All in the family

Norman Lear, the accomplished sitcom producer who died Dec. 5 at the age of 101, left behind an impressive legacy of beloved TV shows that entertained audiences […]

In 1971, Fred Ferretti wrote an article for The New York Times about a new CBS sitcom called “All in the Family.” He asked his readers, “Are racism and […]

No need to adjust your TV sets: It’s not the 1970s, despite ABC’s best efforts to make you think so Wednesday night. The network, aided […]

You would never want to hang out with Caroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker from “All in the Family” in real life. Still, golly if it wasn’t […]

When you have fun at your job, is it really work? Yes, the answer is yes. But the good news is that some jobs are […]

Not every character is meant to last an entire series, but that doesn’t mean that they’re any less important. Radar O’Reilly left M*A*S*H before the […]

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 […]

All in the Family alum Sally Struthers said that many fans of the show believed she was actually married to Rob Reiner, who played her […]

In 1982, CBS debuted an unprecedented programming block. Eleven years prior, All in the Family premiered, changing the course of television history. The ripples of that sea […]

When this perfectly preserved residence at the Dakota hit the market in July 2015, it was asking $3.6 million, but after a price chop to […]

The acclaimed comedic writer and one of the latest recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors reflects on his pioneering sitcom and the birth of political […]

It would seem unthinkable by today’s standards: the most popular character on television was a blue-collar bigot from Queens, New York — who, despite his […]

Before “All in the Family” debuted, there was a profound gap between real life and what was being depicted on TV series. In his autobiography […]

That 2023 Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall of Fame class is pretty impressive… Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 698 of […]

In the “All in the Family” episode “Gloria Sings the Blues” (March 2, 1974), Archie (Carroll O’Connor) wakes up Michael (Rob Reiner) so that they […]

There would be no “All in the Family” without the late Carroll O’Connor. The actor spent nine seasons endearing audiences to his character Archie Bunker, […]

Broadway’s marquee lights will dim for one minute at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5. It is the theater world’s tribute to Jean Stapleton. The landmark […]

With hundreds of television channels and streaming at our fingertips, we have so many choices of what to watch that it can get downright overwhelming. […]

All in the Family alum Sally Struthers said that many fans of the show believed she was actually married to Rob Reiner, who played her […]

All in the Family was the first program to genuinely reckon with the cultural upheaval of 1960s America. TV would never be the same. When […]