Watching the first two seasons of All in the Family and see the same issues back then

[TVFactFan]

1. Mike stivic writing a letter to the president about race relations and poverty,
2. Archie nervous about unemployment because his job is laying people off,
3. Archie reading in the NY Daily News about minorities protesters throwing bricks at the cops,
4. Archie and mike discussing who is the best candidate for the 1972 President election


It is everything that is going on in 2020 minus the pandemic. If it was a pandemic episode i can see Archie yelling to Mike.........."Will you take that Mask off while we are in the house"

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

1. Mike stivic writing a letter to the president about race relations and poverty,
2. Archie nervous about unemployment because his job is laying people off,
3. Archie reading in the NY Daily News about minorities protesters throwing bricks at the cops,
4. Archie and mike discussing who is the best candidate for the 1972 President election


It is everything that is going on in 2020 minus the pandemic. If it was a pandemic episode i can see Archie yelling to Mike.........."Will you take that Mask off while we are in the house"

Funny how times can repeat themselves.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Funny how times can repeat themselves.

Yup still relevant 50 years later

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Yup still relevant 50 years later

Yup. The show is a classic is there ever was one!

[Bonniegirl]

That was funny the time Mike went to a Vietnam protest rally and it was on the news that it was turning violent ! Gloria and Edith begged Archie to go look for Mike there and convince him to come home and Archie ended up getting arrested and put in jail with a bunch of hippie protesters !!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

That was funny the time Mike went to a Vietnam protest rally and it was on the news that it was turning violent ! Gloria and Edith begged Archie to go look for Mike there and convince him to come home and Archie ended up getting arrested and put in jail with a bunch of hippie protesters !!

Yup I would have told everyone in the house to stay away from me the rest of the evening once I got back from jail lol

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

That was funny the time Mike went to a Vietnam protest rally and it was on the news that it was turning violent ! Gloria and Edith begged Archie to go look for Mike there and convince him to come home and Archie ended up getting arrested and put in jail with a bunch of hippie protesters !!

If I remember correctly Allan Melvin, in his pre Barney Hefner days, was in the ep as a Police Sargeant who was Polish. Of course Archie puts his foot in his mouth with The Sarge.—who gets even by giving Archie’s paperwork to a one finger typist. Yeah if I were Archie I wouldn’t have come home a happy camper either.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

If I remember correctly Allan Melvin, in his pre Barney Hefner days, was in the ep as a Police Sargeant who was Polish. Of course Archie puts his foot in his mouth with The Sarge.—who gets even by giving Archie’s paperwork to a one finger typist. Yeah if I were Archie I wouldn’t have come home a happy camper either.

Yeah, I was thinking that! I was pretty sure that this was the same ep. with the Polish police Sargent ! Sargent Pulanski I think his name was !

[TVFactFan]

Yup that was pre Barney had to stay in Police station 4 extra hours

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Yup I would have told everyone in the house to stay away from me the rest of the evening once I got back from jail lol

Yeah , and Mike came back from the protest totally fine right ? Archie would really be mad that the woman overreacted making him find Mike and HE was the one that ended up in trouble !!

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Yup that was pre Barney had to stay in Police station 4 extra hours

Yeah right with you LMAO. Poor Archie, always saying the WRONG thing!

[Dr. Thong]

It's sad how little we've progressed in 50 years.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

It's sad how little we've progressed in 50 years.

I posted this on another TV site and someone responded with...."why did u have to turn this DVD into a political discussion?


ummmm because it was a topical type show????

[Dr. Thong]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I posted this on another TV site and someone responded with...."why did u have to turn this DVD into a political discussion?


ummmm because it was a topical type show????

If any show invites a discussion about politics and issues, it's AITF.

That having been said, I said what I have to say.

But yes, when I watch the shows, I'm amazed at how much of it is still relevant.

Just change some of the names and it's still current.