Friday, January 2, 2026

Family Fridays: The series premiere of All in The Family (1971)

 In 1971, CBS took a chance on a concept from writer-producer Norman Lear. What resulted was a franchise that changed the sitcom game.

All in The Family was a mid-season replacement, launching 55 years ago this month. Here, then, is the opener, "Meet The Bunkers":


As you can tell, the opening, "Those Were The Days", sung by Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton, was replayed over the closing credits until the instrumental, "Remembering You", co-written by O'Connor, was added soon after.


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