The show saw TWO pilot pitches
Television shows have to pitch the pilot to all the major networks, in the hopes obviously, that they’ll get picked up. And of course, All in the Family did the same but they had three pilot episodes filmed. And two of the pilots were quickly turned down by ABC.
An iconic kissing sequence!
Archie Bunker, probably one of the biggest bigots on television, got kissed by Sammy Davis on the show. In fact, this interracial kissing scene actually pulled in the largest laugh of the show’s history. Mind-blowing!