Was Edith Bunker really raped? (TV Guide Top 100)

Ron Bauerle

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Jun 25, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/25/96

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They ranked this episode as #64 with the caption "Edith Is Raped" but
the article itself said "sexually assaulted", which is how I remember
it - the attacker got partially undressed, but before he went very far
(thank God) they smelled something burning in the kitchen (a birthday
cake?) and he followed her in there to take care of it, she pulled it
out of the oven and smacked him with it and ran out the door. When she
came back with the cops, all they found were his clothes, which sent
her into hysteria, but I think it was from the attack itself, not the
degree of it.

RDB

Michael C. Cerone

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Jun 26, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/26/96

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You're right, I thought of that too. It was a cake and she threw it in
his face and then she ran next door to Mike and Gloria and collapsed in
Archie's arms.

MJC

Michael E Mcgurrin

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Jun 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/27/96

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In <4qsfal$b...@duey.gte.net> m...@gte.net writes:
>
>You are right. It was an attempted rape.
>
I saw a rerun of the episode a few years ago and I thought it was
attempted rape also(althougt that doesn't make the situation anyless
effective) until I saw the TV Guide.Thanks for clearing that up.
Christina

Martin Nathan

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Jun 27, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/27/96

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On 27 Jun 1996 03:39:31 GMT, mod...@ix.netcom.com(Michael E Mcgurrin)
wrote:

FYI, the actor who played the rapist was David Dukes, who
played Wade Halsey on the now defunct Sisters.

Martin Nathan

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Jun 28, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/28/96

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On Thu, 27 Jun 1996 20:41:37 GMT, rc...@airmail.net (Rogers Cadenhead)
wrote:

>mnat...@ix.netcom.com (Martin Nathan) wrote:
> > FYI, the actor who played the rapist was David Dukes, who
> >played Wade Halsey on the now defunct Sisters.
>

>The guy's name is close to that of a noted white supremacist, and he
>played a character who tried to attack Edith Bunker? How much bad
>karma is that to attach to yourself? Yikes!
>
>Rogers Cadenheads
>
That's not his fault. He's just an actor, though I'm sure
some people have been turned off when they hear his name. He's really
just an average actor however.

Deborah A. Currie

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Jun 29, 1996, 3:00:00 AM6/29/96

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mnat...@ix.netcom.com (Martin Nathan) wrote:

>On 27 Jun 1996 03:39:31 GMT, mod...@ix.netcom.com(Michael E Mcgurrin)
>wrote:

>>In <4qsfal$b...@duey.gte.net> m...@gte.net writes:
>>>
>>>You are right. It was an attempted rape.
>>>
>> I saw a rerun of the episode a few years ago and I thought it was
>>attempted rape also(althougt that doesn't make the situation anyless
>>effective) until I saw the TV Guide.Thanks for clearing that up.
>>Christina

> FYI, the actor who played the rapist was David Dukes, who
>played Wade Halsey on the now defunct Sisters.

> Martin Nathan

I think he also played one of the husbands on "The Mommies" before
they revamped it.
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