Saturday, November 12, 2016

Reverie concerning "All in the Family"

   
   . . . Reverie concerning "All in the Family" . . .
   
   All in the Family was always observed in my Pap's household.  I didn't get the vibe of the humor as a little kid, but Pap sure laughed, puffing away on his charcoal-filtered smokes.  
   This one episode, Dingbat had made friends with a nice Hebrew gentleman, and of course--Archie doth protest.  Furthermore, she said his name was Mr. Cunningham, to which Archie corrected, saying:  "He's not Jewish then Dingbat, for a Jew can't have Ham in their name."
   Cunningham can be traced back to the British Isles, kinda/sorta having an Irish meaning, being taken from a personal name, and from a double diminutive of the Old Irish personal name Conn, possibly meaning:  Chief.  
   Hell, I don't know.  But the 1970's and 1980's sure had excellent television shows--in my opinion.