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''All in the Family'' was degrading to women by portraying the housewife and mother, "Edith Bunker" (played by Jean Stapleton), as a senseless and unattractive nuisance called "dingbat" by her own husband.  An episode of the show included an attempted rape of her by an intruder on her 50th birthday, which is omitted from the syndicated reruns.<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/episodes-of-classic-tv-shows-out-of-syndication.338339/page-5</ref>

''All in the Family'' was degrading to women by portraying the housewife and mother, "Edith Bunker" (played by Jean Stapleton), as a senseless and unattractive nuisance called "dingbat" by her own husband.  An episode of the show included an attempted rape of her by an intruder on her 50th birthday, which is omitted from the syndicated reruns.<ref>https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/episodes-of-classic-tv-shows-out-of-syndication.338339/page-5</ref>

The late actor Carrol O'Connor played the central character, portrayed as a white bigot, Archie Bunker.  Archie and Jean's daughter Gloria, was played by Sally Struthers, and [[Leftist]] [[Rob Reiner]] played the liberal son-in-law Mike Stivic. The show's storylines featured Archie, inaccurately portrayed by Lear as a [[conservative]] bigot, engaging in constant arguments and debates with Mike (nicknamed "Meathead" by Archie), most especially regarding Archie's [[racist]] tendencies and stereotypes (depicted according to Lear's viewpoint).

The late actor Carrol O'Connor played the central character, portrayed as a white bigot, Archie Bunker.  Archie and Edith’s daughter Gloria, was played by Sally Struthers, and [[Leftist]] [[Rob Reiner]] played the liberal son-in-law Michael “Mike” Stivic. The show's storylines featured Archie, inaccurately portrayed by Lear as a [[conservative]] bigot, engaging in constant arguments and debates with Mike (nicknamed "Meathead" by Archie), most especially regarding Archie's [[racist]] tendencies and stereotypes (depicted according to Lear's viewpoint).

''All in the Family'' was notable at the time of its airing for being the first television show to push a political agenda. This reflects the period during which there was an intense political battle over the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] throughout the 1970s.  [[Hollywood]]'s sharp [[Hollywood Values|turn to radical left-wing political themes]] in both film and television during the preceding era of the [[Vietnam War]] saw a shift from [[conservative]] TV shows featuring strong moral and family values (such as [[western]]s like ''[[Bonanza]]'' and ''[[The Rifleman]]'') towards liberal urban-set dramas and sitcoms, which also included ''[[Maude]]'', ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and ''[[Good Times]]'' (also created by Norman Lear).

''All in the Family'' was notable at the time of its airing for being the first television show to push a political agenda. This reflects the period during which there was an intense political battle over the [[Equal Rights Amendment]] throughout the 1970s.  [[Hollywood]]'s sharp [[Hollywood Values|turn to radical left-wing political themes]] in both film and television during the preceding era of the [[Vietnam War]] saw a shift from [[conservative]] TV shows featuring strong moral and family values (such as [[western]]s like ''[[Bonanza]]'' and ''[[The Rifleman]]'') towards liberal urban-set dramas and sitcoms, which also included ''[[Maude]]'', ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and ''[[Good Times]]'' (also created by Norman Lear).