"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"
"Archie Bunker Archibald ""Archie"" Bunker is a fictional character from the 1970s American television sitcom ""All in the Family"" and its spin-off ""Archie Bunker's Place"", played by Carroll O'Connor. Bunker, a main character of the series, is a World War II veteran, blue-collar worker, and family man. Described as a ""lovable bigot"", he was first seen by the American public when ""All in the Family"" premiered on January 12, 1971, where he was depicted as the head of the Bunker family. In 1979, the show was retooled and renamed ""Archie Bunker's Place""; it finally went off the air in 1983."
"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"
"his opinions, showing an openness to changing his views if an individual treated him right. In 1972, Davis appeared in episode 21 of season 2 of ""All in the Family"", and later appeared in episode 19 of season 1 of spin-off ""Archie Bunker's Place"". Bunker's racist and misogynistic views were the template for the creation of Eric Cartman, one of the characters in the adult animated sitcom ""South Park"". Archie Bunker Archibald ""Archie"" Bunker is a fictional character from the 1970s American television sitcom ""All in the Family"" and its spin-off ""Archie Bunker's Place"", played by Carroll O'Connor. Bunker, a"
"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,"
"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"
"of Bunker's long-suffering wife, Edith Bunker, whom Lear remembered from seeing in the play and film ""Damn Yankees"". The producer sent the show over to ABC twice, but it did not get picked up. They then approached CBS with more success, and accordingly, ""All in the Family"" was retooled and debuted early in 1971. The show also starred unknown character actors, such as Rob Reiner as Archie's liberal son-in-law, Michael ""Meathead"" Stivic, and Sally Struthers as Archie and Edith's only child and Mike's wife, Gloria. The cast had a unique on- and off-camera chemistry, especially Reiner, who became O'Connor's best"
"Archie Bunker, who is himself inspired by Alf Garnett from ""Till Death Us Do Part"", the original British version of ""All in the Family"". Parker and Stone are big fans of ""All in the Family"". They state that creating Cartman as a ""little eight-year-old fat kid"" made it easier for the two to portray a Bunker-like character after the introduction of political correctness to late-20th century television. While developing the character, Parker noted that everyone either remembers ""an annoying fat kid in their pasts"", or ""they were the annoying fat kid"". Stone has observed that ""kids are not nice, innocent,"
"""All in the Family"", featured Archie Bunker as Garnett's analog. Like Garnett in British popular culture, Bunker became an icon in American popular culture for his very conservative views, although the Bunker character was portrayed as somewhat more likable than Garnett ever was. Bunker, in turn, served as an inspiration for Eric Cartman of ""South Park"". The German version of the show, ""Ein Herz und eine Seele"", featured Alfred Tetzlaff as Garnett's analog, although Tetzlaff was also designed as a parody of Adolf Hitler. In the movie ""Till Death Us Do Part"", Alf receives a letter advising him that he"
"and many films. An animated caricature of him made a cameo appearance in the JibJab political cartoon, ""Good to Be in D.C."" In 1971 he had a cameo in an episode of the number one hit comedy series ""All in the Family"". Entitled ""The Man in the Street"", series star Carroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker character excitedly awaits the viewing of a videotaped interview he gave earlier that day for the ""CBS Evening News"". At the last minute, to his dismay, the segment is preempted by the telecast of a Richard Nixon presidential address from the Oval Office. Rather appears, as"
"Carroll O'Connor John Carroll O'Connor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an American actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades. A lifelong member of the Actors Studio, O'Connor first attracted attention as Major General Colt in the 1970 film ""Kelly's Heroes"". The following year, he found fame as the bigoted working man Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms ""All in the Family"" (1971–1979) and ""Archie Bunker's Place"" (1979–1983). O'Connor later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama ""In the Heat of the Night"" from 1988 to 1995, where he played"
"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"
"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"
"home continued to be featured, the last four episodes of ""All in the Family"" were primarily set in the title's neighborhood tavern in Astoria, Queens which Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) purchased in the series' eighth-season premiere. During the first season as ""Archie Bunker's Place"", Bunker takes on a Jewish partner, Murray Klein (Martin Balsam), when co-owner Harry Snowden decides to sell his share of the business. Early in the first season, to increase business, Archie and Murray build a restaurant onto the bar; the additions include a separate seating area for the restaurant and a well-equipped kitchen with a service"
"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"
"Homer, who picks it up and reads it while sitting in a wing chair owned by Archie Bunker, a character from ""All in the Family"". Homer is accosted by two security guards, who assault him using, according to Alberti, ""the kind of language we have learned to accept from the erstwhile occupant of that chair [Bunker]."" Homer and the two guards have the following exchange: Alberti opines that, rather than denying ""All in the Family""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s influence on ""The Simpsons"", the series writers ""mockingly embrace it"" by having Homer visually likened to Bunker as he sits on his chair. Alberti also"
"Nobel Prize and they'd write 'Meathead wins the Nobel Prize'."" A later episode of ""All in the Family"" reveals that Archie Bunker himself was referred to as ""Meathead"" in his youth. Norman Lear said his father used to call him ""Meathead"". Michael Stivic Michael Casimir ""Mike"" Stivic is a fictional character on the 1970s American television sitcom ""All in the Family"". He was the live-in son-in-law of the series' lead character, Archie Bunker, who frequently called him ""Meathead"". Michael was the husband of Archie's daughter Gloria (played by Sally Struthers). Rob Reiner played the role of Michael Stivic throughout the"
"Michael Stivic Michael Casimir ""Mike"" Stivic is a fictional character on the 1970s American television sitcom ""All in the Family"". He was the live-in son-in-law of the series' lead character, Archie Bunker, who frequently called him ""Meathead"". Michael was the husband of Archie's daughter Gloria (played by Sally Struthers). Rob Reiner played the role of Michael Stivic throughout the series. The character of Michael Stivic is an Americanized version of the British original: ""Till Death Us Do Part""'s Mike Rawlins, the Trotskyist ""Randy Scouse Git"" who arouses the passionate ire of his arch-conservative father-in-law Alf Garnett. For the American version"
"window. The regular patrons include Barney Hefner, Hank Pivnik, and Edgar Van Ranseleer. Archie Bunker's Place was the sounding board for Archie's views, support from his friends, and Murray's counterpoints. Later in the series, after Murray remarries and leaves for San Francisco, Archie finds a new business partner, Gary Rabinowitz (Barry Gordon), whose views were liberal, in contrast to Archie's political conservatism. Unlike ""All in the Family""'s first eight seasons, ""Archie Bunker's Place"" was not videotaped before a live audience, with the exception of a few select episodes (including ""Thanksgiving Reunion""). Instead, the show was shot on a closed set"
"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"
"pin-up Bettie Page was interred in the grave beside Melvin. Allan Melvin Allan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows including numerous recurring roles as varying characters on ""The Andy Griffith Show""; recurring roles as Corporal Henshaw on ""The Phil Silvers Show""; Sergeant Hacker on ""Gomer Pyle, USMC""; Alice’s boyfriend Sam the Butcher on ""The Brady Bunch""; and Archie Bunker’s friend Barney Hefner on ""All in the Family"" and ""Archie Bunker’s Place"". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Richard and Marie Melvin and raised in New York"
"Richard McKenzie (actor) Richard McKenzie (born June 2, 1930) is an American character actor who is known for his guest role as Fred Bunker, younger brother of Archie Bunker on the hit CBS-TV sitcom series ""All in the Family"" in seasons 7 and 8, and season 4 of ""Archie Bunker's Place"". He also appeared in other popular shows such as ""Quincy, M.E."", ""Hawaii Five-O"", ""Matlock"" and ""In the Heat of the Night"". McKenzie's career began in television in a 1961 episode of the sitcom ""My Three Sons"" as Quinn. It would be another 14 years until Richard would make another"
"Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television, and film. Stapleton is best known for having portrayed Edith Bunker, the long-suffering yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom ""All in the Family"". Stapleton was a three-time recipient of the Prime Time Emmy Award for leading actress in a comedy series and won two Golden Globes in the same category during the show's airing. She also made occasional appearances on the ""All in the Family"" follow-up series ""Archie Bunker's Place"", but asked to be"
"the milestone of having topped the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive years. The episode ""Sammy's Visit"" was ranked number 13 on ""TV Guide's"" 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. ""TV Guide's ""50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time ranked ""All in the 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. ""One Day at a Time"" is a situation comedy developed"
"Allan Melvin Allan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows including numerous recurring roles as varying characters on ""The Andy Griffith Show""; recurring roles as Corporal Henshaw on ""The Phil Silvers Show""; Sergeant Hacker on ""Gomer Pyle, USMC""; Alice’s boyfriend Sam the Butcher on ""The Brady Bunch""; and Archie Bunker’s friend Barney Hefner on ""All in the Family"" and ""Archie Bunker’s Place"". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Richard and Marie Melvin and raised in New York City by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Helen (née Campbell)"
"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"
"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 11 months after Edith and Archie were married as stated in the episode ""The Longest Kiss"" (Season 5, Episode 10). Gloria was often caught in the middle of arguments between her liberal husband Michael and"
"The marquee lights on Broadway were dimmed for one minute on June 5, 2013, at 8 p.m. EDT, to honor the memory of Stapleton. Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray; January 19, 1923 – May 31, 2013) was an American character actress of stage, television, and film. Stapleton is best known for having portrayed Edith Bunker, the long-suffering yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker, on the 1970s sitcom ""All in the Family"". Stapleton was a three-time recipient of the Prime Time Emmy Award for leading actress in a comedy series and won two Golden Globes in the same category"
"a bonus feature on the ""All in the Family: The Complete Series"" DVD box set released by Shout! Factory on October 30, 2012. 704 Hauser 704 Hauser is an American sitcom and a spin-off of ""All in the Family"" (the final of several) that aired on CBS from April 11 to May 9, 1994. The series is built around the concept of a black family, the Cumberbatch Family, moving into the former Queens home of Archie Bunker years after Bunker had sold the house located at 704 Hauser Street. The ""All in the Family"" character Joey Stivic, Archie's grandson (played"
"In the late 1960s, Reiner acted in bit roles in several television shows including ""Batman"", ""The Andy Griffith Show"", ""Room 222"", ""Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C."" and ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". He began his career writing for the ""Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"" in 1968 and 1969, with Steve Martin as his writing partner as the two youngest writers on the show. Two years later, Reiner became famous playing Michael Stivic, Archie Bunker's liberal son-in-law, on Norman Lear's 1970s situation comedy ""All in the Family"", which was the most-watched television program in the United States for five seasons (1971–1976). The character's nickname, Meathead, became"
"commercials for fifteen years. In the early 1980s, Melvin appeared as a regular in ""Archie Bunker’s Place"", a successor to ""All in the Family"", in which he played the now more important role of Barney Hefner. When this series ended in 1983, Melvin’s work was exclusively devoted to cartoon voice-overs. Allan Melvin died of cancer on January 17, 2008, aged 84, and was buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery in Southern California. Melvin is buried just yards from his TV best friend Carroll O'Connor, who played 'Archie Bunker' in TV's ""All In The Family"". Coincidentally, later the same year, famed 1950s"
"television as Archie Bunker's neighbor Irene Lorenzo on ""All in the Family"" and as landlady Edna Babish on ""Laverne and Shirley"". Her career also faced turmoil as a result of her marriage to Parks, and the two spent much of the 1950s doing theatre and musical variety shows. Together they had two sons, actor Andrew Parks and composer Garrett Parks. Larry Parks was also godfather to actor Jeff Bridges. Parks died of a heart attack at the age of 60. Larry Parks Samuel Klausman Lawrence Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and movie actor."
"popular situation comedy ""All in the Family"", during which the lead character Archie Bunker would sometimes complain about the newsman, calling him ""Pinko Cronkite."" Cronkite trained himself to speak at a rate of 124 words per minute in his newscasts, so that viewers could clearly understand him. In contrast, Americans average about 165 words per minute, and fast, difficult-to-understand talkers speak close to 200 words per minute. In 1968, the faculty of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University voted to award Cronkite the Carr Van Anda Award ""for enduring contributions to journalism."" In 1970, Cronkite received"