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Breaking the Fourth Wall of Prejudice: A Utility Analysis of All in the Family Season 1 (1971)
: Most releases include English and Spanish subtitles. All In The Family - Season 1 -Classic TV Comedy-
: Includes "Justice for All" and "Those Were the Days," the two failed pilots filmed before the show was picked up. Title: Breaking the Fourth Wall of Prejudice: A
At the center of the series is (Carroll O'Connor), a working-class WWII veteran from Queens, New York. Archie is famously characterized as a "lovable bigot"—a man who is fiercely resistant to the social changes occurring around him. Season 1 establishes his primary foil in his son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic (Rob Reiner), a liberal graduate student and hippie who lives in the Bunker home with his wife, Gloria (Sally Struthers). Archie is famously characterized as a "lovable bigot"—a
The show famously used a live studio audience, but the "laugh" was weaponized. In Season 1, the audience often laughed nervously. Sometimes, they laughed at a genuinely terrible thing Archie said. Other times, they fell silent—like in the episode "Edith Has Jury Duty," when Archie’s blustering sexism is met with cold, disapproving silence from the studio. That silence is louder than any joke.
Original Airdate: January 12, 1971 - May 11, 1971.