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gilligan fanatic · 06-11-2006, 08:10 PM

To be Archie Bunker's Place he would have had to buy it but Kelsey could have just sold it and been a regular in the bar. Kind of like Sam on Cheers selling his bar. I don't get why they killed Kelsey off.

MikeLutton · 06-12-2006, 01:22 AM

i dont think kelsey died from what i remembe he had heart attack and suriaved only to retire and seel kelseys to Archie Bunker rest is history

gilligan fanatic · 06-12-2006, 08:04 AM

whoops, I remember him being in the hospital and that is where Archie found out he was selling it. I could have swarn he died. Well there goes this thread-lol Well I guess what I should say now is that Kelsey could have been a regular on the show then.

MikeLutton · 06-12-2006, 10:26 AM

yeah that would of worked made more sense 2 he could became Archie.s new bartender or something oh well i think only 1 they didnt have kil off was edith but oh well

TV Knowledge Fan · 06-12-2006, 12:29 PM

...Archie buys "Kelsey's Bar" from Tommy Kelsey occured at the beginning of the 1977-'78 season of "ALL IN THE FAMILY". Kelsey had suffered a heart attack, and was looking for someone to take over his establishment. Archie mortgaged everything he had to buy the joint, and that's how he became a saloonkeeper.
When Norman Lear decided to end "ALL IN THE FAMILY" at the conclusion of the 1978-'79 season, CBS and Carroll O'Connor insisted on continuing the series in some form or another. O'Connor got "permission" from Lear to proceed with a "spinoff" [co-produced by Carroll and his pal Terry Becker under the 'Carnan-Becker' partnership] that now centered on the bar, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE". And the rest is history.....

Scoobiedoo30 · 01-13-2007, 03:30 PM

I did not know they Killed Kelsey

06-11-2006, 08:10 PM	#1
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Did they really need to kill of Kelsey to have the show? To be Archie Bunker's Place he would have had to buy it but Kelsey could have just sold it and been a regular in the bar. Kind of like Sam on Cheers selling his bar. I don't get why they killed Kelsey off.
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06-12-2006, 12:29 PM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	The plotline where... ...Archie buys "Kelsey's Bar" from Tommy Kelsey occured at the beginning of the 1977-'78 season of "ALL IN THE FAMILY". Kelsey had suffered a heart attack, and was looking for someone to take over his establishment. Archie mortgaged everything he had to buy the joint, and that's how he became a saloonkeeper. When Norman Lear decided to end "ALL IN THE FAMILY" at the conclusion of the 1978-'79 season, CBS and Carroll O'Connor insisted on continuing the series in some form or another. O'Connor got "permission" from Lear to proceed with a "spinoff" [co-produced by Carroll and his pal Terry Becker under the 'Carnan-Becker' partnership] that now centered on the bar, "ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE". And the rest is history.....

01-13-2007, 03:30 PM	#6
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I did not know they Killed Kelsey
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06-12-2006, 01:22 AM	#2
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,884	i dont think kelsey died from what i remembe he had heart attack and suriaved only to retire and seel kelseys to Archie Bunker rest is history

06-12-2006, 08:04 AM	#3
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	whoops, I remember him being in the hospital and that is where Archie found out he was selling it. I could have swarn he died. Well there goes this thread-lol Well I guess what I should say now is that Kelsey could have been a regular on the show then.

06-12-2006, 10:26 AM	#4
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,884	yeah that would of worked made more sense 2 he could became Archie.s new bartender or something oh well i think only 1 they didnt have kil off was edith but oh well