Three Minutes
Back in 1975, CBS went ahead and cut episodes by three minutes in order to play more commercials. However Norman Lear absolutely hated this and offered CBS more money so that they could include all of the three minutes, but CBS still declined.
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Mickey Rooney almost starred in the show!
We just can’t picture anyone but Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker. So when we learned that the former child actor Mickey Rooney was offered the part, our heads spun! However he turned the part down as he believed “it was too controversial for TV”. Moreover, he didn’t think the show would even be successful – he was wrong.
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