"All in the Family"

Queens, NY

No TV show better fits the description: "help us understand our nation, and what it means to be an American."

Innovative, risk-taking, honest...the social and political issues of the day were addressed in the Bunker living room, at their dining room table -- just as the viewers did. Race, war, women's rights, economic issues. Not heavy-handed; we were entertained! Two very different generations: real characters who thought and talked and fought like we did with our families and friends.

Brilliant writing, BRILLIANT acting that shows what REAL acting is -- not just pretty people playing out a scene -- actors who look like people we know.

No way this show could be on TV today; we're too sensitive and too afraid to look in the mirror.

Nanci