All in the family

After a successful first installment in May, ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience is back with another live episode of All in the Family, with an all-star […]

With the passing of Norman Lear at the age of 101, we bid a fond farewell to one of the most important figures in the […]

Third time may not always be the charm, but it was for “All in the Family.” Following a pair of failed pilots, Norman Lear’s pioneering […]

Archie was getting lost on his way to Buffalo, but Carroll O’Connor knew exactly where he stood. If you’re an avid All in the Family […]

Fame can be a fickle thing. For many, celebrity status can feel elusive, no matter how much they yearn for it. For others, viewers only […]

Most known for bringing to life “All in the Family” character Edith Bunker, Jean Stapleton hated her role and hoped most housewives were nothing like […]

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 […]

“Our purpose is to be humorous.”It’s only natural for people to want to see themselves in television characters. Why else would we all spend hours […]

Before I knew her as Archie Bunker’s little girl Gloria on “All in the Family,” I knew Sally Struthers as Rebecca Cunningham on “TaleSpin.” A […]

Carroll O’Connor had a candid critique of TV critics. If you’re CBS in 1978, surely the most disastrous thing you could do is invite Carroll […]

The American sitcom has been around almost as long as television itself, and while there have been literally hundreds of entries within the genre, there […]

Most shows long to achieve the success of All in the Family, but for O’Connor, Archie Bunker began to represent negative work conditions. Per an […]

O’Connor was aware that the success of the series didn’t rest solely on his shoulders. It can be difficult to picture All in the Family […]

In his 2014 memoir, Even This I Get To Experience, producer Norman Lear wrote the following about his then-43-year-old landmark television comedy, All in the […]

The words “Boy the way Glenn Miller played” can produce waves of nostalgia as it evokes memories of the legendary sitcom All in the Family. So […]

Despite the fact that he actually accomplished so much more over the course of his life, you simply cannot think of the late Carroll O’Connor without having […]

The death of Norman Lear at the age of 101 ended the reign of one of the most prolific television producers in the industry’s history. Lear was […]

With “All in the Family,” Lear “tapped into something that nobody had ever done before or even since,” the star of the hit sitcom said. […]

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