lori shannon played beverly lasalle on all in the family.
who played beverly lasalle on all in the family?
lori shannon
edith's crisis of faith





























edith's crisis of faith is a two-part episode of the u.s. sitcom "all in the family". it aired as the 13th and 14th episodes of season 8 in 1977.





























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the episode saw the third and final appearance of beverly lasalle (played by lori shannon), after "archie the hero" (where archie bunker saves her life) and “beverly rides again” (where she invites the bunkers out to dinner).





























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edith's crisis of faith
edith was the voice of reason and rock of understanding, often contributing a unique perspective to a topic. she was decidedly less bigoted than archie (e.g., she was good friends with her black neighbor louise jefferson, while archie was always at odds with her and husband george). though her opinions sometimes sharply differed from archie's, she was intensely loyal to her husband, often stuck up for him and stood by him in his times of need. edith was hardly the sharpest member of the family and could be a tad slow on the uptake, but she was certainly the happiest and wisest character on the show. for example, in a conversation with gloria, edith stated that she favored capital punishment, "as long as it ain't too severe." in the episode "cousin liz" (in which the bunkers learn that her recently deceased cousin liz was a lesbian and that her "roommate", veronica, had been, in fact, liz' life partner), edith is at first shocked at the revelation, but quickly throws her arms around veronica and warmly accepts her as liz's ""true" next-of-kin", giving her the tea-set liz's spouse would have legally inherited. edith was extremely popular because she was easily the sweetest character on the show, unconditionally loving everyone she knew and also managing to keep high spirits even when she faced tragedy. despite cooperating with archie, edith doesn't share much of her husband's prejudices. examples of this is were shown through her friendships with drag queen beverly lasalle and louise jefferson, both of whom archie is less cooperative with, when the jeffersons lived next door to the bunkers.
edith bunker