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Archibald "Archie" Bunker is a fictional character from the 1970s American television sitcom ''All in the Family'' and its spin-off ''Archie Bunker's Place'', played to acclaim by Carroll O'Connor. Bunker, a principal character of the series, is a veteran of World War II, reactionary conservative, blue-collar worker and family man. Described as a "lovable bigot", he was first seen by the American public when ''All in the Family'' premiered on January 12, 1971, where he was depicted as the head of a family. In 1979, the show was retooled and renamed ''Archie Bunker's Place'', finally going off the air in 1983. Bunker lived at the fictional address of 704 Hauser Street in the borough of Queens in New York City. ''All in the Family'' got many of its laughs by playing on Archie's bigotry, although the dynamic tension between Archie and liberal Mike provided an ongoing political and social sounding board for a variety of topics. Archie appears in all but seven episodes of the series (three were missed because of a contractual dispute between Carroll O'Connor and Norman Lear in Season 5). In 1999 TV Guide ranked him number 5 on its 50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time list. In 2005, Archie Bunker was listed as number 1 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, defeating runners-up such as Ralph Kramden, Lucy Ricardo, Fonzie, and Homer Simpson. Archie's armchair is in the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History. ==Character traits== Famous for his gruff, bigoted persona—blacks, Hispanics, "Commies", hippies, gays, Jews, Catholics, "women's libbers", and Polish-Americans are frequent targets of his barbs. Rather than being motivated by malice, he is portrayed as hardworking, a loving father and husband, as well as a basically decent man whose views are merely a product of the era and working-class environment in which he has been raised. Nevertheless, Archie is bad-tempered and frequently tells his long-suffering, scatter-brained wife Edith to "stifle yourself" and "dummy up." Series creator Norman Lear admitted that this is how his father treated Lear's mother.〔''TV's 50 Funniest Phrases,'' NBC, May 26, 2009.〕 As the series progressed, Archie mellows somewhat, albeit often out of necessity. In one episode, he expresses revulsion for a Ku Klux Klan-like organization which he accidentally joins.〔"Archie and the KKK," Parts I and II〕 On another occasion, when asked to speak at the funeral of his friend, Stretch Cunningham, Archie—surprised to learn that his friend was Jewish—overcomes his initial discomfort and delivers a moving eulogy, closing with a heartfelt "Shalom". Most crucially, in 1978, the character became the guardian of Edith's stepcousin Floyd's nine-year-old daughter, Stephanie (Danielle Brisebois), as well as comes to accept her Jewish faith, even buying her a Star of David pendant.〔Episode 197〕 Archie was also known for his frequent malapropisms and spoonerisms. For example, he refers to Edith's gynecologist as a "groinacologist" and to Catholic priests who go around sprinkling "incest" (incense) on their congregation. By the show's second season, these had become dubbed "Bunkerisms", "Archie Bunkerisms" or simply "Archie-isms".〔http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archie+bunkerism〕 Bunker's own ethnicity is never explicitly stated, other than the fact that he is a WASP. (Archie's character voice was created by a mix of accents Carroll O'Connor heard while studying acting in New York City.) Archie mocks the British and refers to England as a "fag country". He also refers to Germans as "Krauts", the Irish as "Micks", the Japanese as "Japs", the Italians as "Dagos", the Chinese as "Chinks", Polish people as "Polacks," Hispanics or Latinos as "Spics," and Jewish people as "Hebes." He often uses the words "colored", "jungle bunnies" or "spade" in reference to African-Americans. Archie often misquotes the Bible. He is Protestant, though the specific denomination is never stated. He takes pride in being religious, although he rarely attends church services and constantly mispronounces the name of his minister, Reverend Felcher, as "Reverend Fletcher". (When Edith inevitably corrects him, he dismisses the error with "Whatever".) The inspiration for Archie Bunker was Alf Garnett, the character from the BBC1 sitcom ''Till Death Us Do Part'', on which ''All in the Family'' was based.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/till_death_us_do_part/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Archie Bunker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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