"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 | Conservative | Meathead | Son In Law | Based On TV Series

Awards:

Won 8 Golden Globes. Another 31 wins & 60 nominations

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:

Scott Brady was offered the part of Archie Bunker and even though he turned it down, he later appeared as a different character.

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: Edith, come on. 'Tis the season to be jolly, so be jolly.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

Soundtrack:

Remembering You

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.