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Throwback Thursday: “Gloria” (1984)

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I think we can all agree that “Gloria” is the least remembered of the “All in the Family” sequels. It ran for a single season on CBS in 1984. I seem to remember it leaning a little too far into melodrama, and too little into the over-the-top antics of “Archie Bunker.” (Nobody I knew ever called “All in the Family” by its proper title back in the day; the kids just called the show “Archie Bunker.”)

Anyway, the opening theme here is such an odd little 80’s chestnut that I couldn’t resist sharing it.

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Throwback Thursday: the Opening and Closing Credits for “All in the Family” (1971 – 1979)

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“All in the Family” (1971 – 1979) was an institution when I grew up. Even if you were a really young kid, you knew it was a pretty big part of the zeitgeist.

Both the opening and closing credits were filmed in Glendale, Queens. It probably didn’t look very different from Woodhaven, Queens, where I was a baby — though I obviously remember very little of that.

One of the show’s fans actually visited Glendale last year and found the house where the Bunkers were supposed to have lived. (The house’s fictional location was Astoria.) The guy posted a pretty neat video of his visit; you can find it right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knUS6X36gkE

The neighborhood actually looks a lot nicer (and greener!) than it did back in the 1970’s. But I guess that’s probably true about a lot of places around New York City.