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I sat on the liw‘ng rooni floor every Satur- councillors steamed ”t real estate Whlllh ““5 also pron'd- lhe Suzuki foundation, the day night at 8 o'clockwaiting in anticipation for my favourite Hm “In”! in the Waterloo my ed from the taxpayer]. and therefore Canadian Asstx'iation of Physicians ‘ ”‘th All m the family to begin Singing along with the ( llllllt'llll)l’\ and the Mayor has also should handle the budget accordâ€" for the Environment, Pemudc free theme song 'l'hose Were the [lays Is a fond memory that still made ”10““,an \‘ml mm. m the ingly as the source oftliat funding. Ontario and others have proven echoes loudand clear ' ' int mm. mm was given to the non taxpayers, are in trouble. In good themselves smarter when dealing At the beginninguf each show the characters Archie ((Zar- union stall ti\\()('lil[lllll out ofline times try [0 “(Ch up a bi[' bl“ in With a nustnlormed g"‘l°'.““‘“"- roll ()‘(Lonnori and Edith (lean Stapletoni sit at the piano and mm mm“ but they ”I“ agreed to a bad times tighten the purse strings. Premierl)alton Mdiuinty and sing "HOV the way (Lien Miller played songs that made the hit l retroacm e hdjustmt-nt as well as a Personally I was very excited “I‘d his linvtronment Ministerltm parade guvs like us we had it made ~Ithose were the days " t‘(>\[ oi living adjustment in 201B when we had a change in the (.erretsen hf“? been IEd to believe Those were indeed the days as l was reminded this past "(HO and Bill I . Mayor's chair. ”OI because I didn’t that all pesticides are harmful. laven week when [)ejuView ran several episodes ofthe American sits ‘ - lhis at tiont'oupled with the “k" the previous Mayor. but I though the sc1ence has proven com as part of a free preview. i laughed applauded and cried ’igrl‘t‘lllt‘lll they signed a while ago thought it was time for some new untrue. these men have been duped my way through one unforgettable show after another ivith the unioni/ed wail indicates to “00¢ into‘believing the fabrications. 'lt was 30 years ago this spring that All in the Family ended me that the mayor and the council- NOW! have changed my mind For those‘that want a We lawn its run after nine seasons of trailblaztng television that Iors are not in touch wnh realitv and and made a note ofthe names 0f sorry, l)ont like weeds? be! m explored themes of racism homosexuality women's liberation are working m at their own "fairytale the Councillors and the Mayor that shape because you ll pulling a lot of infidelity and impotence blever before had sitcoms been “so: bubble" ' voted “for" this increase. As a result, weeds. . ciated with storylines of this nature not to mention deathly lhave worked m the ”12”th at the next election 1 will only con» law or no law. my lawn will con- serious subject matter like rape mm: luring sector in this area for 40 plus sider voting for Ian Mclean and ' tinue to look good the way it always carriageand breast cancer. ’ ‘ ) years and have seen many people hcott thmer who voted against this has. We can only hope that there IS a ()ne of my favourite episodes that \l \l‘\l I“ I loose their jobs, laid off. wage cuts. increase. aging m government next elcc» aired this past week, Edith's Problem, \H I \ shorter hours and two household ' ' has the usually sweet-natured Edith incomes being cut to one. Brain Holmchuh Fred Snider happy one minute and furious the Waterloo council should get off Waterloo Kitchener next. screaming things like "Damn it!" ‘ and “Stine!" The doctor tells Archie . she is going through menopause and ‘ a ° 2 that he needs to be patient. He tries. ‘ How 0 you e my san s. bu........dg.mhe.30aonds.. - go through her change, A minute later. There are just over two weeks to go until thewedding She's had her dress for almost a year. Edith is screaming again and storms ofthecentury. And l literally mean the world. After weeks of up the stairs as Archie yells: “Back to ‘ . Or. at least. the first of three weddings of the cen- looking for just the right outfit she found it in the groinocologistl' mry. Jamaica all places It was in a hotel gift shop. so you All in the Family was also notorious MARSHALL in the first week of lune we will head offto Cuba know it was reasonably priced. for featuring language â€" like “Godâ€" WARD to celebrate the marriage of our second daughter, I had no problem letting her shop for me. l have damn it" â€" previously absent from ‘ ‘ " Niki. to herlong-time partner, Blake, the fashion sense of a lawn gnome. 1 television. as the bigoted Archie Bunker frequently addressed That means we are currently in a had a bit of a problem with the price African Americans as “spades” and "black beauties." Hispanic whirlwind of activity as everything begins l )l l i l l l l but. after three decades of marriage, Americans as “spies." 'hebe" for Jews. “dago‘ and “wap” for to come together. I“ ll l l { Kl ' you knowsomedmes it's just a whole Italians, “chinks” for Chinese, and homosexuals as 'fags" Bril- 1 am largely on the sidelines ofthis lot better to shut up liantly. the show threw a humourous spotlight on our frailties. whirlwind. in no way I am offended by So. ldutifully kept quiet about the concerns. priorities and prejudices. And by making them a this it's not that 1 don't care. People ask Q fact I could probably have found linen source of laughter. in a mature fashion, it showed us just how for my opinion. But. my answer is always .‘ pants and a flowered shin here for a lot absurd they are. the same: “Whatever they want is fine by less Simultaneously. All in the Family was the most popular and me.” Then we were OH to part two of the conuoversial show of the 19705. as 60 per cent of all television After almost30 yearsofmarriage _ Odyssey. Apparently, thetwopairs of sets. like mine, were tuned into the landmark sitcom. And (September 22 this year. if you want to sandals I own are not wedding apprD- while there are a few programs on television these days that l start shopping early), I have learned that prime. One of them. althouyi still serv- regard highly (The Office. Lost. and Prison Break), the majority you have to do things for yourselves as a ioeable. are a bit old. The others come. of what i see flipping through the channels is demeaning. real- couple. a , ‘ quite conveniently I might add. with a try-based tripe You make the decisions that are right bottle opener on the bottom. This TVPartycom writer Sam Hieb agrees: “Television viewers for you. ldon't want my girls todothings BRIAN might behelpful. i thought. ifthe cere- today don't have the attention span to look beyond what they think will make their parents happy, BOURKE mony starts to drag and I begin to feel a Archie Bunker says and what he represents.” llieb wrote. . or their grandparents orother family bit parched. “Viewers wouldn‘t understand the humour behind All in the members But now I've lost that ruling too Family and the true genius of Carroll O'Connor's interpretation At the end of the day, you're married to one per. Thus began the search for the pgrfect sandal; it has of Archie Bunker (and the) fact that a sitcom actually had the son and that da should revolve around the cou . married across the length and readth o southern balls to satirizie bigotry" After all. theoretically. you're going to spend the p; Ontario Most of them were fine. but i wasn't always Thirty years later. l still believe All in the Family is responsi- of your life together. It mtg“ be a good idea to start happy about the price â€" $100 for sandals? ble for some of the most powerful and touching moments ever off in the right way. Finally we have found the perfect footwear. Now. seen on American television. And now that I'm older. I appre~ My wife has the same focus, but hers is somewhat thankfully. our daughter can be married without date the show all the more as Archie and Edith were nostalgic expanded.ShewantstomakesureleiandBlmm worryabomwhatpeoplewillthinkabommyslm forthcsimplcrdaysolyesteryeu,uth€ysangintheopenlng happy. 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