All in the family

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 […]

Carroll O’Connor played the character Archie Bunker on All in the Family from 1971 to 1979. He also played Archie on the spinoff Archie Bunker’s […]

To the editor: Columnist Lorraine Ali says we could use a character like Archie Bunker on TV today to spark conversations on racism and other contentious topics. This […]

There are plenty of reasons why an actor might take on a new role; They might find the character or story interesting, or see it […]

It’s no secret that All In The Family is still considered one of the best and most clever sitcoms ever to have graced the television screen. The Bunker home […]

Viewers of All in the Family season 9 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Based on the […]

There’s nothing wrong with this country that couldn’t be cured by watching reruns of “All in the Family.” It would comfort our polarized souls to […]

  Those were the days… Seinfeld lamented that before the days of “PC crap,” we could all still enjoy sitcoms like Cheers and All in the Family. The latter […]

John Carroll O’Connor was best known for playing Archie Bunker on All in the Family and its sequel series Archie Bunker’s Place. While he was ranked as one of TV […]

Due to last summer’s twin labor strikes, the broadcast television season opened last month with the kind of scripted-content shortage unseen since 1980, when a summerlong actors’ […]

It’s been half a century since Johnny Carson hosted the 24th Emmy ceremony on CBS on May 14, 1972. It was a year in which now-classic comedies […]

When viewers tuned in for the final episode of All in the Family on April 8, 1979 (44 years ago this month), there was no big send-off, […]

The success of “Key and Peele,” the sketch comedy show ending its run today, was built on racial satire at a time when racial tensions […]

CBS’ “ All in the Family ” was ahead of its time when it introduced a gender-nonconforming character ― and an inclusive plotline that unfolded over three episodes ― […]

The first drag queen to be “afforded dignity, love and respect” on mainstream television came some 34 years before the debut of “ RuPaul’s Drag Race,” via a 1975 […]

Norman Lear changed the television landscape forever with the creation of shows like “All in the Family” and “The Facts of Life.” Lear died of natural […]

At 5′ 1” tall, TV legend Sally Struthers is quite petite. Her showrunners took advantage of this, surrounding the diminutive actor with performers that towered […]

It was easy for television viewers to forget the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights struggle and women’s liberation when immersed in the gauzy nostalgia of The Andy […]

Jean Stapleton was a character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in the groundbreaking 1970s US comedy All in […]

One of television’s most groundbreaking series hit the airwaves 50 years ago this month, and the small screen hasn’t been the same since. Emmy-winning “All […]