this was the last pilot and it would be two years until the first episode of the "all in the family" was made. both of the pilot episodes were never put on television. abc did not like the show because they thought it was too controversial and because another show, "turn-on" was ended after one episode. they also thought that the people who watch abc would not like archie bunker. norman lear and bud yorkin took back the screenplay and thought about making a movie with "all in the family" and not a show because norman and bud has made good movies. norman lear had a meeting with united artists about making movies and bud had a meeting with cbs. cbs thought about getting "all in the family" back. norman lear and bud yorkin agreed to make 13 episodes for the first season and cbs bought the show back.