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TVFactFan · 07-02-2012, 01:41 AM

watching the ep "A girl like Edith" on Antenna TV and she was in the Laudromat with Stephanie. The Bunkers didn't have a washing machine? lol

tiredmike59 · 07-02-2012, 01:54 AM

No car,no washing machine. It was primitive as can be.

TVFactFan · 07-02-2012, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tiredmike59

No car,no washing machine. It was primitive as can be.

Well New Yorkers are known for using cabs and Public Transportation

AB · 07-02-2012, 07:54 PM

They probably could have had a washer if Archie wasn't always going to Kelsey's Bar.

TVFactFan · 07-02-2012, 07:57 PM

You can tell they were reaching for storylines because I don't recall no Bunker going to a Laudromat before season 9

AB · 07-02-2012, 08:20 PM

^ There was an episode where Edith was at the laundromat & she was approached by a man to do a detergent commercial. I'm not sure what season it was but it was pretty funny.

Retro4Life · 07-02-2012, 08:26 PM

Plenty of people I know don't have washing machines or dryers. Plus, think about it...where would they have been? Most people have them in their basement, and we saw the basement in the episode where Archie got locked in there. No washer/dryer. There's no place else it could have been, because we'd seen all the rest of the house and we never saw a washer or dryer.

I guess I don't see it as that unusual.

TVFactFan · 07-02-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

Plenty of people I know don't have washing machines or dryers. Plus, think about it...where would they have been? Most people have them in their basement, and we saw the basement in the episode where Archie got locked in there. No washer/dryer. There's no place else it could have been, because we'd seen all the rest of the house and we never saw a washer or dryer.

I guess I don't see it as that unusual.

Most homes have them in the basement but it was just odd for a family in a house not to have a washer.

But laundromats are not as bad as they were 15 years ago when there was no phones to access the web or no kindles to read books. In 1997 all you was able to do was bring a book with you or watch the TV that was already in there lol

Retro4Life · 07-02-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Most homes have them in the basement but it was just odd for a family in a house not to have a washer.

But laundromats are not as bad as they were 15 years ago when there was no phones to access the web or no kindles to read books. In 1997 all you was able to do was bring a book with you or watch the TV that was already in there lol

I've been lucky; I've always lived in a house with a washer. Many of my friends haven't been as lucky and they've told me how they hate to visit the laundromat. Waiting, sometimes odd people being around, the expense...but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! lol

Johnny be good! · 12-13-2012, 03:11 PM

Maybe Archie later put in a washer and dryer.

DJM77 · 12-13-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Most homes have them in the basement but it was just odd for a family in a house not to have a washer.

But laundromats are not as bad as they were 15 years ago when there was no phones to access the web or no kindles to read books. In 1997 all you was able to do was bring a book with you or watch the TV that was already in there lol

The laundromat that I used to go to didn't even have a TV.

east215 · 12-27-2012, 04:27 AM

The Bunkers did have a washing machine, but it probably broke down. There was an earlier episode where the machine broke down and Archie took the clothes to the laundry, overloaded the machine and broke it. The owner came by the house wanting money. Both Archie and the laundry man thought they were right, so they had a trial with Edith as judge. The episode was actually called "Edith the Judge". Most likely in the episode you're talking about, the machine broke down again, probably because Archie was too cheap to buy a new one.

Laugh30 · 01-19-2013, 09:14 AM

I've known people who have a washer and dryer in their house and complain about doing laundry. Hey, how would you like to lug it to a laundromat and sit around there for an hour? You have the machines conveniently in your house. You throw it in there, the machines do all the work, you don't have to stand guard over it and you can go off and do whatever you feel like.

07-02-2012, 01:41 AM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,154	Why was Edith in a Laundromat? watching the ep "A girl like Edith" on Antenna TV and she was in the Laudromat with Stephanie. The Bunkers didn't have a washing machine? lol

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Plenty of people I know don't have washing machines or dryers. Plus, think about it...where would they have been? Most people have them in their basement, and we saw the basement in the episode where Archie got locked in there. No washer/dryer. There's no place else it could have been, because we'd seen all the rest of the house and we never saw a washer or dryer. I guess I don't see it as that unusual.
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12-27-2012, 04:27 AM	#12
east215 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 29, 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 115	The Bunkers did have a washing machine, but it probably broke down. There was an earlier episode where the machine broke down and Archie took the clothes to the laundry, overloaded the machine and broke it. The owner came by the house wanting money. Both Archie and the laundry man thought they were right, so they had a trial with Edith as judge. The episode was actually called "Edith the Judge". Most likely in the episode you're talking about, the machine broke down again, probably because Archie was too cheap to buy a new one.
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07-02-2012, 01:54 AM	#2
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	No car,no washing machine. It was primitive as can be.

07-02-2012, 07:54 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	They probably could have had a washer if Archie wasn't always going to Kelsey's Bar.

07-02-2012, 07:57 PM	#5
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,154	You can tell they were reaching for storylines because I don't recall no Bunker going to a Laudromat before season 9

07-02-2012, 08:20 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	^ There was an episode where Edith was at the laundromat & she was approached by a man to do a detergent commercial. I'm not sure what season it was but it was pretty funny.

01-19-2013, 09:14 AM	#13
Laugh30 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 01, 2004 Posts: 688	I've known people who have a washer and dryer in their house and complain about doing laundry. Hey, how would you like to lug it to a laundromat and sit around there for an hour? You have the machines conveniently in your house. You throw it in there, the machines do all the work, you don't have to stand guard over it and you can go off and do whatever you feel like.