"All in the Family" (1971) TV series 1971-1979

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | unknown

Release Date:

12 January 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

Plot Keywords:

Working Class | Meathead | Son In Law | Conservative | Priest

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 31 wins & 60 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Dec. 10	10:30 AM	TVLAND	Archie the Gambler	#4.5
Thur. Dec. 10	6:00 PM	TVLAND	Henry's Farewell	#4.6

Cast

Jean Stapleton	...	Edith Bunker / ... (205 episodes, 1968-1979)
Carroll O'Connor	...	Archie Bunker / ... (202 episodes, 1968-1979)
Rob Reiner	...	Michael 'Meathead' Stivic / ... (179 episodes, 1971-1978)
Sally Struthers	...	Gloria Bunker-Stivic / ... (173 episodes, 1971-1978)

Also Known As:

Justice for All (USA) (original script title)
Those Were the Days (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (212 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Metromedia Square - 5746 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bud Yorkin Productions

Trivia:

Series producer Norman Lear wanted the show to be shot in black and white, but CBS refused to allow this.

Goofs:

Continuity: The house in the opening credits (that is presumably supposed to be Archie and Edith Bunker's house) does not come anywhere near matching the studio sets that represent the house in the show. For example, window placement and size is completely wrong, and the sets depict the house as having a large front porch whereas, the house in the credits has only a small stoop.

Quotes:

[Archie is missing]
Mike Stivic: I'd better go over to the Friedman building and try to find him at the insurance office. Ma, can you remember the name?
Edith: [Drunk] Archie Bunker.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Remembering You

It was just funny.

I was a child when this show was popular,so the political and bold racial humor it was laced with really didn't receive much attention from me.To me,Archie Bunker was just a funny guy.His back and forth with his son-in-law were funny to me,though some of their battles did get quite serious.I saw Archie as funny in those days,but today I see that though he might have appeared to be a bigot,he was so because of the way he was raised and he really did care deep down about people in general.I also was madly in love with Gloria,but that's a personal story that I won't get into.Overall,this was a funny,thought provoking show.