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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 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).

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 specifically 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]]'', dramas like ''Lassie'' and sitcoms like ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and its sequel ''Mayberry RFD'') 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 specifically 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]]'', dramas like ''Lassie'' and sitcoms like ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and its sequel ''Mayberry RFD'') towards liberal urban-set dramas and sitcoms, which also included ''[[Maude]]'', ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' and ''[[Good Times]]'' (also created by Norman Lear).

While ''All in the Family'' is today considered to be a "groundbreaking" show in the history of television by the [[liberal media]], it is a glaring reminder of Hollywood's unsuccessful attempt to demonize [[conservative]]s beginning in the early 1970s. Despite the promotion of [[liberal values]] by ''All in the Family'', however, the ''Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' mentioned that audiences looked up to Archie Bunker largely because of his stubborn rejection of the counterculture, and his chair was even included as one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.<ref>''The Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' by Johnathan Leaf, page 97.<br />Those Were the Days.<br />The show most people associate with the clash between the sixties counterculture and the older generation, ''All in the Family'', did not premier until 1971. It is hailed by liberals today as a ground-breaking sitcom that "pushed the envelope" of acceptable fare for TV. In all the praise, however, it's forgotten that what made the show so beloved was the popularity of its main character, Archie Bunker. Although the character was supposed to be an unenlightened, illogical bigot, he became a hero to millions of Americans for his stubborn rejection of the counterculture. It is Archie Bunker's chair that has become one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, Bunker's counterculture antagonist is now mostly remembered for the derisive nickname Archie gave him: Meathead.</ref>

While ''All in the Family'' is today considered to be a "groundbreaking" show in the history of television by the [[liberal media]], it is a glaring reminder of Hollywood's unsuccessful attempt to demonize [[conservative]]s beginning in the early 1970s. Despite the promotion of [[liberal values]] by ''All in the Family'', however, the ''Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' mentioned that audiences looked up to Archie Bunker largely because of his stubborn rejection of the counterculture, and his chair was even included as one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.<ref>''The Politically Incorrect Guide to the 1960s'' by Johnathan Leaf, page 97.<br />Those Were the Days.<br />The show most people associate with the clash between the sixties counterculture and the older generation, ''All in the Family'', did not premier until 1971. It is hailed by liberals today as a ground-breaking sitcom that "pushed the envelope" of acceptable fare for TV. In all the praise, however, it's forgotten that what made the show so beloved was the popularity of its main character, Archie Bunker. Although the character was supposed to be an unenlightened, illogical bigot, he became a hero to millions of Americans for his stubborn rejection of the counterculture. It is Archie Bunker's chair that has become one of the most famous exhibits in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Meanwhile, Bunker's counterculture antagonist is now mostly remembered for the derisive nickname Archie gave him: Meathead.</ref>

''All in the Family'' ended under its original name in 1979 and transitioned into a sequel series, ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which was set primarily at a neighborhood bar in Queens which Archie had bought in the later seasons of ''All in the Family''; under that name, it ran for four more seasons, ending in 1983.  Jean Stapleton, who had played Edith in the original series and transitioned over to ''Archie Bunker's Place'' in a reduced role during its first season under its new name, left the show at the end of that season in 1980, with Edith being written out of the series as having died of a stroke prior to the second season premiere, which Archie comes to grips with during that episode. Though it occurred after the original show ended, it was revealed in the spinoff ''Gloria'' that Mike left Gloria and their son Joey for another woman he met in college and moved with that woman to a nudist commune in California, thus displaying another case of poor family values.

''All in the Family'' ended under its original name in 1979 and transitioned into a sequel series, ''Archie Bunker's Place'', which was set primarily at a neighborhood bar in Queens which Archie had bought in the later seasons of ''All in the Family''; under that name, it ran for four more seasons, ending in 1983.  Jean Stapleton, who had played Edith in the original series and transitioned over to ''Archie Bunker's Place'' in a reduced role during its first season under its new name, left the show at the end of that season in 1980, with Edith being written out of the series as having died of a stroke prior to the second-season premiere, which Archie comes to grips with during that episode. Though it occurred after the original show ended, it was revealed in the spinoff ''Gloria'' that Mike left Gloria and their son Joey for another woman he met in college and moved with that woman to a nudist commune in California, thus displaying another case of poor family values.

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In most episodes of the show, the conservative blue collar Archie Bunker is depicted as the antagonist, while his hippie son-in-law Mike, who is unemployed most of the time and sponges off the Bunkers, is depicted as always "in the right".

In most episodes of the show, the conservative blue collar Archie Bunker is depicted as the antagonist, while his hippie son-in-law Mike, who is unemployed most of the time and sponges off the Bunkers, is depicted as always "in the right".

In the fifth episode of the series "Judging Books by Covers", Archie thinks that one of Mike’s friends (Roger) is homosexual due to his feminine personality, but Roger is discovered as not being homosexual at all. However, Archie learns that Steve, one of his high school friends that played for the [[NFL]]’s Chicago Bears for two years, is homosexual himself. 37th US President [[Richard Nixon]] saw the episode when it came out, and in his tapes, slammed the episode saying that it glorified homosexuality.

In the fifth episode of the series "Judging Books by Covers", Archie thinks that one of Mike's friends (Roger) is homosexual due to his feminine personality, but Roger is discovered as not being homosexual at all. However, Archie learns that Steve, one of his high school friends that played for the [[NFL]]’s Chicago Bears for two years, is homosexual himself. 37th US President [[Richard Nixon]] saw the episode when it came out, and in his tapes, slammed the episode saying that it glorified homosexuality.

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