All In The Family - Season 1 -classic Tv Comedy- [FREE × SECRETS]

In the Season 1 classic episode "Judging Books by Covers," Archie insists that a friend of his son-in-law is gay based on his appearance, only to be blindsided when his own macho ex-football player buddy turns out to be the gay one. The episode typified the season's formula: Archie’s prejudice set up the joke, but reality delivered the punchline.

Archie loses arguments. But sometimes, Mike is a sanctimonious jerk. Sometimes, Archie makes a weird amount of sense. Norman Lear understood that people are contradictions. You can love someone and be horrified by their politics. All In The Family - Season 1 -Classic TV Comedy-

It is worth noting that All in the Family had two pilots before being picked up by CBS—both titled "Justice" and "Meet the Bunkers" (the latter of which was re-shot). In the Season 1 classic episode "Judging Books