“Edith Bunker Was Meant to Be Different—Until Jean Stapleton Stepped In”
The “All in the Family” episode “Archie’s Brief Encounter” initially aired as a one-hour special, as it dealt with some pretty heavy subject matter. Notably, […]
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“From Unknown to America’s Sweetheart: How Sally Struthers Won Hearts on ‘All in the Family’”
All in the Family may have made its debut more than 50 years ago, but the impact of the show was transformative on TV and […]
The Untold Feud: Why Sally Struthers Is Calling Out Norman Lear After All These Years
Sally Struthers recently appeared on the Let’s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti podcast and shared some surpising insight from her time […]
The Ultimate Holiday Throwback: ABC’s Live Staging of All in the Family and Good Times—What You Need to Know
It’s time to welcome back Archie Bunker and say hello to Florida and James Evans. On Tuesday, ABC announced that Live in Front of a […]
TV Legend’s Stand: The Powerful Reason Carroll O’Connor Refused to Film “All in the Family”
Archie Bunker, as played by Carroll O’Connor, is a fascinating cultural pivot point for American television. He was a lout, a bigot, and perpetually angry, […]
“Charles Strouse Dead at 96: How One Composer Changed Broadway, Hollywood, and TV Forever”
Charles Strouse, the musical composer for such Broadway hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, films including Bonnie and Clyde (1967) The Night They […]
Remembering Norman Lear: The Mastermind Behind ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’
Norman Lear, one of the most prolific producers in television history, has died. He was 101 years old. “Norman lived a life of curiosity, tenacity, […]
Archie Bunker’s Legacy: Why This Iconic Character Still Speaks to Us Today
“Boy the way Glenn Miller played Songs that made ‘The Hit Parade’ Guys like us, we had it made Those were the days!” That’s the […]
“Jean Stapleton Dies at 90 — But Her Iconic ‘All in the Family’ Role Lives On”
NEW YORK (AP) — Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV’s groundbreaking 1970s […]
From Taboo to Timeless: The Enduring Legacy of “All in the Family”
I recently asked my colleague Ainsley Andrade to watch a few episodes and write a critique of one of television’s most significant classics, All in the […]
