Curtis Rempley is the 2nd of 3 roles Vincent Gardenia played on All in the Family (1971). His first visit was as Jim Bowman in Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood (1971) airing March 2 1971. After this episode, he went on to play the recurring character of Frank Lorenzo (with Betty Garrett as wife Irene) beginning with We're Having a Heat Wave (1973) airing September 5 1973.
All seven members of the cast are Emmy winning actors.
This classic episode won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy. It was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy.
When Curtis Rempley says he made up the expression "I may disagree with what you say, but I'll defend with my life your right to say it," he's clearly paraphrasing Voltaire who said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Wikiquote clarifies that this may be attributable to Evelyn Beatrice Hall summarizing Voltaire's beliefs on freedom of thought and expression.
Rue McClanahan plays Ruth Rempley in this episode. She will go on to play Vivian Harmon on 'Maude' (1972-1978), which is a spin-off of 'All In the Family'.