Carroll O'Connor, who portrayed the lovable but bigoted Archie Bunker, was the heart and soul of the All in the Family cast. O'Connor won four Emmy awards for his part in the series. Prior to his ...

The Jeffersons begat the very short-lived Checking In (1981) featuring their housekeeper Florence (Marla Gibbs) and Archie Bunker's Place spawned Gloria (1982-83) with Struthers reprising her old ...

Nothing points to Archie Bunker fueling the white ethnic revival and rise of the right during the 1970s. “All in the Family,” while being unable to challenge a small faction of true bigots, ...

“Archie Bunker couldn’t exist today.” It’s a refrain that’s landed in my inbox more than once since the death of “All in the Family” creator Norman Lear on Tuesday. The indelible ...

But that was the case for much of the 1970s with the character Archie Bunker on All in the Family, which debuted in 1971. For five years, it was the most-watched show on television.

I was too young to get the joke about “Those Were the Days” back then, but it was the most arresting theme song on TV — if that’s even the proper way to categorize its function on the ...