Product Details

• Actors: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Mike Evans
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: July 7, 1998
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767813545
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,175 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All In The Review, May 6, 2000

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"philengland" (Llanelli, Carmarthenshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Archie Meets Meathead/Sammy Takes Bunker Hill [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What a great box set. All In The Family has to be one of the cult comedy series of all time. This box set includes six great laughter packed episodes: Meet The Bunkers, Lionel Moves Into The Neighbourhood, Flashback:Mike Meets Archie, Sammy's Visit, Maude (featuring Beatrice Arthur)and The Very Moving Day. My favorite episode from these epsodes is Maude. I think Columbia Tristar HomeVideo should release some episodes of 'Maude' (which was a spin off from AITF).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "All in the Family" pilot and visits from Sammy and Maude, April 28, 2002

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archie Meets Meathead/Sammy Takes Bunker Hill [VHS] (VHS Tape)

With the passing of Carroll O'Connor this pair of "All in the Family" videotapes provides ample proof of why Archie Bunker is one of the most significant characters in television history. The first tape, "Archie Meets Meathead" finds the epic battle between Archie and his son-in-law Mike beginning in "Meet the Bunkers" (Episode #1, 12 January 1971), which was actually the third pilot episode shot for what would become the only television show to finish #1 in the Nielsen ratings five seasons in a row. "TV Guide" described this landmark episode as "A Lighthearted Look at Prejudice," and warned viewers that the sitcom was taking a giant step with this adult social satire. "Mike Meets Archie" (#18 16 October 1971) tells us in flashback of the first meeting between Archie and the then fully bearded Mike. This episode features Michael Conrad as Mike's Uncle. "Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood" (#8 2 March 1971) finds Mike enjoying Archie's discomfort when the Jeffersons move into the house next door.

One of the most memorable episodes of "All in the Family" was the appearance of Sammy Davis, Jr., which gives its title to the second video, "Sammy Takes Bunker Hill." In "Sammy's Visit" (#34 February 19 1972) Archie is making a little extra money driving a cab and when the entertainer leaves his briefcase behind he makes a unforgettable visit to 704 Hauser Street, lovingly preserved in a photograph. "Maude" (#37 March 11, 1972) finds Archie and Edith visiting her cousin Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur). The occasion is the wedding of Maude's daughter, but this is really the test pilot for the "Maude" spin-off that started on CBS in 1972. Finally, in "The Very Moving Day" (#111 September 8, 1975), Gloria's announcement that she is pregnant drives Mike and Archie to new heights of male ineptitude.

"All in the Family" is one of the most influential shows in television history, ushering in the era of relevant programming. Before AITF we had "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Gilligan's Island" and afterwards we had "M*A*S*H" and "Hill Street Blues." Norman Lear and his writers deserve credit, but so does the talented cast headed by O'Connor and Jean Stapleton. Every time I teach television, "Meet the Bunkers" is one of the shows that I always show to my students. Every show you enjoy today can be traced back to this significant pilot episode.