Success Story
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — All in the Family
vitoscotti — 9 years ago(February 04, 2017 10:15 PM)
Archies old army buddy Eddie Frazier (William Wimdom) arrives at the Bunkers for a visit. A few things that stand out in this masterpiece.
The brilliant performance by William Windom is great.The blind extreme hero worshipping by a man(Archie) who also blindly condemns people as a group but not judging them as an individual.
Seeing younger Uncle Leo from Seinfeld, and George Savalas without a mop of hair.
Mike not spilling the beans to Archie about Eddie is quite big of him.
Seeing Sally Stuthers just exuding beauty, always makes me think why she couldnt control her weight in ensuing years.
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 10:40 PM)
Toaster oven, I wish! I was told I couldn't have one in my room. If I want to use the oven I have to go down into the community kitchen, so I don't use it much. I try to avoid the other tenants. They're all one big click led by the two-faced "Manager" (just a glorified janitor).
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Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 01:52 AM)
It's a rooming house. It's an old building, but kept pretty clean. And it's on a main road (fortunately my room's on the back side with my own entrance going down an outside stairway right to where my car is parked, but in a quiet neighborhood.
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rhs6358 — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 02:30 PM)
I'm glad this comment about Success Story appeared while we still have a board. I would say this is one of my 10-15 favorite episodes. You're dead-on about William Windom. I don't ever recall a performance of his that I didn't like. A fine, fine actor. And the story line was solid. Even Mike acted somewhat human when Eddie told him that his son wanted nothing to do with him. I try to watch this episode at least once every couple of months.