EPISODE · Jan 11, 2021 · 17 MIN
Carroll O'Connor
from Now I've Heard Everything · host Bill Thompson
It was on January 12th. 1971 -- 50 years ago -- that situation comedy changed in a big way, with the premiere of a controversial show called All in the Family. At the center of the show was an irascible middle-aged blue collar worker named Archie Bunker. What made Archie so controversial, then and now, was how utterly unapologetic he was for his politically incorrect views. Cast in the role of Archie Bunker was veteran actor Carroll O'Connor, who went on not only to win 4 Emmys as Archie but later starred in the series In The Heat of Tthe Night. In 1998 O'Connor wrote A a memoir, and that's when I got to meet and interview him. TRIGGER WARNING: This interview that you're about to hear includes talks about O'Connor's adult son's drug abuse and suicide.
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It was on January 12th. 1971 -- 50 years ago -- that situation comedy changed in a big way, with the premiere of a controversial show called All in the Family. At the center of the show was an irascible middle-aged blue collar worker named Archie Bunker. What made Archie so controversial, then and now, was how utterly unapologetic he was for his politically incorrect views. Cast in the role of Archie Bunker was veteran actor Carroll O'Connor, who went on not only to win 4 Emmys as Archie but later starred in the series In The Heat of Tthe Night. In 1998 O'Connor wrote A a memoir, and that's when I got to meet and interview him. TRIGGER WARNING: This interview that you're about to hear includes talks about O'Connor's adult son's drug abuse and suicide.
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