All In the Family: The Complete Third Season
by Michael Kidd, Bud Yorkin, Norman Campbell, Walter C. Miller, Hal Cooper
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Actor: Bill Quinn, Brendon T. Dillon, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Vincent GardeniaDirector: Bud Yorkin, Hal Cooper, Michael Kidd, Norman Campbell, Walter C. Miller
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 610 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of All In the Family: The Complete Third Season
Movie Review: Nixon's been re-elected, and Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike just keep getting better!
Summary: 5 Stars
All In The Family's third season (1972/73), was the second of five ratings-topping seasons of All In The Family, Norman Lear's adaption of the British comedy Till Death Us Do Part. Around 21.6 million viewers watched this season when it was first broadcast, making it the most-watched season in terms of viewers (though not in terms of percentage of TV sets, the second season's 34% of TV sets as opposed to the third season's slightly lower 33%). Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin's Tandem Productions would have even more successes this season, their third comedy (and first All In The Family spin-off), Maude, debuted this season as well, Not to mention Sanford and Son started its second season.
Anyway, to the episodes (NOTE - like my previous two reviews, episodes are in airdate order, not the order they appear on the DVD)
1. Archie And The Editorial (16/9/72): Archie is fed up with the TV editorials when this week's episode concerns gun control. An argument with Mike follows, then Archie decides to go down to the TV network himself and go on with a rebuttal. But this brings a negative side effect... 10/10
SPECIAL NOTE: Sorrell Brooke, who plays Mr. Bennett, the man at the TV network, is better known for his role as Boss Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-85).
2. Archie's Fraud (23/9/72): Archie is driving a taxi on Sundays for some extra cash, but Archie has not reported this on his tax return, so he must go down to the IRS where he tries to bribe the agent. 10/10
3. The Threat (30/9/72): One of Archie's old war buddies who saved his life is coming to New York with his wife, and Archie begins to be aroused by his buddy's wife, which concerns Edith when she overhears. 8/10
4. Gloria and The Riddle (7/10/72): Gloria puts male chauvinism to the test when she gives Archie and Mike a riddle to solve involving a doctor. 9/10
5. Lionel Steps Out (14/10/72): Archie's niece is visiting the Bunker house and even goes out with next-door neighbour Lionel Jefferson. When Archie sees a picture of the two together, he gets furious, as does neighbour Henry Jefferson. 9.5/10
6. Edith Flips Her Wig (21/10/72): Edith accidentally shoplifts a wig while telling bus directions to another woman, and becomes obsessed with the thought of becoming a major thief. 10/10
7. The Bunkers and The Swingers (28/10/72): Edith reads the "swap" section of a magazine and not realizing what it is for, Edith invites the couple over for what she thinks is an attempt to make friends. Mike and Gloria try to explain but Edith doesn't recognize it until a certain dance... 10/10
8. Mike Comes Into Money (4/11/72): When Mike's uncle Alex dies and leaves him $275, splitting the family in two over how to spend it, which leads to Edith and Gloria fighting in the kitchen. 9.5/10
9. Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding, Part 1 (11/11/72): It's Mike and Gloria's 2nd wedding anniversary, and the memories of the actual day are brought up, including a fight with Archie and Mike's uncle Cashmir. 8/10
10. Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding, Part 2 (18/11/72): The actual day of the wedding, with Edith explaining to Gloria the wonders of marriage. Probably my least favourite episode of All In The Family so far. 6/10
11. The Locket (25/11/72): Edith's antique locket has gone missing, and Archie sees this as a way to buy a new colour TV. Archie orders the set only to have an insurance man come over and question his claim. 9/10
12. Mike's Appendix (2/12/72): Archie and Gloria both come home from work grouchy (on a side-note, I think Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch was designed to be like an Archie Bunker for preschoolers), leading to another argument on women's lib. Mike needs his appendix out and argues with Gloria when he wants a more expensive male doctor, rather than a cheap, female one who does the same job. 9/10
13. Edith's Winning Ticket (9/12/72): Edith finds some old lottery tickets in her purse, leading Archie to moan about wasting money. Archie's attitude quickly changes when he finds out one of the tickets is a winner, but it's not his, but George Jefferson's, Edith was merely holding it for him. 9.5/10
14. Archie and The Bowling Team (16/12/72): Archie comes home in ecstasy when he finds out he could be on an elite bowling team, the Cannonballers. Archie tries out, but the team has to drop its anti-racist policies and takes a black man instead. 8.5/10
15. Archie In The Hospital (6/1/73): Archie has a massive back pain and is also a pain to Edith, who makes him go to hospital. Whlist there, Archie befriends the man in the next bed but because of a curtain, doesn't know he's coloured. 10/10
16. Oh, Say Can You See (20/1/73): Archie needs glasses, which makes him feel old and uncomfortable. To make matters worse, Archie's friend Bill Mutherton has a young girlfriend, which envies Archie, though all is not as it seems. 9/10
17. Archie Goes Too Far (27/1/73): Archie is searching for a magazine, but goes too far when he goes in Mike and Gloria's room and uncovers an old love letter that Mike wrote. Mike goes to Lionel's while Edith and Gloria go to one of Gloria's friend's houses for a slumber party, leaving Archie alone to think on his actions. 10/10
18. Class Reunion (10/2/73): It's Archie and Edith's 30th high school reunion, and Archie refuses to go until he finds out one of Edith's old crushes will be attending, the hottie Buck. However, Buck's flame seems to have died down when Archie meets him. 9.5/10
19. Hot Watch (17/2/73): Archie comes home with a watch valued at $300, bought for a mere $25. The watch breaks on him, and Mike tells Archie that the watch might be stolen, so Archie rushes to find a jeweller that'll fix it, no questions asked. 10/10
20. Archie Is Branded (24/2/73): Archie is getting the paper one morning when he finds a swastika painted on his front door. Naturally shocked, Archie calls the police, but before they can arrive, a Hebrew group wants retaliation. 10/10.
21. Everybody Tells The Truth (3/3/73): The family go out to a French restaurant for Edith's birthday, but as always with the Bunker-Stivic clan, an argument precipitates. Archie, Mike and Edith all have VERY different recollections of the same day 9.5/10
22. Archie Learns His Lesson (10/3/73): Archie trusts Edith with a secret - Going to night school to get a diploma for a promotion. Edith spills the beans and when Mike hears, the two must share a study space. 9.5/10
23. Gloria, The Victim (17/3/73): Gloria comes home from work one day in a very unusual mood. Apparently a worker on a construction site attacked her. Meanwhile Archie is wondering where his footlong hotdogs are. 9/10
24. The Battle of The Month (24/3/73): Gloria's having the time of the month again, causing yet another brawl in the house and resulting in no-one getting any sleep. All this over Gloria's birthday! 9.5/10
A must-have for anyone who likes classic comedy.
Summary of All In the Family: The Complete Third Season
The enduring appeal of one of television's best and most controversial programs comes through loud (literally) and clear on All in the Family: The Complete Third Season, some 10 hours of compelling, entertaining viewing that serve as a timely reminder that even as TV in the new millennium has seemingly become more diverse and inclusive, with its many gay-themed shows and, gasp, proliferation of all manner of minorities, it has lost the kind of bite that the beloved (well, by some folks, anyway) bigot Archie Bunker used to bring to the small screen.All 24 episodes (there is no bonus material or extra features) from the '72-'73 season of executive producer Norman Lear's sitcom are contained here, and those unfamiliar with the show may well find them a bit startling. The language is part of it; Archie's frequent use of terms like "gook" and "fag" would never pass muster in these politically correct times. Yet even more striking is All in the Family's subject matter. Again and again, serious themes like politics (the '72 presidential race, pitting Richard Nixon against George McGovern, is mentioned frequently), racism ("Archie in the Hospital" is just one episode dealing with that issue), the death penalty and violence in the name of religion ("Archie Is Branded"), sexual assault ("Gloria, the Victim"), and gun control ("Archie and the Editorial") are handled with remarkable frankness. At the center of it all, of course, is Carroll O'Connor's Archie, who remains belligerent, boorish, and downright mean to the bitter end. Whether he's bribing an IRS agent, cheating an insurance company, or just being pig-headed in general, Archie is utterly unrepentant; basically, he never does the right thing, a trait that's somehow both irritating and refreshing.
All in the Family is hardly perfect; the dysfunctional family's ceaseless squabbling and shouting--usually involving Archie and liberal son-in-law Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner), although wife Edith (the brilliant Jean Stapleton) and daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers) aren't immune--eventually becomes tiresome and shrill. But for the most part, the show's acting, writing (which manages to be very funny as well as incisive), and point of view make this set a must-have. --Sam Graham
The hilarious landmark comedy series ALL IN THE FAMILY returns for Season Three with its flawless sense of ensemble chemistry precision timing and lasting political relevance intact (and went on to win both the Emmy? and Golden Globe? for Outstanding Comedy Series). By now these characters have come to feel like television's first dysfunctional family: blue-collar conservative Archie (Carroll O'Connor) his long-suffering but loving wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) "little girl" Gloria (Sally Struthers) and her liberal husband "Meathead" Mike (Rob Reiner). Series creator Normal Lear broke nearly every rule and taboo but their foibles produced some of television's biggest laughs. They could also make us cry as with the heartbreaking "Gloria the Victim" or shock us as with "The Bunkers & the Swingers" (1973 Emmy? for Writing in a Comedy Series).System Requirements:Starring: Carroll O'Conner Jean Stapleton Rob Reiner Sally Struthers Running Time: 610 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396047624 Manufacturer No: 04762
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