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I am a black woman who grew up watching All in the Family and it was a given it was outrageous, laugh until you cry. As I grew older, I found it to be like Swift's literature, a hit on prejudice, saying out loud what so many whispered behind backs and closed doors. O'Connor was a civil rights marcher... amazing human being who went on to great TV series. The end of the series, after Edith passes, the episodes with the child they fostered and his gaining custody was beyond touching...
Came to the comments to make sure that the real genius of the show wasn't missed. Then I read your comment and at the end, my eye leaked. Nuance it seems, is a lost art. Every show that we had as children shaped us into thicker skinned, broad minded people that (in my opinion) relate more on a personal level than most other generations. (Completely off topic) Your handle just reminded me of this great woman that breezed through town a while back.
Came to say almost the same thing. it was a show and caroll O'Conner said it best czcams.com/video/JSTDuV_XWow/video.html
I saw this show as a kid and found Archie to be a very complex and nuanced character. I realized his beliefs were based on how he was raised but when it came down to it he was a good guy. The episode where he was talking about the best worker on the docks and when he talked about the best soldier in his unit then said the only problem with them was they were black. I saw that he had these generalizations about people but it was different when he knew them personally. This show unfortunately would not be made today because there is no nuance anymore.
All In The Family & The Jefferson's shed much needed light on the issues you just touched on brilliantly. I know our white family of 5 not only loved the shows but did talk a bit about on issues the writers you referenced. The shows were good for society as well as fabulous entertainment. Archie & Jefferson were always going at it and Meathead brought up social issues of the day.
Truly great entertainment that brought diverse folks together!
61 year old black woman here! I miss the days when everyone wasn't triggered by everything and we all laughed together. Pretty sure my family and I watched this show (every season) and The Jeffersons (spin-off) at least 2 times from 1st show to last! Jefferson was the black version of Bunker😂😊❤
Amen!
The sad thing is that I would say at least 95% of POCs who are offended are actually middle-aged white women named Karen who have nothing better to do than cause problems!
Yes Archie was countered by George. It was real and hilarious (both shows) and sometimes offensive but it didn't cause riots in the streets because people had thicker skin back then; and if your were watching back then and still kicking today your not triggered as much because you know it means nothing.
56 white woman here... I can play the theme song to all in the family on a piano 🎹 BUT well we're moving on up, to the east side 🎶🎵 To a Deluxe apartment in the Sky Moving on up to the east side, We finally got our piece of the pie ... is lyrics ingrained on my soul... lol my daddy looked like Mr Jefferson to me ... but white lol...
I'm a kid raised on All in the Family and The Jeffersons. My dad and I met Sherman Hemsley back in 1985. My dad was doing a business seminar at a Radisson Hotel and took me with him since it was Summer. He came back from his meetings and we had lunch in the hotel's restaurant at about 2pm on a Wednesday. In other words, it was dead as hell. I spotted Mr. Hemsley and was star struck. My dad told me to leave him alone and let him enjoy his meal in peace. Well, it just so happened that Mr. Hemsley had just gotten there, too. He noticed me looking at him, smiled and said "Hello." My dad said I could ask him for an autograph since he basically initiated the conversation. It's a long story but he ended up having lunch with us and spent about 1.5 hours just talking with us. To this day he is THE nicest celeb I've ever met! He gave me advice on my career dreams, etc.
We met Mr. Hemsley just as _The Jeffersons_ had been cancelled and he had just signed on to do the sitcom _Amen,_ which he was also brilliant in!
It's so funny, Carroll O'Connor played racist and bigoted Archie. Sherman Hemsley played racist and prejudice against mixed couples George. Both men were gentlemen who were polar opposites of their characters. To me, that just goes to show what great actors they were.
You see, back then, and into the '80's, we made fun of each other and we ALL laughed with each other
Exactly!!
And laughed AT the ignorant Archie.
Back then people had thicker skins, and understood there were people like this in the world. It was considered freedom of speech, and this show basically was about showing a Family man who was strongly prejudiced, but unapologetic and unfazed by what others thoughts. Even when it horrified his family and friends. It was the realization that everyone has a right to their opinion, whether it was considered right or wrong. And therefore you either dealt with it, or you didn’t. No one went around crying and saying I take offense to whatever unless they had a personal issue with something said. Period. In which case, the person with the issue took it up with the offender. Today, they’ve taken away freedom of speech because it makes people uncomfortable. Rather than people learning to have a thicker skin, and learning to work it out.
Archie definitely was ridiculous in many ways, which made him hilarious. And back then, almost everyone knew this and shrugged his coarseness off. But today, you have too many whiners who don’t get the point…, there is always going to be somebody like Archie Bunker…., YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO IGNORE, shrug off, and grow a thicker skin, because YOU CANNOT CHANGE A PERSON LIKE ARCHIE.
Yup, best statement on here.👍
It was a good time to be alive as a kid. Bunker, Jefferson and the Sanfords!
Yes, The Jefferson's eventually became a hit show, and Sanford and Son was Red Fox who was like a Black Archie Bunker.
… and Chico and the Man.
Omg!!! I miss this raw comedy,,, there were always good messages in the end,, what happened to us??
I loved all those shows...👍
Don't forget good times
We, as a black family, loved and appreciated Archie Bunker. That character unapologetically spoke volumes about what was actually going on back then. Carroll O'Connor, the man, actually fought against this type of thinking in real life. He was awesome!
Indeed we was a good man!!! This is such a classic for me, watched reruns as a little girl & now still watch with my pops !! We always laugh how a show like this wouldn’t fly today ! Shame
I believe the show was intended to help people find humor in how persons perceive eachother.
It taught us to laugh at eachother and ourselves ,as well offered dipictions of how persons may be handicapped by their own ignorance but it does necessarily mean they are terrible persons.
SO many people don't realize he portrayed that character the way the did to show people their ignorance on many topics. Thank you so much!!
As ignorant as Archie was once he got to know the person no matter the skin colour or religion or race he would help in his I can't stand it type of way. These types of shows are needed imo. The Neighborhood touches on it and it's great. I'm happy to hear your family enjoyed All in the Family. I don't know why we can't all get along! Have a good one! I'm off to put some Mayo on my sandwich and with an Irish background I'll probably have a drink! 😜
The Show was going to be canceled until a famous actor stepped in and said the show was important to show bigotry and how we have to laugh at it. That actor was on the show for his support. He even kissed Archie Bunker. The great Sammy Davis Jr.!!
I can tell you as a black person who grew up in the 70s, we loved all in the family.
And I can tell you as a white person who grew up in the 70's, we loved Sanford and Son.
@@les4767 And as a white boy growing up in Oakland we too loved Sanford and Son, along with Room 222, Welcome Back Kotter, What's Happening, Jeffersons and Good Times.
@@floorticket I never missed an episode of any of those, especially Good Times. That one resonated with me.
1971..Sunday night tv
@@les4767Sanford and Son but even more so The Jeffersons. Which was a spin-off of this show.
I am a 62 year old African American man. What made Archie so interesting is that he dared to say what people in the earlier decades dare not say in open and mixed company back in the day. Network television did not allow that type of character to be displayed in earlier shows such as Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show, Leave It to Beaver, and other such shows.
I thought it was great to see All in the Family break the barriers and boldly speak that thought but never spoken.
Very cutting edge. I loved it ...
One thing that made Archie really really interesting was that the guy who played Archie (Carol O'Connor) was actually the complete opposite of Archie in real life.
Well said
Sometimes I think we were actually closer to achieving equality back in the 70's than we are today. Political correctness just took us back to "mum's the word", fake smiles and all the distrust between people. It's sad
@@vampyre4me "political correctness" is used as a (dirty word) by those who don't believe that it is right for members of the LGBTQ+ community, drag queens, people of color or women should have equal rights to: straight Rich white Christian cis "men"!!!
It was ALL Norman Lear. The humor, irony & ridiculousness of racists back then (and right now too, if I think about it). O'Connor *was* the opposite of AB in real life, as Matt wrote. We never missed AITF on Sun. nights back then. The ratings were thru the roof! It was a groundbreaking show as Carla says. We could joke about race & it wasn't an off-limits or appropriating topic then. Lear was highlighting the ignorance & stupidity of racists in AB.
The first time racism was called out on national TV. Groundbreaking.
Norman Lear right?
He was ground breaking. Commenter is right. This character couldn’t be further from the truth. He was the total opposite of a racist. To watch him now, it’s amazing what could be said on tv then.
I know his character was just that. A character but it hurts my heart to hear his words.
For the young people, Carroll O’Conner was in a tv show after All in the Family called In the Heat of the Night where he married a black woman. He brought conversation to all that wrong with this country.
Yes. A blanket of racism is still racism
I'm Native American and grew up watching All In The Family. LOVED IT!
"Meat-head" was played by ROB Reiner, not Carl. Carl was his dad. Carroll O'Connor, who played Archie Bunker once stated that the show didn't make fun of races. It made fun of RACISTS. He also walked off the set until the producers gave his costars a raise, more on par with his pay. The man was incredibly talented and good, and nothing like his TV character.
Did you watch the Jeffersons too... GEORGE and AR chie are very much alike
All in the Family that our whole family watched. I'm a 70 year old Black American woman and this show SHOWCASED the Insidious, Deprecating, Racial Construct of the US during that time.
Archie represented the White Anglo Saxon Racist who hated every culture that was Marginalized that were not like Him! Believe it or not, many 'so-called' WHITE people of TODAYS World, were NOT considered WHITE because of their SocioEconomic Status in this 'Land of the Free'! Greeks, Italians, Hispanics, Asians, Native/ Indigenous People, South Americans, Blacks (American born and those of Africa) and the LIST goes on and on. This changed as a function of including MORE people into the WHITE RACE as a Form of DOMINANCE!
For Goodness Sake, read up on the TRUE/REAL US history and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!
Black Americans loved to watch this show because it Shone a Very Bright Light on the Systemic Racism INHERENT in this country for Hundreds of Years! Archie represented ALL OF THAT while being a STRONG Supporter of the US GOVERNMENT/POLICIES never realizing that Segregation was not just for the Disenfranchised and Marginal cultures when it came down to the RICH keeping the RICHES of this country with those powers that STILL rule OVER ALL OF US unless you are included in that Class of people who represent a mere 1 to 3 PERCENT of the Population. These are ongoing issues and if you choose NOT to Understand the Sins of the Past, you are Destined to see them REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN in the FUTURE.
Come on Younger Generations! Start reading OUR history and Garner an UNDERSTANDING that is right in Front of Your Nose!
The More Things CHANGE, the More they STAY THE SAME. Life didn't Begin 20, 30 or even 40 years ago that you consider to be 'Back in the OLD DAYS', as if we were all a Blithering mass of Ignorant People. We were a Very Enlightened Generation of US Citizens who saw through the SMOKE and MIRRORS of the Status Quo on ALL THINGS that kept ANY and EVERY marginalized and discriminated against groups of people, races and cultures BEHIND in EVERYTHING INTENTIONALLY! Educationally, Socio- Economically and Racially!
I thought you all were WOKE! Doesn't read that way to me!
RESEARCH & LEARN THE TRUTH!
For REAL, For REAL!
@@karenalves8100 Blah blah blah....
George Jefferson made white jokes also. It was a great time when we all could laugh together and get along!
I miss those days!
Yes true but it was also to point out that both sides have rascism.
George was a black Archie. Hilarious
AMEN I just made this comment
Agreed….no sense of humor these days. Just litigation.
I miss how we laughed and loved!
Everybody loved All in the Family #1 show on TV. Minimum wage was $1.65 an hour in the 1970's.
We didn't have a cancel culture attitude we had a lets talk and let you expose your own bigotry we never believed in shutting people up, we used their own ignorance to show everyone else how backward it was, Archie bunker was at a time when our country was going thru big changes and this show helped to do it.
I grew up watching archie. I'm a 63 year old black man. We loved his show . Archie was never considered offensive. Because he didn't know any better . He actually had a good heart and in time he learned.
Absolutely, I agree.
Edith still guides me 45 years into marriage.
You are soo right he never was hateful, but what people now don’t get that Archie also grew up probably in the 20s an 30s where there was a mindset they didn’t know differently. Archie was himself an him saying what he did wasn’t intentionally offensive, he believed what he said an never apologized. This show was one of the best because people were uncensored unlike today where you get cancelled if you have your own opinion
@@annemariemcnamara8756back then you could use “he didn’t know any better” as an excuse- but it’s been over 40 years now…
One of his best scenes, was when he stood up to the klan.
In real life Carrol was the exact opposite, even marched for civil rights! He was a great actor! This show actually helped race relations by illuminating the ignorance and fear to an absurd level. No one wanted to be like this, that I knew!
And the way he fought to change California laws against drug dealers after his son's death was extraordinarily admirable & brave!
I agree
bull MOST honkies are like this
I was thinking they should bring this show back. I think it would help race relations once again.
@@carladavis1473 It probably would in the long run, but everyone would be cancelled first lol!
Oh how we laughed! We laughed when George Jefferson called us honkey too.
The Jeffersons was hysterical too
Indeed. George was the black Archie Bunker, always calling white next door neighbor Tom Willis married to a black woman "honkey".
All in the family was the South Park of the 70’s. Probably the best sitcom ever produced.
It was along with taxi, and Sanford and son.
You lads have not received much history. Don't schools teach history? I remember when Italians,, irish, Jewish people, only married their own. Protestants did not routinely Marry Catholics.
@@corm1000And it's Always sunny in Philadelphia
I read an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone where they directly credited All in the Family,that South Park grew out of a belief that Archie Bunker could never get away with saying the things he did today unless he was a 10 year old kid
@@hillbillypunkgirl I
That is very interesting information. It certainly seems true. Thank you, I love the intricacies of life. Everything old is New Again.
I can't believe that these guys watched all of this and didn't understand that the show is purposely written to be ironic. That's why it's so funny. The character is an actor saying what the writers have written. He's not racist, the character is. That's the role. One of the best actors, and one of the best shows, ever.
Good point, today's younger as programmed to suppress speech and as a result think everything they see is real.
People were smarter back then.😂
Exactly! It was sarcasm to a certain extent, and a way to highlight issues.
Archie Bunker was a white protestant male, who thinks that because he was born in America, that automatically makes him a Christian but without any real conviction about his faith or relationship with God and Jesus. I always thought he was Irish.
Yes, he went on to play in "The Heat of the Night" with a strong black cast. I guess he didn't want to be typecast as a racist. Can't blame him. Caroll O'Connor was an amazing actor.
In Law and Order Lenny Briscoe said he "wasn't considered white until 1977". The character was supposed to be Italian.
All in the family was watched by 35-40 million households every week in the 70's. It was the first TV show to hold the number 1 spot in ratings for 5 consecutive seasons. It brought attention to topics no other sitcom in history had ever done besides the British television show "Till death do us part" which all in the family was based on. I am happy and amazed to see you guys watch it with maturity and laughter, which is it's sole intent with the writing as well as to bring awareness to topics that was spoken in the confines of the home regarding racial attitudes and other social issues back then. There was a time in this country where white, black, brown, and yellow were not all lumped together. People who came to this country settled in areas of cities according to their ethnicity which was very common which is why you hear "Italian, Krout, Irish, Polish, Russian. Japanese, Chinese, Puerto Rican, Mexican, etc " and many more spoken in this show. And in some households, in every single race and background in this country, there was bigotry and stereotypes against others and no race whatsoever was innocent. I grew up watching this and this show made a lot of people realize there was more pettiness than fact in sterotypes and made us think deeper and communicate with each other. In todays times, this show would have been cancelled immediately instead of teach people how wrong the stereotypes were which we learned from watching this as how many times was Archie proven wrong, nearly every episode. That is one of two things this country has completely lost. It's ability to communicate with one another, and it's ability to compromise with one another. Both sides of the political spectrum need to compromise to get things done. One side can't always have everything it wants. Now days, people want all their way or it's a stalemate and communication is cut off and and hatred begins. While we have taken a great step forward in many things, we have also taken a step backward in others.
Archie Bunker and All in the Family single handedly made my grandfather realize he was a bigot. He became a completely different person and saw the world and the people in it in a new light due to this show. ❤🎉
Same here I watched my grandpa snicker and then hang his head in shame... And then laugh again.
That is so extraordinary!!! It’s exactly the intent!
It was the whole point of this show. Back then and earlier people wouldn't dare to speak of the issues brought up. To anyone. My father changed over time too. This show and a few others did a lot of good. All races couldn't wait for Sunday night.
Wow I'm so happy to hear that it made a difference.
I was shocked to learn that some people watched and agreed with Archie
@@ConnieDuvalPoor Connie, there were a lot who did! A lot more than a few! They weren't necessarily bad ppl, they projected living a different lifestyle & different cultures. Yet the cultures were a lot alike. That's what makes our USA great! The variety of ppl. What causes the problems, today, is ppl being so thin-skinned & "offended"! FREEDOM OF SPEECH APPLIES TO ALL, NOT JUST THE RICH & FAMOUS1 And Freedom of Speech should be recognized by all! Can't be some & none! Has to be all or none
As a 53 year old who’s parent watched this show, people didn’t take themselves seriously back in the day, we weren’t offended…we had a sense of humor and understood that this was humor…better times back then
True political satire
So well said
I'm 54 and know exactly what you mean. People are way too thin skinned these days and have lost their sense of humor.
I agree!
I am still calling Rob Reiner "Meathead". He is still a pompous brat.
I used to lay at the foot of my moms bed and watch her shows with her at bedtime: All in the Family, Carol Burnett, The Jeffersons. I love these shows, and although no one should not put up with disrespect, these shows taught me not to take too much offense when someone's views doesn't line up with mine.
Im a 56 year old white woman and Watching you two young men watching this and the genuine questions and surprised reactions to this prime time 70s tv show is absolutely fascinating. Im so glad ive stumbled upon your channel.
I was in my 20s when this show aired. The entire point of the show was to highlight how ridiculous racism and prejudice are. Humor is a great tool for teaching serious issues.
We weren't stupid viewers. We were in on the joke. We all knew someone like Archie, but times were changing and shows like this helped start the conversation
We weren’t stupid BACK THEN. Now the MAGA crowd thinks of Archie as a hero.
@@RLucas3000grow the hell up
You're labeling a whole group of people and you don't even recognize that
If only. I lived with Archie. When you are that close to someone like him, you are less than Edith. You just endure Archie and pray one day to be free of him.
@@RLucas3000 only if you watch the main stream media. Go out into the real world and you'll see differently. Your bigotry is as bad as Archie's... let's hope you can grow.
Yes!!!!!!!!!
All in the Family is a classic sit-com. It was meant to poke fun at everyone of every background. The show also proudly displayed many important societal issues.
Good times! We need these shows to come back again each character was sweet as much as sour ❤❤❤❤❤
The Jefferson’s and Sanford and son were just as hilarious. The 70’s and 80’s were a time to be alive. Nobody got so offended.
I also liked "Good Times".
And the Jeffersons
Exactly.
I LOVED all of them!🤩
"All in the Family" was making fun of ARCHIE BUNKER....it was showing how illiterate HE was, as he was trying to say negative things about others.
You guys are so young! You don’t get that this was a laugh at our own bigotries!
Genius! Perfect timing in the 70’s
I’m 31, and grew up watching these shows as syndicated reruns on the retro channels. I always understood that it was all humour, but also understood that it was a product of its time. I still watch all kinds of programs from back then. Red Skelton, Johnny Carson, Quincy M.E., etc., Call me old fashioned, but aside from the occasional diamond in the rough, they just don’t make them like they used to. There are some of us out there that still get it, even if it was well after our time.
Sanford and Son n The Jefferson's were from the same producers I think. So they gave the point of views from every family. Good shows. In real life he wasn't like that but he did bring attention to the way ALOT of people thought at the time and the way he brought the Conner's and Jefferson families together at the end was great.
When poor Europeans came through Ellis Island they weren't considered as white, initially.
The whitening of America ?
Some laughed for different reasons. Some laughed at the bigotry, while others laughed with it.
the magic of these shows is that they did it for a live audience - that's what it's so impactful.
I grew up watching All In The Family. So much laughter back then. Nobody got offended 😂
You young men need to realize that in the 70's, we had our social issues while they were in their peak. We needed the different sitcoms we had so that we could laugh our way through it. This generation should try it.
We were a hell of alot freer back thin,not so much now,you all have to watch The Jeffersons and Good Times.😂
People today are too busy staring at their phones, if it's not TikTok or about something being given to them. Then it's not important.
Stealing this quote!!! Beautiful!
Yeah sometime wonder if these younger people could have ever made it in those times they're too thin skinned sorry but true
@@amysjusticeleague3011 Don't be sorry. You speak facts.
This show was on the air when people had a sense of humour and were still able to laugh at themselves
Yep and the Jefferson came out of that and that’s good too
You guys have to remember this is a comedy show. We are much further from racism these days
You guys got all the funny one crushed my Grandma and Grampa watch this when I was a kid
The word Queer was back then
Bad
I was a teenager in the 70's and a big fan of Archie Bunker, it was a sitcom (situation comedy) I took it as kind of a mix of stereotype and sarcastic comedy. He was meant to be a loveable jerk, and Rob Reiner was his SJW politically correct son in law who he called Pollock, Meathead, and dead from the neck up, and the real Rob Reiner is truly all of those things today. They were two extreme characters, and neither was good but it was COMEDY, not to be taken seriously. The difference is that Mike (Rob Reiner) is the character he played.
Hardly.
@@tomsdotter3228 Hardly? How so?
Genius!!!! Filmed in front of a live audience most likely too!!!! THIS is true acting. 🙏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🙏🏻
They made fun of everybody in the 70’s. No one got offended. This show was the first to address these issues. They did it with humor and held up the mirror we could all look at ourselves in.
You said a MOUTH FULL!!!
I just wrote that as well. Made us thick skinned... wouldn't change it for the world
This show broke barriers and woke people up to our issues.
And they spoke about those issues through comedy, which is definitely lost on these two.
100%.
@@kathleenhazy6126Exactly 💯 they are just virtue signaling.
The reason none of this is possible is NOT just due to “political correctness” but we have lost the ability to say, “let’s agree to disagree.” We also had racists Nixon & Reagan in the WH… it was a DIFFERENT time… open & out for all to see…
Interesting that he brought up the bigotry regarding Italians, Greeks & Polish citizens… so it’s like the Family Guy of the 70’s.. no demographic was safe then.. anymore than with Seth’s Family Guy.. everyone is fair game.
Yo the way he delivered his lines is just brilliant and the writers wow! Just freaken brilliant !
It's so awesome seeing the younger generation react to this show. Your reactions and facial expressions are priceless.
There weren't snowflakes & NOBODY got offended. We all just laughed! Comedy was alive & well & we could take a joke!
Yes!
They don't know the word bigot
These kids should do a show on The Jeffersons. Look at things from the opposite point of view.
There weren't any charcoals and nobody got offended
Exactly Black people were strong in their identity… they weren’t made to believe they’re victims in every thing in life… they were strong - smart and worked together… (many still are and do) now you have whole bloodlines dying because they’re shooting each other on the streets… so many live and potential gone
This show actually changed society for the better. People saw the ridiculousness of Archie's prejudice. Over the years as the show wen on Archie evolved and people came to love him.
I wasn't a regular viewer, considering the show a bit too repetitive and stagey. But I'd like to know how you think Archie "evolved". What specific changes occurred that I might have been unaware of?
@@surfwriter8461 I was a regular viewer. Sometimes I could barely wait until commercial breaks before I had to go running to the bathroom.
The Archie Bunker character was born nearly 100 years ago!
I’m 64 and grew up watching Archie. His character was a caricature . I never heard any of these terms growing up .
All in the Family was so fun! This kind of humor mocking ignorance and at the same time making Archie sympathetic was genius
During the great immigration from Ireland to America, in New York, signs in windows of businesses and housing said " no Irish need apply". This was called the Nina law. The Irish werd depicted as trash, gorillas, circus monkeys, etc. in newspapers. Oh, and to everyone who promote native Americans as more noble than Europeans in the past, look at the beliefs of different native nations toward each other. Racism isn't a black white issue, it is humankind issue. It's called 😂being "afraid of the "different". I speak as someone of different cultures. We are all children struggling to become "adults" in the hard "history" of the world.
I'm a 60 year old white lady! Back n the 70's, I watched All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son with my parents! Loved them all! These shows were all top hits! Carroll O'Connors famous chair sits n The Smithsonian! Pretty Cool?
I’m 55 and watched all those shows, too.
I still love Sanford and Son!! I loved Good Times!!
Oui. Tres cool!
@@victoriadean4912Kid Dynomiiiite!
@@victoriadean4912 loved Good Times too
Archie represents ,imited education, "a blue collar worker" also he grew up post WW2 & WW1. Conflicts thru centuries. The white privileged were in authority. My grandparents from Ireland & Norway had to stay on Ellis Island, a holding camp before entering. There has been prejudice for millennium. I loved this show , it's parody. My grandfather was just like Archie, I was born in 1952, 5 yrs post WW2 , lived thru Korean & Vietman wars. I dated a jew, Native American & an Italian. My Irish grandfather threw a fit but went apoplectic when I brought my black college to a family gathering he disowned me, Archie's education and social status demonstrates realities of what America truly was. The 1960s broke thru many barriers but escalated the discrimination between wealthy, upper, midd.e class those hanging on to middle class status known as lower, then just the poor and groups that didn't fit whatever city neighborhoods, cul-de-sac, etc. I lived out in a country setting in Pennsylvania , lived in an old farmhouse recorded as part of the underground railroad. Not too much racism. But as a history buff it start3d w British rule of this young country a melting pot of humanity, The show finally brought it all and demonstrated the ridiculous, but I already had an Archie in my family....this show made me laugh so so much. As u said ud never see this today, now there's laws for the law. I grew up in best Era, oh yeah. Best regards from a 1973 Ole lady
The guy on the left is taking everything to heart. I wished he was as open as the other guy.
We grew up with Archie, Sanford and son & The Jeffersons and we laughed all the time.
It can't be overstated how groundbreaking this show was. Nobody had heard these subjects discussed openly before. Amazing mix of comedy and drama. Homosexuality, mixed marriages, racism, sexism, sex, abortion and miscarriage. Just a few of the topics covered in the shows 9 year run. The top show of the 70’s and one of the most important ever to air.
And assault. Remember the episode with the guy that broke in with Edith..
If you slap someone, it's assault. Edith was raped. It was near the end of my tweenaged time watching the show. I don't know if it was the end for all viewers or just my parents quitting our family's viewing of it.
@margaretkiser6305 .. She was not rapped. He was the rapist but she was able to keep it from happening. Doesn't make it any less traumatizing....Please look up the episode.
@margaretkiser6305 she beat him off with a cake she was baking.
@@michellerichardson3366 thank you for clarifying. 😊
If you don't get it, the character is making fun of people like him that really existed. The best way to call out that behaviour is to show how ridiculous they are. That show actually was the kind of thing that helped end discrimination by making it public. If you aren't allowed to say stuff, then no one can talk about it.
Archie was portrayed as a WASP(white Anglo Saxon protestant).Also he was portrayed as a ww2 veteran who had a hard time adjusting to the changing times.Things changed very quickly in the 60s and 70s.
You both are having the exact visceral reaction that the creator of the show wanted you to have. The point of the show was to highlight racism and all it's horrors. This show did more to highlight and help end racism than the endless protests we have seen in the past 10 years. More over...the actors we great friends that worked together off camara on social issues. Yes, Even Carrol O'Conner = Archie Bunker. It was a great show and a great time to grow up.
I miss being normal and being able to laugh or hear another point of view without being triggered. This show was hilarious and still is.
Agreed 100%. However, have you noticed that not a single reply to your comment is allowed?
Totally agreed. PC culture is oppressive. People can’t grow without open discussion and learning.
Absolutely
The point of Archie was to put on display how stupid and ignorant this behavior was. Clearly that missed you
The guy with the hat looks troubled
Remember guys, he's an actor. They were trying to educate people. The character Archie Bunker was played by the great Carrol OConner. This man brought all the Archie's in America to our living rooms once a week. Everyone knew their own personal Archie. Whether it was a coworker, neighbor or relative. Mikes character was there to call him out on all his bigotry. I'm so glad u guys are watching this! It's a delight to listen to your opinions, surprise and reactions to good ole Archie. You really need to watch the episode with Sammy Davis Jr😂
Yes….the Sammy Davis Jr episode was classic!!
Legendary, I saw it when it first came on , I remember my mom was like good for you, Sammy. lol, she also loved the rat pack
This was a great time to live. I was a young child, then be able to take stuff so serious! People were different how different interpretations the show is hilarious because it would never be on TV today.
Even during the time of the Archie Bunker show it was rare to come across anyone like him. It was comedy. He is an Actor.
The problem with these types of videos edited together is that they focus on the sensationalism of the show and don’t show how each episode was resolved.
They were amazing and revolutionary. They deserve to be rewatched in whole.
TRUE!!
I don't know if there's a channel that does reactions to All in the Family. I doubt it, but there should be.
@@kiranolan7104 I would rather just rewatch the show if it were on anywhere, without the reactions.
Very true. All In The Family was made up of far more than one liners. I remember some very poignant and enlightening episodes.
My suggestion would be to watch full episodes, then comment.
Exactly. The whole purpose of All In The Family was to laugh at the bigot Archie and use him as a backboard that Gloria and Mike bounced their liberal ideas off of. The purpose of the show was to make people think, and re-evaluate their point of view.
I don't care who you are or what you are Archie in my opinion was the funniest TV character of all time. He picked on everybody, no exceptions.
He was funny, but I think Al Bundy and Fred Sanford edge him out.
@@t.s.9656 no way
@@t.s.9656not Bundy
"How is he allowed to say this on tv?".
We used to have freedom of speech kiddo.
Loved this show. Archie played the roll perfectly, and the family & friends all blended in. This show started people talking & coming together on tough and sensitive issues thru humor. We couldn't wait for the next episode.
You hit the nail on the head - his ignorance was the comedy! This show was watched by every ethnic group and it was extremely successful for it's time. The writing was stellar!!!
Normal Lear.
It was awesome. We always rolled laughing at Archie. We even called my uncle, Meathead.
What people have to understand, and i'm not sure if these two guys in the video quite caught on to it, was that the actor playing Archie Bunker didn't believe in any of the slurs, insults, bigotry and misogyny he spouted on the show. He was a very liberal and forward-thinking man who was totally against all that sh*t. He was just a really good actor who played the part of the ignorant cretin to a T, as the best way to point out just how stupid and ignorant those kind of people really are. All In The Family was to social issues back in the day, what M.A.S.H. was to the insanity of war. A glaring mirror of the absurdity.
@@dustysmoke4996 exactly , this behavior was being made fun of and displaying how ignorant and comical it is to think that way.
That's because back then comedy wasn't afraid. Nothing was off the table and no one was spared. Blazing Saddles was the most popular movie back then. It was as racist as could be. What no one realizes is that the majority of the movie was written by Richard Pryor! Stereotypes were comedy gold and people appreciated it because we could all see, not only our neighbors in these jokes, but ourselves as well. We could laugh at ourselves because we weren't tender, little, bubble-wrapped doilies.
As you get to know Archie's character over time you come to discover that he is actually more kind and compassionate than what he outwardly displays most of the time.
He was an actor just like all the other actors no different, whether they realize it or not they were a bigger part of a sceam to open up the American people to things that isn't normal in today's society and that's all I'll say about that.
@@kavinbell4621 ......Lol...... it's your opinion and nothing more.....
@@aisaxonawiat6484 your right it is my opinion, but more than that I've been around for over 50 plus years I've seen how those actors have said and done things back when I was a kid that wouldn't have been accepted even though it was a comedy show, every thing hollyweird has done was for there own agenda and it isn't a good thing. None of those actors are good roll models for anyone heck most all of them couldn't even have a proper life much less interact with the public.
My grandfather was the same way. Was tough and grizzled but then would give you the shirt off his back.
@@kavinbell4621 I think you finished your previous comment with "and that's all I'll say about that." I was kinda hoping you meant that.
That was one of my all time favs!! Love Archie and Edith they were a must in our house!
They had to fight the censors almost every episode in this series, To get them on the air. The fans won out!! Archie the epitome of racism and as you see they ARE having conversations. Unlike now, where you would get canceled. They tackled almost every taboo subject, from race, gay, trans, SA, pregnancy, death. I loved the fact that The Jefferson's the black family that moves in next door, George is just as racist but on the opposite side. He is a black Archie. Also spun off this show to become The Jefferson's, which I also loved to watch.
He’s an actor… he was actually a very nice person…
The whole point of the show was to break down the barriers of the time…
And amazingly, they didn’t sugarcoat it…
And also, no one got all upset and crying about their feelings being hurt. Like they do nowadays so very sad.
I’m afraid to even talk anymore because I don’t know if anything I’m gonna say it’s going to cause a problem
Yeah! Everyone is So Angry and Offended these days and MOST of them don't even Know or Understand How and Why that is!
I feel sad for some of those young people these days.
So Uniformed and So Ready to CANCEL everything without being able to Explain Why! Soooo SAD!
Funny thing about the actor that played Archie Bunker. His next role he played a Southern cop who married a black woman in the show "Heat of the night."
Great show ! I watch it on CZcams
And he played that brilliantly too. He was nothing like Archie in real life
He was an amazing actor. He wasn't actually prejudiced.
Rob Reiner
Loved In the Heat of the Night. Sidney Poitier did a great job and it was terrible how just before making that show he was almost killed in the South by the Klu Klux Klan. That's why it was filmed in the North. Now I want to rewatch that whole series...
Old effer grew up watching the Bunkers -Your reaction to Archie's racism is precisely the point. The whole country was outraged by what he was saying, but it was being said by people then in private and these things continue to be said in private among Archie types. Archie was mocked endlessly for his racism and ignorance, but over the years, he exposes his humanity again and again and shows how he is trapped in his beliefs. I loved this show, his relationship to his wife and daughter, and son-in-law, and I especially love your discussion of these matters. Also, Carol O'Connor was a famous liberal during his lifetime.
What young people will never really understand today, is what was portrayed on sitcoms of this era, were snippit's from real life. Norman Lear just incorporated real life into his series shows. I grew up in the sixties and seventies and everyone loved these programs, they were social norms for the time. Today people are so brittle and fragile, they won't tolerate language that is abusive to their psyche. Part of growing up is being able to take life's blows on the chin and roll with them. Not everything in life is serious, but if it is to you, your overly sensitive, and need to chill your will.
You need to realize, he cuts down everyone, every culture. It allowed us to laugh at ourselves and others. Thats the point😂
When people didn't get so offended and we laughed at each other
Thanks guys! Really enjoyed your reaction and smiles! Carroll O'Connor was a wonderful actor!
My dad was so much like him. My grandma was Italian and he called her an "I tie". He thought he was better than everybody.
I think we need to put this back on tv.🤣🤣🤣🤣The funny thing is nothing was off limits. He went after everyone, and it was funny because it was so ridiculous.
It OnLine !😊
Omg if we did , I couldn't imagine 😳 the Karen's
It’s free on freevee app.
Still so relevant 🙁
Aldo, best to watch the complete episodes for better context
It’s learned behavior…Archie in the series, as years go by, he begins to learn and grow, and he becomes completely opposite of what he was when the series began. This series was GROUNDBREAKING.
And Edith passed away you could see she meant more to Archie than he let on. I cried at that final episode. Edith was special.
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She reminded me of my mom-mom a little bit❤
Archie was meant to be an ignorant but lovable bigot. He was often the butt of the jokes but was absolutely harmless. He just didn’t know any better. In fact there’s an episode where Lionel Jefferson tells Michael just that. “Archie don’t know any better.” Carrol O’Conner is the one of the greatest character actors of the last 100 years. The man was brilliant.
I’m a 60 year old white woman who grew up with “Archie Bunker” being the only sitcom my daddy would watch. I think he identified with him. I agree with everyone, watch more! They hit every social issue of the day head on. Groundbreaking tv.
We loved all of the family. It’s when you could joke around and tease people in a joking manner and nobody got offended. Those were great times.
no, it's when racism and sexism were not considered to be truely offensive, which they are
So, what was the derogatory stereotype name that you didn't mind being called?
A little bit of unknown knowledge, In real life, Archie was a very heart field. Man just playing a role, his wife was more of the Sirius type.
@chestnut1279 except achie wasn't the hero..he was the buffoon.
The entire point was to show how ridiculous he was in his outdated beliefs and views.
Then they added in George Jefferson..who was the exact same person from a different perspective.
Their rivalry was one of the greatest ever.
It was shows like this that held a mirror up to society and showed us that racism and homophobia are based on ignorance and that we SHOULD be offended by them.
Oh man. Archie and George Jefferson together. Pure gold.
Such a great show for so many reasons!
That’s Rob Reiner but Carl Reiner was his dad and good on you for knowing about him as well!
Fun for me to watch your reactions to this old show I watched when I was your age!
The acting and writing were so good that these guys reacted to the show as if Archie Bunker was a real person. The beauty of that show was that the audience could explore topics through comedy. The language was real, but at the same time so funny that topics could be laid out in the open rather than hidden behind political correctness.
I grew up watching All in the Family. It was a brilliant social and cultural commentary where Archie and his thinking was highlighted as morally wrong. He embodied everything unfair and wrong; racism, sexism, homophobia. Yet Archie still had a soft spot, and liked the people he got to know who were different from him.
It’s important to know that the actor who played Archie, Carroll O’Connor, was the exact opposite of the character he played. There are great interviews of him on CZcams. The actress who played Edith, Jean Stapleton, was extremely smart. The writing and acting on this show was brilliant. It’s worth watching all the episodes. It was way ahead of its time, and it moved national conversations.
As someone who watched this the first time around, I can assure you that most of us were laughing at Archie.
We already knew how to properly regard each otherwith respect, but many of us were raised by those who couldn't turn loose of the old ways. We loved them and just let them be.
Carrol Oconner was not a racist, he was playing a character as Archie. I think this show was genius in how they intentionally addresses racial biases and issues and illustrated the ignorance of many thru Archie Bunker's character. I think the show helped bring about social change in much of America.
You have to see that back in the 70’s we were able to laugh at things. Everyone was not offended at everything, we just enjoyed a good laugh!
You do realize that people laughed at Archie, not with him, right?
I think it was a combination of both
Thank you;))
Bunker made great points
You guys don’t get it . He was here before you
I don’t know how anybody could get offended by what was said on this show. I’m Italian and Polish and when I heard Archie talk about the “Daygo’s, wops or Polacks”, I used to laugh until I cried. Everybody knew it was just comedy. He wasn’t saying those words maliciously, what he said nobody would ever call somebody those words in public. Of course, when I was with my Italian friends, we called each other, Italian slurs, and with my Polish friends, we called each other, Polish slurs, but it was all fun. It’s a shame today that people are offended by the least little thing, real comedy is out the door. The days of great comedians, like Don Rickles, Flip Wilson, Redd Fox, Dave Chappel and Richard Pryor are long gone. It’s a real shame that everybody has to worry about hurting somebody’s feelings, I feel if you don’t like TV shows like that or comedians that talk like that don’t watch them, don’t ruin comedy for everybody else in the world.
Thank you. You said it so well. I used to do stand-up comedy. Now I do not have the desire to do it anymore because of the ridiculous political correctness.
@@suekelly6293 that’s too bad. This world is going through changes that aren’t so good. My brother Ted is a comedian based out of central NJ but we don’t talk anymore. Not sure if he is having problems with this woke world also.
Couldn’t agree more! I’m an American born girl with a very diverse multicultural background. I thought it was hysterically. We had a sense of Yuma back then. I have no idea what’s wrong with people nowadays
You said it best
Or as the Irish would say
Young people today
“Oh will you relax”
Yep, but don't get ugly like Gottfried.
They Were Allowed To Say About Anything,And Made Us Better People😂😂😂😂😂
Norman Lear, the producer of the show, had continual battles with the censors. He had to fight for every script. This show was groundbreaking in enlightening people of their own predjudices.
You should see Archie and Mr Jefferson's chemistry together. They were hysterical together. They went head to head with one another and made a great team.
They were the same person just different shades!
Episode with Sammy Davis Jr. was epically classic.
Yup, remember when Sammy Davis, Jr. Kissed him? Great scene
That's because Jefferson was the black Archie Bunker
On The Jeffersons at the beginning of the series run it was a little more provocative and George and Weezy would be standing by while Tom and Helen from upstairs the white and black couple would start arguing and George would look over at wheezy and say under his breath, guess what he's going to call her n*gger and the audience will go crazy because in the real world that happens and that's what makes people love a program is that it speaks to something in their life that they can identify with and recognize
Archey, if I remember correctly, wasn't racist, he was ignorant, huge difference. As the show went on, he had a learning arc. If you notice, when he is talking about other races or cultures, it's always with fear of changing things, taking away jobs; basically, threatening his way of life. As he is introduced to people different from him, like the Jeffersons, he starts to change. To me, that was the lesson in the show. The more you learn about different peoples and cultures, the more you realize how alike we all are.
Mister Jefferson showed him how much alike black and white people can be as they were both basically the same character
exactly. they were both racist jerks lol@@etrigan911
Archie was racist, but most racism comes from ignorance. This is hard to teach people today, who are too dumb to understand this. Racists are not evil. They are people who were taught bad lessons, and live amongst people who only focused on the worst of people who were not like themselves, while focusing on the best of people who are like themselves. I still see this in news comments. A story about black people fighting, or shooting each other, brings in all the racists, to talk about how bad black people are, and they seem to forget or not notice all of the other news stories about white people doing crimes and being violent, etc..
Ignorant in life and also in how to effectively communicate.
🙂 sunshine 🌞 miss you 😊
Carroll O'Connor played the character "Archie" so well, but actually, he was very liberal, he also played the lead role of the sheriff in the TV remake of "In the Heat of the Night". In that show he played a very conservative white southern sheriff learning how to deal with a Black detective who moved from NYC to work in his department, it was a good series.
Love these shows as they show us how much we have grown :)
I absolutely love the fact that All In The Family can still inspire the same conversations and debates as it did back in the 70s. The show really is timeless. There won’t ever be another one like it.
Yeah, mostly because they’d be too afraid to make it now a days.
I am 62, and grew up with Archie.....back then when we were growing up, we didn't get our feelings hurt by every little thing. This man, Archie, made people laugh and actually love their fellow man no matter what color or religion they were....
Lovely post on your part... being 62 myself, all I remember is how shows like "All In the Family" were meant to open people's eyes... sadly, today we have the butt-hurt, too sensitive to engage in dialog types telling us what we should see...
Well stated. Everyone, all races, loved Archie. We knew it was irony. And we weren't pansies either. We grew up with thick skins.
62 here also....this was a must see show and we laughed along not thinking about the "political correctness" of laughing to the outrageousness of Archie. The show had great social commentary showing the counter argument to Archie and it was great. We didn't even think about political correctness.
The underlying message was " this is as racist as we get" us hawhites
All in the family had to have a warning disclaimer at the start of the show
And was banned throughout the south
You are a liar
The point these young men are missing is that most people in America, of all ethnicities, were watching this show and weren’t offended by it. The Archie Bunker character was complicated. He was a big mouth, narcissist but had a soft heart. His character had a big arch, especially after Edith died.
What’s really interesting is in the 80’s, 90’s and prior to 2008, racial relations continued to improve in America. Then it suddenly got worse. Why?
Because of certain political leaders, the constant media narrative and indoctrination in the schools that was used to divide us.
It was a show. And a hit show at that. You had a character who was on the prejudice side and then you had his son who was yes, Rob Reiner, who told him a different view. This was basically a show showing how some people were prejudiced and others who weren't, but debating and showing different views was a fact of life. He didn't mean everything he said either, it was a show, they played characters. Many people would say that Carrol O'Connor was a kind-hearted, non-prejudicial man in real life.
When All in the Family came out it was quite shocking. It covered a lot of "taboo" subjects. And really used comedy to examine subjects that were bubbling to the surface from long hidden depths. Archie & Edith's chairs are in the Smithsonian btw. That's how groundbreaking the series was.
Was that days SOUTH PARK
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I consider SOUTHPARK (never cared for it personally) a little bit too crude and pedantic for comparison. I honestly detested the Archie Bunker character and only appreciated Lear's creation years later. I liked the series after Edith was killed off. But audiences didn't. She was truly Archie's better half. The spinoff, THE JEFFERSONS, was more my cuppa.
Watching Archie and George Jefferson go at each other was always funny. This show just hit all the stereotypes of everyone. I don’t think they left anyone out. Also, The Jeffersons received their spin off from the show.
Yes and the Jeffersons dad was putting down white people the same way.
There were seven spin offs...Archie bunkers place..Maude..Gloria the Jeffersons. Good times. Checking in.
Houser.
Archie B and G Jefferson were mirror image of each other.😂😂
He is acting. He never felt that way. He believed in women's rights and stood for the black people. I grew up watching these, everyday.
He was a good actor played his part so well. This show was quite a shocker for many when it started. I wasn’t sure it would run after first season. I was a kid when it started but remember it well. I believe it was during the Hippy Generation. Love and Flower Power 🌸. I can happily say I never met anyone like Archie Bunker outside of the T V 😅
I am 59 year old Black woman. Norman Lear got Black people on tv. Maude covered women. I was lucky to be pre teen and experience the result of the 60s revolution in 70s. Three networks meant youngsters watched news also. The same issues exist today. The writing timeless.