

Occasional scenes take place in other locations, especially during later seasons, such as Kelsey's Bar, a neighborhood tavern where Archie spends a good deal of time and which he eventually purchases, and the Stivics' home after Mike and Gloria move to the house next door. – The show is set in the Astoria section of Queens, with the vast majority of scenes taking place in the Bunkers' home at 704 Hauser Street. For much of the series, the Stivics live in the Bunkers' home to save money, providing abundant opportunity for them to irritate each other. The two couples represent the real-life clash of values between the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers. Gloria is married to college student Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner) – referred to as "Meathead" by Archie – whose values are likewise influenced and shaped by the counterculture of the 1960s. Archie's wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) is sweet and understanding, though somewhat naïve and uneducated her husband sometimes disparagingly calls her "dingbat." Their only child, daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), is generally kind and good-natured like her mother, but displays traces of her father's stubbornness and temper unlike them, however, she is a feminist. Its patriarch is Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor), an outspoken, narrow-minded man. The second special was broadcast on December 18, 2019, and recreated another All in the Family episode and an episode of Good Times.Ī third special recreated The Facts of Life third-season episode " Kids Can Be Cruel" and Diff'rent Strokes 's first-season episode " Willis' Privacy" It aired on December 7, 2021.Īll in the Family is about a working-class white family living in Queens, New York.

The first special was seen by 10.4 million viewers a repeat was seen by 2.49 million viewers. The first special recreated two episodes involving George Jefferson (played by Jamie Foxx), with All in the Family represented by "Henry's Farewell" (the character's on-screen debut) and " A Friend in Need" (the first episode of The Jeffersons).

The specials are co-produced by Norman Lear's Act III Communications, Kimmel's Kimmelot, and Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions - in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios (owner of the rights to the original series) via the ownership of the Embassy Television library (the original producer of All in the Family and its spin-offs The Jeffersons and Good Times). Conceptualized and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the specials feature all-star casting for live recreations of sitcom episodes that originally aired in the 1970s and 1980s.
Live in front of a studio audience series#
Live in Front of a Studio Audience is a series of live television specials that was first broadcast by ABC on May 22, 2019.
