All in the Family

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Season 9
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 12, 1971
Season #: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. zkonedog
    Mar 5, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ninth and ultimately final season of All In The Family is sort of a conundrum. On one hand, the entire season is weak compared to earlier efforts. However, at the same time, by this point in the show the main characters (Archie & Edith) are so well-developed that just their presence alone is often enough to carry episodes.

    The main problem with Season Nine is the absence of Mike ("Meathead") & Gloria Stivic, now gone to California with grandson Joey. Both characters only appear in one special Christmas episode. Thus, long gone are the staple Michael/Archie arguments that comprised the bulk of the show's humor.

    As a result, this season is as much (if not more) a drama than a comedy. The inclusion of little Stephanie adds some heartfelt moments, while Archie is given more of a "heart" than ever before. I really have to give credit to show creator Norman Lear in this respect. He knew that comedy is fleeting, so he slowly transformed AITF into more of a dramatic program that really allowed it to survive for 3-4 decent seasons once the gut-busting had run dry.

    It is a little disappointing that this wonderful show wasn't given the send-off it deserved. The final scene is touching, but that whole episode should have been an AITF celebration, not a stand-alone plot.

    Overall, this is a decent season that does add some significant wrinkles to the show and its history. Clearly, the writers were in uncharted territory with the major casting changes, but they still managed to coast to a pretty good final season. Enough so that the sequel "Archie Bunker's Place" actually seems like a decent proposition for viewing.    … Expand