Back when AITF first aired?

I'm so so very much loving this marathon.

I'm surprised at some of the things that come out of Archie's mouth and I wonder how the general public took to him when this show aired originally. Obviously it was good enough to keep the show on for 10 some years but was there much critical objection to things he said about Asians, Black, Women, etc?

Well, this was 10 to 15 years before I was born(LOL) but I have been watching the marathon all day and last night as well. Very addictive. :cool: I was surprised at some of the things he said as well...

I was born in 1971 so I was around but I wasn't interested yet :)

So hopefully someone out there knows and/or remembers :)

Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Back when AITF first aired?

I'm so so very much loving this marathon.

I'm surprised at some of the things that come out of Archie's mouth and I wonder how the general public took to him when this show aired originally. Obviously it was good enough to keep the show on for 10 some years but was there much critical objection to things he said about Asians, Black, Women, etc?


The show didn't sit too well with an African American Magazine called EBONY. In 1971, there was an issue with Archie Bunker on the Cover and the question on front of the magazine was-IS ARCHIE BUNKER THE REAL WHITE AMERICA?

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
The show didn't sit too well with an African American Magazine called EBONY. In 1971, there was an issue with Archie Bunker on the Cover and the question on front of the magazine was-IS ARCHIE BUNKER THE REAL WHITE AMERICA?


Yeah I would expect that it wouldn't. He didnt' have nice things to say about many different situations.

If you know of other situations or comments I'd be interested in hearing them.

I wish I could help you out, but I was born in 1978. :) I wish I could remember when AITF was on the first time around. Now that would've been very interesting...
-Kristi

Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Back when AITF first aired?

I'm so so very much loving this marathon.

I'm surprised at some of the things that come out of Archie's mouth and I wonder how the general public took to him when this show aired originally. Obviously it was good enough to keep the show on for 10 some years but was there much critical objection to things he said about Asians, Black, Women, etc?

Glad you're enjoying the marathon- It's about time AITF get's a decent timeslot (in January). Anyway, when AITF first premiered in the 1970-71 midseason, CBS didn't receive many objections or comments regarding the show. It wasn't until after the show caught on in that summer that the critics started making noise.

I was 11 when the show aired. I can remember my parents not wanting me to watch it because they felt it was an "adult" program. But I recall a lot of hype about the premiere, and my Dad wasn't much of a TV watcher, and he hunkered down to watch this new "ground-breaking" show. My Mom said she was horrified at Archie's attitude and then soon learned the show was and is a parody of social attitudes and she grew to enjoy Archie and the rest of the family.

I was 10 when AITF aired. My parents loved it! After the first season, myself and kids my age began to watch this with our families. All the hot topics they covered on the show were being battled out anyway in real life back then. There was so much social/political/economic turmoil back then in the country, and shows like AITF (and other Norman Lear shows) were welcomed in many people's homes.

I was shocked when Archie said God*****