The Key
When Rob Reiner was finally cast as Michael Stivic, All in the Family got the green light to air! How crazy.

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Close But No Cigar
Scott Brady, who you probably recognize from the Western TV show Shotgun Slade, was considered for the role of Archie Bunker. A role which he obviously turned down. However Brady did appear on the show four times back in 1976 as the character Joe Foley.

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