As much as liberals Norman Lear and Carroll O'Connor WANTED the audience to "hate" the stupid buffoon Archie, he ended up pretty much being right on a lot of things.
Even Nixon commented on it.
Nixon hated the way Meathead made fun of Archie and his love of country and his patriotism.
In the end, you watch the show now and realize that Mike is a complete dope.
As a youngster I "rooted" for Mike, because he seemed smart.
As an adult, I find that Mike is the epitome of "stupid liberal".
There are several episodes where Mike gets called out as phony-baloney.
One, where Lionel tells Mike how he acts like he's only friends with him because he's black.
In another, thieves break into the Bunker's house and Meathead attempts to "understand" the robbers.
Cleavon Little says "Oh, so you know all about living in the ghetto, huh?"
“One, where Lionel tells Mike how he acts like he’s only friends with him because he’s black.”
5:49:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs9nFACjvuU
“In another, thieves break into the Bunker’s house and Meathead attempts to “understand” the robbers.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydGRhb5CEbI