Edith's character was well written and directed, but it wouldn't have been able to broach some of the subjects so well if it hadn't had such a brilliant actress behind it!
I was SO devastated by Edith's death. I cried for hours. My mom could not console me. I missed school the next day because I cried all night. It is one of my clearest childhood memories.
It was the last episode of the series that really meant something. Although, I always loved the episode where Veronica has to call AA after Archie fires her. However, once Billie came in - the show became One Day At A Time. I wanted to love the later episodes, but I just can’t.
It really was a tough scene and I'm saying this as I was born a year after All In The Family ended. I remember back when I was about 10 years old and getting up around 5 in the morning to watch All In The Family. I still love this show to this day.
@@debrahubbard763 He tried his best to give his son steady work to stay off of the crack but that drug is just such a bottomless pit. My wife just passed her 6 month clean benchmark (after an 11 month replapse) and I hope she surpasses the 22 months she went previously.
When Edith went through menopause, that was hysterical! And she even screamed dammit! I'd love to see that episode again. R i p Miss Stapleton you are greatly missed.
I loved her character and really the felt the show was never the same without her. I think my absolute favorite moment with her was when the Jefferson's were moving and she asked Louise something like "have I ever told you I love you" and Louise said "every day". I needed a box of tissues for that one.
I was sobbing when it was revealed in an Archie's Place episode Edith died in her sleep from a stroke. Archie, upon finding one of Edith's slippers, recalls finding Edith despondent when he brought up a tray of breakfast for her. Archie sobbed and sobbed so much I started crying too.💔
She was such a relatable character. We all had , or knew of an Edith in our lives , whether it be a family member such as a mother, grandmother, aunt etc... Her character was something profoundly identifiable with the audience, and there in lied the connection . Such a great cast with a chemistry rarely seen on TV . It was one of the greatest shows ever made IMO...
as Barney did with the Andy Griffth show, Andy, Opie, and the rest were still just as great, but they never found a suitable replacement deputy for Barney,he was not replaceable in that show, he and Andy had chemistry like no other team.
Edith may have been just a character to Ms. Stapleton, but to me she was so much more. Who wouldn't have wanted to have her as a neighbor, friend, or relative. Thank God for reruns!
The second saddest moment in tv history was also on All in the Family. It was when Archie and Edith were quitly sitting in their chairs as you hear the taxi outside taking Mike and Gloria away when they moved to California. Heart wrenching emptiness. Norman Lear brilliantly ended that eoisode with heartbroken Archie and Edith in their chairs, slowly fading to black.
@@Richard-vq7ud I agree. Its only the second time we see Archie cry (the first was when he got hooked on the uppers when his bar fails). And the way Edith handled it so as to not embarrass him, yelling to him from the kitchen that she is bringing him a beer so he can regain his composure is just SO empathetic. But that pales in comparison to Archie's scene when he comes to terms with Edith's death.
@@retroguy9494 yes indeed. Jean told Norman Lear that Edith was fiction and not real as he grappled with Edith's death. Norman Lear replied "she is real to me". Jean Stapleton was such a brilliant actress, she made Edith real to all of us.
The episode of Edith befriending the Transvestite was incredible. When the episode where she is killed came on I was crushed by Edith in mourning over her friend, just so very real
Edith actually loses her faith for a period over that. That's the heartbreaking part. Because she really loved God. When Archie finds her sitting in the cold on the front porch all dressed for church its just SO sad.
I think it UPSET Many People, so many watch many different shows and relate to the people in them, they become part of your family, so when they're hot there anymore it's almost as if you have lost a family member
"OH, ARCHIE - ARCHIE!!!" I'll remember that as long as I live. That and "NO, YOU MEATHEAD!!" This was a staple of my childhood and early adulthood as well when it went into syndication. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. I never saw that episode and never knew why she wasn't part of the show later on.
All in the Family was one of those iconic shows that you never forget. Definitely a show that the actors made so amazing. Saddest episode is when Edith has passed, you felt Archie grief and pain.
I just loved her character on there so much. It wasn't the same after she passed on the show. I hate that she passed away as Edith Bunker. . But I was very sad also when she passed away in real life. She was an amazing actress very versatile. She is truly missed and never forgotten.
You were SO fortunate! Could you give us some details about what that was like? Did the actors interact with the audience before or after the taping? Were there pauses between scenes? What surprised you about the set? Did it appear smaller than you had thought? Please tell us what you learned about your experience!
I saw an interview just recently, taped circa 2000, right before both Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapl;eton passed on to that Great Borough of Brooklyn and Flatbush in the Sky. Jean was asked about her Edith voice; if she ever will say something a la Edith Bunker on request; or in fan conventions. She replied "No", very firmly and resolutely. Jean NEVER used her Edith voice again when she left the show....and no regrets about it. Basically she said, "I moved on...I already did that for several seasons...(sic)" Speaking of great memorable voices/speech dialect that are unforgetable, there was a famous voice actress who pass away in her nineties, right about the new millenium of the 21st century. I think her has name was Friedman; you can google and look it up. The fantastic gold nugget of trivia is this: In the 30's, she was not only the voice of Betty Boop in cartoons----she also was the voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye cartoons! And that's a fact, Jack! Jean Stapleton's nasal Brooklynese as Edith Bunker can never be duplicated~!
If you go back and watch season one, her voice was much more normal sounding. She also wasn't as glowing with happiness as she would be later on. The character evolved and became iconic.
@@donriley3349 i was ever alive when the show was on, i was born april 1980, but seen repeats , i love all in the family,it still blows my mind how much they got a way with, same as the Jefferson's , in saying the n word so casually lol ah the 70s lol
@@FactsVerse there are several episodes I really like. At the moment I think "Archie Eats and Runs", the one where Archie thought Edith fed him poisoned mushrooms, is my favorite.
@@FactsVerse - the one where she was getting quarters in mail as a rebate.. way too many times is a favorite i had, not sure if anyone else remembers it
Her character (Edith) was a product of the old fashion culture that this show (created by Lear) sought to basically destroy. She was an exageration as was Archie.. to make the old culture look ridiculous. The end result is what we now see. Feminism is unnatural and artificial... it's unstable and will eventually collapse and the "old" way will resume (If humanity survives).
Oh gosh I'm not sure I have a favorite because I enjoyed her in every episode. She played her part so we'll, she was brilliant! Id have to just say they were ALL my favorite, every episode she was in. She alongside Archie made the show a success. I wish she would have never wanted out of playing Edith but I'm grateful for the laughs and all the memories and glad I can watch episodes still on youtube. 🤗👍
@Cheri Merchant Love the show. I watch it five days a week in the evening for an hour. Best sitcom ever created. It should be on prime time in today's times.
The gifts of warmth & teaching that Jean Stapleton & Caroll O’Connor left the world in their hard work as actors should never ever be forgotten. I miss them both terribly because my young teen-hood was touched by the series. If I were to be an actor I would want to be a Doctor/Scientist character in an Alien series movie.
I loved them both, I still till this day watch their reruns, they're both the best in my heart. God bless them both in heaven watching over their true fans,and family.
Love the backstory on Jean Stapleton and her the many small rolls she did on movies and T.V shows but I will always remember her as loverable EDITH BUNKER......R.I.P Jean Stapleton.
A couple of years ago a 'Reboot' of the show was done with Woody Harrelson playing Archie Bunker. It was line for line the original script and it didn't age well, centering around the Vietnam War and the attached controversy. Harrelson seemed to be doing an impression of Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker. I don't remember who the other cast members were. I couldn't watch past the first commercial though I did pop back from time to time just to give it the benefit of the doubt. It was abysmal. On TH-cam there was an upload the original pilot of All in The Family. Different actors for Lionel Jefferson, Gloria Bunker, and Mike Stivic. Mike name was Steve and Steve was Irish not Polish but the story line was familiar; they were celebrating The Bunkers wedding anniversary. It may still be available, it was a part of a two part upload. Iirc
I recently read an interview with Norman Lear. I said, that of all the characters he helped to create on his TV Shows, Edith, as played by the great late Jean Stapleton, was his most favorite character. "Without Edith, there would not have been Archie Bunker." High prace indeed, Debi Lee, my friend!
@@KC______: I disagree with your "take" on Woody Harrelson's "reboot" of the Archie Bunker character. The "powers that be" must have thought that Woody could do that character because of his prowess in doing other characters in that show & others of that era in television history from the 20th Century. (As if the "reboots" could have come from any other century of the past! Television started in the 20th Century, but it goes blissfully into the future with other shows & characters.
I remember when she left the show, she stared in a TV Movie I'd love to see again, where she was a Baseball coach for a group of kids. Her character lost her leg, and when hearing her normal voice, it was hard for me as a kid to believe it was the same woman.
"All in the Family" was never without Edith. They moved to "Archie Bunker's Place" where she made her exit. In her interview when she talks about leaving to Norman Lear, she said he acted like it was a real person they were going to have die. She said she had to remind her Edith was a character not a real person. She was so sweet about it.
@Family Man That was such a great example of how people can justify any action to make it look good to others at least in their own minds. As with so many of Lear's subjects, it was presented in jest with so much truth behind it. The script was genius topped by the photo snap. Edith was always the stabilizing influence on everything with her love and acceptance while trying to make things better. That show was so deep in so many ways - it has always amazed me that so many didn't really "get it" as to the underlying story lines. Not my favorite, but when Edith's friend, the cross-dresser/impersonator, was murdered just because of who he was was definitely the most impactful for the time. Edith with all her love for people truly did not understand how such a thing could happen.
Wow! What an amazing lady! Always loved her character of Edith, but, never heard her back story. R.I.P. Jean Stapelton. Learned so much from this! Thanks!
And,,,, Carroll O'Connor could not have been more different than the role of Archie. I had the pleasure of meeting (a couple of times) him & his wife, Nancy at their restaurant in the valley (which they sadly lost in the Earthquake of 1994), What a wonderful man, and couple.
I grew up watching this with my grandparents. It brings back good memories of snuggling with them after my bath, and watching All In The Family, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Sammy Davis Jr show. That was WAAAYYYY back in the day 🥰
A friend of mine saw her at STUDIO 54 with a member of the KISS band ! I just never imagined her to be there. I still watch ALL in THE FAMILY! OH , I met Sally when she was in a play in NEW HAVEN
As much as I'm a fan of the show and have been for 50 years, it signaled the beginning of the end. I declare the meatheads of the world and his brainwashed little blonde wife will not win
Sundays during the Winter...we had a fire 🔥 going, steaks 🥩 on the grill, football, 60 Minutes and All in the Family. She will always have a special place in my heart ❤️.
Edith's story is the story of so many women. Her husband took her for granted and assumed she had no opinion of her own thinking she was a ditz; hiding in plain sight. Her children were almost ashamed of her. Her unquestioning support was an assumption and what little she had got co-opted without her permission. She lived in the days wives could not get credit on their own. She was a stalwart; the other load-bearing pillar. In the end, nobody recognized she needed help and she died of overwork standing in her own kitchen. Her labor went mostly unappreciated. She stood silent in her husband's shadow at times when she knew she was right. She loved her family and fought for them like a tigress. Her voice was small but powerful and she was queen in her household. American mom. American woman. American. Edith lives. Edith RIP.
My absolute favorite episode was when Archie got drunk and locked himself in the basement. While in the basement that black boy heard him down there from outside and archie thought he died and God was talking to him. Then the black boy I can't remember his name opened the basement and Archie thought God was black. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a tv show as I did this one.
Yeah! I also remember the episode with Archie & Meathead trapped in the basement where Archie shared the "Shoe-Bootie story with him! What an fenional moment! What a nominal series. Not to mention the Sammy Davis Jr. appearance!!!
I hate to sound like my parents when I say that this show was on during a time when the family watched television together. How could we not? We only had one TV in the house and my father needed one of us kids to get up and change the channel for him. That aside, we all loved All In the Family. The show got its point across without beating the viewer over the head. It wasn't just good TV, it was great TV and it was great without profanity & nudity. Unlike sit-coms today, the character's dialogue was well written and thoughtful--not simply a series of slick one-liners and a laugh track. The show hit on several hot topics of the time. It woke people up to the changes that were happening in American as well as changes that needed to happen in America while still entertaining us.
Oh how I loved the character of Edith Bunker! Her personality was the mirror image of my sweet Mother. Both only saw only good. Both loved unconditionally. May they both rest in peace.
My favorite Edith moments were the pancake story (who remembers it) and the "attempted rape".What is that intoxicating scent?Lemon Pledge. Just loved those.
You reminded me of a line from the late Phyllis Diller in her standup routine: "When I see my mother-in-law coming up the walk, I spray Pledge behind my ears so I smell busy." That still can crack me up!
Grew up watching this show, loved edith bunker she reminded me of my grandmother in a way, loved archie as well ,tv for me will never be the same , they dont make family shows like that anymore 💔 rest in peace edith and archie i hope your flying high in heaven.. never forgotten ❤ still loved by many
Edith's cousin Maude had a maid named Florida. Florida was the mom in 🎬Good Times. How amazing it would have been to have Edith, Weezy, Maude and Archie to have an encounter⁉️ There were many shows under the Norman Lear 🎬show umbrella! I've loved and enjoyed them ... ALL‼ 💜
@@FactsVerse every time she said, "oh, Archie!" She said that when Archie was going down the wrong path. Even though he called her a dingbat, he always listened to her and did the right thing in the end.
She was great. The last thing I remember seeing her in was You've Got Mail. A wonderful actress that made you believe that there are people who are good the core.
Carroll and Jean put everything into those roles. Wonderful performers and an amazing show. It will always be one of my favorite shows even though it aired before I was even born. RIP to both of them.
Oh right, because women who take joy in cooking for their families and being devoted wives just LOVE being paid 2/3 as much as a man who does the same job, which they have to have to make ends meet. Geez, you are a moron
@@nomibynoother2786 that's false because antidiscrimination laws. Stop spreading talking points. If your not at your job the same amount of time as a male counterpart you shouldn't be getting paid the same it is called proving yourself. Also you women get another benefit called maternity leave. If a man wants to take time off and be paid we have to get workman's comp which has to be proven to be a accident. So take your hatred somewhere else because I am not buying the bs that your selling.
@@joshweiser7737 feminism is the reason for the demise of the family. Feminism is about women doing anything, just as long as it is not self sacrifice and placing their home and family first.
Edith Bunker was so real to me, that when I saw Jean Stapleton in the movie Michael, I was all "didn't she die?" A great compliment to Stapleton's acting!!
I actually did wonder what happened to her...I remember being shocked at some of the things on All in the Family. Nobody I knew said that stuff out loud. She was a true star.
I loved Ediths personality and heart truly genuine. Also when it's time for her to set Archie straight she speaks her mind with passion love and meaning. Love her character
I loved the show, ‘All In The Family.’ Edith and Archie both, played their rolls brilliantly. All I can Say is, thanks to both of you, for many laughs, you both are surely missed. Carolyn M Scotti
Unfortunately, I've got Edith typecast as well. I was crazy about her. I watch her every time I get a chance, along with Archie. The greatest sitcom I've ever watched. Meathead and Gloria are also unforgettable. Such a great cast! ☘️☘️☘️🌞🥰
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Her words and actions had me breaking down in tears... I can see why she was an award winning actress! God rest her soul. 😌
She made that Show' !!!!!!
Yes , she was the most real actresses I've ever seen. 👍
Edith's character was well written and directed, but it wouldn't have been able to broach some of the subjects so well if it hadn't had such a brilliant actress behind it!
I was SO devastated by Edith's death. I cried for hours. My mom could not console me. I missed school the next day because I cried all night. It is one of my clearest childhood memories.
In the episode "Archie Alone", when he's in their bedroom crying over her death: That's definitely one of the saddest moments ever on a comedy show.
It was sad.
It was the last episode of the series that really meant something. Although, I always loved the episode where Veronica has to call AA after Archie fires her. However, once Billie came in - the show became One Day At A Time. I wanted to love the later episodes, but I just can’t.
The report of Henry Blake's downed helicopter in M*A*S*H was quite sad.
It really was a tough scene and I'm saying this as I was born a year after All In The Family ended. I remember back when I was about 10 years old and getting up around 5 in the morning to watch All In The Family. I still love this show to this day.
What’s sad is that Archie was ever not alone. A man like that doesn’t deserve a wife like her.
Edith changed a lot of people's views on important issues. R.I.P. JEAN AND CARROLL. YOUR IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.
The correct punctuation for *your* last sentence is
"You're in our hearts forever"
She was such a natural, I never saw her as anyone other than Edith, the humble homemaker.
I know she played Eleanor Roosevelt in a TV movie
And that is exactly why she wanted out. It was her idea to kill Edith off.
Rest in peace Jean Stapleton and Carroll O' Connor!! You touched millions of people's hearts, minds and souls!!!
Carroll O'Connor was much more like his In The Heat Of The Night character. An also excellent, if lesser known show.
@@debrahubbard763 He tried his best to give his son steady work to stay off of the crack but that drug is just such a bottomless pit. My wife just passed her 6 month clean benchmark (after an 11 month replapse) and I hope she surpasses the 22 months she went previously.
That was a very special show
@@kathydonovan1905 I agree.
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When Edith went through menopause, that was hysterical! And she even screamed dammit! I'd love to see that episode again. R i p Miss Stapleton you are greatly missed.
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@@kirbykipling9515 Not the whole episode
@@m42037 they must've taken it down. That's where I saw it.
Edith Bunker was amazing. She may not have been book smart, but had common sense. She was also my favorite character on the show.
Mine too ! Loved her !
I liked when she finally stood up for herself and told Archie off I was cheering 📣 for her!!
Even Archie admitted that he was nothing without Edith
I totally agree and she was my favorite as well.
I loved her character and really the felt the show was never the same without her. I think my absolute favorite moment with her was when the Jefferson's were moving and she asked Louise something like "have I ever told you I love you" and Louise said "every day". I needed a box of tissues for that one.
I was sobbing when it was revealed in an Archie's Place episode Edith died in her sleep from a stroke. Archie, upon finding one of Edith's slippers, recalls finding Edith despondent when he brought up a tray of breakfast for her. Archie sobbed and sobbed so much I started crying too.💔
Carroll O'Connor did some REAL crying there!!
When archie found edith's slipper, after she passed, was one of the most saddest episode, i have ever seen. I cried like a baby.
I haven't seen those episodes. I will have to watch, or maybe I shouldn't
I did too. It was so sad. What was the saddest was that Archie didn't know she was sick. She did all that cooking for Archie because she loved him.
I want to see the episode
@@sabriw270 Archie won an award for that episode. Actually, i dont think he was acting in that scene.
@@Richard-vq7ud I thought so too but if he was acting, then he deserved to win that award.
She was such a relatable character. We all had , or knew of an Edith in our lives , whether it be a family member such as a mother, grandmother, aunt etc... Her character was something profoundly identifiable with the audience, and there in lied the connection . Such a great cast with a chemistry rarely seen on TV . It was one of the greatest shows ever made IMO...
Every body loved her in this role. An UNFORGETABLE LADY
I HAVE TO ADMIT THE CASTING WAS PERFECT! AND SHE WAS A STANDOUT.
She was! What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, Cornelius?
It just was Never the SAME WITHOUT EDITH, She REALLY Made the Show ! ! ! Many I know stopped watching because it changed so much
as Barney did with the Andy Griffth show, Andy, Opie, and the rest were still just as great, but they never found a suitable replacement deputy for Barney,he was not replaceable in that show, he and Andy had chemistry like no other team.
Edith may have been just a character to Ms. Stapleton, but to me she was so much more. Who wouldn't have wanted to have her as a neighbor, friend, or relative. Thank God for reruns!
She was great in the Edith role, and equally entertaining and believable in her appearances on "Grace Under Fire".
Hello beautiful good morning
Warning ⚠️: the 1st 6 mins are the actor’s life story, then it gets around to the point of the story.
Thank you
Thanks.
Thanks. I hate when they drag on and on before getting to the whole point of the thing!
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ME TOO!
Usually....
But I enjoyed this one so much, I didn’t even mind the wait....
Yeah. Ten minutes to tell us Ms. Stapleton left the series because she didn't want to be typecast.
The episode were Edith dies is one of Television's saddest moments ever. Still breaks my heart every time I watch it.
The report of Henry Blake's downed helicopter in M*A*S*H was quite sad.
😂 no it wasn't!
The second saddest moment in tv history was also on All in the Family. It was when Archie and Edith were quitly sitting in their chairs as you hear the taxi outside taking Mike and Gloria away when they moved to California. Heart wrenching emptiness. Norman Lear brilliantly ended that eoisode with heartbroken Archie and Edith in their chairs, slowly fading to black.
@@Richard-vq7ud I agree. Its only the second time we see Archie cry (the first was when he got hooked on the uppers when his bar fails). And the way Edith handled it so as to not embarrass him, yelling to him from the kitchen that she is bringing him a beer so he can regain his composure is just SO empathetic. But that pales in comparison to Archie's scene when he comes to terms with Edith's death.
@@retroguy9494 yes indeed. Jean told Norman Lear that Edith was fiction and not real as he grappled with Edith's death. Norman Lear replied "she is real to me". Jean Stapleton was such a brilliant actress, she made Edith real to all of us.
I grew up watching this show. There was always a lesson to be learned. Tv like this don’t exist. But then again this was a different time. 😢
I have this channel called getv it still comes on to this day
Edith telling the story about how she dented a car with a can of cling peaches, is one of my favorite episodes.
Steve Kirsch---They way she emphasized on the cling peaches. 😆
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Don't get me started 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂
Loved the look on mr bunkers face
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The episode of Edith befriending the Transvestite was incredible. When the episode where she is killed came on I was crushed by Edith in mourning over her friend, just so very real
Yes!
Edith actually loses her faith for a period over that. That's the heartbreaking part. Because she really loved God. When Archie finds her sitting in the cold on the front porch all dressed for church its just SO sad.
Do you know which episode that was? I don't remember it, but I've been watching the series as I find episodes.
I wish Mike never left the show. I cried my heart out when they killed off Edith. I could never watch the show really again.
We cried too! What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, C V?
@@FactsVerse There’s just sooo many!
I think it UPSET Many People, so many watch many different shows and relate to the people in them, they become part of your family, so when they're hot there anymore it's almost as if you have lost a family member
Same here.
"OH, ARCHIE - ARCHIE!!!" I'll remember that as long as I live. That and "NO, YOU MEATHEAD!!" This was a staple of my childhood and early adulthood as well when it went into syndication. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. I never saw that episode and never knew why she wasn't part of the show later on.
We loved the show too, Solaris!
All in the Family was one of those iconic shows that you never forget. Definitely a show that the actors made so amazing. Saddest episode is when Edith has passed, you felt Archie grief and pain.
I just loved her character on there so much. It wasn't the same after she passed on the show. I hate that she passed away as Edith Bunker. . But I was very sad also when she passed away in real life. She was an amazing actress very versatile. She is truly missed and never forgotten.
Hello beautiful good morning
I really loved her in this show. She was a great actress in my opinion.
We loved her too! What's your favorite episode of All in the Family, ochun57?
I saw a taping of All in the family at CBS in the early 70’s. It was so funny. They even sang those were the days.
Hello beautiful good morning
That would have been awesome!
You were SO fortunate! Could you give us some details about what that was like? Did the actors interact with the audience before or after the taping? Were there pauses between scenes? What surprised you about the set? Did it appear smaller than you had thought? Please tell us what you learned about your experience!
whats crazy is thats not her real voice on the show, she raised her pitch , and is actually a classically trained singer
Thanks for sharing this trivia, Spooker Red Menace!
@@FactsVerse you are welcome :D
I saw an interview just recently, taped circa 2000, right before both Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapl;eton passed on to that Great Borough of Brooklyn and Flatbush in the Sky. Jean was asked about her Edith voice; if she ever will say something a la Edith Bunker on request; or in fan conventions. She replied "No", very firmly and resolutely. Jean NEVER used her Edith voice again when she left the show....and no regrets about it. Basically she said, "I moved on...I already did that for several seasons...(sic)" Speaking of great memorable voices/speech dialect that are unforgetable, there was a famous voice actress who pass away in her nineties, right about the new millenium of the 21st century. I think her has name was Friedman; you can google and look it up. The fantastic gold nugget of trivia is this: In the 30's, she was not only the voice of Betty Boop in cartoons----she also was the voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye cartoons! And that's a fact, Jack! Jean Stapleton's nasal Brooklynese as Edith Bunker can never be duplicated~!
If you go back and watch season one, her voice was much more normal sounding. She also wasn't as glowing with happiness as she would be later on. The character evolved and became iconic.
@@donriley3349 i was ever alive when the show was on, i was born april 1980, but seen repeats , i love all in the family,it still blows my mind how much they got a way with, same as the Jefferson's , in saying the n word so casually lol ah the 70s lol
The Edith character was perfectly written, and Jean Stapleton was tremendous in the role.
She really was! Do you have a favorite episode of the show, warp9p65?
@@FactsVerse there are several episodes I really like. At the moment I think "Archie Eats and Runs", the one where Archie thought Edith fed him poisoned mushrooms, is my favorite.
@@FactsVerse - the one where she was getting quarters in mail as a rebate.. way too many times is a favorite i had, not sure if anyone else remembers it
She was Fabulous ❤️
Her character (Edith) was a product of the old fashion culture that this show (created by Lear) sought to basically destroy. She was an exageration as was Archie.. to make the old culture look ridiculous. The end result is what we now see. Feminism is unnatural and artificial... it's unstable and will eventually collapse and the "old" way will resume (If humanity survives).
Anyone ever notice that both Edith and Archie would talk through a subject in some convoluted direction and still wind up with a good answer?
She was a sweet character. Loved her voice..lol.
So many good Edith moments, like when she was going through "the change" and told Archie to stifle!
Edith and Archie reminded me of my grandparents...we used to watch All in the Family together and I’d always tease them about it!
She was very talented and a perfect compliment to bunker. She was a light in that awful situation. He was so so racist she was gentle
He loved her! What was your favorite memory of her from the show, Nora?
I really enjoy her show,to this day I stillwach her show,her performance was exellent,she is irreplaceable. Love love.
We love her! What's your favorite memory of Edith, Satie?
Agree, one of my favorite was when she was going thru menopause
Even though the character of Edith Bunker is what she's best remembered for I found her work in the movie Michael outstanding, pansy was cool.
I was heartbroken when Edith died and missed her so much after that.
It was so sad! What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, September?
Oh gosh I'm not sure I have a favorite because I enjoyed her in every episode. She played her part so we'll, she was brilliant! Id have to just say they were ALL my favorite, every episode she was in. She alongside Archie made the show a success. I wish she would have never wanted out of playing Edith but I'm grateful for the laughs and all the memories and glad I can watch episodes still on youtube. 🤗👍
@@septembersapphire347 it's because it was a family with Edith. It takes a loving mother to make a family.
Lol omg
@Cheri Merchant Love the show. I watch it five days a week in the evening for an hour. Best sitcom ever created. It should be on prime time in today's times.
The gifts of warmth & teaching that Jean Stapleton & Caroll O’Connor left the world in their hard work as actors should never ever be forgotten. I miss them both terribly because my young teen-hood was touched by the series.
If I were to be an actor I would want to be a Doctor/Scientist character in an Alien series movie.
I love Edith Bunker
She was such a sweet funny lady
She really was! What was your favorite memory of Edith, Jen?
I loved them both, I still till this day watch their reruns, they're both the best in my heart. God bless them both in heaven watching over their true fans,and family.
Love the backstory on Jean Stapleton and her the many small rolls she did on movies and T.V shows but I will always remember her as loverable EDITH BUNKER......R.I.P Jean Stapleton.
All in the Family was one of my favorite shows, even though I seen it in reruns!!💖💖💖💖💖💖
"Aunt Mary" was a gem. I remember seeing that on the After School Special.
The people on All in the Family
Made this show
Nobody else would of fit or made this tv show what it was
Thanks for all the laughs
Rest in peace
A couple of years ago a 'Reboot' of the show was done with Woody Harrelson playing Archie Bunker.
It was line for line the original script and it didn't age well, centering around the Vietnam War and the attached controversy.
Harrelson seemed to be doing an impression of Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker.
I don't remember who the other cast members were.
I couldn't watch past the first commercial though I did pop back from time to time just to give it the benefit of the doubt.
It was abysmal.
On TH-cam there was an upload the original pilot of All in The Family.
Different actors for Lionel Jefferson, Gloria Bunker, and Mike Stivic.
Mike name was Steve and Steve was Irish not Polish but the story line was familiar; they were celebrating The Bunkers wedding anniversary.
It may still be available, it was a part of a two part upload.
Iirc
I recently read an interview with Norman Lear. I said, that of all the characters he helped to create on his TV Shows, Edith, as played by the great late Jean Stapleton, was his most favorite character. "Without Edith, there would not have been Archie Bunker." High prace indeed, Debi Lee, my friend!
@Debi
"Nobody else would've* fit"
It's a common mistake
@@KC______: I disagree with your "take" on Woody Harrelson's "reboot" of the Archie Bunker character. The "powers that be" must have thought that Woody could do that character because of his prowess in doing other characters in that show & others of that era in television history from the 20th Century. (As if the "reboots" could have come from any other century of the past! Television started in the 20th Century, but it goes blissfully into the future with other shows & characters.
I remember when she left the show, she stared in a TV Movie I'd love to see again, where she was a Baseball coach for a group of kids. Her character lost her leg, and when hearing her normal voice, it was hard for me as a kid to believe it was the same woman.
Not ashamed to say I cried when they killed her off. 😢
I LOVE ALL IN THE FAMILY. IT WAS ONE GREAT SHOW BACK IN THE 70'S. THANK YOU SO MUCH
She played a supporting star in You've Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
The show was wonderful. I loved them all. RIP to the ones who are gone ☹️
She was an essential part of the show, giving it balance. The show was never the same without her!!! ☺️
We agree! What was your favorite episode of the show, Richard?
"All in the Family" was never without Edith. They moved to "Archie Bunker's Place" where she made her exit. In her interview when she talks about leaving to Norman Lear, she said he acted like it was a real person they were going to have die. She said she had to remind her Edith was a character not a real person. She was so sweet about it.
@Family Man That was such a great example of how people can justify any action to make it look good to others at least in their own minds. As with so many of Lear's subjects, it was presented in jest with so much truth behind it. The script was genius topped by the photo snap.
Edith was always the stabilizing influence on everything with her love and acceptance while trying to make things better. That show was so deep in so many ways - it has always amazed me that so many didn't really "get it" as to the underlying story lines.
Not my favorite, but when Edith's friend, the cross-dresser/impersonator, was murdered just because of who he was was definitely the most impactful for the time. Edith with all her love for people truly did not understand how such a thing could happen.
@@GlennaVan AWESOME
Wow! What an amazing lady! Always loved her character of Edith, but, never heard her back story. R.I.P. Jean Stapelton. Learned so much from this! Thanks!
Wow. Thank you for telling Jean's story beyond Edith Bunker.
I loved edith she was so sweet and cared all and love everybody such a good hearted sweet women god bless her soul. I really cried for a week
I really enjoyed watching about her life my favorite is all in the family with Edith Bunker I used to watch it all the time👍❤️
Glad you liked it, Debra! What's your favorite memory of Edith from the show?
Edith was such a humble and talented actress,To me she was the voice of reason ,I still watch the reruns on Get T.V.66.3 ..
I love this show !!! I watch it every night still. Norman Lear is so brilliant.
And,,,, Carroll O'Connor could not have been more different than the role of Archie. I had the pleasure of meeting (a couple of times) him & his wife, Nancy at their restaurant in the valley (which they sadly lost in the Earthquake of 1994), What a wonderful man, and couple.
They really are wonderful, irshgrl500!
@@FactsVerse wonderful people. Thank you for replying.
She was a beautiful lady . She had a sweet personality . Love her R. I . P.❤️❤️❤️😍
I grew up watching this with my grandparents. It brings back good memories of snuggling with them after my bath, and watching All In The Family, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Sammy Davis Jr show. That was WAAAYYYY back in the day 🥰
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Edith was fabulous 😍 and she deserved a medal for putting up with Archie lol 😆
And then some..
A friend of mine saw her at STUDIO 54 with a member of the KISS band ! I just never imagined her to be there. I still watch ALL in THE FAMILY! OH , I met Sally when she was in a play in NEW HAVEN
The premiere of "All In The Family" was the signal that television had grown up. RIP Jean Stapleton and Edith Bunker.
It’s signaled the beginning of radical liberalism that has destroyed the nation.
I didn't know that Jean Stapleton passed away
As much as I'm a fan of the show and have been for 50 years, it signaled the beginning of the end. I declare the meatheads of the world and his brainwashed little blonde wife will not win
Sundays during the Winter...we had a fire 🔥 going, steaks 🥩 on the grill, football, 60 Minutes and All in the Family. She will always have a special place in my heart ❤️.
Sounds pretty good! :D
damn. I really loved that show bro. I was so sad when I seen that episode when she was sick. :(.
Edith's story is the story of so many women. Her husband took her for granted and assumed she had no opinion of her own thinking she was a ditz; hiding in plain sight. Her children were almost ashamed of her. Her unquestioning support was an assumption and what little she had got co-opted without her permission. She lived in the days wives could not get credit on their own. She was a stalwart; the other load-bearing pillar. In the end, nobody recognized she needed help and she died of overwork standing in her own kitchen. Her labor went mostly unappreciated. She stood silent in her husband's shadow at times when she knew she was right. She loved her family and fought for them like a tigress. Her voice was small but powerful and she was queen in her household. American mom. American woman. American. Edith lives. Edith RIP.
Truth☝🏼
Well said.
My absolute favorite episode was when Archie got drunk and locked himself in the basement. While in the basement that black boy heard him down there from outside and archie thought he died and God was talking to him. Then the black boy I can't remember his name opened the basement and Archie thought God was black. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a tv show as I did this one.
Lionel from the Jefferson's son from next door
Yeah! I also remember the episode with Archie & Meathead trapped in the basement where Archie shared the "Shoe-Bootie story with him! What an fenional moment! What a nominal series. Not to mention the Sammy Davis Jr. appearance!!!
I loved the way she set the stage for so many subjects
I hate to sound like my parents when I say that this show was on during a time when the family watched television together. How could we not? We only had one TV in the house and my father needed one of us kids to get up and change the channel for him. That aside, we all loved All In the Family. The show got its point across without beating the viewer over the head. It wasn't just good TV, it was great TV and it was great without profanity & nudity. Unlike sit-coms today, the character's dialogue was well written and thoughtful--not simply a series of slick one-liners and a laugh track. The show hit on several hot topics of the time. It woke people up to the changes that were happening in American as well as changes that needed to happen in America while still entertaining us.
You are so right, today what they call comedy is disgusting!
Very well said.
Oh how I loved the character of Edith Bunker! Her personality was the mirror image of my sweet Mother. Both only saw only good. Both loved unconditionally. May they both rest in peace.
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My favorite Edith moments were the pancake story (who remembers it) and the "attempted rape".What is that intoxicating scent?Lemon Pledge.
Just loved those.
You reminded me of a line from the late Phyllis Diller in her standup routine: "When I see my mother-in-law coming up the walk, I spray Pledge behind my ears so I smell busy." That still can crack me up!
Jean Stapleton and Edith Bunker were both as precious as she could be. I love her so much!
What's your favorite memory of her, Misty?
I miss that show, So Much.
We do too! What's your favorite episode of the show, Kathy?
Everyone reaches a peak that rarely gets duplicated. All In the Family was legendary.
I laughed so hard that I was crying when Edith asked Archie "Would you like me to give you an enema?"
that has to be up there with one of the biggest laughs in all of tv, it has to be.
@@n1umj I was crying and almost choking when she said that and the look that Archie gave her....They were great together
Grew up watching this show, loved edith bunker she reminded me of my grandmother in a way, loved archie as well ,tv for me will never be the same , they dont make family shows like that anymore 💔 rest in peace edith and archie i hope your flying high in heaven.. never forgotten ❤ still loved by many
What's your favorite memory of Edith, Tonya?
I'm so glad I got to see such an actress - forever She will always be in my thoughts & as a Role Model! 😊
She was so good! What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, Penelopejean?
I love Edith from the show began till it ended I to miss her Edith made a lot of women very proud to stand up to their husbands
What's your favorite memory of Edith, Ada?
@@FactsVerse when she learned to drive
Edith's cousin Maude had a maid named Florida. Florida was the mom in 🎬Good Times. How amazing it would have been to have Edith, Weezy, Maude and Archie to have an encounter⁉️ There were many shows under the Norman Lear 🎬show umbrella! I've loved and enjoyed them ... ALL‼ 💜
Thanks for sharing this, Kimberly!
Fn awesome thought!
My mother cried when Edith died. She was the heart of the Bunker family.
She really was. What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, Patricia?
@@FactsVerse every time she said, "oh, Archie!" She said that when Archie was going down the wrong path. Even though he called her a dingbat, he always listened to her and did the right thing in the end.
She was great. The last thing I remember seeing her in was You've Got Mail. A wonderful actress that made you believe that there are people who are good the core.
We loved her too, Scott!
Carroll and Jean put everything into those roles. Wonderful performers and an amazing show. It will always be one of my favorite shows even though it aired before I was even born. RIP to both of them.
i didnt realize the ERA was ok with a woman who found joy in cooking for her family and being a devoted wife.
Oh right, because women who take joy in cooking for their families and being devoted wives just LOVE being paid 2/3 as much as a man who does the same job, which they have to have to make ends meet. Geez, you are a moron
@@nomibynoother2786 i think you are a feminist. Bitter as hell. We all face injustice, but we are not all bitter.
@@nomibynoother2786 that's false because antidiscrimination laws. Stop spreading talking points. If your not at your job the same amount of time as a male counterpart you shouldn't be getting paid the same it is called proving yourself. Also you women get another benefit called maternity leave. If a man wants to take time off and be paid we have to get workman's comp which has to be proven to be a accident. So take your hatred somewhere else because I am not buying the bs that your selling.
@@joshweiser7737 feminism is the reason for the demise of the family. Feminism is about women doing anything, just as long as it is not self sacrifice and placing their home and family first.
She was such a great entertainer! I watched her as a child, growing up and watching “All in the Family”. RIP
What's your favorite memory of her, Lake End?
Edith Bunker was so real to me, that when I saw Jean Stapleton in the movie Michael, I was all "didn't she die?" A great compliment to Stapleton's acting!!
She really was! What's your favorite Edith moment from the show, Debra?
@@FactsVerse when she said that every time Archie said "dingbat" she always heard a little "sweetheart!" Sounded just like my mother.
Seems like i remember seeing her in a TV movie sometime back in the 80s where she played Eleanor Roosevelt.
I actually did wonder what happened to her...I remember being shocked at some of the things on All in the Family. Nobody I knew said that stuff out loud. She was a true star.
Her character are in my top 10 of all time for sitcoms.
What's your favorite memory of her, Michael?
I loved Ediths personality and heart truly genuine. Also when it's time for her to set Archie straight she speaks her mind with passion love and meaning. Love her character
I went through years of grief it was like one of my family members died as crazy as that sounds
Archie cries when Edith died
We know...............
I loved the show, ‘All In The Family.’ Edith and Archie both, played their rolls brilliantly. All I can Say is, thanks to both of you, for many laughs, you both are surely missed.
Carolyn M Scotti
She reminds me of my grandma. RIP Edith.
I watch four episodes of "All in the Family " every night!!! I love the Edith character, and my grandmother loved her too. ❤
When Edith died on that show, I cried. I would watch all episodes of the show but her ending one.
That's when sitcoms were sitcoms all in the family was one of the best. Right up there with Sanford and son and good times.
Such a sad loss to such a great actress RIP JEAN STAPLETON
Unfortunately, I've got Edith typecast as well. I was crazy about her. I watch her every time I get a chance, along with Archie. The greatest sitcom I've ever watched. Meathead and Gloria are also unforgettable. Such a great cast!
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Everybody's Mom. We love you!
We love her too! What's your favorite episode of All in the Family, Scott?
Hello beautiful good morning
Watched her every week. She was an inspiration to many.