704 Hauser (1994– )

Controversial show about a politically correct multi-ethnical family who moves into Archie Bunker's old house.

Stars:

John Amos, Lynnie Godfrey, T.E. Russell

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
John Amos	...	Ernie Cumberbatch (6 episodes, 1994)
Lynnie Godfrey	...	Rose Cumberbatch (6 episodes, 1994)
T.E. Russell	...	Thurgood Marshall 'Goodie' Cumberbatch (6 episodes, 1994)
Maura Tierney	...	Cherlyn Markowitz (6 episodes, 1994)

Storyline

Archie Bunker (from All in the Family) lived at 704 Hauser St., in Queens, NY. Now the house is inhabited by an African-American family. The two parents are typical working-class, blue collar liberals. The son is an arch-conservative who listens to Rush Limbaugh. He also dates a Jewish girl from down the street.

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Plot Keywords:

controversial | address as title | sequel | sitcom | new york | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

704 Hauser Street

Company Credits

Production Co:

Act III Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Amos, who plays the lead in this show set in Archie Bunker's house, played a different character in Good Times, a spin-off of a spin-off of All in the Family.

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Connections

Featured in E! True Hollywood Story: All in the Family (2000)

User Reviews

Acting Is Good, Premise Is Forced

The cast is a very good cast with some decent performances by the always dependable John Amos (Good Times) and a then-unknown Maura Tierney who has been good in shows like "News Radio". The problem is that the show is somewhat superficial in the creation of its characters. The exploration of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial family may seem revolutionary, but each character is a cliche. Archie and Meathead were cliches of the pinko lefty and the bigot Nixon supporter (the "silent majority?"), but they were cliches with depth. That depth within the cliche expanded the character. In this return to the same house, Norman Lear seemed content to revisit the setting by creating characters that were supposed to spark the same fireworks, but lack the depth to make you care. The only true positive thing to come of the show is its failure. Lear seems content that a black man sitting in Archie's chair should be shocking, but the great thing about how far this country has come since 1971 is that a black man sitting in Archie's chair is not shocking. Whatever success Lear had in breaking down societal walls are primarily the reasons for the show's failure. God bless America.