“All in the Family” (CBS, 1971-1979)
Through the lens of the blue-collar Bunker family in Queens, Norman Lear’s landmark sitcom beautifully and hilariously captured the turmoil of a changing America in the early 1970s. The show tackled politics, race relations, women’s liberation, social mores and other issues in a forum that allowed everyone to laugh at one another. Conservative Archie Bunker wore his bigotry and bias on his sleeve, but Carroll O’Connor’s performance made him human enough to be welcomed into America’s living rooms.