Nielsen’s #1 show from 1971-1976, All In The Family is simply one of the best TV shows ever. Inspired by The Honeymooners and The Flintstones, All In The Family features its own stubborn, braggart braggart who sports a hidden soft and sensitive side. Like Ralph Kramden and Fred Flintstone, Archie Bunker plays him perfectly, and the result is television magic. Well written and utterly hilarious, All In The Family blazed a trail in the ’70s with its willingness to tackle all the social issues and social taboos of its day. Topics included racism, bigotry, sexism, homosexuality, death, and other samby-pam, socialist, and liberal feminist ideals (or so Archie would put it!) A titan among television sitcoms, All In The Family spawned a couple of shows who topped the ratings in their own right: Maude and The Jeffersons…

Carroll O’Connor plays the role of Archie Bunker, the titular head of the Bunker family. Loud and rude, Archie freely dispenses his bigoted and ignorant comments from the living room of his home in Queens, New York. Joining Archie is his loving, ditzy wife Edith (Jean Stapelton), his beautiful, forward-thinking daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and his ultra-liberal husband Mike (Rob Reiner), whom Archie refers to as “Meathead.” . As Gloria and Mike’s modern ideas collide with Archie’s old-school beliefs, all hell breaks loose in the Bunker household, but the Bunkers don’t spend all their time arguing, as they are inevitably held together by the unchanging bond. of love…

The All In The Family DVD features several hilarious episodes, including the season premiere “Meet the Bunkers”, in which it is Edith and Archie’s anniversary, and Edith manages to drag a reluctant Archie to church. Meanwhile, Mike and Gloria work overtime to create a celebration the Bunkers will never forget… Other notable Season 1 episodes include “Archie Gives Blood,” in which Archie refuses to participate in the blood drive because he fears that her blood mixes with that of another race, and “Edith Has Jury Duty” in which Edith’s conviction to stand firm as the only juror in favor of a defendant’s acquittal proves correct when the real culprit shows up. …

Below is a list of episodes included on the All In The Family (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Meet the Bunkers) Air Date: 01-12-1971

Episode 2 (Writing to the President) Air Date: 01-19-1971

Episode 3 (Oh My Back Hurts) Air Date: 01/26/1971

Episode 4 (Archie Gives Blood) Air Date: 02-02-1971

Episode 5 (Judging Books By Their Covers) Air Date: 09-02-1971

Episode 6 (Gloria’s Pregnancy) Air Date: 02-16-1971

Episode 7 (Mike’s Hippie Friends Come for a Visit) Air Date: 02-23-1971

Episode 8 (Lionel Moves into the Neighborhood) Air Date: 03-02-1971

Episode 9 (Edith Has Jury Duty) Air Date: 03-09-1971

Episode 10 (Archie is worried about his job) Air Date: 03-16-1971

Episode 11 (Gloria Discovers Women’s Liberation) Air Date: 03-23-1971

Episode 12 (Success Story) Air Date: 03-30-1971

Episode 13 (The First and the Last Supper) Air Date: 04-06-1971