Gloria Stivic
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Gloria Stivic is the name of the supporting character
played by Sally Struthers
on the American
situation comedy
All in the Family
, which aired on the CBS
television network
from 1971 until 1979. She was the only child of Archie
and Edith Bunker
, and she was married to Michael Stivic
.
Gloria was often caught in the middle of arguments between her husband Michael, with whom she shared liberal political beliefs, and her conservative father, Archie.
Gloria's mother mentioned (in the pilot) that Gloria was anemic and was therefore overprotected as a child.
Gloria was the main breadwinner for the couple during the first five years of their marriage while they lived in her parent's home. With Michael attending college, initially for his bachelor's degree, then continuing for his master's, Gloria worked full-time at a department store. She was sensitive about having only a high school education.
Gloria and Mike moved to a rental house owned by former Bunker neighbor George Jefferson
. At that time Gloria became pregnant. She then had a boy, Joey Stivic
, and became a stay-at-home mother, while Michael began his teaching career. The Stivics later moved to Santa Barbara
, California
after Michael was offered an associate professor's position at a university.
The Stivic marriage was tested after Gloria engaged in an affair with Bud Kreeger, a college faculty colleague of her husband. Gloria confessed this affair to her parents, while remaining silent about sleeping with him, during Archie and Edith's Christmas visit to California.
Michael would later get arrested for a nude protest at a nuclear power plant, and would eventually abandon his family to join a commune
with one of his college students.
Struthers continued playing the character of Gloria Bunker in guest appearances on Archie Bunker's Place
and on the 1982–1983 related series Gloria
, in which she was divorced from her husband Michael, and working in a veterinarian
's office in upstate New York.
Supporting character
A supporting character is a character of a book, play, video game, movie, television or radio show or other form of storytelling usually used to give added dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character...
played by Sally Struthers
Sally Struthers
Sally Ann Struthers is an American actress and spokeswoman, best-known for her roles as Gloria Stivic on All in the Family, for which she won two Emmy awards, and as Babette on Gilmore Girls.-Personal life:...
on the American
United States
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situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
All in the Family
All in the Family
All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show, Archie Bunker's Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended...
, which aired on the CBS
CBS
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television network
Television network
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from 1971 until 1979. She was the only child of Archie
Archie Bunker
Archibald "Archie" Bunker is a fictional New Yorker in the 1970s top-rated American television sitcom All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place, played to acclaim by Carroll O'Connor. Bunker is a veteran of World War II, reactionary, bigoted, conservative, blue-collar worker, and...
and Edith Bunker
Edith Bunker
Edith Bunker is a fictional 1970s sitcom character on All in the Family , played by Jean Stapleton. She was the wife of Archie Bunker , mother of Gloria Stivic, mother-in-law of Michael "Meathead" Stivic, and, after 1975, grandmother of Joey Stivic...
, and she was married to Michael Stivic
Michael Stivic
Michael Casimir Stivic is a fictional character on the long running American television sitcom of the 1970s, All in the Family. He was the live-in son-in-law of the series's lead character, the bigoted and undereducated Archie Bunker, who frequently called him "Meathead". Michael was the husband...
.
Gloria was often caught in the middle of arguments between her husband Michael, with whom she shared liberal political beliefs, and her conservative father, Archie.
Gloria's mother mentioned (in the pilot) that Gloria was anemic and was therefore overprotected as a child.
Gloria was the main breadwinner for the couple during the first five years of their marriage while they lived in her parent's home. With Michael attending college, initially for his bachelor's degree, then continuing for his master's, Gloria worked full-time at a department store. She was sensitive about having only a high school education.
Gloria and Mike moved to a rental house owned by former Bunker neighbor George Jefferson
George Jefferson
George Jefferson is a fictional character played by Sherman Hemsley in American television sitcoms All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons...
. At that time Gloria became pregnant. She then had a boy, Joey Stivic
Joey Stivic
Joseph Michael "Joey" Stivic is a fictional character who first appeared on the 1970s American sitcom All in the Family. Joey Stivic was the son and only child of Mike Stivic and Gloria Stivic , and the grandson of Archie Bunker and Edith Bunker...
, and became a stay-at-home mother, while Michael began his teaching career. The Stivics later moved to Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
after Michael was offered an associate professor's position at a university.
The Stivic marriage was tested after Gloria engaged in an affair with Bud Kreeger, a college faculty colleague of her husband. Gloria confessed this affair to her parents, while remaining silent about sleeping with him, during Archie and Edith's Christmas visit to California.
Michael would later get arrested for a nude protest at a nuclear power plant, and would eventually abandon his family to join a commune
Commune
Commune may refer to:In society:* Commune, a human community in which resources are shared* Commune , a township or municipality* One of the Communes of France* An Italian Comune...
with one of his college students.
Struthers continued playing the character of Gloria Bunker in guest appearances on Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983...
and on the 1982–1983 related series Gloria
Gloria (TV series)
Gloria is an American situation comedy that lasted one season on CBS, from September 1982 to September 1983. It stars Sally Struthers, reprising her role as Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie Bunker on the hugely successful 1970s sitcom All in the Family...
, in which she was divorced from her husband Michael, and working in a veterinarian
Veterinarian
A veterinary physician, colloquially called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon , is a professional who treats disease, disorder and injury in animals....
's office in upstate New York.