All in the Family vs. Full House

“All in the Family” is comparable to the well-known “Full House” television sitcom, in that they are both comedies based around a family environment. With this, both families have their own typical household conflicts, the after affects of the outside world, etc. Also, both focused on the character’s specific role they played i.e. the role as mother, sister, brother, etc. and most importantly, the leading father figures which shaped the premise of each show – Archie Bunker of “All in the Family” and “Full House” Danny Tanner.

Though easily comparable,  “All in the Family” is quite different since it brought many controversial issues in its episodes those being: sexuality, racism, religion, political belief standpoints, etc. which made much more of an impact in society during the time period of the 1970s. “Full House” (1980s-1990s) on the other hand revolved mostly around the young children growing up whereas in the “All in the Family” the daughter of Archie Bunker was in fact already grown, so strong issues were care-free in their home. “Full House” held less of the apparent harsh controversies due to its much more loving and secured environment. Not only this, but the father figures varied since Archie was a World War II veteran, indeed prejudiced against those who were not citizens of America, politically conservative, and heterosexual, etc. whereas Danny was a widow, being much more contained, responsible, and a father who stresses of a respectable upbringing of a healthy no-cheating household for his three daughters.

“All in the Family” is pretty known for their use of language mostly spoken by the outspoken bigot, Archie. Some forms being, “…“fag” or homosexual, "hebe" for Jews, "spic" for Hispanics, "mick" for Irish…” In the episode "Judging Books by Covers" throughout the whole show, Archie takes Mike, his son-in-law’s, friend for a homosexual where he then states offensive racist comments to him and all other homosexuals in general. Although he was quite mistaken, “Full House” never came as close as expressing explicit language or racist comments such as Archie Bunker’s not only because Danny would never allow such vulgarities, but also since it was seen as the more “family-friendly” kind of show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_the_Family#Cultural_impact