Despite Norman Lear's attempt to make the Carroll O'Connor fictional Archie Bunker character appear ridiculous, his effort was not a complete success. Many of Archie's instincts were actually morally defensible from a Catholic standpoint. He was opposed to abortion, premarital cohabitation, and same sex arrangements. While he may have been caveman-like in his views on the role of females in society, he correctly understood that while men and women are created equal, they are not interchangeable. His patriotism is admirable, as is his sense of guilt when he finds himself attracted to women other than his wife.  If anyone should be ridiculed, it should be the Meathead, with his near perfect record of being wrong on practically every moral issue.