1. Michael Casimir "Mike" Stivic is a fictional character played by Rob Reiner on the 1970s American television sitcom All in the Family.
18 Facts About Michael Stivic
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Michael Stivic is the live-in son-in-law of the series' lead character, Archie Bunker, who frequently calls him "Meathead".
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The character of Michael Stivic is an Americanized version of the British original: Till Death Us Do Parts Mike Rawlins, the Trotskyist "Randy Scouse Git" who arouses the passionate ire of his conservative father-in-law Alf Garnett.
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Michael Stivic is sympathetic to the Students for a Democratic Society movement, which is suggested by his occasional use of SDS ally and Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman's guerrilla theatre antics.
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Michael Stivic is raised by his uncle Casimir Stivic, a former Marine lieutenant turned florist, who calls him "Mickey" with great affection.
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Michael Stivic's first meeting with Archie portrays him as a bearded hippie with a tie-dyed shirt.
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Michael Stivic is a determined agnostic, although he occasionally identifies himself as an atheist to provoke Archie, who assumes Michael Stivic has no belief in God.
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Michael Stivic is a dedicated humanitarian who wants to change the world.
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Michael Stivic enjoys a warm relationship with Edith, whom he calls "Ma".
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Michael Stivic frequently intervenes to try to defuse tensions between her husband and son-in-law, though she occasionally takes Mike to task for initiating unnecessary arguments with Archie.
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Michael Stivic explains that Archie dropped out of high school to help support his family during the Depression and he resents the fact that Michael has the chance to attend college and advance his education.
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Michael Stivic is presented as a representative of the counterculture of the 1960s.
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Michael Stivic is a dedicated academic and there is no suggestion of the drug use or "free love" of that subculture.
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Michael Stivic believes that neither can evolve socially without a quality education from people like himself.
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Michael Stivic is determined to ensure that Gloria shares his beliefs.
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In 1971, Michael Stivic is surprised but excited to learn that Gloria is pregnant, though the pregnancy ends in a miscarriage.
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Gloria becomes pregnant again in 1975 and their baby Joseph "Joey" Michael Stivic is born in December of that year.
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At the beginning of the series, it has been 63 days since Michael Stivic walked out on Gloria; he calls to invite her to the commune, but things deteriorate quickly when he claims Gloria is incapable of holding a job or of supporting herself and Joey.