True. Actually Lionel Jefferson was somewhat sympathetic to Archie, and would occasionally defend him against Meathead. Lionel thought that Meathead at times was too condescending and hypocritical.
Lear is a lefty to be sure, but one of the things I liked about “Good Times” was how he tried to show an actual black nuclear family staying together and showing good family values.
George Jefferson was a major bigot, lol!