Watch this when
All in the Family
When Thanksgiving turns into a political debate again. Archie Bunker did it first. 🪑
Who it's for
By putting a bigoted working-class father and his liberal son-in-law under one roof, the show turns the political family argument into comedy, which gives viewers emotional distance from their own.
Feelings it meets
What it is
All in the Family is a CBS sitcom developed by Norman Lear from the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part, which aired for nine seasons from 1971 to 1979. It centres on the Bunkers, a working-class family in Queens, New York: Archie, an outspoken and prejudiced man; his kind wife Edith; their daughter Gloria; and her husband Michael Stivic, whose countercultural views clash constantly with Archie's.
Where to find it
Originally CBS; listed on Prime Video and Pluto TV at time of checking. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: An attempted sexual assault; period slurs.
Age: TV-PG (suggested 13+ due to slurs)
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
