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TheLittleFaerie · 03-23-2022, 03:44 AM

I always wondered if Archie would have been happy living away from the big city and in a rural suburban area with lots of land, woods, green fields, etc..... He almost seems like the type who would, but yet he seems to like everything in walking distance

rusty spike · 03-23-2022, 06:03 AM

I'm not sure that he would have been employed. Not too many loading docks are out in the sticks as rural areas are sometimes called?

Also, how many cab drivers can survive in little towns?

PracTz · 03-23-2022, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rusty spike

I'm not sure that he would have been employed. Not too many loading docks are out in the sticks as rural areas are sometimes called?

Also, how many cab drivers can survive in little towns?

Even if Archie had somehow found the means to earn his own way, I can imagine he'd have easily called other residents 'hicks', 'country bumpkins', 'yahoos', etc. IOW, he'd NEVER find a place where he wouldn't find someone or something to dis because he's a bit of a malcontent.

TheLittleFaerie · 03-24-2022, 03:29 AM

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Even if Archie had somehow found the means to earn his own way, I can imagine he'd have easily called other residents 'hicks', 'country bumpkins', 'yahoos', etc. IOW, he'd NEVER find a place where he wouldn't find someone or something to dis because he's a bit of a malcontent.

That's one reason I thought Archie might enjoy a rural area more.... He's always complaining about things he sees in the city...i.e. men with long hair, hippies, etc... He likely wouldn't see that much in the country and might find many like-minded people

TheLittleFaerie · 03-24-2022, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rusty spike

I'm not sure that he would have been employed. Not too many loading docks are out in the sticks as rural areas are sometimes called?

Also, how many cab drivers can survive in little towns?

He might have to find other employment.... wasn't he raised on a farm and his dad a farmer? Or I might be thinking about James Evans from Good Times.... But I suppose Archie could find factory work, they are all over the place.

Or it could be an idea for retirement

PracTz · 03-24-2022, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

That's one reason I thought Archie might enjoy a rural area more.... He's always complaining about things he sees in the city...i.e. men with long hair, hippies, etc... He likely wouldn't see that much in the country and might find many like-minded people

Well, first of all, these days there are a LOT more long haired men in rural areas than in the early 1970's but many of them are conservative. IOW, if Archie were around now he would probably like hearing what they'd have to say- until he got a look at their appearances then would write them off (somewhat like he did that French-accented Black hospital roommate).

He implied Edith's love of 'The Waltons' was being naive and childish on her part so I don't see him embracing rural settings or their inhabitants.

As I said, he was a bit of a malcontent who'd find things to dis because he truly couldn't be content ANYwhere- not unlike James Evans, Sr. on 'Good Times'.

TVFactFan · 03-26-2022, 12:22 AM

It wouldnt have worked because he would have needed a good running car

PracTz · 03-26-2022, 10:41 PM

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It wouldnt have worked because he would have needed a good running car

And, possibly, a subway line!

sm95fan · 05-18-2022, 11:16 PM

I thought part of a good ABP series finale would have had Archie selling the bar and moving to Fox Ridge to be closer to Gloria. Of course Stephanie would have objected at first but she would have come around when she realized it was her chance to be a big sister to Joey the way Billie had been to her.

TVFactFan · 05-19-2022, 12:23 AM

I have to rewatch this series and see if there was any hint that Archie was planning on selling the bar or moving in season 3 or 4. I mean how much longer would it have lasted if it was renewed after 82-83?

Yong Fang · 06-16-2022, 08:59 AM

No. Archie was a “big city guy”. However in one episode I watched recently he wanted to move to Southern California (I guess in 1973 it was affordable then) but they didn’t go.

As a disclaimer, I don’t know New York City but each neighborhood was like their own town within the Burroughs. Supermarkets, bars, what have you was right there (Archie leaving the house to go to Kelsey’s “for a beer”. He walked there. So not all of NYC was huge buildings and millions of people crowded around. Bunker knew his neighbors. He lives in an enclosed area and he would have been bored with country life.

And also, the country people may not have accepted him either as an outsider.

03-23-2022, 03:44 AM	#1
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	Do you think Archie would have been happy in a rural area I always wondered if Archie would have been happy living away from the big city and in a rural suburban area with lots of land, woods, green fields, etc..... He almost seems like the type who would, but yet he seems to like everything in walking distance

03-23-2022, 06:03 AM	#2
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	I'm not sure that he would have been employed. Not too many loading docks are out in the sticks as rural areas are sometimes called? Also, how many cab drivers can survive in little towns?

03-26-2022, 12:22 AM	#7
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,046	It wouldnt have worked because he would have needed a good running car

05-18-2022, 11:16 PM	#9
sm95fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2021 Location: Las Lunas Posts: 1,882	I thought part of a good ABP series finale would have had Archie selling the bar and moving to Fox Ridge to be closer to Gloria. Of course Stephanie would have objected at first but she would have come around when she realized it was her chance to be a big sister to Joey the way Billie had been to her.

05-19-2022, 12:23 AM	#10
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,046	I have to rewatch this series and see if there was any hint that Archie was planning on selling the bar or moving in season 3 or 4. I mean how much longer would it have lasted if it was renewed after 82-83?

06-16-2022, 08:59 AM	#11
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	No. Archie was a “big city guy”. However in one episode I watched recently he wanted to move to Southern California (I guess in 1973 it was affordable then) but they didn’t go. As a disclaimer, I don’t know New York City but each neighborhood was like their own town within the Burroughs. Supermarkets, bars, what have you was right there (Archie leaving the house to go to Kelsey’s “for a beer”. He walked there. So not all of NYC was huge buildings and millions of people crowded around. Bunker knew his neighbors. He lives in an enclosed area and he would have been bored with country life. And also, the country people may not have accepted him either as an outsider.