Michael Stivic Nobel Prize and they'd write 'Meathead wins the Nobel Prize'." A later episode of "All in the Family" reveals that Archie Bunker himself was referred to as "Meathead" in his youth. Norman Lear said his father used to call him "Meathead". Michael Stivic Michael Casimir "Mike" Stivic is a fictional character on the 1970s American television sitcom "All in the Family". He was the live-in son-in-law of the series' lead character, Archie Bunker, who frequently called him "Meathead". Michael was the husband of Archie's daughter Gloria (played by Sally Struthers). Rob Reiner played the role of Michael Stivic throughout the
Teen sitcom format to "The Wonder Years", which ended before "Boy Meets World" debuted in 1993, both of which focused on a boy dealing with the challenges that come with growing into adolescence) and "Family Matters" (which originated as a family sitcom spun off from the family-friendly though adult-centered "Perfect Strangers", but soon shifted more of its focus towards its teenage characters due to the popularity of the character of nerdy high school (and later, college) student Steve Urkel). Over time, the Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) began shifting away from family-oriented comedies toward comedy series focused on adults