Norman Lear actually walked a very fine line with the Archie Bunker character.
Archie might have been a right wing bigot, but the many times he was right; the many ways in which his world views were correct were very spot on.
Maude on the other hand came across as a bitter old liberal shrew. Which is in perfect harmony with all older liberal womyn.
I’ll watch some of these IF I can FF through the commercials.