No doubt the Hollywood crowd were horrified when Archie Bunker turned into a folk hero while the characters of Meathead and his wife (Sally Struthers) were turned into caricatures of insufferable free-loading, ungrateful adult children - too incompetent to even get their own apartment.
One thing is clear, no acting was required on Rob Reiner's part for the "Meathead" role. All he had to do was just be himself.
The definition of a Millenial.................