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
Archie Bunker visited during the third season (she briefly dated the Bunkers' neighbor Lionel in "Lionel Steps Out"). Archie's father David is said to be the only child while his mother Sarah has one brother named Roy Longstreet that Archie liked more than his own parents. Two of Archie's cousins are depicted: Oscar, who dies off-camera in the Bunker house during a visit, and cousin Bertha (played by Peggy Rea, who appears in the same episode), apparently a somewhat distant cousin, as Archie does not recognize her. Archie celebrates his 50th birthday in a 1974 episode and the character is last seen