All in the Family

Perfectly portraying bias is no easy feat! “There’s no question about it,” said Carroll O’Connor in 1971. “Archie is a bigot.” At the time of […]

Stapleton was able to pull from her family tree to find inspiration for Edith Bunker. We’ve all got a dingbat in our family, and if […]

Those heartfelt family moments weren’t just great acting. While Archie Bunker was a menace to biggest of the characters on All in the Family, some […]

Rooney told Lear himself he wouldn’t accept the role. When a character changes in a series, it affects the dynamics of the entire show, for […]

Mike Evans almost played J.J. in ”Good Times” — but the producers refused because of ”All in the Family” In addition to creating the series, […]

7 Edith Bunker moments that had us cheering at our television screens Remember that episode of All in the Family where Edith told ARCHIE to […]

Is it time for a new Archie Bunker? A bold proposal for a modern sitcom icon This article is in no way advocating for a […]

Archie Bunker’s famous chair was based on the one Norman Lear’s dad sat in Now, you can visit the chair at the Smithsonian! The Smithsonian […]

Carroll O’Connor wouldn’t discuss Archie Bunker on the set of ”In the Heat of the Night” O’Connor wanted to keep his characters separated. Similarly, many […]

A woman who wrote to Jean Stapleton revealed that ”All in the Family” made her husband realize he was being an Archie “Our purpose is […]