...understand the show

https://www.metv.com/stories/sally-struthers-argued-that-people-who-found-all-in-the-family-offensive-didnt-actually-understand-the-show

"I'm not sure the people who found the show offensive realized that."

Before he was Barney Hefner, Allan Melvin was a cop who sent Archie to jail on All in the Family (https://www.metv.com/stories/before-he-was-barney-hefner-allan-melvin-was-a-cop-who-sent-archie-to-jail-on-all-in-the-family)

Barney wasn't always a pal to Archie.