It does tend to skip a generation, and case in point: Archie Bunker, hall of fame racist dad, vs. his daughter and hippie son-in-law.
Many people say they couldn’t produce a show like “All in the Family” nowadays, but ABC begs to differ – sort of, and in a very cool way. Wednesday night, it’s going to air a live TV broadcast of both “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons.” Check out the cast:
Woody Harrelson (Archie Bunker), Marisa Tomei (Edith Bunker), Jamie Foxx (George Jefferson), Wanda Sykes (Louise Jefferson), Ellie Kemper (Gloria Bunker Stivic), Ike Barinholtz (Mike Stivic aka “Meathead”), Sean Hayes (Frank Lorenzo), Amber Stevens West (Jenny Willis Jefferson), Jovan Adepo (Lionel Jefferson), Anthony Anderson (Uncle Henry), Stephen Tobolowsky (Harry Bentley) Jackée Harry (Diane Stockwell), Will Ferrell (Tom Willis), Kerry Washington (Helen Willis) and Justina Machado (Florence Johnston).
It’s 90 minutes long, hosted by Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel, and I am all for it. A night without shit reality TV is always good. And the live aspect adds a degree of excitement. We need more of this. Let’s all watch and make the rating high.
