All In the Family

‘All in the Family’: Norman Lear Created Maude to Have Someone Who Could ‘Destroy’ Archie Bunker

Television characters are created for all sorts of reasons, but when Norman Lear came up with the concept for the…

4 years ago

Classic TV Actor Deaths, December 14: Norman Fell, Mike Evans, and Bernard Fox

Dipping into the past of Classic TV history, on this date — December 14 — we find three actors who…

4 years ago

122 Classic (and Not-So-Classic) TV Sitcoms from the 1970s

While the 1970s admittedly didn't represent the kind of changes that the '60s had, it nonetheless had a heck of…

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‘All in the Family’: Now We Know What Happened to Make Archie Bunker the Man That He Is

One of the biggest tropes within episodic television — though it isn’t done as much now — is the so-called…

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‘All in the Family’ Broke Every TV Taboo: ‘They Played That Toilet Like a Percussion Instrument’

For CBS, the early 1970s represented a time of tremendous change that would impact television as a whole. For starters,…

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‘All in the Family’: Remembering the Death of Edith Bunker with Jean Stapleton

Losing a major character from a weekly television series is not frequently done. Oftentimes when it is, it's either a…

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‘All in the Family’ Put Limits on Sally Struthers’ Career, ‘And I Desperately Wanted to Work’

It’s difficult to believe that an actor or actress could be cast in one of the most iconic television shows…

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‘All in the Family’ Star Carroll O’Connor Feared Too Many People Identified with Archie Bunker

There are actors you can look at and say that they were born to play a certain role, whether it…

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A Retrospective Look Back On Norman Lear’s Nostalgic And Memorable Shows

Norman Lear turns 98 years old and has remained one of the most renowned television writers and producers of our…

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Celebrating Woody Harrelson Through The Years On His 59th Birthday

Actor and playwright Woody Harrelson turns 59 on July 23, 2020. Throughout his life, he has earned numerous accolades. He…

4 years ago

‘All In The Family’ Star Carroll O’Connor Once Opened Up About Son’s Death

Tragedy can strike anyone anywhere. Despite dealing heavily in comedies, All in the Family actor Carroll O'Connor faced no shortage…

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How Archie Bunker Forced People To Look Inside Themselves And Shape Up

The role of Archie Bunker was portrayed by the late and great Carroll O'Connor on the TV sitcom All in…

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