Carrol O'Connor. Yes excellent actor. There were boundaries pushed with this show, bigotry, racism, politics. It made fun of many policies and beliefs but did not represent the actors true beliefs but touched many hot buttons of the day.
He tried to falsely denigrate Conservatives and he and Norman Lear *BOTH* knew it -- that is why it was done and partially how things are and why things are what they are like -- today! That is NOT something to be proud of.
@@warrenholmes3311 Yes I think it was done on purpose for comedic purposes and to shine a light on bigoted thoughts. I don't know how old you are but I watched these shows as they were released and thought they were funny and brought many negative viewpoints to light to show people how dumb they were.
@@bryankoziar2867 the problem is that they alwyas guided people to see Archie as a crazy,religious,racist bigot. You think it was great becuase you agree with them.
By far All in the Family is the greatest sitcom of all time, i grew up watching reruns of this as a kid in the 80's, it is more relevant today than most if not all of the crap that's on today's tv.
I tune in to MeTV every Sunday from 8-10PM Eastern time to watch reruns of AitF. Doesn’t matter that I’ve seen every episode dozens of times, it’s appointment viewing!
Naturally, like The Office,Sandford and Son and Others ,it is adapted from an English show "'Til Death Us Do Part"which took many risks and could never be shown as a new show,nowadays..
@@nancymilawski1048 Nope, _All in the Family_ was, is and will forever be (and The Rock means *FOREVER BE* ) the best sitcom the world has ever seen. But go ahead and try to tell Rob Reiner and/or Sally Struthers they’re wrong. It would give them such a laugh.
The show is All In The Family. That is Archie Bunkier (Carrol O'Connor), and his wife Edith. Jimmy Carter advocated turning the thermostat down, and putting a sweater on. This was during the energy crisis in the 70's.
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) and Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker)... These are two of the very best actors to have ever been on a TV screen. "All in the Family" (produced by Norman Leer) is certainly in the top 5 of all TV series ever made. You can learn a lot about the 1970s by watching all of the All in the Family episodes. In the show, Gloria (Sally Struthers) is their daughter, and Mike Stivic (aka Meathead) (Rob Reiner) is Gloria's husband.
I am 57. Yes, it is the same stuff. The kids today have ZERO idea of history, and are deceived into believing lies, as has been the case since before I was born.
It's been years since I saw that episode, but my recollection is that Edith was heating up leftover meatloaf from the previous night for dinner, and it was during a time where President Carter was asking Americans to turn their thermostats down to conserve energy, and that was the basis of Archie's first joke.
For a while, Jimmy Carter was referred to as Jimmy Cardigan, because when he gave the televised speech about turning thermostats down, he was wearing a cardigan sweater.
Archie was so funny because people laughed at stupid off the wall ignorant things. Would be cancelled today instead of showing how dumb some of the characters comments. O’Conner was a great actor and not like the character he played so well. His interactions with Sammy Davis Jr were hilarious. Loved your reaction
This video comes on the heels of this show's creator Norman Lear. All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, and Good Times were all produced by him and were very successful during the 70s. I hope you'll do more reactions like this one. RIP Norman Lear.
All In The Family was produced by Norman just passed away few days ago. He was responsible for so many of the sit-coms that were legendary in the 70s & 80s. All in the Family was probably his greatest accomplishment. It was groundbreaking. They even had the first audible toilet flush on TV. 😂
All In The Family. A TV show from the 70's that could be very controversial because the character of Archie held nothing back. For Archie there were no sacred cows. Set on the east coast near New York, Archie was a middle class loading dock worker that longed for the values that he grew up in. You need to find the theme song that opened every show, the lyrics will explain a lot about Archie for you. Now you need to find a clip with his daughter Gloria and her husband Meathead.
The wife's name was Edith Bunker - played by Jean Stapleton. The show had several spinoffs that were also huge in terms of their market reach, and more so of their social relevance. They were masterpieces by Mr. Norman Lear who also just passed away this week at 100. The self-awareness that was being displayed at that time in our country is greatly needed again.
This was on the television a lot in my household and it really resonated because my dad was a died in the wool Republican but a really nice guy, and my mom was a staunch Democrat and we always joked about how they canceled each other's votes every year. You've got to watch some other episodes that involved the whole family though. Really. And there are some significant interactions with their black Neighbors, including at the grocery store, and it really tackled all these issues in a straightforward manner back then and it was considered to be really edgy and yet everybody could relate to it.
This is a TV series from the 1970s called "All In the Family" -- the one of the funniest, well-written and best acted sitcoms of all time. It was #1 in the ratings throughout the 70s and won a ton of Emmy awards. I would highly suggest your watching more clips.
Meatloaf is the poor man's steak dinner. And Edith says, "I don't think the Carters eat meatloaf." It's about class status in a crisis. And, by the way, Archie argues with his liberal son-in-law all the time about social and political topics. At the time I thought the show was so funny---but your comment is so exactly correct: everything is the same now! It's not funny to me any more.
The show would never be made today but by all means we could use it. It addresses all of todays topics and helped us all move past many of them that are coming back around again. Definitely not for the thinned skinned and should be watched with an open mind and heart... As he grew, so did the country. All in the family and The Jeffersons... built bridges that lasted decades and hopefully longer...
This show was actually from the 70s and the main difference is you could say what you wanted back then, can't today. I used to watch this regularly back then. I am so glad to have grown up in a world where you were allowed to have your own opinion, and it didn't end friendships.
This landmark show, "All In The Family," featured content rarely seen on prime time sitcoms. It often focused on Archie's opinions about what was wrong with just about everything, expertly delivered by actor Carroll O'Connor from Archie's iconic chair. That same chair is now in The Smithsonian, a testament to the show's impact. Truly timeless subjects reamed for their comedy, drama, enui, and relevance. The daringly effective scripts made for TV viewing that was funny and thought-provoking. Our Archie was more than a curmudgeon and Edith was more than a mouse, winning their way into our hearts as real people to whom many Americans could relate in circumstances often commonly shared. The whole cast was brilliant, each memorable in their characterizations, and so watchable. Britt, you definitely should react to more of this incredible show.
During the gasoline crisis (Arab oil embargo) of the 1970s, it was common to see long lines of cars at gas stations and gas stations would frequently run out of gas. I think that it was also somewhat common for gas stations to limit gas to perhaps 10 gallons per customer so that everyone would have enough to keep going.
@michaelwheeling7422 I recall that now. But I lived on our family farm. So, fortunately, we had about 1000 gallons of gas storage and 1000 gallons of diesel storage at the farm. We didn't have to wait in line. Mostly, I just recall seeing it on TV news.
A great show that made people laugh about tons of different social issues. The show The Jeffersons was a spin off of this show. The interaction of Archie and Lionel Jefferson is priceless. And spoiler alert, Edith passes in the Archie Bunker’s Place spin off. Tough to see my man lose his best friend.
I am sure someone probably mentioned this but.....this episode was focusing on the "energy crisis" of the 70s where people were being urged to do all they could to cut back on electricity use, because we were also under a gas shortage thanks to OPEC (long lines down the block at gas stations, and some with no gas, hence his comments on not being able to drive/having to walk places). As for the political stuf, yeah that is pretty much an unending wheel that just keeps spinning back around every few years.
Archie was talking about President Jimmy Carter. I'm quite sure that the "meatloaf" reference had to do with the energy crisis (high cost of energy for heating and gas for fueling cars) during Jimmy's time in office. Jimmy Carter was famous for telling US citizens to turn down the heat in their homes and put on a sweater. Archie was envisioning Jimmy cuddling up to a nice warm meatloaf straight from the oven.
This was a great show - even to us Europeans. They talked openly about things you didn't talk about then. Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton were great actors, and along with the producers very progressive for that time.
Yes, you nailed it Britt. The “system” has all us citizens on a freaking hamster wheel that is straight from their playbook. Nothing new under the sun. Hoping this clip actually wakes some people up to the reality of what is going on.
The show was actually written by a liberal writer about his conservative father. So it often depicted the conservative Archie Bunker in a negative light, but also as an endearing character.
I LOVED Archie!!!!!! He was an opinionated bigot with a heart of gold. If you ever get the chance to watch the series; his scenes with Gloria( daughter) she was just like Archie… she was opinionated and would pinch Archie when she couldn’t get him to understand her side of things. Gloria was just like her daddy but felt in most cases the opposite. Mike ( Gloria husband) tells her this more than once and of coarse she is mortified. But, it was true.
Yes, we went through many of the same things in the 70s with Jimmy Carter. Strangely similar as today. I can remember watching this as a kid with my parents and grandparents when "All in the Family" was on in the 70s. Much of it went over my head, but I knew my grandpa loved Archie and I loved hearing my tough grandfather laugh.
I'm 65 and remember watching this occasionally when my parents had it on. It is a sign of it's times with social commentary far removed from this day while being perfectly normal for it's own. Sometimes we must understand cultural differences in both history within a singular culture, and across the present day board with all existing cultures.
There was a Fuel Shortage from 1976-1980 during the Carter Administration. Archie Bunker's accent sounds like Queens, NY. Carter was a very weak President. Iran held our hostages for 444 days. Under Carter, an oil embargo against Iran resulted in sky-high gas prices and severe energy shortages in the U.S. while inflation climbed to 14.6%, only breaking with the onset of a deep recession.
The Bunkers lived at fictitious address of 704 Hauser Street in the borough of Queens, in New York City. Archie Bunker was based on a character called Alf Garnett from a British sitcom, Till Death Us Do Part. Both were meant to be parodies of racist, misogynistic, and homophobic people of the Silent Generation who were born before the Second World War and who had little tolerance for the liberalism of the 1960s and beyond. All in the Family was the first major American series to be videotaped in front of a live studio audience. In the 1960s, most sitcoms had been filmed in the single-camera format without audiences, with a laugh track simulating an audience response. Premiering in 1951, I Love Lucy was the first television series to be filmed in front of an audience.
His neighbors were black and were out in a show called The Jefferson’s. Wealthy family that owned dry cleaners. Norman Lear was a writer of 100+shows. These two and Sanford and Son. He just passed this week at 101 years of age.
The creator of this show Norman Lear just passed , Dec. 5 at the age of 100. This show is All in the Family, he also created The Jeffersons,Sanford & Son , Maude and many more. There's a great clip with Sammy Davis Jr.
You need to watch the episode where Lionel Jefferson introduces his fiancée's family to his own parents. George Jefferson and Archie Bunker together - that was something to see.
The “all in the family” show was on in the 70s and as far gas, he’s talking about the gas shortage during the Carter administration. That TV show used to go after pretty much any race or religion, of course back then you could do that.
Earlier this year the entire living room set from All In The Family went up for auction. James Comisar spent yes trying to build a television museum but sadly it never happened.
Fantastic show. Jimmy Carter was president in the late 70s. I was in elementary school. He was terrible. Their was an oil embargo and gas shortage. You could only buy gas for your car based on the last digit of your license plate. Ours was 9, so we could buy gas on odd numbered calendar days.
@@Wellch Yes he did, but he wasn’t president during the odd/even rationing, which took place in 1974. Carter was elected in ‘76 and was in office 1977-80.
All in the Family is one of the greatest shows of all time you absolutely have to react to more of it you will love it by the way Miss Hannigan's relative you're thinking of was Bernadette Peters
The first electric car was invented in... 1890 - yes, Eighteen Ninety! The best-known (pre-Tesla) modern electric car was the GM EV1 produced from 1996-1999. Archie was referring to the gas crisis of the 1970's. Read about the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. You'll see pictures of lines of cars going around the block. Rationing was put in place with limits on how much gas you could purchase - and on what days!
This was the 70’s and the gas shortages were no joke. There was some sort of system where you were assigned a day you could go to the gas station and people waited in lines that stretched blocks. It was crazy.
The days you could buy gas was determined by your license plate. If the last number on your plate was even, you could only buy gas on even numbered dates. If it was odd (or if you had a vanity plate) you could only buy on odd numbered dates. This was in 1974 and I sat in many lines two to three blocks long, hoping they would still have gas when I finally made it to the pump.
@@Paladin70 thanks for explaining. I knew it was something like that. I was born in 1974 and can remember my parents talking about it during my childhood.
All in the Family... Those were the days. I first learned about Carol O'Conner from his role as the sheriff in "In the heat of the night". Later as Archie Bunker in All in the Family. Brilliant TV shows and still relevant today.
RIP Norman Lear. This was the late 70s. Carter was pres from 77-81. The countries in the middle east had just started to exert their power with oil by drastically decreasing output. The price of gas almost tripled where I lived (from 35 cents a gallon to 90 cents). At the time the minimum wage was $1.15 to put it in perspective. Long lines at gas stations and rationing.
Carrol O'Connor. She is Jean Stapleton. They play Archie and Edith Bunker on the show All in the Family. Way ahead of it's time. Like so much of the comedy back then it would get you cancelled today. Director/actor Rob Reiner played their very liberal son-in-law on the show. He was the foil for a lot of Archie's barbs. Also the family next door to them (I believe they lived in Queens NY) was a black family and the head of that household was a black version of Archie, so the 2 were constantly butting heads. It really was a brilliant show and daring even back then. There was no subject that was off limits. It was a show that mostly made you laugh (whatever your politics or stance on a subject) and sometimes made you cry as well.
Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor is only THE most iconic and irreplaceable T.V. sitcom character actor in history. Many great ones over the decades but he IS #1. All In The Family basically revolutionized T.V. and pop culture with a cast and a show chemistry that was incredible. If you weren't around in the 70's you have no idea how ground-breaking it was..
More all in the family reaction please. Carrol OConner was a great actor. He was the star in another hit show “In the heat of the night” as the sheriff
You should look up the episode that Sammy Davis Jr. is in.;also some scenes with Meathead,Gloria,and Mr.Jefferson(a spin off show also).For a different prospective on Carol O'Conner(Archie)look up In the heat of the night He played a sheriff.
By the way, the actor's names are Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) and Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker). Both won Emmys for their performances in All in The Family. If you happen to see them in interviews, they are NOTHING like the characters they play. Hey Brit, I wish you would sometimes respond to the comments I post. Just want to make sure you are reading them.
This was one show that pulled no punches. It helped to open the door for many other classic sitcoms. And yes...it IS a hamster wheel for all of us unfortunately.
You have to watch more “All in the Family!!” This show will blow your mind. The issues of that day that were argued, be it racism, bigotry, feminism, politics etc, between Archie Bunker and his daughter Gloria and son and law Michael,the heated exchanges!!! Brilliant
This is All In The Family which ran on US TV during most of the 1970s. It was effectively an Americanised version of a British TV show called "Till Death Us Do Part", which had the same premise, i.e. a racist, sexist. homophobic old man ranting about the world changing around him to his timid wife, while clashing with his black neighbours and liberal kids. They had to produce their own version for America because by it's nature, the scripts had to be very political, and US issues and political players are not the same as British ones (for example, gun control, abortion, and the principle of socialized medicine are not politically polarised issues over here). The British series ran from 1965 to 1975, and it's main character, Alf Garnett, played by Warren Mitchell is still rememebered to this day, and used as a shorthand example of that kind of world view. This mainly because there was a follow-on series, called "In Sickness And In Health", which ran from 1985 to 1992.
Carroll O' Connor Many roles before this notably Kelly's heroes. after this and its spinoffs did a magnificent job in the TV series "In the Heat of the Night" which has an intro as outstanding as any top 100 hit. His son also was in this series. a very sad tale of a father trying his best for his son (real Life). also howard rollins and that sad story. Many careers were bolstered in both of these series. Meathead (rob reiner) went on to do great things. ann marie johnson became a staple. spend some time in the hot links of Wikipedia on the show and you will see the talent cultivated by norman lear, and the impact the casting had on america.
best sitcom ever next to MASH - Archie made us look at our individual predices & see them for what they were - wrong!!!! If we can laugh at ourselves & others - we can learn to love one another!!! the scenes between him & Sam Davis jr, who gives Archie a kiss, & him & George Jefferson are the bEST!!!!! This took place in the Queens, NYC
Carroll Oconnor played Archie Bunker. The character of Archie was one of the most biggotted person on tv. For years after All in the Family ended, Carroll found it near impossible to land another acting gig because of Archies character. Carroll finally landed a role on Heat of the Night, based in a southern state, and that character finally put and end to his shadow.
The Show Was Called "All In The Family" there were 7 TV Spinoffs that came out of this show Maude (1972-1978) Good Times (1974-1979) The Jeffersons (1975-1985) Checking In (1981) Archie Bunker’s Place (1979-1983) Gloria (1982-1983) 704 Hauser (1994) The spin-offs were created during All in the Family’s run2. Learn more:
I watched this show from the 1st episode to the last. On my weekly tV rotation. Gas prices were high because of the OPEC was just beginning to flex its muscle. We could only buy gas on odd and even days based on your tags. The funny thing is tv show began the career of mega movie producer Rob Reiner who played the liberal son-in-law character in the show. Archie's Foil
This show is set in Astoria, Queens, NY, which made no sense to me. At that time Astoria was, and to some extent, still is, largely a Greek-American neighborhood. Although today it is much more ethnically diverse. The show never mentions it, it makes the neighborhood out to be this all American generational white neighborhood with the one black family next door. Regardless, it was a show that wasn’t afraid to spell out what was happening socially at the time. The show is an American version of an English show called Till Death Us Do Part. All In The Family has many great poignant episodes. One of my favorites is from season 2, called Edith Writes A Song. It guest stars Cleavon Little (the sheriff in Blazing Saddles) and Grady Demond Wilson (Lamont from Sanford & Son). Worth watching.
The creator of this show, Norman Lear, just died this week at the age of 101. BTW - The same guy created a LOT of popular shows like: Sanford & Son, Good Times, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Maude, The Facts of Life...
Carrol O'Connor. Yes excellent actor. There were boundaries pushed with this show, bigotry, racism, politics. It made fun of many policies and beliefs but did not represent the actors true beliefs but touched many hot buttons of the day.
And NOBODY got CANCELLED over it!!!
@@nancymunroe3672we weren’t a nation of snowflakes back then. We could take a joke without crying and screaming about it.
He tried to falsely denigrate Conservatives and he and Norman Lear *BOTH* knew it -- that is why it was done and partially how things are and why things are what they are like -- today! That is NOT something to be proud of.
@@warrenholmes3311 Yes I think it was done on purpose for comedic purposes and to shine a light on bigoted thoughts. I don't know how old you are but I watched these shows as they were released and thought they were funny and brought many negative viewpoints to light to show people how dumb they were.
@@bryankoziar2867 the problem is that they alwyas guided people to see Archie as a crazy,religious,racist bigot. You think it was great becuase you agree with them.
By far All in the Family is the greatest sitcom of all time, i grew up watching reruns of this as a kid in the 80's, it is more relevant today than most if not all of the crap that's on today's tv.
I tune in to MeTV every Sunday from 8-10PM Eastern time to watch reruns of AitF. Doesn’t matter that I’ve seen every episode dozens of times, it’s appointment viewing!
Naturally, like The Office,Sandford and Son and Others ,it is adapted from an English show "'Til Death Us Do Part"which took many risks and could never be shown as a new show,nowadays..
Sorry, the Mary Tyler Moore show was the best sitcom all time and had many spin offs as well
@@Isleofskye Yes, and _Sanford and Son_ was adapted from a Britcom called _Steptoe and Son_ .
@@nancymilawski1048 Nope, _All in the Family_ was, is and will forever be (and The Rock means *FOREVER BE* ) the best sitcom the world has ever seen. But go ahead and try to tell Rob Reiner and/or Sally Struthers they’re wrong. It would give them such a laugh.
The show is All In The Family. That is Archie Bunkier (Carrol O'Connor), and his wife Edith. Jimmy Carter advocated turning the thermostat down, and putting a sweater on. This was during the energy crisis in the 70's.
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) and Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker)... These are two of the very best actors to have ever been on a TV screen. "All in the Family" (produced by Norman Leer) is certainly in the top 5 of all TV series ever made. You can learn a lot about the 1970s by watching all of the All in the Family episodes. In the show, Gloria (Sally Struthers) is their daughter, and Mike Stivic (aka Meathead) (Rob Reiner) is Gloria's husband.
...and all were to the left of Joe Stalin. Don't forget that part.
All in the Family was one of the best shows ever made. Carroll O'Connor was an amazing actor.
He was great in the heat of the night
I am 57. Yes, it is the same stuff. The kids today have ZERO idea of history, and are deceived into believing lies, as has been the case since before I was born.
It's been years since I saw that episode, but my recollection is that Edith was heating up leftover meatloaf from the previous night for dinner, and it was during a time where President Carter was asking Americans to turn their thermostats down to conserve energy, and that was the basis of Archie's first joke.
For a while, Jimmy Carter was referred to as Jimmy Cardigan, because when he gave the televised speech about turning thermostats down, he was wearing a cardigan sweater.
The show is set in Queens NY. Carol O'Connor (Archie) was born in the Bronx. The show was from the 70's
Archie was so funny because people laughed at stupid off the wall ignorant things. Would be cancelled today instead of showing how dumb some of the characters comments. O’Conner was a great actor and not like the character he played so well. His interactions with Sammy Davis Jr were hilarious. Loved your reaction
as someone who lived during the 70's, I recognize the same stuff happening today
This video comes on the heels of this show's creator Norman Lear. All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, and Good Times were all produced by him and were very successful during the 70s. I hope you'll do more reactions like this one. RIP Norman Lear.
We can thank Norman Lear for this and other bold, funny new shows back then. He passed away at 101 years old, December 5th.
RIP great one ❤🌠
All In The Family was produced by Norman just passed away few days ago. He was responsible for so many of the sit-coms that were legendary in the 70s & 80s. All in the Family was probably his greatest accomplishment. It was groundbreaking. They even had the first audible toilet flush on TV. 😂
All In The Family. A TV show from the 70's that could be very controversial because the character of Archie held nothing back. For Archie there were no sacred cows. Set on the east coast near New York, Archie was a middle class loading dock worker that longed for the values that he grew up in. You need to find the theme song that opened every show, the lyrics will explain a lot about Archie for you. Now you need to find a clip with his daughter Gloria and her husband Meathead.
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She definitely needs to find a clip with meathead
The wife's name was Edith Bunker - played by Jean Stapleton. The show had several spinoffs that were also huge in terms of their market reach, and more so of their social relevance. They were masterpieces by Mr. Norman Lear who also just passed away this week at 100. The self-awareness that was being displayed at that time in our country is greatly needed again.
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This was on the television a lot in my household and it really resonated because my dad was a died in the wool Republican but a really nice guy, and my mom was a staunch Democrat and we always joked about how they canceled each other's votes every year.
You've got to watch some other episodes that involved the whole family though. Really. And there are some significant interactions with their black Neighbors, including at the grocery store, and it really tackled all these issues in a straightforward manner back then and it was considered to be really edgy and yet everybody could relate to it.
Those who fail to understand history are destined to repeat it 👍
This is a TV series from the 1970s called "All In the Family" -- the one of the funniest, well-written and best acted sitcoms of all time. It was #1 in the ratings throughout the 70s and won a ton of Emmy awards. I would highly suggest your watching more clips.
Just go down the rabbit hole, this show pioneered television and changed it entirely
It was actually a copy of a British series called “Till Death Us Do Part”.
Meatloaf is the poor man's steak dinner. And Edith says, "I don't think the Carters eat meatloaf." It's about class status in a crisis. And, by the way, Archie argues with his liberal son-in-law all the time about social and political topics. At the time I thought the show was so funny---but your comment is so exactly correct: everything is the same now! It's not funny to me any more.
"All In The Family" is the name of the TV show and it was GROUND BREAKING!
The show would never be made today but by all means we could use it. It addresses all of todays topics and helped us all move past many of them that are coming back around again. Definitely not for the thinned skinned and should be watched with an open mind and heart... As he grew, so did the country. All in the family and The Jeffersons... built bridges that lasted decades and hopefully longer...
This show was actually from the 70s and the main difference is you could say what you wanted back then, can't today. I used to watch this regularly back then. I am so glad to have grown up in a world where you were allowed to have your own opinion, and it didn't end friendships.
The more things change the more they stay the same. 👍👍
This landmark show, "All In The Family," featured content rarely seen on prime time sitcoms. It often focused on Archie's opinions about what was wrong with just about everything, expertly delivered by actor Carroll O'Connor from Archie's iconic chair. That same chair is now in The Smithsonian, a testament to the show's impact. Truly timeless subjects reamed for their comedy, drama, enui, and relevance. The daringly effective scripts made for TV viewing that was funny and thought-provoking. Our Archie was more than a curmudgeon and Edith was more than a mouse, winning their way into our hearts as real people to whom many Americans could relate in circumstances often commonly shared. The whole cast was brilliant, each memorable in their characterizations, and so watchable. Britt, you definitely should react to more of this incredible show.
This is an excellent example of, “Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.”
During the gasoline crisis (Arab oil embargo) of the 1970s, it was common to see long lines of cars at gas stations and gas stations would frequently run out of gas. I think that it was also somewhat common for gas stations to limit gas to perhaps 10 gallons per customer so that everyone would have enough to keep going.
Do you remember, you could only go to the pumps on certain days depending on if your plate ended in odd or even numbers?
@michaelwheeling7422 I recall that now. But I lived on our family farm. So, fortunately, we had about 1000 gallons of gas storage and 1000 gallons of diesel storage at the farm. We didn't have to wait in line. Mostly, I just recall seeing it on TV news.
@@edschultheis9537 odd and even days according to your license plate numbers.
You need to watch more all in the family I love Edith my favorite episode is when she goes through menopause
All in the Family was the first television show that you heard a toilet flush. It also spawned The Jeffersons as well as a couple other spin-offs
All in the Family WAS the 1970s! It ran from 1971 till 1979.
A great show that made people laugh about tons of different social issues. The show The Jeffersons was a spin off of this show. The interaction of Archie and Lionel Jefferson is priceless. And spoiler alert, Edith passes in the Archie Bunker’s Place spin off. Tough to see my man lose his best friend.
Carroll O'Connor was very liberal in real life. Amazing actor.
one of the best shows to come out of the 70's. Controversial, funny, true to life. I still watch reruns!
I am sure someone probably mentioned this but.....this episode was focusing on the "energy crisis" of the 70s where people were being urged to do all they could to cut back on electricity use, because we were also under a gas shortage thanks to OPEC (long lines down the block at gas stations, and some with no gas, hence his comments on not being able to drive/having to walk places). As for the political stuf, yeah that is pretty much an unending wheel that just keeps spinning back around every few years.
Archie was talking about President Jimmy Carter. I'm quite sure that the "meatloaf" reference had to do with the energy crisis (high cost of energy for heating and gas for fueling cars) during Jimmy's time in office. Jimmy Carter was famous for telling US citizens to turn down the heat in their homes and put on a sweater. Archie was envisioning Jimmy cuddling up to a nice warm meatloaf straight from the oven.
This was a great show - even to us Europeans. They talked openly about things you didn't talk about then. Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton were great actors, and along with the producers very progressive for that time.
Yes, you nailed it Britt. The “system” has all us citizens on a freaking hamster wheel that is straight from their playbook. Nothing new under the sun. Hoping this clip actually wakes some people up to the reality of what is going on.
Get ready to go down the rabbit hole to this show. So much amazing and controversial material. Carol O'Connor (Archie) was an amazing actor
The show was actually written by a liberal writer about his conservative father. So it often depicted the conservative Archie Bunker in a negative light, but also as an endearing character.
Carroll O'connor was also the lead actor in a TV show called In the Heat of The Night. He was the sheriff of a southern town.
The living room set is now in the Smithsonian.
I LOVED Archie!!!!!! He was an opinionated bigot with a heart of gold. If you ever get the chance to watch the series; his scenes with Gloria( daughter) she was just like Archie… she was opinionated and would pinch Archie when she couldn’t get him to understand her side of things. Gloria was just like her daddy but felt in most cases the opposite. Mike ( Gloria husband) tells her this more than once and of coarse she is mortified. But, it was true.
R.I.P. Norman Lear (AiTF creator, as well as many other 1970s sitcoms; 7/27/1922-12/5/2023) 😢
Yes, we went through many of the same things in the 70s with Jimmy Carter. Strangely similar as today. I can remember watching this as a kid with my parents and grandparents when "All in the Family" was on in the 70s. Much of it went over my head, but I knew my grandpa loved Archie and I loved hearing my tough grandfather laugh.
I'm 65 and remember watching this occasionally when my parents had it on. It is a sign of it's times with social commentary far removed from this day while being perfectly normal for it's own. Sometimes we must understand cultural differences in both history within a singular culture, and across the present day board with all existing cultures.
There was a Fuel Shortage from 1976-1980 during the Carter Administration. Archie Bunker's accent sounds like Queens, NY. Carter was a very weak President. Iran held our hostages for 444 days. Under Carter, an oil embargo against Iran resulted in sky-high gas prices and severe energy shortages in the U.S. while inflation climbed to 14.6%, only breaking with the onset of a deep recession.
The Bunkers lived at fictitious address of 704 Hauser Street in the borough of Queens, in New York City. Archie Bunker was based on a character called Alf Garnett from a British sitcom, Till Death Us Do Part. Both were meant to be parodies of racist, misogynistic, and homophobic people of the Silent Generation who were born before the Second World War and who had little tolerance for the liberalism of the 1960s and beyond. All in the Family was the first major American series to be videotaped in front of a live studio audience. In the 1960s, most sitcoms had been filmed in the single-camera format without audiences, with a laugh track simulating an audience response. Premiering in 1951, I Love Lucy was the first television series to be filmed in front of an audience.
His neighbors were black and were out in a show called The Jefferson’s. Wealthy family that owned dry cleaners.
Norman Lear was a writer of 100+shows. These two and Sanford and Son. He just passed this week at 101 years of age.
All In The Family and Sandford and Son are both from UK Shows: "Til Death Us Do Part" and " Steptoe and Son"..
Definitely do some more from this show it was great.
The creator of this show Norman Lear just passed , Dec. 5 at the age of 100. This show is All in the Family, he also created The Jeffersons,Sanford & Son , Maude and many more. There's a great clip with Sammy Davis Jr.
Girl you should do the one with Sammy Davis Junior in it Sammy Davis Junior visits Archie Bunker😂😂😂😂😂
Love And light to you for your family
You need to watch the episode where Lionel Jefferson introduces his fiancée's family to his own parents. George Jefferson and Archie Bunker together - that was something to see.
The “all in the family” show was on in the 70s and as far gas, he’s talking about the gas shortage during the Carter administration. That TV show used to go after pretty much any race or religion, of course back then you could do that.
Earlier this year the entire living room set from All In The Family went up for auction. James Comisar spent yes trying to build a television museum but sadly it never happened.
It was a time we could laugh at ourselves and our weaknesses not get offended by everything
the more things change the more they stay the same, this was a great show back in the 70's would watch it every week with my mom and dad.
Fantastic show. Jimmy Carter was president in the late 70s. I was in elementary school. He was terrible. Their was an oil embargo and gas shortage. You could only buy gas for your car based on the last digit of your license plate. Ours was 9, so we could buy gas on odd numbered calendar days.
Jimmy Carter suxed as President.
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Yes he did, but he wasn’t president during the odd/even rationing, which took place in 1974. Carter was elected in ‘76 and was in office 1977-80.
He may not have been the best president but as a human being and person that gave to others he was the best.
All in the Family is one of the greatest shows of all time you absolutely have to react to more of it you will love it by the way Miss Hannigan's relative you're thinking of was Bernadette Peters
The first electric car was invented in... 1890 - yes, Eighteen Ninety! The best-known (pre-Tesla) modern electric car was the GM EV1 produced from 1996-1999.
Archie was referring to the gas crisis of the 1970's. Read about the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. You'll see pictures of lines of cars going around the block. Rationing was put in place with limits on how much gas you could purchase - and on what days!
This was the 70’s and the gas shortages were no joke. There was some sort of system where you were assigned a day you could go to the gas station and people waited in lines that stretched blocks. It was crazy.
The days you could buy gas was determined by your license plate. If the last number on your plate was even, you could only buy gas on even numbered dates. If it was odd (or if you had a vanity plate) you could only buy on odd numbered dates. This was in 1974 and I sat in many lines two to three blocks long, hoping they would still have gas when I finally made it to the pump.
@@Paladin70 thanks for explaining. I knew it was something like that. I was born in 1974 and can remember my parents talking about it during my childhood.
All in the Family... Those were the days. I first learned about Carol O'Conner from his role as the sheriff in "In the heat of the night". Later as Archie Bunker in All in the Family. Brilliant TV shows and still relevant today.
RIP Norman Lear. This was the late 70s. Carter was pres from 77-81. The countries in the middle east had just started to exert their power with oil by drastically decreasing output. The price of gas almost tripled where I lived (from 35 cents a gallon to 90 cents). At the time the minimum wage was $1.15 to put it in perspective. Long lines at gas stations and rationing.
Carrol O'Connor. She is Jean Stapleton. They play Archie and Edith Bunker on the show All in the Family. Way ahead of it's time. Like so much of the comedy back then it would get you cancelled today. Director/actor Rob Reiner played their very liberal son-in-law on the show. He was the foil for a lot of Archie's barbs. Also the family next door to them (I believe they lived in Queens NY) was a black family and the head of that household was a black version of Archie, so the 2 were constantly butting heads. It really was a brilliant show and daring even back then. There was no subject that was off limits. It was a show that mostly made you laugh (whatever your politics or stance on a subject) and sometimes made you cry as well.
Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor is only THE most iconic and irreplaceable T.V. sitcom character actor in history. Many great ones over the decades but he IS #1. All In The Family basically revolutionized T.V. and pop culture with a cast and a show chemistry that was incredible. If you weren't around in the 70's you have no idea how ground-breaking it was..
You need to watch more from this show,. As always great reaction. Thank you
More all in the family reaction please. Carrol OConner was a great actor. He was the star in another hit show “In the heat of the night” as the sheriff
TV show, all in the Family. Archie Bunker was played by Carroll O'Connor
All in the Family is fantastic. It takes place in Astoria, Queens, NY. The creator, Norman Lear, just passed away.
All in the Family was one of the best comedies ever. I watched every week. You should watch an episode that involves neighbor George Jefferson.
You should look up the episode that Sammy Davis Jr. is in.;also some scenes with Meathead,Gloria,and Mr.Jefferson(a spin off show also).For a different prospective on Carol O'Conner(Archie)look up In the heat of the night He played a sheriff.
This was during the first real energy crisis. Carter was telling everyone to coserve power. He would give speeches wearing a sweater.
Brilliant Britt!
This particular clip isn't from All in the Family, it's from the sequel show called Archie Bunker's Place.
Carol O'Connor was also on in the TV show in the Heat of the night as chief Gillespie
By the way, the actor's names are Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker) and Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker). Both won Emmys for their performances in All in The Family. If you happen to see them in interviews, they are NOTHING like the characters they play. Hey Brit, I wish you would sometimes respond to the comments I post. Just want to make sure you are reading them.
There was also a spinoff from this show, Archie Bunker's Place, Carroll O'Connor also starred in that one. Definitely worth a look
One of the most popular shows in the 70s in The Netherlands too. Loved it❤
The show was set in Queens, NY
I used to watch this show with my parents when I was a kid!👍
Archie and Edith live in Queens, NY.
This was one show that pulled no punches. It helped to open the door for many other classic sitcoms.
And yes...it IS a hamster wheel for all of us unfortunately.
I’m sure the honeymooners would be a good one to look back on 😂
Yes, the "hamster wheel" is a great analogy. Peace, Love!!
That's Maureen Stapleton. Not Carol Burnett.
You are right the more things change the more they remain the same.
You have to watch more “All in the Family!!” This show will blow your mind. The issues of that day that were argued, be it racism, bigotry, feminism, politics etc, between Archie Bunker and his daughter Gloria and son and law Michael,the heated exchanges!!! Brilliant
He said, 'a meatloaf to warm up on.'
The family lived in the Bronks, NYC.
This is All In The Family which ran on US TV during most of the 1970s. It was effectively an Americanised version of a British TV show called "Till Death Us Do Part", which had the same premise, i.e. a racist, sexist. homophobic old man ranting about the world changing around him to his timid wife, while clashing with his black neighbours and liberal kids. They had to produce their own version for America because by it's nature, the scripts had to be very political, and US issues and political players are not the same as British ones (for example, gun control, abortion, and the principle of socialized medicine are not politically polarised issues over here). The British series ran from 1965 to 1975, and it's main character, Alf Garnett, played by Warren Mitchell is still rememebered to this day, and used as a shorthand example of that kind of world view. This mainly because there was a follow-on series, called "In Sickness And In Health", which ran from 1985 to 1992.
Norman Lear, the producer just past away too. He also produced the Jeffersons and Good Times.
Carroll O' Connor Many roles before this notably Kelly's heroes. after this and its spinoffs did a magnificent job in the TV series "In the Heat of the Night" which has an intro as outstanding as any top 100 hit. His son also was in this series. a very sad tale of a father trying his best for his son (real Life). also howard rollins and that sad story. Many careers were bolstered in both of these series. Meathead (rob reiner) went on to do great things. ann marie johnson became a staple. spend some time in the hot links of Wikipedia on the show and you will see the talent cultivated by norman lear, and the impact the casting had on america.
best sitcom ever next to MASH - Archie made us look at our individual predices & see them for what they were - wrong!!!! If we can laugh at ourselves & others - we can learn to love one another!!! the scenes between him & Sam Davis jr, who gives Archie a kiss, & him & George Jefferson are the bEST!!!!! This took place in the Queens, NYC
Carroll Oconnor played Archie Bunker. The character of Archie was one of the most biggotted person on tv. For years after All in the Family ended, Carroll found it near impossible to land another acting gig because of Archies character. Carroll finally landed a role on Heat of the Night, based in a southern state, and that character finally put and end to his shadow.
Yeah that was 5 long years of not working...JFC.
The Show Was Called "All In The Family" there were 7 TV Spinoffs that came out of this show
Maude (1972-1978)
Good Times (1974-1979)
The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
Checking In (1981)
Archie Bunker’s Place (1979-1983)
Gloria (1982-1983)
704 Hauser (1994)
The spin-offs were created during All in the Family’s run2.
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I watched this show from the 1st episode to the last. On my weekly tV rotation. Gas prices were high because of the OPEC was just beginning to flex its muscle. We could only buy gas on odd and even days based on your tags. The funny thing is tv show began the career of mega movie producer Rob Reiner who played the liberal son-in-law character in the show. Archie's Foil
This show is set in Astoria, Queens, NY, which made no sense to me. At that time Astoria was, and to some extent, still is, largely a Greek-American neighborhood. Although today it is much more ethnically diverse. The show never mentions it, it makes the neighborhood out to be this all American generational white neighborhood with the one black family next door. Regardless, it was a show that wasn’t afraid to spell out what was happening socially at the time. The show is an American version of an English show called Till Death Us Do Part. All In The Family has many great poignant episodes. One of my favorites is from season 2, called Edith Writes A Song. It guest stars Cleavon Little (the sheriff in Blazing Saddles) and Grady Demond Wilson (Lamont from Sanford & Son). Worth watching.
The creator of this show, Norman Lear, just died this week at the age of 101. BTW - The same guy created a LOT of popular shows like: Sanford & Son, Good Times, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Maude, The Facts of Life...
Wow, how cool to hear them, back in the day, talk! It’s actually pretty funny lol!!! Wow, great job, brining this out!!! Your awesome, take care.
The show is called ALL IN THE FAMILY and they live in Queens NY.