, Edith was the typical and ideal 1950’s wife, always catering to her husband’s demands regardless of how sexist they were. I think Archie Bunker made people realize how truly stupid racism and stereotyping is, along with opening up a dialogue that had never been addressed on television. The program introduced social realism along with controversy, blunt language to the sitcom at the same time as preserving the gene’s heart of the domestic family. During one episode Sammie Davis JR plays himself. He left his briefcase in cab that Archie drove and goes to the Bunker’s house to get it. He is greeted…show more content…
The show at times had orphans, pointless killing of Korean civilians and the youth of America as well as had a continuous conflict among regular army and draftees. The show flanked between comedy and drama, giving it the name “dramady”. The show often times reflected the foolishness of the war while bringing in the true concepts of how horrific it truly was. One of the episodes included various activities going on at the camp; they were posted on a bulletin board. It included a sex lecture giving by Henry, a Shirley Temple movie and Trapper writing a letter then suddenly a panic as injured soldiers and civilians was being brought in for medical treatment after coming under attack. In a different episode several of the doctors get lost and trapped behind the enemy lines coming back from a medical convention. The final episode of MASH I think made the impact of the war more realistic as it showed a group of Korean musicians being taught by Major Winchester, they finally are successful and he feels good about doing something good and waves farewell to them as they leave but then later gets news that the truck came under attack and all the passengers were killed. The one thing that gave him some solitude in the war has now turned to pure torment and a constant reminder. Also in this final episode Hawkeye continues to tell a lady to shut her baby up, after a few
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