Sherman Hemsley was one of my favorite comedians, and a gay icon. A hilarious and talented man. #shermanhemsley #thejeffersons #jeffersons #allinthefamily #sitcom #classicsitcoms #tv #television #actor #televisionactor #gayicon #ghostfever #civilrights #equalrights #comedians
#AllInTheFamily made fun of all the Archie Bunkers in America, thanks to the fantastic ensemble, especially Carroll O'Connor. (I'm really enjoying him as I watch old reruns of In the Heat of the Night.)
There ought to be a new show just like All in the Family, but instead of having a curmudgeonly racist like Bunker, why not a rabid MAGA supporter? It would be hilarious sitcom material.
"Kushner has admitted that his company – of which he is sole owner – has moved “slowly” to invest the $3bn it has received from investors since its establishment in 2021...
The bulk of the funds – $2bn – comes from the Saudi government. But it also includes money from the sovereign wealth funds of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates
The Senate committee says there is a fifth “mystery foreign investor that Affinity has declined to identify”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/25/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-firm-senate-inquiry #AllInTheFamily #corruption
@selzero this was no longer the case (being unable to open a bank account) by the time #AllInTheFamily dramatised Jean Stapleton's Edith character having difficulties trying to get a loan on her own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBKWzL4R_v0
Edit: response clarification (in parentheses)
Tonight in 1971 — Isabel Sanford made her debut as Louise Jefferson on ALL IN THE FAMILY.
Ten years later, she became the first Black actress to win an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (for THE JEFFERSONS).
“At last,” she said, before thanking God and Norman Lear.
Norman Lear, producer of All in the Family, dead at 101
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/norman-lear-obituary-dead-1.7050423 #NormanLear #RIP #AllInTheFamily #Maude #TheJeffersons #Producer
Tonight in 1977 — Edith learned why her deceased cousin never married on ALL IN THE FAMILY.
K Callan is unforgettable in this groundbreaking, Emmy-winning episode.
“It must have been terrible. Loving somebody and not being able to talk about it.”
#AllInTheFamily (1971-1979)
A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
#TVThemeTunes #TVIntros #TVOpenings #TVMastodon 
@BarrJess @changeling I believe it was the show, #allInTheFamily, where you heard a toilet flush for the very first time on TV. It was quite controversial at that point. I think before that people just held it.
Tonight in 1973 — Irene Lorenzo challenged Archie Bunker to a game of pool.
#BettyGarrett (1919–2011) won a Golden Globe for #AllInTheFamily in 1974.
The star of #OnTheTown (1949) and other #ClassicFilm musicals was also a survivor of the Hollywood Blacklist.
Tonight in 1971 — #BeaArthur made her debut as Maude on #AllInTheFamily.
“We were three days into rehearsal when I knew I would hear from [CBS Head of Programming] Fred Silverman ‘Let’s do a show with this woman.’” — #NormanLear
