Archie Bunker's Place home continued to be featured, the last four episodes of "All in the Family" were primarily set in the title's neighborhood tavern in Astoria, Queens which Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) purchased in the series' eighth-season premiere. During the first season as "Archie Bunker's Place", Bunker takes on a Jewish partner, Murray Klein (Martin Balsam), when co-owner Harry Snowden decides to sell his share of the business. Early in the first season, to increase business, Archie and Murray build a restaurant onto the bar; the additions include a separate seating area for the restaurant and a well-equipped kitchen with a service
Archie Bunker Conrad Black referred to Donald Trump as having secured the "Archie Bunker vote" during the 2016 presidential election. Norman Lear originally intended that Bunker be strongly disliked by audiences. Lear was shocked when Bunker quietly became a beloved figure to much of middle America. Lear thought that Bunker's opinions on race, sex, marriage, and religion were so wrong as to represent a parody of right-wing bigotry. Sammy Davis, Jr., who was both black and Jewish, genuinely liked the character. He felt that Bunker's bigotry was based on his rough, working-class life experiences and that Bunker was honest and forthright in