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Gloria Stivic
Gloria Stivic
First appearance	"Meet the Bunkers"; (All in the Family)
Last appearance	"An Uncredited Woman"; (Gloria)
Portrayed by	Sally Struthers (All in the Family and Gloria); Ellie Kemper (Live in Front of a Studio Audience)
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Gender	Female
Occupation	Department store employee; veterinarian's assistant
Family	Archie Bunker (father); Edith Bunker (mother)
Spouse	Michael Stivic; (1970–1982; divorced)
Children	Joey Stivic
Relatives	David Bunker (grandfather); Sarah Bunker (grandmother); Alfred Bunker (uncle); Philip Bunker (uncle); Alma Bunker (aunt); Harry Baines (uncle); Gertrude Baines (aunt); Helen Baines (aunt); Linda Bunker (cousin); Barbara "Billie" Bunker (cousin); Debbie Bunker (cousin); Maude Findlay (cousin); Stephanie Mills ("cousin");

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Gloria Stivic is a fictional 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) and the spin-off series Gloria (CBS, 1982–83). The only child of Archie and Edith Bunker, Gloria is married to—and eventually divorced from—Michael Stivic. She was born 11 months after Archie and Edith were married, according to the fifth season episode “The Longest Kiss”.

Character overview

Gloria is often caught in the middle of arguments between her liberal husband Michael and her conservative father, Archie. As her relationship with Michael progresses, Gloria concludes that her father is wrong about a lot of things and sides with her husband's liberal beliefs.^[1] Despite his affection for her, Michael is also using his marriage to persuade long-sheltered Gloria to share his own beliefs as well.^[1]

Edith mentions (in the pilot) that Gloria was overprotected as a child due to being anemic.^[2] Archie often refers to her as his "little goil" [girl].

In season 7's "Mike and Gloria Meet", it is explained that Mike and Gloria met in 1969, the evening of President Nixon's inauguration (Michael had been planning to protest the event, but opted to go on a blind date with Gloria instead). They did not initially like each other, until they discovered that they share a mutual love of ballroom dancing. They married in 1970 in Archie and Edith's home in a civil ceremony (as a means of compromise between Archie's wish that they are wed by a Protestant minister and Michael's Uncle Cass' preference for a Catholic priest).

Gloria is the main breadwinner for the couple while they live in her parents' home during their first five years of marriage.^[3]^[4] With Michael attending college, initially for a bachelor's degree and then continuing for his master's, Gloria works full-time at a department store.^[4] She is sensitive about having only a high school education and sometimes feels that Michael condescends to her, particularly during arguments.

Upon Michael's graduation, he and Gloria move to the neighboring rental property owned by former neighbor George Jefferson,^[5] where the Jeffersons reside between seasons 1 and 5. At that time Gloria becomes pregnant. She gives birth to a boy, Joey Stivic, and becomes a stay-at-home mother, while Michael begins his teaching career. The Stivics later move to Santa Barbara, California after Michael is offered a better paying associate professor's position at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).^[1]

The Stivic marriage is tested after Gloria engages in an affair with Bud Kreeger, a college faculty colleague of her husband. Gloria confesses this affair to her parents, while remaining silent about sleeping with him, during Archie and Edith's Christmas visit to California.

Michael and Gloria are later arrested for engaging in a nude protest at a proposed nuclear power plant site. This costs Michael his well-paid job at UCSB and leaves the Stivics cash-strapped. Eventually, Michael abandons his wife and son to join a commune with one of his students, betraying a promise he makes to Archie before leaving for California that he will always take care of Gloria and Joey.

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 is divorced from Michael and finds employment in an upstate New York veterinarian's office.^[6] In this series, she is working towards becoming a fully qualified veterinarian's assistant while raising Joey as a single mother. Over the course of the show, she becomes romantically involved with Clark V. Uhley, Jr., another assistant in the same practice.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Vincent Terrace (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland & Company. p. 240. ISBN 9780786464777. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ Adler, Richard (1979). All in the Family: A Critical Appraisal. Praeger. p. 17.
^ Sagert, Kelly Boyer (2007). The 1970s. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 194. ISBN 9780313339196.
^ ^a ^b Robinson, Lillian S. (1986). Sex, Class, Culture. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 315. ISBN 9780416012415.
^ McCrohan, Donna (1987). Archie & Edith, Mike & Gloria: The Tumultuous History of All in the Family. New York: Workman Pub. p. 178. ISBN 9780894805271.
^ McNeil, Alex (1986). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140249163.

[uoooooav-1] Vincent Terrace (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland & Company. p. 240. ISBN 9780786464777. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[2] Adler, Richard (1979). All in the Family: A Critical Appraisal. Praeger. p. 17.

[3] Sagert, Kelly Boyer (2007). The 1970s. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 194. ISBN 9780313339196.

[robinson-4] Robinson, Lillian S. (1986). Sex, Class, Culture. New York and London: Routledge. pp. 315. ISBN 9780416012415.

[5] McCrohan, Donna (1987). Archie & Edith, Mike & Gloria: The Tumultuous History of All in the Family. New York: Workman Pub. p. 178. ISBN 9780894805271.

[6] McNeil, Alex (1986). Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140249163.

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+* David Bunker (grandfather)
-|spouse = [[Michael Stivic]]<br><small>(married: 1970–1982; then divorced)</small>
+* Sarah Bunker (grandmother)
-|children = [[Joey Stivic|Joseph "Joey" Stivic]]<br><small>(son with Mike: born in December 1975)</small>
+* Alfred Bunker (uncle)
-|gender = Female
+* Philip Bunker (uncle)
+* Alma Bunker (aunt)
+* Harry Baines (uncle)
+* Gertrude Baines (aunt)
+* Helen Baines (aunt)
+* Linda Bunker (cousin)
+* Barbara "Billie" Bunker (cousin)
+* Debbie Bunker (cousin)
+* [[Maude Findlay]] (cousin)
+* Stephanie Mills ("cousin")}}
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-'''Gloria Stivic''' (née '''Bunker'''), is a fictional 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) and the spin-off series ''[[Gloria (TV series)|Gloria]]'' (CBS, 1982-83). She was the only child of [[Archie Bunker|Archie]] and [[Edith Bunker]], and she was married to -- and eventually divorced from -- [[Michael Stivic]]. She was born 11 months after Edith and Archie were married as stated in the episode ''The Longest Kiss'' (Season 5, Episode 10).
+'''Gloria Stivic''' is a fictional 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) and the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series ''[[Gloria (American TV series)|Gloria]]'' (CBS, 1982–83). The only child of [[Archie Bunker|Archie]] and [[Edith Bunker]], Gloria is married to—and eventually divorced from—[[Michael Stivic]]. She was born 11 months after Archie and Edith were married, according to the fifth season episode “The Longest Kiss”.
 ==Character overview==
-Gloria was often caught in the middle of arguments between her liberal husband Michael and her conservative father, Archie. As her relationship with Michael progressed, Gloria concluded that her parents were wrong about a lot of things and sided with her husband's liberal beliefs.<ref name=uoooooav>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=gloria+bunker+stivic+high+school#v=onepage&q=gloria%20bunker%20stivic%20high%20school&f=false|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed|author=Vincent Terrace|page=240|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2011|isbn=9780786464777|accessdate=February 17, 2014}}</ref> Despite his affections for her, Michael was also using his marriage to get the long-sheltered Gloria to share his own beliefs as well.<ref name=uoooooav />
+Gloria is often caught in the middle of arguments between her [[Liberalism|liberal]] husband Michael and her [[Conservatism|conservative]] father, Archie. As her relationship with Michael progresses, Gloria concludes that her father is wrong about a lot of things and sides with her husband's liberal beliefs.<ref name=uoooooav>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&q=gloria+bunker+stivic+high+school&pg=PA28 |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d Ed |author=Vincent Terrace |page=240 |publisher=McFarland & Company |date=2011 |isbn=9780786464777 |accessdate=17 February 2014}}</ref> Despite his affection for her, Michael is also using his marriage to persuade long-sheltered Gloria to share his own beliefs as well.<ref name=uoooooav />
-Gloria's mother mentioned (in the pilot) that Gloria was [[anemic]] and was therefore overprotected as a child.<ref>{{cite book|last=Adler|first=Richard|title=All in the Family: A Critical Appraisal|publisher=Praeger|year=1979|pages=17}}</ref> Archie often referred to Gloria as his "little goil" [girl].
+Edith mentions (in the pilot) that Gloria was overprotected as a child due to being [[anemic]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Adler |first=Richard |title=All in the Family: A Critical Appraisal |publisher=Praeger |year=1979 |pages=17}}</ref> Archie often refers to her as his "little [[Rhoticity in English#Coil–curl merger|goil]]" [girl].
-In season 7's "Mike and Gloria Meet", it is explained that Mike and Gloria met in 1969, the evening of President Nixon's inauguration (Mike had been planning to protest the event, but opted to go on a blind date with Gloria instead).  They did not initially like one-another, until they discovered that they shared a mutual love of ballroom dancing. They married in 1970 in Archie and Edith's home in a civil ceremony (as a means of compromise between Archie's wish that they be married by a Protestant minister and Mike's Uncle Cass' preference of a Catholic priest).
+In season 7's "Mike and Gloria Meet", it is explained that Mike and Gloria met in 1969, the evening of [[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]]'s inauguration (Michael had been planning to protest the event, but opted to go on a blind date with Gloria instead). They did not initially like each other, until they discovered that they share a mutual love of [[Ballroom dance|ballroom dancing]]. They married in 1970 in Archie and Edith's home in a [[civil ceremony]] (as a means of compromise between Archie's wish that they are wed by a Protestant minister and Michael's Uncle Cass' preference for a [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|Catholic priest]]).
-Gloria was the main breadwinner for the couple during the first five years of their marriage while they lived in her parents' home.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sagert|first= Kelly Boyer|title=The 1970s|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2007|pages=194|isbn= 9780313339196}}</ref><ref name="robinson" /> With Michael attending college, initially for his bachelor's degree, then continuing for his master's, Gloria worked full-time at a department store.<ref name="robinson">{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=Lillian S.|title=Sex, Class, Culture|publisher=Routledge|location=New York and London|year=1986| pages=315|isbn= 9780416012415}}</ref> She was sensitive about having only a high school education and sometimes felt that Mike talked to her in a condescending fashion, particularly during arguments.
+Gloria is the main breadwinner for the couple while they live in her parents' home during their first five years of marriage.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sagert|first= Kelly Boyer|title=The 1970s|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2007|pages=194|isbn= 9780313339196}}</ref><ref name="robinson" /> With Michael attending college, initially for a [[bachelor's degree]] and then continuing for his [[Master's degree|master's]], Gloria works full-time at a [[department store]].<ref name="robinson">{{cite book|last=Robinson|first=Lillian S.|title=Sex, Class, Culture|publisher=Routledge|location=New York and London|year=1986|pages=[https://archive.org/details/sexclassculture00robi/page/315 315]|isbn=9780416012415|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/sexclassculture00robi/page/315}}</ref> She is sensitive about having only a high school education and sometimes feels that Michael condescends to her, particularly during arguments.
-Upon Mike's graduation, he and Gloria moved to the neighboring rental house owned by former Bunker neighbor [[George Jefferson]]:,<ref>{{cite book|last=McCrohan|first=Donna|title=Archie & Edith, Mike & Gloria: The Tumultuous History of All in the Family|publisher=Workman Pub.|year=1987|pages=178|isbn= 9780894805271|location=New York}}</ref> the house in which the Jeffersons had resided between seasons 1 and 5. 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 a better paying associate professor's position at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).<ref name=uoooooav />
+Upon Michael's graduation, he and Gloria move to the neighboring rental property owned by former neighbor [[George Jefferson]],<ref>{{cite book|last=McCrohan|first=Donna|title=Archie & Edith, Mike & Gloria: The Tumultuous History of All in the Family|publisher=Workman Pub.|year=1987|pages=178|isbn= 9780894805271|location=New York}}</ref> where the Jeffersons reside between seasons 1 and 5. At that time Gloria becomes pregnant. She gives birth to a boy, [[Joey Stivic]], and becomes a [[Housewife|stay-at-home mother]], while Michael begins his teaching career. The Stivics later move to [[Santa Barbara, California]] after Michael is offered a better paying associate professor's position at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] (UCSB).<ref name=uoooooav />
-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.
+The Stivic marriage is tested after Gloria engages in an affair with Bud Kreeger, a college faculty colleague of her husband. Gloria confesses this affair to her parents, while remaining silent about sleeping with him, during Archie and Edith's [[Christmas]] visit to California.
-Michael and Gloria would later get arrested for engaging in a nude protest at a proposed site for a nuclear power plant. This action would cost Michael his well-paid job at UCSB and left both of the Stivics cash-strapped. Eventually, Michael would abandon his family to join a [[commune]] with one of his college students, betraying the promise he gave Archie before leaving for California that he would always look out for Gloria and Joey.
+Michael and Gloria are later arrested for engaging in a nude protest at a proposed [[nuclear power plant]] site. This costs Michael his well-paid job at UCSB and leaves the Stivics cash-strapped. Eventually, Michael abandons his wife and son to join a [[Intentional community|commune]] with one of his students, betraying a promise he makes to Archie before leaving for California that he will always take care of Gloria and Joey.
-Struthers continued playing the character of Gloria Bunker in guest appearances on ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' and on the 1982–1983 related series ''[[Gloria (TV series)|Gloria]]'', in which she was divorced from her husband Michael and worked in a [[veterinarian]]'s office in upstate New York.<ref>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first= Alex|title=Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present|publisher=Penguin Books|location=New York|year=1986|isbn= 9780140249163}}</ref>  In this series, she was working towards becoming a fully qualified veterinarian's assistant, while raising Joey as a single mother.  Over the course of the show, she became romantically involved with Clark V. Uhley, Jr., another assistant who worked in the same practice.
+Struthers continued playing the character of Gloria Bunker in guest appearances on ''[[Archie Bunker's Place]]'' and on the 1982–1983 related series ''[[Gloria (American TV series)|Gloria]]'', in which she is divorced from Michael and finds employment in an [[upstate New York]] [[veterinarian]]'s office.<ref>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first= Alex|title=Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present|publisher=Penguin Books|location=New York|year=1986|isbn= 9780140249163}}</ref> In this series, she is working towards becoming a fully qualified veterinarian's assistant while raising Joey as a single mother. Over the course of the show, she becomes romantically involved with Clark V. Uhley, Jr., another assistant in the same practice.
 ==References==
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