Archie Bunker, the slur-spewing outer-borough dad on the CBS sitcom All in the Family, was probably the most famous character to be created by Norman Lear, the TV writer/producer who died this week at ...
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 recent death at the age of 101 of Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family and its improbable folk hero, Archie Bunker, set me to musing (always a dangerous thing) over Archie’s voting history ...
Think about it for a second. O'Connor's Archie Bunker was an old white guy who was out of touch with modern times, lashing out at younger generations for the things that they do – constantly bitching ...