In today’s edition of Sitcom Sliding Doors, imagine a world in which Archie Bunker, the bigoted patriarch of All in the Family, was played not by Carroll O’Connor but… Captain Stubing from The Love ...
Actor Michael Douglas mused in a new interview that the political dynamics that made for comedy gold in “All in the Family” wouldn’t go over as well in today’s climate.
Following Rob Reiner’s death on December 14, one of the most heartbreaking scenes from All in the Family stands as a testament to the television magic he and Carroll O’Connor created, in a moment that ...
The image of Queens shared by many Americans, especially those old enough to remember, begins with the character of Archie Bunker, who debuted in All in the Family in January 1971. Through the eyes of ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “It was much more Carroll than Norman,” Whetsell alleged. “Carroll was carrying the weight of the ...
The second episode, “Sammy’s Visit,” features the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., who leaves his briefcase in a cab Archie was driving. When he comes to the Bunker home to retrieve it, he makes the same ...
I was too young to get the joke about “Those Were the Days” back then, but it was the most arresting theme song on TV — if that’s even the proper way to categorize its function on the 1970s megahit ...
The second episode, “Sammy’s Visit,” features the legendary Sammy Davis Jr., who leaves his briefcase in a cab Archie was driving. When he comes to the Bunker home to retrieve it, he makes the same ...