car? Was it public transportation? or cabs?

I know they took subways and Archie did drive a cab.

Originally posted by mr roper
I know they took subways and Archie did drive a cab.


i thought they lived in the suburbs. and usually you need a car in the burbs. No subways in the burbs

From what I remember, Archie drove a cab. To go futher places (like New Jersey) they took the bus. When going to the store, I think they walked. When Archie and Gloria went to work everyday, they took the subway. There must've been a subway station nearby. Archie did have a car once (remember in "Archie the Gambler") Edith explained that they had a used car when they lived on Union Street. She thought a man had stolen it one day, but Archie he had gambled it away to him. Most people do not have a car if they live in or near the city. I think they lived very near the city so they didn't need a car. Public transportation was always there. Hope this helps. :)
-Kristi

Originally posted by KayEn78
From what I remember, Archie drove a cab. To go futher places (like New Jersey) they took the bus. When going to the store, I think they walked. When Archie and Gloria went to work everyday, they took the subway. There must've been a subway station nearby. Archie did have a car once (remember in "Archie the Gambler") Edith explained that they had a used car when they lived on Union Street. She thought a man had stolen it one day, but Archie he had gambled it away to him. Most people do not have a car if they live in or near the city. I think they lived very near the city so they didn't need a car. Public transportation was always there. Hope this helps. :)
-Kristi



ok then that means they lived in the city instead of the suburbs

As usual, I don't know. I do know, though, that bus routes connect to subway routes. It's all in the plan. So, just because they didn't live next to the subway does not mean that they didn't have access to, and made frequent use of, the subway.

Originally posted by Kitt
As usual, I don't know. I do know, though, that bus routes connect to subway routes. It's all in the plan. So, just because they didn't live next to the subway does not mean that they didn't have access to, and made frequent use of, the subway.


I'm just sayng most suburban residents drive

Archie moonlighted in a cab.
To get to the store, they walked.
To go out of town, they took a bus.
To get somehwere fast, they took a cab. (i.e. emergencies mostly)
To get somewhere else besides the places above, they took the subway.

I believe it was mentioned several times in the show that they lived in Queens.

The Bunkers and the Stivics lived in the Astoria section of Queens, which was near Corona, Long Island City, Sunnyside
and Woodside and I think Bayside.

I think a subway station was within walking distance to their house.

Originally posted by Katie_NY
The Bunkers and the Stivics lived in the Astoria section of Queens, which was near Corona, Long Island City, Sunnyside
and Woodside and I think Bayside.

I think a subway station was within walking distance to their house. Thanks Katie. That makes sense. I wonder why they didn't have some episodes that included subway stories? Maybe they did. I don't mean necessarily the whole story. Maybe just say when Mike or Gloria or Edith walk in the door they might make a comment about something they did or saw on the subway. Anyone remember any subway stories or complaints or comments about subway experiences?

Originally posted by Kitt
Thanks Katie. That makes sense. I wonder why they didn't have some episodes that included subway stories? Maybe they did. I don't mean necessarily the whole story. Maybe just say when Mike or Gloria or Edith walk in the door they might make a comment about something they did or saw on the subway. Anyone remember any subway stories or complaints or comments about subway experiences?

There was an episode when Archie, Mike, and Gloria were riding the subway and Mike punched some guy in the face for doing something.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
There was an episode when Archie, Mike, and Gloria were riding the subway and Mike punched some guy in the face for doing something. Yeah, I thought I remembered them all (especially Archie)l sitting together on the subway. I hope someone will recall for us why Mike hit the guy and what happened. I remember that but I don't know what it was about or how it ended. Maybe the guy took Gloria's seat and got nasty about it? :confused:

In several other episodes when Archie or Gloria would come home from work, they'd tell their subway stories.
-Kristi

:eek2: MIKE hit someone? Noooo!!!! Not MIKE!!? :rolleyes:

Anyways, yeah, like KayEn said, Archie pretty often tells his "Subway Horror Stories";

Archie: Oh jeez, comin' home on the subway, some guy decides to throw himself on the tracks...holds the whole thing up for 30 minutes. He can't do it in the middle of the day, he's gotta pick the rush hour.

:lol:

I remember a lot of Subway complaints. It was the suburbs (meaning not directly in the cuty) but not the kind of suburbs today where everything is miles away from where the houses are. It was a more compact type urban area.

Originally posted by Kitt
Yeah, I thought I remembered them all (especially Archie)l sitting together on the subway. I hope someone will recall for us why Mike hit the guy and what happened. I remember that but I don't know what it was about or how it ended. Maybe the guy took Gloria's seat and got nasty about it? :confused:

I remember that episode. Mike, Gloria and Archie were on their way to The Bronx to look at a house that Mike and Gloria were interested in buying. At one stop, an arguing couple gets on.
At some point during the ride, the wife makes a comment about the husband's mother and he hits her with flowers. The arguing gets worse, Gloria gets nervous, Mike gets annoyed, the guy get's nasty towards Gloria, I think maybe he shoved her, and Mike punched him in the face.

It's been awhile since I've seen this episode.

Hey Katie - who is that hot girl in the picture behind the rabbit?

Originally posted by sinatrastar
Hey Katie - who is that hot girl in the picture behind the rabbit?

I have no idea. Just another amusement park patron, i'm guessing.

Queens is a suburb/city that has plenty of subways and bus routes available. You don't need a car to live in Queens.

Originally posted by Brian Damage
Queens is a suburb/city that has plenty of subways and bus routes available. You don't need a car to live in Queens.

Or Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island too.