All In The Family - Season 1 -classic Tv Comedy- File

Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin optioned a script based on a British comedy, Till Death Us Do Part , but struggled to get it made. ABC passed on the pilot twice. CBS, looking to shake off their "rural" image to attract a younger, urban demographic, took a chance. They added a disclaimer to the premiere, a warning that the show sought to throw a humorous spotlight on the prejudices of the era.

Season 1 established the central conflict that would define the series: the constant ideological warfare between the "Old Guard" and the "New Left". Britannica Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor): All In The Family - Season 1 -Classic TV Comedy-