What Nationality Was Archie Bunker Suppose to Be??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-15-2011, 10:25 PM

We all know that Mike Stivic was polish, but what exactly was Archie? For that matter what was Edith as well?

treky · 04-16-2011, 01:06 AM

I think I read somewhere once that he was Irish. If so, then that's probably why they changed mikes nationality from Irish (which he was in the 2 unaired pilots-also his name was Richard in them) to Polish.

Brian Damage · 04-17-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

I think I read somewhere once that he was Irish. If so, then that's probably why they changed mikes nationality from Irish (which he was in the 2 unaired pilots-also his name was Richard in them) to Polish.

Thank you so much!

Ohio8 · 10-20-2013, 03:28 PM

In one episode Archie was talking about his relatives, and he called them "...snobby lace curtain Irish." In another episode he told a Scottish joke. I don't think that the show ever said if both of his parents were Irish.

Edith was, as far as I can tell, of English and other British ancestry.

On a side note, was was the Bunker's religion?

DJM77 · 10-20-2013, 04:13 PM

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On a side note, was was the Bunker's religion?

In one of the few episodes of Archie Bunker's Place that Edith appeared in, she said that she was Episcopal.

Frump · 10-24-2013, 01:27 PM

Isn't Bunker an English name?

Marvo301 · 10-24-2013, 01:42 PM

Archie Bunker is an American!!

GameShowFan66 · 11-21-2013, 01:22 PM

If Archie was in fact Irish, he insulted himself quite often with the term "Micks" for the Irish. I am of Irish decent and my last name starts with Mc even. My father's mother I affectionately called "Grandmom Mick" and that never seemed to bother anybody in the family, including my grandmother. Warms my heart to mention her online, considering she passed away in March 1976. I still miss her every big as badly as ever. Sorry for the biography-rant LOL

Nickolas086 · 03-29-2014, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

We all know that Mike Stivic was polish, but what exactly was Archie? For that matter what was Edith as well?

I think he might be of English and Scot-Irish.

ILuvCarolBurnett · 05-06-2014, 12:52 AM

I'm not sure if Archie Bunker was Irish, if that was ever stated. But Carroll O'Connor was Irish.

Laftrak · 06-11-2014, 05:27 AM

The Bunkers were WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants), which Archie considered to be "regular Americans." He was prejudiced against people of color (Black/Puerto Rican/Asian), other white ethnic groups (Irish/Polish/Italian), and other religions (Catholics/Jews).

Nickolas086 · 07-27-2014, 04:20 PM

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I'm not sure if Archie Bunker was Irish, if that was ever stated. But Carroll O'Connor was Irish.

Scotch-Irish are Protestant and they're by no means Irish by ethnicity, but were called Scotch-Irish because they were Scottish who had settle and are living in Northern Ireland in the past and present along with English and other ethnicities of Europe who are Protestant in Ulster a province in Northern Ireland.

Coffeecup · 01-24-2015, 10:55 PM

[QUOTE=Ohio8]In one episode Archie was talking about his relatives, and he called them "...snobby lace curtain Irish."
That term sounds like something Archie would say.

Babalu · 01-30-2015, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GameShowFan66

If Archie was in fact Irish, he insulted himself quite often with the term "Micks" for the Irish. I am of Irish decent and my last name starts with Mc even. My father's mother I affectionately called "Grandmom Mick" and that never seemed to bother anybody in the family, including my grandmother. Warms my heart to mention her online, considering she passed away in March 1976. I still miss her every big as badly as ever. Sorry for the biography-rant LOL

One time Archie was saying something derogatory and he said, "Now your Irish Micks are very big on that..."

I think Archie's nationality was purposely unidentified so he could lob bombs at everyone.

Ohio8 · 04-26-2015, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ohio8

In one episode Archie was talking about his relatives, and he called them "...snobby lace curtain Irish." In another episode he told a Scottish joke. I don't think that the show ever said if both of his parents were Irish.

Edith was, as far as I can tell, of English and other British ancestry.

On a side note, was was the Bunker's religion?

It was in the "Aunt Iola's Visit" episode, and Archie was talking about Edith's relatives. Here's what Archie said to Edith: "She wanted you to marry that stuck-up lace curtain Irish (something) Paddy O'Rourke."

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Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,967	In one episode Archie was talking about his relatives, and he called them "...snobby lace curtain Irish." In another episode he told a Scottish joke. I don't think that the show ever said if both of his parents were Irish. Edith was, as far as I can tell, of English and other British ancestry. On a side note, was was the Bunker's religion?

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GameShowFan66 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 20, 2013 Location: Suburban Philadelphia, PA Posts: 78	If Archie was in fact Irish, he insulted himself quite often with the term "Micks" for the Irish. I am of Irish decent and my last name starts with Mc even. My father's mother I affectionately called "Grandmom Mick" and that never seemed to bother anybody in the family, including my grandmother. Warms my heart to mention her online, considering she passed away in March 1976. I still miss her every big as badly as ever. Sorry for the biography-rant LOL

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ILuvCarolBurnett Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 20, 2014 Location: Beverly Hills CA Posts: 312	I'm not sure if Archie Bunker was Irish, if that was ever stated. But Carroll O'Connor was Irish.

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Laftrak Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 11, 2014 Posts: 13	The Bunkers were WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants), which Archie considered to be "regular Americans." He was prejudiced against people of color (Black/Puerto Rican/Asian), other white ethnic groups (Irish/Polish/Italian), and other religions (Catholics/Jews).

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Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,184	[QUOTE=Ohio8]In one episode Archie was talking about his relatives, and he called them "...snobby lace curtain Irish." That term sounds like something Archie would say.