'The program you are about to see is All in the Family. It attempts to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices and concerns. By making them a source of laughter, we hope to show — in a mature fashion — just how absurd they are.'I never knew, or had forgotten, CBS felt it had to prepare viewers for what they were about to experience when "All in the Family" aired for the first time. A child of the 70s, the show is burned into my TV consciousness, and I'm the better for it.
I wonder what kids growing up today have for a TV analog of their comically-out-of-touch-product-of-his-times-but-still-wonderful granddad? Archie Bunker was very nearly a clone of my maternal grandfather. Is Ed O'Neill that guy for the youth of today?