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Line 2: [[File:abplogo1_1754.jpg\|thumb\|400px]] ''Archie Bunker gets to loudly voice his opinions in his own bar... instead of at home.'' ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' (a continuation of the critically and commercially acclaimed sitcom ''[[All in The Family]]'') aired from 1979-1983 on [[CBS]]. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last four seasons, ending its run in 1983. Following the previous series, [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist\|Archie Bunker]] (Carroll O'Connor) and his wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) continue to nag each other and deal with Archie's ''very conservative'' views, all while attempting to raise their adopted grandniece, Stephanie, who is rapidly growing up. The major difference in the series is that [[Tropacabana\|most of the stories were set at Archie Bunker's Place]], the [[Local Hangout\|neighborhood tavern]] he'd purchased in 1977 (in the eighth-season premiere of ''AITF''). The tavern was the place for him to sound off on current issues, get support from his friends, and argue with the bar's liberal, Jewish co-owner Murray Klein (Martin Balsam). The series, like its predecessor, was set in the [[New York City]] borough of Queens. The opening and closing themes used re-scored [[Instrumental Theme Tune\|instrumental]] versions of the songs from ''AITF''. Line 13: {{tropelist}} * [[After Show]] * [[The Bus Came Back]]: The season 1 episode "Thanksgiving Renunion" has the Stivics (from ''AITF'') returning for a visit from California, while the season 3 two-parter "Gloria Comes Home" has Gloria returning to reveal that {{spoiler\|she and Mike divorced}}. Line 20 ⟶ 19: * [[Celebrity Lie]]: Inverted in the episode "The Return of Sammy". * [[Cousin Oliver]]: Stephanie, though she was introduced in ''AITF''. Though instead of being used as a ploy to keep innocent and childish storylines prevalent, she actually brought a lot of dark episodes, and matured and grew up like any adolescent. * [[Directed Byby Cast Member]]: Carroll O'Connor * [[Disappeared Dad]]: Stephanie's father, Floyd Mills. He had appeared on and off since 1978 (the final year of the old ''[[All in The Family]]'' show) to beg the Bunkers for money and/or to try to take his daughter back. His final appearance came in the 1981 episode "Growing Up is Hard to Do," where a now 13-year-old Stephanie is celebrating her bat mitzvah. Floyd shows up drunk and to beg for more money ... which Stephanie finally obliges. Her act of selflessness (which impresses Archie) marks the last time Floyd is seen or heard from ... his fate left unresolved (perhaps a nod to real life). * [[Dom Com]]: At least for the first season...kind of. Line 27 ⟶ 26: * [[Franchise Zombie]]: Despite being a sequel series that didn't have the input of original creator [[Norman Lear]], the show still ran for four years (and with a diminished cast). * [[From the Ashes]] * [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler\|Edith's}} death}} numbs Archie so much that he spends most of the second-season premiere dumbly refusing to believe {{spoiler\|she}} died}}. He breaks down when he's alone at the end of the episode, though, and laments that he didn't know {{spoiler\|she died until he tried to wake her by shaking her body}}. * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold]]: Archie softens up a bit in later seasons, especially when he gains custody of Stephanie. * [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler\|Edith}} dies off-screen between seasons due to a stroke. A major part of the Season 2 opener is Archie trying to cope with {{spoiler\|her}} death. * [[Left Hanging]]: The show was abruptly cancelled at the end of the fourth season without all the loose plot threads from the series. * [[Long Runner]]: Along with ''[[All in The Family]]'', the Bunker's story ran for a massive 13 seasons. * [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot]]: "Gloria: The First Day", a repackaged (and unaired) episode which was intended to be the pilot for the series ''Gloria''. * [[Put Onon a Bus]]: Murray Klein gets married and moves to California at the end of season 2. * [[Tropacabana]]: As mentioned in the main text, most of the show's action takes place in the titular bar. * [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Much like the original series, the source of most of the comedy comes from Archie and Murray's interactions at the bar. * [[Very Special Episode]]: Several relating to pregnancy, drug and alcohol use. Line 40: [[Category:Work Com]] [[Category:American Series]] [[Category:Archie ~~Bunkers~~Bunker's Place]] [[Category:TV Series]] [[Category:Live-Action TV of the 1980s]]