All In The Family: A Viewer’s Companion

The 1970s: Vietnam, Watergate, inflation, and social unrest.Those were the days! On January 12, 1971, a new televisionseries premiered that would address such topics in a comical andsatirical manner. The series would sit at the top of the ratingsfor the majority of its run, redefining the structure of situationcomedy, and would go on to be one of the most influential sitcomsin television history.All in the Family dominated the airwaves in the 1970s and reflectedan ever-changing society during one of America’s most challengingdecades. David Maska assesses the entire series, season by season,and how it continued to evolve and fit into television’s landscapefrom its inception in the late 1960s as a pilot that nobody wantedto touch, through its celebrated run as the number one show inAmerica, and finally its demise as Archie Bunker’s Place in theearly 1980s. With an annotated episode guide for all 13 totalseasons (over 300 episodes!), this is a book you can keep next toyou for reference while you watch and enjoy this classic series. Read more