Nobody commenting here seems aware that this supposedly quintessential American show was originally a British sitcom running from 1966 to 1975, called 'Till death do us Part' and which was very controversial when first shown in the UK in the Sixties - in America it took several years before such issues could be aired. Perhaps the theme was universal though - bigots when exposed to rational thought are ridiculous. It never really took off here partly because with very few chnages sometimes the scripts were lifted from our version - you will see if you look at the credits for this show (on the tapes not on this database)that its origins and original writer here, Johnny Speight, were always credited.
In our version the layabout son in law was played by an actor called Tony Booth who's daughter Cherie married Tony Blair, who later because PM of the UK!
In our version the layabout son in law was played by an actor called Tony Booth who's daughter Cherie married Tony Blair, who later because PM of the UK!