All in the family

When viewers tuned in for the final episode of All in the Family on April 8, 1979 (44 years ago this month), there was no big send-off, […]

The success of “Key and Peele,” the sketch comedy show ending its run today, was built on racial satire at a time when racial tensions […]

CBS’ “ All in the Family ” was ahead of its time when it introduced a gender-nonconforming character ― and an inclusive plotline that unfolded over three episodes ― […]

The first drag queen to be “afforded dignity, love and respect” on mainstream television came some 34 years before the debut of “ RuPaul’s Drag Race,” via a 1975 […]

Norman Lear changed the television landscape forever with the creation of shows like “All in the Family” and “The Facts of Life.” Lear died of natural […]

At 5′ 1” tall, TV legend Sally Struthers is quite petite. Her showrunners took advantage of this, surrounding the diminutive actor with performers that towered […]

It was easy for television viewers to forget the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights struggle and women’s liberation when immersed in the gauzy nostalgia of The Andy […]

Jean Stapleton was a character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in the groundbreaking 1970s US comedy All in […]

One of television’s most groundbreaking series hit the airwaves 50 years ago this month, and the small screen hasn’t been the same since. Emmy-winning “All […]

In the “All in the Family” episode “Archie the Hero” (September 29, 1975), the bigoted Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor) saves the life of an unconscious […]