Just one of many examples I love All In The Family:
Archie (looking at a political leaflet): I call this representative government. You’ve got Feldman, Salvatori, O’Reilly and Nelson: A Jew, an Italian, an Irishman and a regular American. What I call a balanced ticket.
Mike: Why do you always have to label people by nationality?
Archie: Because how else are you gonna get the right man for the right job? See, they’ve got Feldman up for Treasurer. That’s perfect. All them people know how to handle money. You know what I mean?
Mike: No, I don’t.
Archie (ignoring Mike): Then you’ve got Salvatori running for DA. He can keep an eye on Feldman. You know, I wanna tell you something about your Italians - when you do find an honest one, you’ve really got something. Then there’s O’Reilly - the mick. He can see that the graft is equally spread around. You got Nelson, the American guy. He’s good for TV appearances. Make the rest of them look respectable.
By Dan Rosenberg