I was about 6 or 7 when All in the Family came on. I remember watching it (though I didn't understand some of the jokes). That show was groundbreaking.
Some of the best episodes were when Archie's heart came out...Archie taking on the KKK when they were going to burn a cross on Mike's lawn, Archie consoling Gloria after her miscarriage, Archie breaking down after Edith died, and then (my favorite) Archie getting a Star of David necklace for Stephanie (even though he really never understood Judaism) and saying, "Kiddo, you gotta love someone a whole lot to give someone something like this....you gotta love everything about them"
And then there were the pantomime suicides, which were priceless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVrET0k2TSwAnd finally.....quite possibly the funniest five minutes in the history of TV. I can quote this scene from memory, I've seen it a million times, and I still laugh my head off when I watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbAh8xqGgGc
