"broke ground in its depiction of issues previously considered unsuitable for a U.S. network television comedy, such as racism, antisemitism, infidelity, homosexuality, women's liberation, rape, religion, miscarriages, abortion, breast cancer, the Vietnam War, menopause, and impotence. Through depicting these controversial issues, the series became arguably one of television's most influential comedic programs, as it injected the sitcom format with more dramatic moments and realistic, topical conflicts. The show was an American version of an earlier British show, the BBC sitcom ""Till Death Us Do Part"", with Archie Bunker modeled after his British counterpart, Alf Garnett. ""All in the Family"" is"
"All in the Family All in the Family is an American sitcom TV-series that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. The following September, it was continued with the spin-off series"" Archie Bunker's Place"", which picked up where ""All in the Family"" had ended and ran for four more seasons. ""All in the Family"" was produced by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin. It starred Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, and Rob Reiner. The show revolves around the life of a working-class bigot and his family. The show"
"alike. Among these are ""Frasier"", ""Seinfeld"", ""All in the Family"", and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"". The television sitcom provides an opportunity to compare British and American humor. Many British sitcoms have been re-made for American audiences. For example, ""Till Death Us Do Part"" became ""All in the Family""; ""Man About the House"" became ""Three's Company""; and, the immensely popular ""Steptoe and Son"" became ""Sanford and Son"". ""The Office"" was originally a British sitcom that has been successfully remade for an American audience using the same title (and in the case of the pilot episode, the same script). However, most"
"impact on society. All in the Family All in the Family is an American sitcom TV-series that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. The following September, it was continued with the spin-off series"" Archie Bunker's Place"", which picked up where ""All in the Family"" had ended and ran for four more seasons. ""All in the Family"" was produced by Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin. It starred Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, and Rob Reiner. The show revolves around the life of a working-class bigot and his"
"City"" and NBC's ""Will & Grace"". Most PBS stations affectionately refer to British sitcoms as ""Britcoms"". Several British sitcoms have been successfully remade for the American market. Notable examples include ""Steptoe and Son"" which became ""Sanford and Son"", ""Till Death Us Do Part"", which became ""All in the Family"" on CBS and ""The Office"" which was remade into an American series of the same name. Three's Company, a remake of Man About the House, spawned identical spinoffs: The Ropers (George and Mildred) and Three's a Crowd (Robin's Nest). More recently, shows such as ""The Inbetweeners"" have been adapted, as well"
"discussing the show (specifically the 1971 episodes ""Writing the President"" and ""Judging Books by Covers"") on one of the infamous Watergate tapes. Rapper Redman has made references to Archie Bunker in a few of his songs, specifically his smoking of large cigars. ""All in the Family"" is the first of four sitcoms in which all the lead actors (O'Connor, Stapleton, Struthers, and Reiner) won Primetime Emmy Awards. The other three are ""The Golden Girls"", ""The Simpsons"", and ""Will and Grace"". In 2013, the Television Critics Association honored ""All in the Family"" with its Heritage Award for its cultural and social"
"All at Sea (TV series) All at Sea is a short-lived British children's television sitcom set in a bed and breakfast. It stars Nicola Stephenson, Steve Edge, Ryan Wilkinson, Olivia Cosgrove and Sam Hattersley amongst others. It is filmed on location in Scarborough and various locations around South Manchester (principally Stockport) and at studios in Manchester. The house filmed is located in Bowdon, Altricham. It is produced by CBBC (CBBC's in-house production company) A second series began airing in September 2014. The series was nominated for the 2014 Kids' BAFTA awards for Best Comedy. It was nominated again in 2015"
"surviving episode from the black-&-white series (1 to 3) and off-air remastered audio recordings of all lost episodes, on DVD as an eight-disc boxset included with a detailed booklet which includes black-&-white and colour photographs, a ""story of"" and a full list of episode synopses. While the series is famous in the US as the inspiration for ""All in the Family,"" Norman Lear also drew on his family's relationships and added some differences: Till Death Us Do Part Till Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975. The show was first"
"unexplained reasons and it has never been released on DVD. All at Sea (TV series) All at Sea is a short-lived British children's television sitcom set in a bed and breakfast. It stars Nicola Stephenson, Steve Edge, Ryan Wilkinson, Olivia Cosgrove and Sam Hattersley amongst others. It is filmed on location in Scarborough and various locations around South Manchester (principally Stockport) and at studios in Manchester. The house filmed is located in Bowdon, Altricham. It is produced by CBBC (CBBC's in-house production company) A second series began airing in September 2014. The series was nominated for the 2014 Kids' BAFTA"
"was creating for ABC called ""Justice For All"", with O'Connor playing Archie Justice, a lovable yet controversial bigot. After three pilots done between 1968 and 1970, a network change to CBS, and the last name of the character changed to Bunker, the new sitcom was renamed ""All in the Family"". The show was based on the BBC's ""Till Death Us Do Part"", with Bunker based on Alf Garnett, albeit somewhat less abrasive than the original. O'Connor's Queens background and New York accent is said to have influenced Lear to set the show in Queens. Wanting a well-known actor to play"
"do things in his new parish and is faced with new problems like homeless people. He is accompanied by his wife Emma, sixteen-year-old daughter Miranda and twelve-year-old son Peter. All in Good Faith All in Good Faith is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1985 to 1988. Starring Richard Briers, it was written by John Kane. ""All in Good Faith"" was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. ""All in Good Faith"" was written especially for its lead star, ""The Good Life"" actor Richard Briers. The series was his first ITV sitcom. He played the Reverend Philip"
"All About Me All About Me is a British television sitcom starring Jasper Carrott about a multicultural family living in Birmingham. It was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2004. ""All About Me"" was created by Steve Knight, who also wrote many of the early episodes. The sitcom is based around a modern family who live in the Midlands. The family consists of Colin Craddock, a white Brummie builder, and his Asian wife Rupinder. Colin's two sons from his first marriage, Peter and Leo, share the house, as do Rupinder's half-sister Sima, daughter Kavita and son Raj, a wheelchair"
"Cheek as the unmarried couple. It aired on CBS on 6 September 1985, but it failed to develop into a full series. However, the original British series did eventually air in the US in syndication, but by then the more famous American family sitcom also entitled ""Full House"" had premiered, so it was renamed ""Mixed Doubles"" in the US so as to avoid confusion. Full House (UK TV series) Full House is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 1985 to 1986. It was the last sitcom to be jointly co-created by the sitcom writing team of Johnnie"
"US television's most acclaimed and groundbreaking programs, ""All in the Family"" has been referenced or parodied in countless other forms of media. References on other sitcoms include ""That '70s Show"" and ""The Simpsons"". The animated series ""Family Guy"" pays homage to ""All in the Family"" in the opening sequence which features Peter and Lois Griffin playing the piano and singing a lament on the loss of traditional values, and also paid tribute to the show's closing credits sequence at the end of the season 5 episode ""Stewie Loves Lois"". Popular T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers showing O'Connor's image and farcically"
"All Change All Change is an English children's television show on ITV in two series. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 1991, it starred Frankie Howerd, Peggy Mount, Maggie Steed, Tony Haygarth and Pam Ferris. The series was devised by Morwenna Banks and Chris England. The storyline concerned the deceased Uncle Bob's families and who would inherit his fortune. One branch was poor and common, the other branch was rich and snobbish. Each family had two parents, a son and a daughter. The families swapped lives (although one child stayed in their own home with the newcomers) in order to see"
"episodes of ""All in the Family"" as Edith Bunker's cousin. A ""Cousin Maud,"" with a similar role, had also appeared on an episode of ""Till Death Us Do Part"", the British series on which ""All in the Family"" had been based. Maude represented everything Archie Bunker did not: She was a liberal, a feminist, and upper-middle class, whereas Archie was conservative, sexist, and working class. Maude's political beliefs were closer to those of the series creators than Archie Bunker's, but the series often lampooned Maude as a naive ""limousine liberal"" and did not show her beliefs and attitudes in an"
"an American sitcom that ran from the late 1980s to early 1990s; she actually starred in the 1970s series ""All in the Family"". When Dr. Mephisto asks Chef to look into his microscope, Chef says he sees ""an extreme close-up of Vanessa Redgrave's private parts"", a reference to the Academy Award-winning English actress. At the end of the episode, Stan said it is important to remember the images of starving children on television are ""just as real as you or I"". Kyle says by that logic, MacGyver is a real person too, a reference to the secret agent protagonist from"
"Pictures Home Entertainment has released all six seasons of ""Sanford and Son"" on Region 1 DVD between August 2002 and June 2005, with a ""Complete Series"" box set following in 2008. Sanford and Son Sanford and Son is an American sitcom that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the BBC Television program ""Steptoe and Son"". Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catchphrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and considered NBC's answer to CBS's ""All in the Family"". ""Sanford and Son"" has been hailed"
"English"". Because ""Family Guy"" and ""American Dad!"" would have it for breakfast."", while on the character designs, Harry Venning of The Stage wrote: ""The animation is flat and uninteresting, while the characters' faces are ugly and unappealing."" More positive reviews came from Sam Wollaston of ""The Guardian"", who wrote ""I think it's hilarious."" and ""The Metro"" describing ""Full English"" as: ""It's rough around the edges but it does have the requisite dysfunctional family at its filthy heart"". Full English (TV series) Full English is a British animated sitcom created by Jack Williams, Harry Williams and Alex Scarfe for Channel 4."
"where many stations picked-up the show. In 1991, Columbia Pictures Television began syndicating the show, and Columbia's successor companies have continued to do so. Since the late 1980s, ""All in the Family"" has been rerun on various cable and satellite networks including TBS (although it held the rights locally in Atlanta, as well), TV Land, and Nick at Nite. From January 3, 2011 to December 31, 2017, the show aired on Antenna TV. As of January 1, 2018, the show began to air on GetTV. The cast forfeited their residual rights for a cash payout early in the production run."
"Family"" as number four. ""Bravo"" also named the show's protagonist, Archie Bunker, TV's greatest character of all time. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked ""All in the Family"" the fourth-best written TV series ever, and ""TV Guide"" ranked it as the fourth-greatest show of all time. ""All in the Family"" is about a typical working-class Caucasian family living in Queens, New York. Its patriarch is Archie Bunker (O'Connor), an outspoken, narrow-minded man, seemingly prejudiced against everyone who is not like him or his idea of how people should be. Archie's wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) is sweet and understanding,"
"action sitcom. Both shows make use of political satire, bigotry, ludicrous expressions of Conservatism from their paternal main character (Stan likened to Archie Bunker), and sensible expressions of Liberalism from their daughter character (Hayley likened to Gloria Stivic). Moreover, the daughter in both series each have a Liberal hippie boyfriend turned husband (Jeff likened to Michael Stivic) of whom the daughter's Conservative father is antagonistic towards. Also in both, the daughter lives in her parents' home with her boyfriend turned husband as a housemate. ""American Dad!"" in its original form was even said to have been inspired by ""All in"
"The Windsors The Windsors is a British sitcom and parody of the British royal family, the House of Windsor, shown on Channel 4, first broadcast in April 2016 and starring Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Richard Goulding, Morgana Robinson, Katy Wix, Ellie White, and Celeste Dring. Written by the co-creators of ""Star Stories"", Bert Tyler-Moore and George Jeffrie, ""The Windsors"" puts the British Royal Family into the comedy spotlight in the form of the soap opera of what their lives and loves might just be like. The series has been criticised for such storylines as Kate Middleton"
"Bunker lived at the fictional address of 704 Hauser Street in the borough of Queens, in New York City. ""All in the Family"" got many of its laughs by playing on Archie's bigotry, although the dynamic tension between Archie and his liberal son-in-law, Mike, provided an ongoing political and social sounding board for a variety of topics. Archie appears in all but seven episodes of the series (three were missed because of a contract dispute between Carroll O'Connor and Norman Lear in ). Archie was modeled after Norman Lear's father Herman Lear and on Alf Garnett from the BBC1 sitcom"
"a fully qualified veterinarian's assistant, while raising Joey as a single mother. Over the course of the show, she became romantically involved with Clark V. Uhley, Jr., another assistant who worked in the same practice. Gloria Stivic Gloria Stivic (née Bunker), is a fictional character played by Sally Struthers on the American situation comedy ""All in the Family"" (which aired on the CBS television network from 1971 until 1979) and the spin-off series ""Gloria"" (CBS, 1982–83). She was the only child of Archie and Edith Bunker, and she was married to—and eventually divorced from -- Michael Stivic. She was born"
"It's All About Amy It's All About Amy is a British fly on the wall reality television series based on the life of Amy Childs, her family and friends that began airing on 1 December 2011 on Channel 5 as part of an 8-part series. Channel 5 cancelled ""It's All About Amy"" on 26 January 2012 due to low ratings. The series takes place in 2011 after Childs has left the Big Brother house and begins investing in many businesses, including her salon. The series also shows Childs as she continues to model and present on television. Childs' mother Julie,"
"left Queens in style with a limousine in an episode in All in the Family season 5 to a deluxe penthouse apartment and live the life of luxury. George Jefferson's chief business rival was Gil Cunningham, with whom George had a considerably antagonistic relationship. Later in the series, after Gil Cunningham died, the Jeffersons discovered that Gil never desired to be enemies with George. It was revealed that Gil's wife (played by future ""L.A. Law"" star Susan Ruttan), had been the motivator behind this competition all along. In his will, Gil left George the bowling trophy he won vs. Jefferson"
"friend and favorite actor. CBS was unsure whether the controversial subject matter of ""All in the Family"" would fit well into a sitcom. Racial issues, ethnicities, religions, class, education, women's equality, gun control, politics, inflation, the Vietnam war, energy crisis, Watergate and other timely topics of the 1970s were addressed. Like its British predecessor ""Till Death Us Do Part"", the show lent dramatic social substance to the traditional sitcom format. Archie Bunker's popularity made O'Connor a top-billing star of the 1970s. O'Connor was afraid of being typecast for playing the role, but at the same time, he was protective of"
"All in Good Faith All in Good Faith is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1985 to 1988. Starring Richard Briers, it was written by John Kane. ""All in Good Faith"" was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. ""All in Good Faith"" was written especially for its lead star, ""The Good Life"" actor Richard Briers. The series was his first ITV sitcom. He played the Reverend Philip Lambe who, in his middle age, decides to move from his wealthy Oxfordshire parish to one in Edendale, a fictional urban town in the Midlands. He is determined to"
"Full House (UK TV series) Full House is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 1985 to 1986. It was the last sitcom to be jointly co-created by the sitcom writing team of Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke, however, it was mainly written by Mortimer alone, with Mortimer writing 12 episodes alone, along with a further 3 with Cooke, while another veteran sitcom writer, Vince Powell, contributed another 3. It starred Christopher Strauli, Sabina Franklyn, Brian Capron and Natalie Forbes, with Diana King, who was later replaced by Joan Sanderson. It was made by Thames Television for the"
"the Royal Television Society, as well as winning individual accolades for both Sullivan and Jason. It was voted Britain's Best Sitcom in a 2004 BBC poll. The series influenced British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language. It spawned an extensive range of merchandise, including books, videos, DVDs, toys, and board games. A spin-off series, ""The Green Green Grass"", ran for four series in the UK from 2005 to 2009. A prequel, ""Rock & Chips"", ran for three specials in 2010 and 2011. A special ""Sport Relief episode"" aired in March 2014, guest starring David Beckham. In"
"who could cope best with their new circumstances and the victors would inherit Uncle Bob's money. At the end of the first series, it was all revealed as a hoax and no-one was any better off. The second series concerned the two families working together in a factory which produced pottery gnomes. All Change All Change is an English children's television show on ITV in two series. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 1991, it starred Frankie Howerd, Peggy Mount, Maggie Steed, Tony Haygarth and Pam Ferris. The series was devised by Morwenna Banks and Chris England. The storyline concerned the"
"was broadcast in its entirety in the United Kingdom and several other European countries. The series stars Ian Buchanan, Marla Rubinoff, Nancye Ferguson, Miguel Ferrer, Gary Grossman, Mel Johnson Jr., Marvin Kaplan, David L. Lander, Kim McGuire and Tracey Walter. ""On the Air"" featured several directors, including co-creator David Lynch, Lesli Linka Glatter, Jonathan Sanger, Jack Fisk and Betty Thomas; Lynch, Glatter and Sanger had previously directed episodes of ""Twin Peaks"". The A.V. Club wrote: """"On the Air"" is filled with endearing characters and memorably odd touches."" All seven episodes were aired in the United Kingdom by BBC2, in the"