Who Was Funnier: Archie Bunker or George Jefferson?

All in the Family is probably one of my top 5 favorite shows of all time

George Jefferson had a funnier support cast to work with. But George Jefferson himself wasn't as funny as Archie Bunker.

I forget who was the original George Jefferson when they were the Bunker's neighbors but Sherman Helmsley was definitely better for the part when they started the series. What made Archie so funny was that he truly had no clue he was a bigoted racist.

I think All in the Family was actually fairly important for our society's development in that regard.

I loved All in the Family. One of the best TV shows ever.

After a little research I discovered:

When the characters of George and Louise Jefferson were first introduced during the first season, only Louise was seen at first and George was only talked about. Sherman Hemsley, who was Norman Lear's first choice to play George, was performing in the Broadway musical "Purlie" and didn't want to break his commitment to that show. However, Lear kept the role waiting for him until he was finished appearing in the musical.

And then:

The name of George Jefferson's brother, who was living with George and Louise, was Henry. In fact Henry once posed as George because George, who was as big a bigot as Archie, didn't want to set foot in the Bunker's house.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066626/trivia

Bad memory or a little confusion.

:) God, that was a great TV show. Perhapas the best ever IMHO.

I'm comin' 'Lizabeth! I'm comin'! And his much-maligned "Aunt Edna" (i think that was her name) was a hoot.

Aunt Esther. Praise be! ;-)

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At least he was funny. Archie Bunker was just loud and irritating.