Reality
Norman Lear is the creator and producer of All in the Family who read a Variety about the British show Till Death Us Do Part – and it immediately reminded him of his relationship with his dad. So he put pen to paper and All in the Family was brought to life.
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Regulation Attempts
While Norman Lear was developing the first 13 episodes, CBS kept sending him memos – instructing him on what he could and couldn’t use on the show. CBS were looking for something “edgy” but not all that edgy. However Lear ignored each and every memo – thank goodness for that.
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