- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 3
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00007KK5K
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#47,416 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #4 in DVD > Comedy > Television > All in the Family
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With a new time slot (8:00 p.m. Saturdays) and three first-season Emmys®, All in the Family was primed for greatness, and these 24 episodes represent the series at its best. Carroll O'Connor leads the perfect cast as blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker, and the standout classic is "Sammy's Visit," in which black, Jewish rat-packer Sammy Davis Jr. visits the Bunker home, where he's hilariously horrified by Archie's prejudicial ignorance. The script was written by comedian Bill ("José Jiminez") Dana, and to borrow Archie's phrase, it's a pip, as Sammy turns Archie's racist remarks on their ear to the delight of young liberals Gloria (Sally Struthers) and husband Mike (Rob Reiner). Sammy's parting kiss on Archie's cheek is one of the series' all-time highlights. Then there's Burt Styler's Emmy-winning script for "Edith's Problem," in which Archie's "Dingbat" wife experiences the mood swings of menopause (another first, along with impotence in "Mike's Problem," in the series' taboo-busting candor). A showcase for Jean Stapleton (who deservedly won her second consecutive Emmy), it also demonstrates (as does "Archie and Edith Alone") the hurtful repercussions of Archie's unintentional cruelty. Edith's Archie-baiting cousin Maude (Bea Arthur) is introduced ("Maude" is a pilot for the character's spin-off sitcom, which premiered in '72), and credit must be given to John Rich, who directed all 24 episodes (winning an Emmy for "Sammy's Visit") with a flawless sense of ensemble chemistry, precision timing, and lasting political relevance. This season earned seven Emmys overall, including awards for O'Connor and Struthers. Given such a wealth of sitcom glory, it's a shame these DVDs are devoid of retrospective features. --Jeff Shannon
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Searching for Amazon' s All in the Family second season,
By I've been searching for Amazon's "All In The family" Second Complete season for the past 6 months! I cannot add this particular season to my shopping cart! Please explain!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Collection- Crappy Quality,
By Mr. Movie Man "mOVIE mAN" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews All In The Family is a classic! But the quality, it's not so good. Not happy.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why is "The Man in the Street" skipping?,
By But, the quality of the DVD discs sure could have been better. For some reason I can't seem to get through the episode entitled "The Man in the Street" without the picture freezing. Then it dumps me back to the main menu. UGH! And why can't we have SOME extras? I've got The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Season One (which sad to say has been the only season released so far on DVD)and they did a great job with extras. I can't understand why there are no extras on these DVD's? Ther than that ... four stars. And even knowing about these flaws in advance I still would be buying set after set of these DVD's. Should've been a five star set though. - - -
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