I loved Northern Exposure, too. Imagine my surprise that I later learned that it backfired on the liberal producers, just the same as Archie Bunker. The themes of the programs were supposed to show the liberal slant, but folks didn't buy it. Remember the character who was living in a bubble because he was allergic to the environment? It was written to be taken seriously, but viewers thought it hilarious.
And old conservative Archie was supposed to be the dunce, but it turned out that viewers loved him and agreed with him. LOL
I liked that show too and that dude in the bubble was a nut case *L*
LOL! Yeah. That whole town was a microcosm of adaptive dysfunctionality.
I loved Archie because he reminded me of my dad. But the show was hilarious too. It really kinda highlighted what "meatheads" liberals really are, and ended up being one of the most successful sitcoms ever. And to think, it almost didn't air. Besides the Beverly Hillbillies, All In the Family and Northern Exposure are my all time favorites. I liked MASH too, although I wish that dumb*ss, Mike Farrell would've just kept his trap shut on politics.