Joey Stivic was the son and only child of Mike Stivic (played by Rob Reiner) and Gloria Bunker Stivic (played by Sally Struthers). The character first appeared, as a newborn baby, in a two-part episode of All in the Family airing in December 1975. Such was the popularity of All in the Family that in 1976 the Ideal Toy Company released a 14-inch “Joey Stivic doll” (called “Archie Bunker’s Grandson”) which was billed as the “first anatomically correct male doll.” The doll inspired mild controversy at the time, and is a collectors’ item today. Wilt’s nickname, “Wilt the Stilt” was aptly given to the Hall of Fame basketball player.
