Underplayed Gems

All in the Family (1971)

All in the Family poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
9 seasons, 210 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 179 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A working class man and his family argue about politics, race, and everyday life in their Queens home. His outdated views clash with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law, creating both conflict and comedy.

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What happens

All in the Family is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes. It was followed by Archie Bunker's Place, a continuation series, which picked up where All in the Family ended and ran for four seasons through April 4, 1983. Based on the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part, 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 man and his family. The series became arguably one of American television's most influential comedies, as it injected the sitcom format with more dramatic moments and realistic, topical conflicts. All in the Family has been frequently ranked as one of the best American television series. The show became the most watched show in the United States during summer reruns of the first season and topped the yearly Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976, the first television series to have held the position 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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