Gloria Question

[KurtfromPitts]

One thing that annoyed the stuffing out of me about Gloria in the latter seasons of AITF was when she would touch and pinch Archie's fingers or other parts of his body. Why was she allowed to get away with it? [Although in one ep., Archie bit her]

[Brian Damage]

She was allowed to get away with it because she was Daddy's little girl.

[Buffyboy323]

She was allowed to get away with it because she was Daddy's little girl.

You mean Daddy's Little Goil???

And of course she got away with it!

[MikeL]

Gloria got on my nerves i feel Aitf could been better if she was not there at all with diff charactor or so playing Gloria sally was not good at all n could not act to save her life and dont get me started on her constant whinning.

[Tweety]

Gloria got on my nerves i feel Aitf could been better if she was not there at all with diff charactor or so playing Gloria sally was not good at all n could not act to save her life and dont get me started on her constant whinning.

I agree 100%... and man, her lack of acting skills were REALLY obvious when teamed up with THAT group!

She WAS pretty hot though :) It's just too bad they didn't get someone who was hot, but could also act!

Still, when I watch the early AITF episodes (I only liked the show when all four of them were living under one roof, I stopped watching it almost immediately after Mike and Gloria moved out), they're still great to watch... I wouldn't say she ruined any episodes with her lousy acting... the other three were just too good! It does make me wonder though...was she the only actress to audition for the role of Gloria? It's hard to imagine her being the 'best' of any group of candidates....

[Wawwie]

One thing that annoyed the stuffing out of me about Gloria in the latter seasons of AITF was when she would touch and pinch Archie's fingers or other parts of his body. Why was she allowed to get away with it? [Although in one ep., Archie bit her]
Archie really did tolerate a lot of abuse from her.
I didn't like the way she would hit him over the head, pinch him, etc. It seemed very childish and bratty.
Archie should have belted her in the mouth, but he would never do that to his "Little Goil."

[nlearfan]

Yea Gloria really went at him like she wanted to hurt him. I'm surpised she didn't poke him in the eye. I felt bad for Archie at times.

[Wawwie]

Yea Gloria really went at him like she wanted to hurt him. I'm surpised she didn't poke him in the eye. I felt bad for Archie at times.
So did I. I hated when Gloria would beat on him and he would do nothing, but that's Archie. He would never smack Gloria even when she deserved it, and she did deserve it when she was pinching Archie and stuff.

[MikeL]

iam glad Edith smacked her across i think it was the rape episode but she got what she deserved and iam glad her Mike moved out of the house so we did not have see her that ofton but then they showed her next door with Mike n Joey no wonder he left her later on i never liked sally struthers anyway

[Tap Dancer]

She was abusive to both Archie and Mike and I didn't like that. Pulling their fingers apart, slapping, grabbing and pulling on Mike's chest hair... I didn't think it was funny. Especially at her age, you know? :rolleyes:

[TV_Forever]

As to whether or not other actresses were screened for the part, that would be a yes. If memory serves, Penny Marshall and Rob Reiner were married at the time and she tried out. I'm also thinking in the alternate pilots, there were different actors and actresses playing the stivics parts.

[OH Nuts!]

I do think Gloria crossed the edge a bit with Archie and Mike. I mean with Archie SHE WAS living in his house and if she didn't like it then she & the Meathead should have left.

As for Sally's acting skills I thought they were fine BUT imo it was Jean Stapleton and Carroll who REALLY MADE the show.

[Hughsgirl]

I think Archie should have smacked her everytime she abused him as she did. He was still her father and it was his house so yes, I feel he would have every right to kick her bratty ass. That was a big reason that I didn't like Mike and Gloria. I recall that when they first met Mike, THEY (Mike and Gloria) had already decided that they would live there without even consulting Archie first! Then as they lived there for all those years, mootching off them, they totally disrespected Archie.

[mstewart]

In the episode Battle of the Month Archie and Edith should had jumped Gloria by the way she was verbally hauling off on them. Here is a grown you know what woman and married to boot living under her parents roof and talking to them like she was the parent and they were the children. There were times Archie was a bit much but still respect and honor your parents.

I did enjoy the tender moments between Archie and Gloria. Those moments would bring me to tears everytime because you can see there was genuine love between Carroll O'Connor and Sally Struthers like they were father and daughter in real life.

[GameShowFanMan66]

I never thought Sally Struthers acting was terrible. There was one time when she yelled at Edith and said something like she was a zero, and even if she were ten times the woman she was 10x0 still equals zero. I'd say her acting was superb, if her portrayal of Gloria should emit such emotion from the board members :)