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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404954380
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404954384
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: July 20, 2004
Running Time: 610 minutes
Sales Rank: 1597
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1971
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Product Description:
The hilarious landmark comedy series ALL IN THE FAMILY returns for Season Three with its flawless sense of ensemble chemistry precision timing and lasting political relevance intact (and went on to win both the Emmy® and Golden Globe® for Outstanding Comedy Series). By now these characters have come to feel like television's first dysfunctional family: blue-collar conservative Archie (Carroll O'Connor) his long-suffering but loving wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) 'little girl' Gloria (Sally Struthers) and her liberal husband 'Meathead' Mike (Rob Reiner). Series creator Normal Lear broke nearly every rule and taboo but their foibles produced some of television's biggest laughs. They could also make us cry as with the heartbreaking 'Gloria the Victim' or shock us as with 'The Bunkers & the Swingers' (1973 Emmy® for Writing in a Comedy Series).System Requirements:Starring: Carroll O'Conner Jean Stapleton Rob Reiner Sally Struthers Running Time: 610 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396047624 Manufacturer No: 04762
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The enduring appeal of one of television's best and most controversial programs comes through loud (literally) and clear on All in the Family: The Complete Third Season, some 10 hours of compelling, entertaining viewing that serve as a timely reminder that even as TV in the new millennium has seemingly become more diverse and inclusive, with its many gay-themed shows and, gasp, proliferation of all manner of minorities, it has lost the kind of bite that the beloved (well, by some folks, anyway) bigot Archie Bunker used to bring to the small screen.
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
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Rating:  - Nixon's been re-elected, and Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike just keep getting better!
All In The Family's third season (1972/73), was the second of five ratings-topping seasons of All In The Family, Norman Lear's adaption of the British comedy Till Death Us Do Part. Around 21.6 million viewers watched this season when it was first broadcast, making it the most-watched season in terms of viewers (though not in terms of percentage of TV sets, the second season's 34% of TV sets as opposed to the third season's slightly lower 33%). Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin's Tandem Productions would have even more successes this season, their third comedy (and first All In The Family spin-off), Maude, debuted this season as well, Not to mention Sanford and Son started its second season.
Anyway, to the episodes (NOTE - like my previous two reviews, episodes are in airdate order, not the order they appear on the DVD)
1. Archie And The Editorial (16/9/72): Archie is fed up with the TV editorials when this week's episode concerns gun control. An argument with Mike follows, then Archie decides to go down to the TV network himself and go on with a rebuttal. But this brings a negative side effect... 10/10
SPECIAL NOTE: Sorrell Brooke, who plays Mr. Bennett, the man at the TV network, is better known for his role as Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-85).
2. Archie's Fraud (23/9/72): Archie is driving a taxi on Sundays for some extra cash, but Archie has not reported this on his tax return, so he must go down to the IRS where he tries to bribe the agent. 10/10 ... Read More
Rating: - All in the MPI Home Video
Sony Pictures, selling All in the Family to MPI Home Video would be a perfect idea for the fans, who have waited 7 years to collect all 9 Seasons of the series on DVD. Please do not say no to my suggestion. MPI Home Video will be willing to re-release the first 6 seasons, and release the 3 remaining seasons with no problems. Please sell All in the Family to MPI Home Video!
Rating:  - All In the Family, Season 3
This is a show I grew up with, in more innocent times. In spite of being terribly politically incorrect, it's funny and amusing. My son is the one who actually wanted it, and he's now a huge fan.
Rating:  - Mixed feelings.
I grew up watching "All in the Family" and, for a long time considered it to be one of my favorite shows. I bought this DVD collection a couple of years ago and I have recently got around to watching some episodes. While I give AITF credit for fine acting, the chemistry of the ensamble, breaking new ground and snapping television out of the mindless "Beverly Hillbillies" stage; I also have come to see the program as somewhat less than what I once thought was funny.
I cringe, for example, when I hear Archie use a word like "chink", "spic" or "fag" and hear the studio audiance roar with laughter. I've grown up a lot since I first started watching AITF. I have come to know and love some friends and new family members who are Black, White, Hispanic, Christian, Jewish, gay and straight. My wife and I have adopted a child who is Chinese. And I don't think it's funny, anymore, when someone uses demeaning slurs and stereotypes in refrence to other human beings.
I understand that the program was supposed to be a satire, but I don't think everybody saw it that way. I grew up in an atmosphere where many of the people around me were ignorant and bigoted. I heard racial slurs and stereotypes being used all the time at home, and when those people watched AITF, they weren't getting it as a satire, they were identifying with Archie as someone who validated their prejudices.
I have mixed feelings because the show was so well done in many ways. It opened the door for more mature ... Read More
Rating: - funny and Perfect for everydayday topics
Even though these shows were made in the late 60's and early 70's it touches upon subjects that now a days people and other shows are afraid to even touch let alone mention. These shows are funny as well if you can handle the subjects they touch upon.
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