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Vince53 · 05-28-2011, 07:39 PM

Kind-hearted Archie agrees to have a Sabbath dinner for Stephanie, but conflicts appear when one Jewish guest brings his Gentile girlfriend.

I didn't like the way Archie criticized Edith for inviting the guy's mother and accidentally starting a conflict. And then, our gal Edith is the one who patches everything up.

Johnny be good! · 06-12-2011, 07:02 AM

Edith was a kind lady!

sm95fan · 08-12-2023, 04:20 PM

Edith's final appearance felt like a transition episode to me. Passing the show baton from Archie and Edith to Archie and Murray.

But the Murray character really never found consistent footing and was relegated to being a sidekick. And by the second season he probably slipped to 3rd behind a lovely and suddenly grown up Danielle Brisebois who would briefly become Uncle Arch's main foil. It's a shame Martin Balsam only lasted one more year.

CJMD03 · 09-10-2023, 01:15 AM

Did the producers know this was Edith’s final episode? Seems kind of anticlimactic, if they did.

sm95fan · 09-10-2023, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CJMD03

Did the producers know this was Edith’s final episode? Seems kind of anticlimactic, if they did.

No, it wasn't until they began planning for season 2 that they knew Edith was done for good.

05-28-2011, 07:39 PM	#1
Vince53 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2010 Location: Chapala, Mexico Posts: 492	The Shabbat Dinner Kind-hearted Archie agrees to have a Sabbath dinner for Stephanie, but conflicts appear when one Jewish guest brings his Gentile girlfriend. I didn't like the way Archie criticized Edith for inviting the guy's mother and accidentally starting a conflict. And then, our gal Edith is the one who patches everything up.

06-12-2011, 07:02 AM	#2
Johnny be good! Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2007 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 1,629	Edith was a kind lady!
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08-12-2023, 04:20 PM	#3
sm95fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 07, 2021 Location: Las Lunas Posts: 1,880	Edith's final appearance felt like a transition episode to me. Passing the show baton from Archie and Edith to Archie and Murray. But the Murray character really never found consistent footing and was relegated to being a sidekick. And by the second season he probably slipped to 3rd behind a lovely and suddenly grown up Danielle Brisebois who would briefly become Uncle Arch's main foil. It's a shame Martin Balsam only lasted one more year.

09-10-2023, 01:15 AM	#4
CJMD03 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 18, 2018 Posts: 412	Did the producers know this was Edith’s final episode? Seems kind of anticlimactic, if they did.