the show was filmed at cbs television city in hollywood from 1971 to 1975 and then was filmed at metromedia square also in hollywood, from 1975 to 1979. tandem productions was the company that produced the show. norman lear and bud yorkin created the company. norman lear wanted the show to be made in black and white but cbs would not let him. the furniture in the show did not have many colors in them this was because norman lear wanted the people watching the show to make it feel like they were looking at family photos. "all in the family" was the first american sitcom to be recorded in front of a live audience. each episode is 25 or 26 minutes long. cbs had a warning before each episode to warn the people watching that controversial topics would be talked about on the show, but they did it too make people laugh. cbs did this so people would know before the show started if they were going to be offended by what was on the show. rob reiner and sally struthers played michael and gloria instead and the first episode was put on television on january 12, 1971.