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Some of AITF best scenes
vitoscotti17 October 2021
4 of the series best scenes.

Archie's "balanced ticket".

Flaming liberal candidate Claire Packer calls Archie a "meathead".

Gays knocking on the Bunker's door canvassing their candidates.

Archie tries to con Edith out of her vote.
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You are a meathead!
stones7830 April 2015
Considering this episode is about politics, you just know that Mike and Archie will disagree, and that'll lead to some good arguments. What I remember most is the conversation between Claire Packer(Barbara Cason), the "queen of the liberals" and Archie; she later calls him a "meathead", as she mentions that was a name her father used for those like Archie. Mike also adds "that means dead from the neck up" to a surprised Archie, who couldn't believe that HE was called that name. Since it's time to vote on a local election, which Packer is involved in, Archie must vote for a more conservative candidate, as long as it isn't her! Lionel makes an uninteresting appearance, trying to make Archie vote for his(Lionel's)candidate, then acts annoyed when Archie says he'll vote with his gut reaction. There's a few other funny moments, including the "balanced ticket" speech from Archie, and the scene at the polling station, where Archie isn't even allowed to vote, but you'll have to watch for yourself to find out why. This isn't a great episode, but it's still better than most other shows.
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