It was not restricted to the deep south. Archie was a new yorker and there were many across the U.S. during those years (of his age) who believed the idiot things he did...


>While certainly possible, I don't think my memory is that far off. These people were not laughing at Archie. They agreed with everything he said. Almost every caricature of 1970's Deep South ideology was present to some degree or another.
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>>That is amazing. I thought the entire country was embarrassed by that show? I was 11 in 1971, but I remember that back in the day... There was a LOT of discussion about that show. Everyone was laughing at Archie, not with him.
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>>>>>“It’s a lot like the spirit of what Stephen Colbert does — by exaggerating and mocking something, he shows its absurdity, and that is what satire is all about,” Mr. Remnick continued.
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>>>>I often wonder whether the folks Colbert is lampooning understand that he's playing a character.
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>>>I had my Basic Training in July of 1971 with several trainees from Louisiana and Mississippi. They all loved "All in the Family" because there was finally somebody speaking on TV for "everyday Americans" and people them.