Archie Bunker three-year old Gloria with her. The inspiration for Archie Bunker was Alf Garnett, the character from the BBC1 sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part", on which "All in the Family" was based. When first introduced on "All in the Family" in 1971, Archie is the head of a family consisting of his wife Edith (Jean Stapleton), his adult daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and his liberal son-in-law, college student Michael "Mike" Stivic (Rob Reiner), with whom Archie disagrees on virtually everything; Archie frequently characterizes Mike as a "dumb Polack" and usually addresses him as "Meathead" because, in Archie's words, he is
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself before playing festivals around the world. It opened theatrically in New York City in May 2013, and also played in Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Providence, Washington DC and other cities. The film debuted in the United Kingdom on PBS America on February 16, 2014. The film debuted on US television on "American Masters", on May 16, 2014. The film currently rated 95% "Fresh" on the popular film review aggregate site, Rotten Tomatoes. The film received good reviews, with The New York Times calling it, " skilled portrait of a literary light.”. "Entertainment Weekly" gave