Thursday, May 23, 2013

'All in the Family' Cast Re-creates Their Theme Song for Modern Day Values

This clip was never broadcast, only the folks at the taping that night got to see this. The cast of All In The Family, in response to the 1975 'family hour' rule that forced the series to move to another night and a later hour, performed their signature theme song with pointed new lyrics that would never have met the stricter broadcast standards of the time. They were exaggerating about how depraved TV had become in 1975 but the tune could have easily been written about today's broadcast television...

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