 Had Archies character been killed off as a result of Carroll  OConnor (qv)s contract dispute, the show would have been centered  around Archies best friend, Stretch Cunningham, played by  James Cromwell (I) (qv). Stretch would have moved in with the  Bunkers to look after his best friends family following his death.  However, once OConnors contract dispute was resolved, the Stretch  Cunningham character was killed off.