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All 24 episodes (there is no bonus material or extra features) from the '72-'73 season of executive producer Norman Lear's sitcom are contained here, and those unfamiliar with the show may well find them a bit startling. The language is part of it; Archie's frequent use of terms like "gook" and "fag" would never pass muster in these politically correct times. Yet even more striking is All in the Family's subject matter. Again and again, serious themes like politics (the '72 presidential race, pitting Richard Nixon against George McGovern, is mentioned frequently), racism ("Archie in the Hospital" is just one episode dealing with that issue), the death penalty and violence in the name of religion ("Archie Is Branded"), sexual assault ("Gloria, the Victim"), and gun control ("Archie and the Editorial") are handled with remarkable frankness. At the center of it all, of course, is Carroll O'Connor's Archie, who remains belligerent, boorish, and downright mean to the bitter end. Whether he's bribing an IRS agent, cheating an insurance company, or just being pig-headed in general, Archie is utterly unrepentant; basically, he never does the right thing, a trait that's somehow both irritating and refreshing.
All in the Family is hardly perfect; the dysfunctional family's ceaseless squabbling and shouting--usually involving Archie and liberal son-in-law Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner), although wife Edith (the brilliant Jean Stapleton) and daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers) aren't immune--eventually becomes tiresome and shrill. But for the most part, the show's acting, writing (which manages to be very funny as well as incisive), and point of view make this set a must-have. --Sam Graham
| ACTORS: | Carroll O'Connor |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1973 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 043396047624 |
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Customer Reviews of All in the Family - The Complete Third Season
The 3rd Season is finally here! Thanks Columbia Tri-Star! After rumour that Columbia Tri-Star had pulled the plug on future DVD releases of this classic series, I was ecstatic when I discovered a July 20, 2004 release date for season 3. All in the Family was the first sitcom to use humour to expose societal shortcomings. AIF makes us laugh, but as the series progresses we are not laughing so much at the Bunker family, but at the narrow-mindedness of some of the groups of people from our generation and many from generations before us. It is special, especially for those of us 30 and above who better understand the show's humour as it relates to political and social change. I do believe the show first and foremost helps us to laugh away our everyday stresses, but there is no doubt Mr. Lear's underlying theme was exposing intolerance. No other sitcom has impacted American culture in such a way, with maybe the exception of M*A*S*H*. Today's sitcoms don't hold a torch to shows like AIF. Thank you Columbia Tri-Star for realizing this and for treating this ground-breaking show with the respect it deserves by continuing with releases on DVD. I look forward to owning every season and watching the entire series from beginning to end.
Eddie Ortiz
Nice way to paintbrush us all. I am a Christian conservative and absolutely love All In The Family. One of the best shows ever. I see that the one thing that you've unfortunately learned from this show is intolerance. Hopefully, you don't pass that along to your students.
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All in the Family is a show that would be enjoyed by most people. However, for people who truly understand and appreciate what this show was trying to do, it is must have television. I am a history teacher and I have used some of these episodes to illustrate to my students some of the political, religious, social issues of the 1970's. A lot of the humorous dialogue has to be explained because if you are under thirty years old, it just doesn't translate as well or is just isn't as funny as it would be to someone who lived during this era in America. The great thing about this series is that it is hilarious but at the same time there is a very sad undertone to the series. It's hard to explain but All in the Family has a soul that I just don't sense in modern comedies like "Friends" or "Everybody loves Raymond". Those shows are funny but very Hollywood. Watching All in the Family makes you feel like you are eavesdropping on the life of a real family. Sadly, no show will ever be as controversial today because conservatives, especially religious conservatives, would threaten to boycott any of the shows sponsors. Could you imagine a character like "Mike" (critical of the religion, government, war, the police, the pledge of allegiance / God Bless America, race relations, etc.) existing in today's post 9/11 world. We have gone from a show like this that makes you laugh, cry, and most importantly think to reality comedies like "Simple life" and "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance". Now that I think about it, I recommend you buy two copies just in case one scratches you don't want to be stuck watching lost episodes of "Fear Factor".