This is what Joey Stivic looks like on 704 Hauser Street

[*CHAD*]

Originally Posted by tdr

It's been a long time since I saw that brief failed series, too, but I don't remember any indication that it was Archie Bunker who sold the house to the black family living there at that time. It could have been sold once or multiple times in between. Either way, though, the setup seems to confirm Archie's fears in the early 70's that one minority family moving in would lead to more, and eventually it would be a 'minority neighborhood,' as 704 Houser Street indicated.

Joey Stivic appearing in the first ep was obviously a reach to put the show in its company of the original AiTF, as it's largely AiTF all over again, with a black bigot in a now-black part of town. It might have worked better if they had brought back George or Henry Jefferson, having failed in business and taking a step 'back,' and some of their other relatives move in with them. I don't think Joey said whether Grandpa Archie was living or dead, did he?

Your right about the house and he never did say if Archie was living or dead.

[comedyfreak]

Originally Posted by tdr

Joey Stivic appearing in the first ep was obviously a reach to put the show in its company of the original AiTF, as it's largely AiTF all over again, with a black bigot in a now-black part of town. It might have worked better if they had brought back George or Henry Jefferson, having failed in business and taking a step 'back,' and some of their other relatives move in with them. I don't think Joey said whether Grandpa Archie was living or dead, did he?

I never got a chance to see the series, too many other shows were on at the time. Too bad CBS didn't give it a chance. I like your idea of having George or Henry Jefferson coming back.

[StevieB]

From what I vaguely remember about the first episode, Joey Stivic came over to give the new owner of the house (played by John Amos) the deed to the property. I don't recall if Joey appeared in any other episodes.

I found the show very odd, and hard to get into. The father took pride in the fact that he was radically liberal, yet suprisingly, was very upset when he discovered that his son's girlfriend was not Black..she was a White woman of Jewish descent. His wife was open-minded, easy-going, and soft-spoken...kinda like an African-American version of Edith (without the "ding-bat" trait). The only thing I admired about the show was that the set looked identical to the old "All in the Family" set. I actually looked forward to seeing the familiar walls and props in the living room and kitchen. They gave me a "warm-fuzzy" feeling. LOL! I assume they re-built a new set for this show since the old one from "All in the Family" was probably no longer standing by the mid-1990's. I wasn't the least bit surprised when they cancelled this show. I hope my fading memory descriptions helped.

Sincerely, Steve B.