What is “All in the Family”?
A: All in the Family is an American television sitcom.
When did it originally air?
A: From 1971 to 1979.
Afterwards, it was continued with what spin-off series?
A: Archie Bunker's Place.
What was it based on?
A: The British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part.
All in the Family is often regarded in the United
States as one of what?
A: One of the greatest television series in history.
Following a lackluster first season, the show soon
became what?
A: The most watched show in the United States during
summer reruns.
After that, when did it rank number one in the yearly
Nielsen ratings?
A: From 1971 to 1976.
It became the first television series to reach what
milestone?
A: Having topped the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive years.
The episode "Sammy's Visit" was ranked number 13 on
what?
A: TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time ranked All
in the Family as number what?
A: Four.
Bravo also named the show's protagonist, Archie Bunker,
TV's what?
A: Greatest character of all time.
In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked All in the
Family how?
A: The fourth-best written TV series ever.
What is “All in the Family” about?
A: A working-class white family living in Queens, New York.
Who is its patriarch?
A: Archie Bunker, who is an outspoken, narrow-minded man, seemingly
prejudiced against everyone who is not like him or his idea of how people
should be.
Archie's wife Edith is sweet and understanding, though
what?
A: Naïve and uneducated.
What does her husband sometimes disparagingly call her?
A: "Dingbat".
Their one child, Gloria, is generally kind and
good-natured like her mother, but displays what?
A: Traces of her father's stubbornness and temper; unlike them, she's a
feminist.
Gloria is married to whom?
A: A graduate student Michael Stivic.
How does Archie refer to Michael?
A: As "Meathead".
Archies values are influenced and shaped by what?
A: The counterculture of the 1960s.
The two couples represent the real-life clash of values
between the Greatest Generation and whom?
A: Baby Boomers.
For much of the series, the Stivics live where to save
money?
A: in the Bunkers' home, providing abundant opportunity for them to irritate
each other.
Where is the show set?
A: Astoria section of Queens.
What was the Bunkers' home address?
A: 704 Hauser Street.