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callmetootie · 09-27-2001, 05:08 PM

How did you think ABP jumped the shark? I thought that from Day One, this show jumped the shark...Archie cannot carry his own sitcom.

TV Guy · 09-27-2001, 09:44 PM

Nah, it was the second season. The first season was OK -- Edith appeared in some of the episodes, and Mike and Gloria even showed up for a two-parter. The creative team from "All in the Family" stuck around for the first season as well.

It was the second season where things really went downhill -- Edith was killed off, and the director and most of the writers and producers from "AITF" left.

cp · 09-27-2001, 11:10 PM

i never had a problem with ABP. I enjoyed it as much as AITF.

09-27-2001, 05:08 PM	#1
callmetootie Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 06, 2001 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 4,768	Jump The Shark: Archie Bunker's Place. How did you think ABP jumped the shark? I thought that from Day One, this show jumped the shark...Archie cannot carry his own sitcom.

09-27-2001, 09:44 PM	#2
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Nah, it was the second season. The first season was OK -- Edith appeared in some of the episodes, and Mike and Gloria even showed up for a two-parter. The creative team from "All in the Family" stuck around for the first season as well. It was the second season where things really went downhill -- Edith was killed off, and the director and most of the writers and producers from "AITF" left.

09-27-2001, 11:10 PM	#3
cp Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 10, 2000 Location: MN Posts: 359	i never had a problem with ABP. I enjoyed it as much as AITF.