Use All in the Family the web link below to answer the first several questions:

1. In what ways did All in the Family break ground for a network television comedy?

2. What British TV show was All in the Family based on? 

3. Where milestone did All in the Family reach with regards to ratings?

4. Where is the show set and where do the vast majority of the scenes take place?

5. How does Archie often reject uncomfortable truths?

6. What was the nickname Archie used for his wife Edith?

7. Why did Sally Struthers threaten to sue CBS in 1974?

8. What was the nickname for his son-in-law Mike?

9. Who are the Jefferson's?

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10. What was the orginal title of the pilot episode?

11. Why was ABC uneasy about the show in 1969?

12. Why was CBS eager to buy the show from ABC (even thought it was controversial)?

13. All in the Family was the first major American series to be _______________ in front of a live studio audience.

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14. Where are Archie and Edith's chairs on display?

15. What U.S. President was concerned about the show? 

For the next few questions use the Norman Lear link below:

16. In 1949 when Lear entered the world of Hollywood, what was the first TV show that he worked on as a writer? 

17. In what ways did All in the Family break the TV mold?

18. Some episodes caused controversy, but not at the expense of entertaining the nation - what charged issues did All in the Family explore?

19. What were the themes explored in both Maude' and The Jefferson's?

20. When a reporter from the Washington Post asked Lear if he was worried that his reputation would diminish if each new project was not as successful as All in the Family what did he say?