40 min

Special Encore Presentation: Episode 57: All In The Family, Part 02 Inside the Box: The TV History Podcast

    • Film History

This week join Steve and Jonathan as they continue their discussion of the groundbreaking US sitcom, All In The Family. We discuss it’s transition from All In the Family to Archie Bunker’s Place, what other shows tried to fill the void, what shows today attempt to take on its themes, and whether the show could be re-done today to address our newest president…

































cast from season 1 of Archie Bunker’s Place







Sally Struthers spun-off her AITF character for a 1982 solo series titled “Gloria.”







cast of the Fox sitcom Roc (1991-1994)







Reality TV blurs the line between documentary and scripted scenarios. Nonetheless, Reality TV stars might seem “more real” than a fictional character like Archie.







Norman Lear rebooted One Day at a Time on Netflix. Could AITF be next?







President Trump’s tweets could be a stand-in for Archie’s old scripted one-liners.

This week join Steve and Jonathan as they continue their discussion of the groundbreaking US sitcom, All In The Family. We discuss it’s transition from All In the Family to Archie Bunker’s Place, what other shows tried to fill the void, what shows today attempt to take on its themes, and whether the show could be re-done today to address our newest president…

































cast from season 1 of Archie Bunker’s Place







Sally Struthers spun-off her AITF character for a 1982 solo series titled “Gloria.”







cast of the Fox sitcom Roc (1991-1994)







Reality TV blurs the line between documentary and scripted scenarios. Nonetheless, Reality TV stars might seem “more real” than a fictional character like Archie.







Norman Lear rebooted One Day at a Time on Netflix. Could AITF be next?







President Trump’s tweets could be a stand-in for Archie’s old scripted one-liners.

40 min