All in the family

According to Norman Lear, the creator and producer of *All in the Family*, working with Carroll O’Connor was both a blessing and a challenge. It […]

It shouldn’t shock anyone to learn that Carroll O’Connor was just as outspoken as his role on TV, Archie Bunker. While the actor and his […]

No Norman Lear? No problem. Jean Stapleton knew how to be head of the household on All in the Family. Jean Stapleton was best known […]

It turns out that if you’re a great enough actor, there’s always a chance that you could play a role a little bit too well. […]

“All in the Family” made Archie Bunker one of the most famous right-wing characters in television history, but Rob Reiner thinks that the Jan. 6 […]

Fifty years ago, on Jan. 12, 1971, “All in the Family” premiered. Its warts-and-all look at real-life issues was a shock to controversy-averse television that […]

How many times have you watched All in the Family and seen Archie Bunker speak on behalf of Edith Bunker, instead of Edith Bunker, and […]

Any good fiction is rooted, at least to a degree, in reality. Whether you’re writing something completely autobiographical, or something so outlandish it barely makes […]

You know how they always say write what you know? Well, Norman Lear seemed to take that advice and it almost certainly turned him into […]

When Carroll O’Connor took on the role of Archie Bunker on All in the Family, show creator Norman Lear couldn’t have imagined that some of the character’s […]

Shortly after leaving her career-defining role as sweet but naïve Edith Bunker on All in the Family, actor Jean Stapleton was offered another role of a lifetime. She […]

It’s over. Jay Hayden’s estranged wife, Nicole Hayden, announced her name change more than one year after quietly filing for divorce from the Station 19 […]

All in the Family was a show that broke down a lot of barriers during its time on television. The topics that were covered in the […]

To work on the set of All in the Family wasn’t just about making people laugh in front of the camera; it was also about making friends […]

In her iconic roles as kind but stubborn Gloria Stivic on All in the Family and the frequently inappropriate Babette Dell on Gilmore Girls, actress […]

All In The Family broke ground at a pivotal moment in American history. The civil rights movement was in full swing, and equality of race, […]

Jean Stapleton became a star on Norman Lear’s series All in the Family and continued to stun and entertain for nine seasons. However, by the […]

Later this month, the beloved 1990s family sitcom “Roseanne” returns to ABC. The reboot comes at a perfect cultural moment–television comedy is thriving in its […]

Looking back on them now, the ’90s seem like the halcyon days of television. There was so much to love. It was a boom period […]

Any good fiction is rooted, at least to a degree, in reality. Whether you’re writing something completely autobiographical, or something so outlandish it barely makes […]