IMDB Reviewer "Jimmy The Gent" apparently found too much that was "REAL" and "SCARY" in this "All In The Family" two-parter. I think it might behoove the so-called "Gent" to read up on a little background of this one-hour story. I won't give you much of it here. If you want to know more, you can easily look it up.
It seems Creator/Producer Norman Lear had thought from the start that "All In The Family" should not just be 22 minutes of gags strung together. He thought that yes, the show should be funny, but it should also mirror the kinds of things that were happening in this world at the time the show was made. He knew he, as the Man in Charge, would have to act as the show's spokesman to answer for any controversy his show may bring about, and if this show was made before your time, let me tell ya - it brought about LOTS OF CONTROVERSY! But Lear was never afraid of that, and surprisingly, neither was CBS! (NOTE: Lear had PLENTY of fights with the Network about the content of a number of "All In The Family" shows before they were produced. But that's part of what I'm NOT going into here!). These two shows from 1977 aired as you see the re-runs today. If you are uncomfortable with what happens to Edith Bunker here, I am truly sorry for you. But if these kinds of events ever take place in your home, I also wish you luck in dealing with them.
It seems Creator/Producer Norman Lear had thought from the start that "All In The Family" should not just be 22 minutes of gags strung together. He thought that yes, the show should be funny, but it should also mirror the kinds of things that were happening in this world at the time the show was made. He knew he, as the Man in Charge, would have to act as the show's spokesman to answer for any controversy his show may bring about, and if this show was made before your time, let me tell ya - it brought about LOTS OF CONTROVERSY! But Lear was never afraid of that, and surprisingly, neither was CBS! (NOTE: Lear had PLENTY of fights with the Network about the content of a number of "All In The Family" shows before they were produced. But that's part of what I'm NOT going into here!). These two shows from 1977 aired as you see the re-runs today. If you are uncomfortable with what happens to Edith Bunker here, I am truly sorry for you. But if these kinds of events ever take place in your home, I also wish you luck in dealing with them.
