all in the family is an american situation comedy that aired on cbs from 1971 to 1979. it is about a working class family who live in queens, new york city. the main character is archie bunker. the show deals with many controversial issues (including abortion and racism). the sitcom was created by norman lear and it was developed by lear and bud yorkin. it is based on the british sitcom "till death us do part" which was made by johnny speight. carroll o'connor, jean stapleton, sally struthers, rob reiner, and danielle brisebois are the main actors on the show.