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In October 2012, Shout! Factory released All in the Family – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The 28-disc boxed set features all 208 episodes of the series, as well as bonus features. [63] In February 2018, Sony released All in the Family- Seasons 1–5 on DVD in Region 1. The 15-disc set features all episodes from the first five seasons.
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Apr 2, 1999 · There was no media hoopla, no Seinfeld-esque overhype, no M*A*S*H-like reverence.On the night of April 8, 1979, viewers who tuned in to CBS’ All in the Family saw a simple, poignant episode ...
- THE SHOW WAS BASED ON A BRITISH SITCOM. Norman Lear bought the rights to Till Death Do Us Part in the late 1960s after reading about the BBC series, which ran for 10 years beginning in 1965, in Variety.
- ARCHIE BUNKER WAS ORIGINALLY ARCHIE JUSTICE. Lear thought that the BBC show’s set-up—a middle-aged, blue collar conservative man who never hesitated to express his racist viewpoints, his doting wife, and his liberal daughter and son-in-law—could be mined for humor for American audiences.
- CBS’S “RURAL PURGE” HELPED ALL IN THE FAMILY TO FINALLY GET ON THE AIR. When Robert Wood became president of CBS in 1969 he made a bold move and cancelled several of the network’s long-running (and still-successful) “rural” shows, including Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Mayberry R.F.D.
- MUCH OF ARCHIE BUNKER WAS BASED ON NORMAN LEAR’S FATHER. Herman Lear frequently told his son that he was the “laziest white kid I’ve ever seen” and called him “Meathead.”
All in the Family: Created by Norman Lear. With Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers. A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
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- "All in the Family" Went Through Two Title Changes. If you’ve ever listened to the sitcom’s notorious theme song, then you might understand why the original title of this series was intended to be "Those Were the Days".
- Archie Bunker Was Inspired by Norman Lear’s Father. Norman Lear, the creator and writer of All in the Family, found inspiration in his past. Herman Lear, Norman’s father, became the muse for Archie Bunker.
- Archie Bunker and Carroll O’Connor Had Differing Views. When an actor is so genuine, it can be easy to mistake their character’s personality traits and characteristics for their own.
- Jean Stapleton Could Actually Sing. The theme song for All in the Family was cringe-worthy—and mostly because Jean Stapleton’s singing voice was anything but angelic.
The Bunkers & the Stivics: standing, Gloria (Sally Struthers) and Michael (); seated, Archie (Carroll O'Connor) and Edith (Jean Stapleton) with baby JoeyThe following is an episode list for the American sitcom television series All in the Family, which originally aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes produced.
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Jan 9, 2015 · ABC said no to And Justice for All, according to Lear, due to a lack of chemistry between Archie and Edith and the young couple, so the second pilot was filmed in Los Angeles on February 10, 1969 ...
