...of In the Heat of the Night for the same reason

https://www.metv.com/stories/carroll-oconnor-said-that-he-took-the-role-of-archie-bunker-of-all-in-the-family-and-bill-gillespie-of-in-the-heat-of-the-night-for-the-same-reason

The two shows had one thing in common.