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 Sitcom. Episodes in the life of the bigoted Archie Bunker and
his family. This landmark and very popular show (in America at least) was an adaption of Britain's
Till Death us Do Part. Several spin-offs were spawned:- Archie Bunkers Place,
Gloria, The Jeffersons, Maude and 704 Hauser.
On 16 Feb 1991 there was a 90 minute CBS special called All in the Family 20th Anniversary special.
The show was never shy of
tackling issues such as abortion, homosexuality and so on, in fact Archie
had something to say about most things. Catchphrases included “Still
Yourself”, “Dingbat” and “Meathead”. Lear made a pilot for the
ABC called Those Were The Days but they passed on the show only for CBS to
take up the option and see it become a runaway hit.
Cast
CARROLL O'CONNOR as Archie
Bunker / JEAN STAPLETON as Edith Bunker / ROB REINER as Michael
Stivic / SALLY STRUTHERS as Gloria Bunker Stivic / ISABEL SANFORD
as Louise Jefferson(1971-75) / MIKE EVANS as Lionel
Jefferson(1971-75) / MEL STEWART as Henry Jefferson(1971-73) / SHERMAN HEMSLEY
as George Jefferson(1973-75) / DANIELLE BRISEBOIS as Stephanie
Mills(1978-79) / ALLAN MELVIN as Barney Hefner(1973-79)
Here are the
lyrics to the shows opening theme
"Those Were The Days"
written by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
Boy, the way Glen Miller played. Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days.
Didn't need no welfare state. Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days.
And you know who you were then, girls were girls and men were men.
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
People seemed to be content. Fifty dollars paid the rent.
Freaks were in a circus tent. Those were the days.
Take a little Sunday spin, go to watch the Dodgers win.
Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin.
Hair was short and skirts were long. Kate Smith really sold a song.
I don't know just what went wrong. Those Were The Days.
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CBS/Tandem / 196x30m-e 5x60m-e 1x90m-e
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