Us Weekly

Biographer Claims Norman Lear Had ‘Contemptuous Relationship’ With Actor Who Played Archie Bunker

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “It was much more Carroll than Norman,” Whetsell alleged. “Carroll was carrying the weight of the ...
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The ‘All in the Family’ Feud That Almost Killed off a Major Character

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. The ...
The American Conservative

Sitcom King Lear

The recent death at the age of 101 of Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family and its improbable folk hero, Archie Bunker, set me to musing (always a dangerous thing) over Archie’s voting history ...
The New York Times

As Archie Bunker’s Foil, Rob Reiner Brought Politics Home

Reiner’s “All in the Family” role didn’t just capture the arguments of its time. It gave us a preview of our own. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief TV critic of The New York Times. In ...
The Boston Globe

Before his move to big screen, Rob Reiner had a major impact on the small screen

He played a crucial role as Meathead, a foil to Carroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker on ‘All in the Family.’ When TV viewers tuned in on March 19, 1978, for the Season 8 finale of CBS’s landmark comedy ...