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.

Archie’s outdated views of African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Asians, women and even Jews were supposed to be the mark of Cain for him. Instead, they made him endearing to many Americans.

When 'All in the Family' premiered 50 years ago, in January 1971, most people had never seen anything like Archie Bunker—at least on TV.

No need to adjust your TV sets: It’s not the 1970s, despite ABC’s best efforts to make you think so Wednesday night. The network, aided by of Norman Lear (One Day at a Time) and Lear superfan ...

Archie Bunker was the aggrieved working-class white man who saw his world as changing too fast ... Archie would object to women holding roughly as many jobs as men today. "Ms., ...

The character’s prejudiced views about women, people of color, and sexuality ... Archie Bunker, and the Lears in his 2020 book, Those Were the Days: Why All in the Family Still Matters. ...

The death Thursday of actor Carroll O’Connor, 76, marked a milestone for Americans of a certain age. We remember O’Connor best as the lovable bigot, Archie Bunker, in the TV sitcom &#82… ...

TV icon Norman Lear sent along the four-decade-old Archie Bunker clip to THR. NRA Gun Control Arguments Predicted by 'All in the Family' (Video) Skip to main content ...

Those obituaries for Jean Stapleton, the remarkable actress who played the guileless and good-hearted housewife Edith Bunker on <i>All in the Family</i> who died recently at 90 years old<i>,</i> ...

The post-Bunker era found O’Connor doing his most regular work as star and producer of a TV version of In the Heat of the Night (1988-94), which won him another Emmy and gave a supporting role ...