Edith bunker''s death
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — All in the Family
jaytiterle — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 04:11 AM)
I was a faithful follower of ALL of ALL IN THE FAMILY seasons , but I missed the two episodes leading to the end ( before series ended and it was renamed Archie Bunker's place ) .I found out that Edith had died , but since I missed the final two episodes, I missed finding out HOW she died . Could anyone please provide an answer??
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McGannahanSkjellyfetti — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 09:48 PM)
Edith NEVER died in the
All In The Family
series. In the actual last episode, she did wind up having a blood clot on her leg that she thought was just a minor bruise, but she still was able to live through the entire series. I use to think that she did die there and
Archie Bunker's Place
began right after she died, but I was way off on that. She did appear on five episodes of the first season and showing no signs of any illness with no mentions of any blood clots. It was the beginning of the second season where she died. The episodes, a two part, was called
Archie Alone.
It took place about a month after her passing. It was mentioned that she died of, I believe, a stroke while she was asleep. The two part-er was basically Archie trying to come to terms with her passing -
SataiDelen — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 12:08 AM)
That's interesting because I watched it when it originally aired and I don't remember Edith in it AT ALL! As a result, in subsequent years, I too assumed the show started after her death, and I always thought the blood clot killed her after all.
To everyone else who posted about hating the show: I find your reactions interesting. As I said above, I watched it when it originally aired and I always liked the show.
I liked that it centered around Archie and Stephie and him trying to do his best to raise her well. I also liked that sometimes she taught him things about life too.
All in all, I thought it was a good show. Do I wish Edith was around? Sure, but for whatever reason, apparently she didn't want to be a part of it (I'm guessing), but it wasn't any worse (to me) without her.
EMOTICONS ARE BACK! YAY! -
Fletcherj119 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 12:55 AM)
Jean Stapleton had had enough of the weekly work schedule, which was why she declined the starring role in Murder She Wrote.
I stopped watching TV by the time ABP started (I was never home after I picked up my driver's license), but I wanted to see the first episode. I found it quite unspectacular and not having Edith on the premiere I thought was lame. I watched maybe two other episodes through the course of the show. -
McGannahanSkjellyfetti — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 02:07 AM)
I've said it over and over, the magic of
All In The Family
was COMPLETELY GONE after the 8th season. The 9th season and
Archie Bunker's Place
were complete abominations. They should have never been done. They could have ended the series on such a dramatic high note with the Bunkers and the Stivics saying goodbye to each other as oppose to dragging the series out into the ground -
cjh8504 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 01:29 PM)
I had just heard, maybe here, that Carroll, wanted to resume, or maybe the studios wanted to resume the Archie character in the 90's where Archie was a full time cab driver now, and the situations would take place in his cab. Lear had no interest as he was concentrating on 704 Houser St.
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn -
cjh8504 — 9 years ago(December 02, 2016 04:39 PM)
Well, but the timeline doesn't add up then. Wasn't Lear working on 704 Houser St in like 1994? That was his reason for turning O'Connor down. O'Connor was still on ITHOTN for other year. By 1996 or so, O'Connor was only 4 years away from kicking the bucket.
RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn