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- 24 episodes on three discs
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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
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All 24 episodes from season three--including "Archie and the Editorial," the two-part "Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding," "Archie Is Branded," "Everybody Tells the Truth," and "Gloria, The Victim"--are collected in a three-disc set. 10 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. **24 episodes on 3 discs. 10 hrs.**
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"All In The Family" Season 3 comes to DVD with the introduction of this handsome 3-Disc set from Columbia/Tri-Star Home Entertainment.
This boxed set gives us all 24 episodes of the show's third season (which was its second FULL season, following the 13-episode half-campaign from Season One). Episode numbers 38 through 61 are here, divided among the three single-sided discs, and shown in their original video and audio presentation. Video ratio is Full-Frame (1.33:1); while the audio comes via Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks (in English only). No DVD player-generated subtitles here though, which is odd since Seasons 1 and 2 included them.
Picture quality, generally-speaking, seems OK here. Far from perfect; but OK. These shows, like the first two seasons of the series as well, were shot on "Tape", and not film. And from past DVD releases of "taped" programs, this usually means a generally less-appealing and lower-quality transfer to the digital format.
Fans should be pleased by Columbia's addition of a "Play All" feature that has been incorporated into this 3rd-season DVD package. The first two seasons didn't have this helpful "marathon" option. Good to see they've added it for this release.
Special Features are totally absent here (except for some ads for other Columbia DVD products).
But, thank goodness, this third-season set DOES include chapter stops for all episodes. The first two seasonal sets of AITF didn't have any chapter breaks, which isn't a good thing, IMO. I prefer at least a minimal number of chapter breaks on DVD products, even for a half-hour sitcom.
Especially important, in my opinion, is the inclusion of a "break" immediately following a TV program's opening titles. Such breaks *are* included in this DVD set. A chapter break of this nature is all the more important to have on these "All In The Family" episodes, due to the rather "grating" nature of Archie and Edith's opening-song rendition. After hearing Edith belt this out for the umpteenth time, in that fingernails-on-a-chalkboard way she had, I find it useful to bypass the credits most of the time. (Nothing personal against Jean Stapleton, you understand. She was marvelous as Edith Bunker. But, let's face it, she's no Judy Garland.) LOL. :)
Season Three offers up some pretty humorous programs with Archie & Edith & Company, such as: "The Bunkers And The Swingers", "Edith's Winning Ticket", "Archie And The Editorial", "Edith Flips Her Wig", and the two-parter "Mike And Gloria's Wedding". All episodes are shown in full, uncut form -- each lasting between 25 and 26 minutes (approximately).
Packaging for this set blends nicely with the first two "All In The Family" sets. The three discs are housed in a multi-panel fold-out case, which then slides into an outer cardboard slipcover. (Although, IMO, the innards of the box slide out from the wrong end of the outer slipcase, but that's a minor quibble.)
There are two subtle packaging changes/improvements on this boxed set that I really like. One being the fact that the discs can be removed from their plastic trays/hubs quite easily (which is unlike some other multi-disc DVD releases, where it's almost necessary to bend discs to their breaking point before the things can be removed from their Digipack homes).
But this AITF third-season packaging seems to be more user-friendly with regard to removing the discs from the case. Perhaps this is a sign that the DVD makers (from various companies) are really listening to consumer feedback with regard to complaints and concerns people have expressed about previously-released boxed sets where the discs were just "too tight" and difficult to remove. I commend Columbia/Tri-Star for this better packaging design.
The other small change in the packaging that I think is a good idea is the location of the "booklet pocket". This set has the booklet "right up front" (so to speak). When you first open the inner case, the multi-page booklet is right there (without having to unfold the whole case). It's easier to get at.
This is another solid season of one of the best comedy series ever to come to American television. Make room on the shelf for this DVD collection -- right next to "All In The Family" Seasons One and Two.
This boxed set gives us all 24 episodes of the show's third season (which was its second FULL season, following the 13-episode half-campaign from Season One). Episode numbers 38 through 61 are here, divided among the three single-sided discs, and shown in their original video and audio presentation. Video ratio is Full-Frame (1.33:1); while the audio comes via Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono tracks (in English only). No DVD player-generated subtitles here though, which is odd since Seasons 1 and 2 included them.
Picture quality, generally-speaking, seems OK here. Far from perfect; but OK. These shows, like the first two seasons of the series as well, were shot on "Tape", and not film. And from past DVD releases of "taped" programs, this usually means a generally less-appealing and lower-quality transfer to the digital format.
Fans should be pleased by Columbia's addition of a "Play All" feature that has been incorporated into this 3rd-season DVD package. The first two seasons didn't have this helpful "marathon" option. Good to see they've added it for this release.
Special Features are totally absent here (except for some ads for other Columbia DVD products).
But, thank goodness, this third-season set DOES include chapter stops for all episodes. The first two seasonal sets of AITF didn't have any chapter breaks, which isn't a good thing, IMO. I prefer at least a minimal number of chapter breaks on DVD products, even for a half-hour sitcom.
Especially important, in my opinion, is the inclusion of a "break" immediately following a TV program's opening titles. Such breaks *are* included in this DVD set. A chapter break of this nature is all the more important to have on these "All In The Family" episodes, due to the rather "grating" nature of Archie and Edith's opening-song rendition. After hearing Edith belt this out for the umpteenth time, in that fingernails-on-a-chalkboard way she had, I find it useful to bypass the credits most of the time. (Nothing personal against Jean Stapleton, you understand. She was marvelous as Edith Bunker. But, let's face it, she's no Judy Garland.) LOL. :)
Season Three offers up some pretty humorous programs with Archie & Edith & Company, such as: "The Bunkers And The Swingers", "Edith's Winning Ticket", "Archie And The Editorial", "Edith Flips Her Wig", and the two-parter "Mike And Gloria's Wedding". All episodes are shown in full, uncut form -- each lasting between 25 and 26 minutes (approximately).
Packaging for this set blends nicely with the first two "All In The Family" sets. The three discs are housed in a multi-panel fold-out case, which then slides into an outer cardboard slipcover. (Although, IMO, the innards of the box slide out from the wrong end of the outer slipcase, but that's a minor quibble.)
There are two subtle packaging changes/improvements on this boxed set that I really like. One being the fact that the discs can be removed from their plastic trays/hubs quite easily (which is unlike some other multi-disc DVD releases, where it's almost necessary to bend discs to their breaking point before the things can be removed from their Digipack homes).
But this AITF third-season packaging seems to be more user-friendly with regard to removing the discs from the case. Perhaps this is a sign that the DVD makers (from various companies) are really listening to consumer feedback with regard to complaints and concerns people have expressed about previously-released boxed sets where the discs were just "too tight" and difficult to remove. I commend Columbia/Tri-Star for this better packaging design.
The other small change in the packaging that I think is a good idea is the location of the "booklet pocket". This set has the booklet "right up front" (so to speak). When you first open the inner case, the multi-page booklet is right there (without having to unfold the whole case). It's easier to get at.
This is another solid season of one of the best comedy series ever to come to American television. Make room on the shelf for this DVD collection -- right next to "All In The Family" Seasons One and Two.
33 of 38 people found the following review helpful
1. Archie and the Editorial
2. Archie's Fraud
3. The Threat
4. Gloria and the Riddle
5. Lionel Steps Out
6. Edith Flips Her Wig
7. The Bunkers and the Swingers
8. Mike Comes Into Money
9. Flashback: Mike and Glorias Wedding 1
10. Flashback: Mike and Glorias Wedding 2
11. The Locket
12. Mikes Appendix
13. Edith's Winning Ticket
14. Archhie and the Bowling Team
15. Archie in the Hospital
16. Oh say can you see
17. Archie Goes to Far
18. Class Reunion
19. Hot Watch
20. Archie is Branded
21. Everybody Tells the Truth
22. Archie Learns His Lesson
23. Gloria, The Victim
24. THe Battle of the Month
2. Archie's Fraud
3. The Threat
4. Gloria and the Riddle
5. Lionel Steps Out
6. Edith Flips Her Wig
7. The Bunkers and the Swingers
8. Mike Comes Into Money
9. Flashback: Mike and Glorias Wedding 1
10. Flashback: Mike and Glorias Wedding 2
11. The Locket
12. Mikes Appendix
13. Edith's Winning Ticket
14. Archhie and the Bowling Team
15. Archie in the Hospital
16. Oh say can you see
17. Archie Goes to Far
18. Class Reunion
19. Hot Watch
20. Archie is Branded
21. Everybody Tells the Truth
22. Archie Learns His Lesson
23. Gloria, The Victim
24. THe Battle of the Month
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
The #1 Nielsen rated program from 1971 to 1976, All In The Family is quite simply one of the greatest television programs in history. Inspired by The Honeymooners and The Flintstones, All In The Family features its own loud-mouthed, opinionated blowhard sporting a hidden soft and sensitive side. Like Ralph Kramden and Fred Flintstone, Archie Bunker fulfills his role to absolute perfection, and the result is TV magic. Well-written and outright hilarious, All In The Family broke ground in the 70's with its willingness to tackle all the social issues and societal taboos of its day. Topics included racism, bigotry, sexism, homosexuality, death, and other namby-pam, socialist and liberal-feminist ideals (or at least that's how Archie would put it!) A titan among television sitcoms, All In The Family spawned a pair of shows which topped the ratings in their own right - Maude and The Jeffersons...
Carroll O'Connor plays the role of Archie Bunker, the titular head of the Bunker household. Loud and crass, Archie freely dispenses his bigoted remarks and ignorant comments from the living room of his Queens, New York home. Joining Archie is his loving and ditsy wife Edith (Jean Stapelton), his beautiful and progressive daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and her ultra-liberal husband Mike (Rob Reiner) whom Archie refers to as "Meathead". As Gloria and Mike's modern ideas clash with Archie's old school beliefs, all hell breaks loose in the Bunker household, but the Bunkers don't spend all their time arguing as they're inevitably held together by the immutable bond of love...
The All In The Family (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Archie and the Editorial" in which Archie ardently defends his anti-gun control views on a TV editorial show, only to be held up by a pair of muggers wielding a gun when he leaves the station. The incident causes Archie to transform into a gun control advocate... Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "Lionel Steps Out" in which Lionel Jefferson takes Archie's niece out on the town (peeving Archie who believes whites and blacks don't mix), and "Mike's Appendix" in which Archie and Gloria fight over the credentials of female doctors when Mike is forced to have an emergency appendectomy...
Below is a list of episodes included on the All In The Family (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 38 (Archie and the Editorial)
Episode 39 (Archie's Fraud)
Episode 40 (The Threat)
Episode 41 (Gloria and the Riddle)
Episode 42 (Lionel Steps Out)
Episode 43 (Edith Flips Her Whig)
Episode 44 (The Bunkers and the Swingers)
Episode 45 (Mike Comes Into Money)
Episode 46 (Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 1)
Episode 47 (Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 2)
Episode 48 (The Locket)
Episode 49 (Mike's Appendix)
Episode 50 (Edith's Winning Ticket)
Episode 51 (Archie and the Bowling Team)
Episode 52 (Archie in the Hospital)
Episode 53 (Oh Say Can You See)
Episode 54 (Archie Goes Too Far)
Episode 55 (Class Reunion)
Episode 56 (Hot Watch)
Episode 57 (Archie is Branded)
Episode 58 (Everybody Tells the Truth)
Episode 59 (Archie Learns His Lesson)
Episode 60 (Gloria, the Victim)
Episode 61 (The Battle of the Month)
The DVD Report
Carroll O'Connor plays the role of Archie Bunker, the titular head of the Bunker household. Loud and crass, Archie freely dispenses his bigoted remarks and ignorant comments from the living room of his Queens, New York home. Joining Archie is his loving and ditsy wife Edith (Jean Stapelton), his beautiful and progressive daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers), and her ultra-liberal husband Mike (Rob Reiner) whom Archie refers to as "Meathead". As Gloria and Mike's modern ideas clash with Archie's old school beliefs, all hell breaks loose in the Bunker household, but the Bunkers don't spend all their time arguing as they're inevitably held together by the immutable bond of love...
The All In The Family (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere "Archie and the Editorial" in which Archie ardently defends his anti-gun control views on a TV editorial show, only to be held up by a pair of muggers wielding a gun when he leaves the station. The incident causes Archie to transform into a gun control advocate... Other notable episodes from Season 3 include "Lionel Steps Out" in which Lionel Jefferson takes Archie's niece out on the town (peeving Archie who believes whites and blacks don't mix), and "Mike's Appendix" in which Archie and Gloria fight over the credentials of female doctors when Mike is forced to have an emergency appendectomy...
Below is a list of episodes included on the All In The Family (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 38 (Archie and the Editorial)
Episode 39 (Archie's Fraud)
Episode 40 (The Threat)
Episode 41 (Gloria and the Riddle)
Episode 42 (Lionel Steps Out)
Episode 43 (Edith Flips Her Whig)
Episode 44 (The Bunkers and the Swingers)
Episode 45 (Mike Comes Into Money)
Episode 46 (Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 1)
Episode 47 (Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding: Part 2)
Episode 48 (The Locket)
Episode 49 (Mike's Appendix)
Episode 50 (Edith's Winning Ticket)
Episode 51 (Archie and the Bowling Team)
Episode 52 (Archie in the Hospital)
Episode 53 (Oh Say Can You See)
Episode 54 (Archie Goes Too Far)
Episode 55 (Class Reunion)
Episode 56 (Hot Watch)
Episode 57 (Archie is Branded)
Episode 58 (Everybody Tells the Truth)
Episode 59 (Archie Learns His Lesson)
Episode 60 (Gloria, the Victim)
Episode 61 (The Battle of the Month)
The DVD Report
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Published 3 months ago by gwcahill
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Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again..
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Published on December 23, 2009 by Green Manalishi
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season three of the best show ever on television
All In The Family: The Complete Third Season has all twenty-four episodes from the third season of this hilarious yet socially relevant television series. Read more
Published on June 2, 2009 by Matthew G. Sherwin
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Amazing.
All in the Family - The Complete Third Season is the best season of this naughty, groundbreaking show. My fave episode from season 3 is called Gloria, The Victim. Read more
Published on January 29, 2009 by ADRIENNE MILLER
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All In The Family
Always loved this show when it was on TV.
Watching it again is great.
Watching it again is great.
Published on January 10, 2009 by Carol L. Karlin
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This season was so damn funny!
I love this season. IMO they are all funyy until they hit season 5! This one was classic like the 2 before it. Read more
Published on December 12, 2008 by BreezyKore
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Nixon's been re-elected, and Archie, Edith, Gloria and Mike just keep...
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Published on July 25, 2008 by DonkeyKongFan91
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All In the Family, Season 3
This is a show I grew up with, in more innocent times. In spite of being terribly politically incorrect, it's funny and amusing. Read more
Published on June 23, 2008 by J. Whaley
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funny and Perfect for everydayday topics
Even though these shows were made in the late 60's and early 70's it touches upon subjects that now a days people and other shows are afraid to even touch let alone mention. Read more
Published on March 27, 2008 by Carleen Gleckler
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dvd does not allow continuous play
This DVD is set up to require that the viewer select each episode before it plays. There is no way to make episode 2 play when episode one is over unless you stop whatever you are... Read more
Published on January 11, 2008 by jessica
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