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[[Image:Carroll O'Connor.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Carroll O'Connor was cast as Archie Bunker on [[CBS]]'s ''All in the Family.'']]

[[Image:Carroll O'Connor.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Carroll O'Connor was cast as Archie Bunker on [[CBS]]'s ''All in the Family.'']]

[[Image:Jean Stapleton.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Jean Stapleton was best known for her role as Edith Bunker.]]

[[Image:Jean Stapleton.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Jean Stapleton was best known for her role as Edith Bunker.]]

[[Image:Sally Struthers.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker Stivic]]

[[Image:Sally Struthers.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker Stivic]]

'''''All in the Family''''' was a popular [[liberal]] situation-comedy which aired on [[CBS]] from 1971 until 1979, created by left-wing producer [[Norman Lear]], and starring the late actor [[Carrol O'Connor]] as [[Archie Bunker]]. It also starred [[Jean Stapleton]] as Archie's wife, Edith, [[Sally Struthers]] as their daughter, Gloria, and [[Rob Reiner]] as 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). It was an adaptation of the British [[BBC]] sit-com ''Till Death Us Do Part'', of which Lear was a fan.

'''''All in the Family''''' was an offensively stereotypical sitcom in the 1970s which is ranked by one website as the 6th most racist old television show.<ref>https://www.therichest.com/most-shocking/10-old-shows-that-were-racist/</ref>  This show was created by the left-wing producer [[Norman Lear]] and heavily promoted by the [[liberal media]] for its airing on [[CBS]] from 1971 to 1979. This show was an adaptation of a British [[BBC]] sit-com ''Till Death Us Do Part'', of which Lear was a fan.

''All in the Family'' was notable at the time of its airing for being the first show to feature controversial storylines focused on the political themes of [[racism]], [[homosexuality]], [[abortion]] and [[feminism]], among other topics, on mainstream American television. This reflects the time period during the early 1970s, during which [[Hollywood]]'s sharp [[Hollywood Values|turn to radical left-wing political themes]] in both film and television during the 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 degrading to women by portraying the housewife and mother, "Edith Bunker" (played by Jean Stapleton) as a senseless and unattractive nuisance.  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.

While ''All in the Family'' is today considered to be a "groundbreaking" show in the history of television by the [[liberal media]], it is also viewed by conservatives as a glaring reminder of Hollywood's sharp turn to the Left during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite its promoting [[liberal values]], 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>

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