All in the family

When All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, American television was never the same again. Viewers were used to wholesome sitcoms with laugh […]

Few television creators have left as deep and lasting an imprint on American culture as Norman Lear. His groundbreaking sitcom, All in the Family, was […]

Long before diversity, realism, and political discourse became standard in television, All in the Family was leading the charge. Airing from 1971 to 1979, the […]

When All in the Family premiered on CBS in January 1971, few could have predicted the cultural shockwave it would send through American television. Created […]

When All in the Family first aired on January 12, 1971, many viewers didn’t know what hit them. Within minutes, Archie Bunker had uttered racial […]

Before All in the Family, television largely served as escapist entertainment — tidy plots, cheerful families, and problems resolved in thirty minutes. But when Norman […]

In a television landscape once dominated by idealized families and sanitized storylines, All in the Family arrived like a thunderclap. When it premiered on CBS […]

In the golden age of television, few shows managed to shake the foundations of American culture quite like All in the Family. Premiering in 1971 […]

When All in the Family premiered on January 12, 1971, few could have predicted the cultural earthquake it would set off. Created by Norman Lear, […]

Few on-screen partnerships in television history have left as lasting an impression as Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton in the iconic sitcom All in the […]