It has always honestly mystified me why Queens has such a bad rap among hardcore New Yorkers. Yes, it lacks some of the aesthetic qualities of Brooklyn. Yes, it’s more closely connected to Midtown than cool Downtown. But why is it so much worse than the Bronx and even Staten Island? I mean, Manhattanites don’t have nightmares about losing their fortunes and having to move to Staten Island specifically.

At this juncture, let me explain that I did not have a TV as a child. I wasn’t a total loser: I caught Dukes of Hazzard and Miami Vice at friends’ houses, but I missed most everything else.

So I just watched a clip of Archie Bunker for the very first time in my life. Now I see: One long-running, spinoff-producing sitcom about a racist drunk can really set a borough back for decades.