S8 E1 Pilot Season: "All in the Family"

"Boy the way Glen Miller played. Songs that made the hit parade.. Guys like us we had it made. Those were the days". Ahh...a classic intro for a classic show. This season I will be focusing on pilot episodes of classic television shows and there is no better pilot episode to start with than 1971's "Meet the Bunkers". Three different pilots were filmed before Norman Lear finally perfected this recipe of stellar writing, perfect acting, and...controversy. Archie Bunker would soon become a lightning rod for debates about bigotry, tradition, and change and America would love every minute of it. Join me and a returning guest as we dissect the episode and discuss how it has aged and how it is still shockingly relevant. So, stifle yourself and play the damn episode.