47 Years Ago: The 200th Episode of “All in the Family” Marks a Milestone in TV History
"It’s funny to think about finding an answer to antisemitism in a half-century-old (oof!) #sitcom about the nation’s biggest lovable bigot.
And yet, back in 1971, the same year #RichardNixon made his infamous “#Jew Count” — demoting #Jewish employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics whom he accused of being part of a “Jewish cabal” out to get him — #NormanLear’s “#AllintheFamily” gave us a perfect clapback to #antisemitism.
If that wasn’t enough, it also offered a bit of wonderfully accurate #Orthodox Jewish representation.
It all happened in one scene in episode 11 of the hit sitcom’s second season, titled “The Man in the Street.”
https://www.kveller.com/when-all-in-the-family-tackled-antisemitism-with-the-best-yiddish-curse/
It’s funny to think about finding an answer to antisemitism in a half-century-old (oof!) sitcom about the nation’s biggest lovable bigot. And yet, back in 1971, the same year Richard Nixon made his infamous “Jew Count” — demoting Jewish employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics whom he accused of being part of a “Jewish […]
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