All in the family

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

While much of the comedy in All in the Family relies on verbal jokes, there are lots of moments that are excellent examples of physical […]

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 […]

Playing a lovable bigot is no easy task, but Carroll O’Connor was able to do it for nine seasons on All In the Family, and […]

Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ ran from 1971 to 1979 and helped define American TV. It even had seven different spinoffs. A comedy writer […]

When the show premiered, its creator Norman Lear, the comedy’s cast, and CBS held their breath as to how viewers and the world at large would […]

Carroll O’Connor was born to sit in Archie Bunker’s recliner. A native New Yorker, he arguably defined for the world what New Yorkers sounded like […]

Norman Lear is 99 years old. He’s spent much of that time building a television legacy that is unparalleled. And he’s not slowing down any time […]