Why Sally Struthers was ”itching to leave” All in the Family
Seven years is a long time to spend anywhere, but on a TV show where change isn’t always welcomed, it can feel claustrophobic. When Rob […]
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Here’s why Gloria from All in The Family moved away for her spin-off show
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 […]
Archie Bunker’s famous chair was based on the one Norman Lear’s dad sat in
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. has a ton of incredible television artifacts. The collection prides itself in offering an […]
Jean Stapleton offered Sally Struthers meaningful encouragement when the Stivics left All in the Family
When Jean Stapleton suddenly passed away in 2013, TV Guide Magazine‘s William Keck spoke with her television daughter, Sally Struthers, in a touching interview. While the […]
A woman who wrote to Jean Stapleton revealed that ”All in the Family” made her husband realize he was being an Archie
It’s only natural for people to want to see themselves in television characters. Why else would we all spend hours taking personality quizzes that brag […]
Would Carroll O’Connor like Archie Bunker if the two met?
When someone becomes famous for playing a particular character, we very naturally want to know how similar the two entities are. Is the actor similar […]
Carroll O’Connor hated the original script for the pilot of All In The Family
How many times have you watched an episode of All In The Family and said: “They’d never be able to make this kind of thing today.” Well, […]
Why Norman Lear’s ‘All In The Family’ Also Spoke To Mexican Americans Like My Mom
Idon’t recall my mother watching much prime-time TV in the early 1970s. If anything, she would have been watching Spanish-language soap operas as a bookend […]
‘All in the Family’ Cast: A Look Back at the Bunkers and How They Changed Television
The All in the Family cast made a significant impact on television and popular culture. The groundbreaking sitcom aired from 1971 to 1979. Created by Norman Lear, […]
Carroll O’Connor once went all ”Archie Bunker” on a hardboiled egg, and it was as funny as you think it is
In an interview with The Evening Sun, Carroll O’Connor confessed that he actually pitied the character of Archie Bunker. While it was a role that made […]
