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

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Directors:

Michael Kidd
Bob Livingston
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Writer:

Eric Monte (writer)

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 | Family Relationships

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 31 wins & 60 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17	9:00 AM	TVLAND	The Unemployment Story	#7.5
Mon. July 20	9:00 AM	TVLAND	Archie's Operation	#7.6

Cast

Carroll O'Connor	...	Archie Bunker / ... (207 episodes, 1968-1979)
Jean Stapleton	...	Edith Bunker / ... (206 episodes, 1968-1979)
Rob Reiner	...	Michael 'Meathead' Stivic (177 episodes, 1971-1978)
Sally Struthers	...	Gloria Bunker-Stivic / ... (170 episodes, 1971-1978)

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Series Directed by
Paul Bogart		(97 episodes, 1975-1979)
John Rich		(81 episodes, 1971-1974)
Bob LaHendro		(34 episodes, 1972-1974)
Wes Kenney		(24 episodes, 1974-1975)
Norman Lear		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Norman Campbell		(2 episodes, 1972)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1972)
Michael Kidd		(unknown episodes)
Bob Livingston		(unknown episodes)
Walter C. Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Larry Rhine		(34 episodes, 1975-1979)
Mel Tolkin		(33 episodes, 1975-1979)
Don Nicholl		(31 episodes, 1971-1975)
Michael Ross		(31 episodes, 1971-1975)
Bernard West		(31 episodes, 1971-1975)
Milt Josefsberg		(20 episodes, 1975-1979)
Bob Schiller		(18 episodes, 1977-1979)
Bob Weiskopf		(18 episodes, 1977-1979)
Lou Derman		(17 episodes, 1974-1976)
Norman Lear		(13 episodes, 1968-1979)
Bill Davenport		(13 episodes, 1974-1976)
Ben Starr		(11 episodes, 1975-1978)
Phil Sharp		(8 episodes, 1978-1979)
Phil Mishkin		(7 episodes, 1971-1972)
Douglas Arango		(6 episodes, 1976-1977)
Phil Doran		(6 episodes, 1976-1977)
Charles Stewart		(6 episodes, 1976-1977)
Lee Kalcheim		(5 episodes, 1971-1972)
Mort Lachman		(5 episodes, 1976-1979)
Austin Kalish		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Irma Kalish		(4 episodes, 1971-1973)
Rob Reiner		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Burt Styler		(4 episodes, 1971-1972)
Bryan Joseph		(4 episodes, 1971)
Gordon Mitchell		(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
Lloyd Turner		(4 episodes, 1973-1975)
Michael Loman		(4 episodes, 1976-1978)
Susan Harris		(3 episodes, 1971-1973)
Stanley Ralph Ross		(3 episodes, 1971-1973)
John Rappaport		(3 episodes, 1973-1975)
Harve Brosten		(3 episodes, 1974-1977)
Barry Harman		(3 episodes, 1974-1977)
Erik Tarloff		(3 episodes, 1977)
Patt Shea		(3 episodes, 1979)
Harriett Weiss		(3 episodes, 1979)
Paul Wayne		(2 episodes, 1971-1974)
Alan J. Levitt		(2 episodes, 1971-1972)
Jerry Mayer		(2 episodes, 1971)
Lennie Weinrib		(2 episodes, 1971)
Lila Garrett		(2 episodes, 1972-1974)
Sam Locke		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Warren S. Murray		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Olga Vallance		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Steve Zacharias		(2 episodes, 1972-1973)
Rod Parker		(2 episodes, 1972)
Michael Morris		(2 episodes, 1973-1975)
Bud Wiser		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Heywood Kling		(2 episodes, 1974)
Hal Kanter		(2 episodes, 1975)
Eric Monte		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Norman Lear	....	executive producer / producer (73 episodes, 1971-1976)
Milt Josefsberg	....	producer (72 episodes, 1976-1979)
Mort Lachman	....	executive producer (72 episodes, 1976-1979)
Gene Marcione	....	associate producer (59 episodes, 1972-1975)
John Rich	....	producer / associate producer (46 episodes, 1972-1974)
Don Nicholl	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 1974-1975)
Michael Ross	....	producer (24 episodes, 1974-1975)
Bernard West	....	producer (24 episodes, 1974-1975)
Brigit Jensen	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1975-1977)
Lou Derman	....	producer (24 episodes, 1975-1976)
Bill Davenport	....	producer (19 episodes, 1975-1976)
George Turpin	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
George Sunga	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 1974-1975)
Heywood Kling	....	executive producer (7 episodes, 1976)
Hal Kanter	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1975)
Jane Hoyt Thompson	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1971-1972)

Series Film Editing by
Marco Zappia		(79 episodes, 1971-1975)
Jerry Greene		(8 episodes, 1973)
Andy Zall		(7 episodes, 1975-1976)
Chuck Adams		(3 episodes, 1976)
Jay Cook		(2 episodes, 1975)
Hal Collins		(unknown episodes)
Lou Derman		(unknown episodes)
Harold McKenzie		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jane Murray		(102 episodes, 1971-1976)

Series Art Direction by
Don Roberts		(102 episodes, 1971-1976)

Series Set Decoration by
Earl Carlson		(88 episodes, 1971-1976)

Series Makeup Department
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	makeup artist (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
Edie Panda	....	hair stylist (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
Michael Lorenz	....	makeup artist (8 episodes, 1975-1976)

Series Production Management
Bob Davis	....	production supervisor (69 episodes, 1972-1975)
Norman Lear	....	production supervisor (44 episodes, 1974-1976)
Allan Baumrucker	....	production supervisor (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
Loretta Townsley	....	production supervisor (10 episodes, 1975-1976)
Don Dresser	....	unit manager (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Martin Vagts	....	production supervisor (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Alan Horn	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Shimokawa	....	associate director / second assistant director (54 episodes, 1973-1976)
Bob LaHendro	....	associate director (19 episodes, 1971-1972)
Jerry Preshaw	....	associate director / assistant director (17 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jim Drake	....	associate director (11 episodes, 1975-1976)

Series Art Department
Larry Vigus	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Norman Dewes	....	audio (60 episodes, 1971-1974)
Marshall King	....	audio (22 episodes, 1974-1975)
Hal Kolker	....	audio consultant (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Georja Skinner	....	audio (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Art Warshaw	....	audio consultant (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Don Helvey	....	audio (3 episodes, 1974-1975)
Ray Kemper	....	audio (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Neal Weinstein	....	audio (2 episodes, 1974-1975)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Cestare	....	lighting director (34 episodes, 1974-1976)
Dick Holbrook	....	lighting director (33 episodes, 1971-1973)
Art Roberts	....	lighting director (20 episodes, 1973-1975)
Marc Palius	....	lighting director (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Vito J. Giambalvo	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
Hank Renek	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 1972)
Steven Castaneda	....	dimmer operator (unknown episodes)
Ed Chaney	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Joe Epperson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Riggs	....	wardrobe / costumer / ... (101 episodes, 1971-1976)
George Whittaker	....	wardrobe (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Roger Kellaway	....	composer: closing theme "Remembering You" (115 episodes, 1971-1979)
Charles Strouse	....	composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days" (115 episodes, 1971-1979)
Lee Adams	....	composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days" (113 episodes, 1971-1976)
Carroll O'Connor	....	composer: closing theme "Remembering You" (91 episodes, 1972-1979)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (4 episodes, 1973)

Series Other crew
Norman Lear	....	developed for television by / developer / ... (178 episodes, 1971-1979)
Brigit Jensen	....	assistant to producer / stage manager (82 episodes, 1971-1975)
Leslie Vaught	....	technical director (79 episodes, 1972-1975)
Don Nicholl	....	script consultant / script supervisor / ... (75 episodes, 1971-1975)
Michael Ross	....	story editor / script supervisor (74 episodes, 1972-1975)
Bernard West	....	story editor / script supervisor / ... (74 episodes, 1972-1975)
Jim Rice	....	stage manager / technical director (49 episodes, 1973-1976)
Michael Mount	....	assistant to executive producer (49 episodes, 1976-1978)
Lou Derman	....	story editor / script supervisor (42 episodes, 1974-1976)
Bill Davenport	....	story editor / script supervisor (40 episodes, 1974-1976)
Gary Shimokawa	....	stage manager (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Bea Dallas	....	assistant to executive producer (24 episodes, 1974-1975)
Milt Josefsberg	....	story editor / script supervisor (20 episodes, 1975-1978)
Larry Rhine	....	story editor / executive story editor (20 episodes, 1975-1977)
Mel Tolkin	....	program consultant / executive story editor (20 episodes, 1975-1977)
Gail Liberti-Kennedy	....	assistant to producer (19 episodes, 1975-1976)
Harry Rogue	....	stage manager (13 episodes, 1971-1975)
Mary Hughes	....	production assistant (12 episodes, 1971-1972)
Selig Frank	....	stage manager (9 episodes, 1975-1976)
Ben Starr	....	program consultant (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
John Westbrook	....	technical director (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
Dick Hall	....	technical director (6 episodes, 1971-1974)
Hal Kanter	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1975)
Buddy Borgen	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 1973)
Clive Bassett	....	technical director (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
Charles Franklin	....	technical director (2 episodes, 1972)
John Liberti	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1974)
Heywood Kling	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 1976)
Dick Woodka	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bud Yorkin Productions
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Norman Lear/Tandem Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1971-1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• Embassy Telecommunications
• Paramount Television
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 6)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• Viacom
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (1972-1980) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• CBS Television City  taping location
• Metromedia Square  taping location

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:

Mike was originally from Chicago.

Goofs:

Continuity: From the inside, reading backwards, we see "Kelcy's Bar". In most, but not all episodes, the ending credits spell the name of the Brendon T. Dillon or Bob Hastings character as "Kelsey", not "Kelcy".

Quotes:

Louise Jefferson: [as soon as Bentley leaves] George, I believe you were right about this place after all. Imagine, an English neighbor.
Harry Bentley: [Immediately popping back in] Good God, you're black.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-07-08)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Those Were the Days

Early Archie rules

To me, this may be the funniest show in the history of television, at least in the top 3. On top of that, Carroll O' Connor did a remarkable job of portraying the always amusing Archie Bunker, and to my knowledge won several awards for being the professional he was(RIP). I don't think I could purposely mess up many words and re-arrange certain expressions the way Archie did, and with a straight face almost all of the time. Archie was foolish most of the time and could even evoke sympathy from those around him, including the audience. Jean Stapleton was terrific as the dingbat Edith, Archie's loyal wife, and put up with his antics admirably; likewise for Gloria and the meathead, who also did honorable jobs.

When A. Bunker bought Kelsey's bar he seemed to have mellowed quite a bit and became more tolerant of issues the old Archie would have scoffed at; plus the episodes where Mike & Gloria moved to California are pretty lousy, especially when annoying little Stephanie moves in with the Bunkers. Change the channel whenever you see Archie tending bar, or see Stephanie on the set. To the poster below, Edith died during Archie's Place, not All in the Family; I believe it was the opening episode of the 2nd season, as Stapleton saw the writing on the wall of a once awesome show.