Lucille Ball Hated All In The Family saying it is 'anti-American' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

USATVFAN · 12-11-2011, 11:31 AM

Lucille Ball did not like All In The Family either. She HATED 'All in the Family', saying it was anti-American, she was not happy that CBS would put a show like AIITF on the air especially the same channel as her own show(Here Lucy) was on at the time.

http://www.allinthefamilysit.com/pre...08012000.shtml
Lucille Ball’s take on the series -- "After the first show... ‘How awful. How could they put anything like this on the air, particularly at CBS, my station?’"

Coffeecup · 12-11-2011, 12:26 PM

I know she liked Three's Company and she did a highlight type show about it. She preferred pratfall type shows. I preferred All in the Family to Three's company.

Brian Damage · 12-11-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffeecup

I know she liked Three's Company and she did a highlight type show about it. She preferred pratfall type shows. I preferred All in the Family to Three's company.

Agreed

OH Nuts! · 12-12-2011, 10:08 PM

Well, I really like Lucy, but I also heard she could be a prude (on top of being a control freak,) I just accept the bad with the good with someone as vastly talented as her. And she certainly had her plusses BUT....

MILLIONS of people adore AITF, so too bad it snapped Lucy's girdle. The solution is (was?) simple: don't watch it!

I too agree, AITF trumps Three's Co. anyday.

USATVFAN · 12-12-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Well, I really like Lucy, but I also heard she could be a prude (on top of being a control freak,) I just accept the bad with the good with someone as vastly talented as her. And she certainly had her plusses BUT....

MILLIONS of people adore AITF, so too bad it snapped Lucy's girdle. The solution is (was?) simple: don't watch it!

I too agree, AITF trumps Three's Co. anyday.

I can understand where Lucy is kind of getting at and I know that she like diffident type of Comedy and so that understandable that she may not not like this show. However I disagree that it's anti-American.

What I don't understand is Cosby criticism of the show. He act like to much of atwo goody two shoe.

TVFactFan · 12-13-2011, 03:45 PM

look at the era that Lucille Ball came from? So is it really any surprise that she had trouble getting into a show like AITF?

Mr. Television · 12-13-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

look at the era that Lucille Ball came from? So is it really any surprise that she had trouble getting into a show like AITF?

Yea and a lot of people felt that way after they saw the first show. Maybe her opinion changed after time.

TVFactFan · 12-13-2011, 05:03 PM

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Yea and a lot of people felt that way after they saw the first show. Maybe her opinion changed after time.

Probably because times changed from that first episode and she had no choice but to change with it

OH Nuts! · 12-13-2011, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by USATVFAN

I can understand where Lucy is kind of getting at and I know that she like diffident type of Comedy and so that understandable that she may not not like this show. However I disagree that it's anti-American.

What I don't understand is Cosby criticism of the show. He act like to much of atwo goody two shoe.

I don't understand his cricism either. Never thought he was all that anyways.

TVFactFan · 12-13-2011, 06:48 PM

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I don't understand his cricism either. Never thought he was all that anyways.

Come on, at the time the show aired you had a racist white man on air making fun of all races on top of black people not really being seen on TV yet. So yes he criticized it at the time because it was NEW and DIFFERENT.

Just like now I have trouble in 2011 getting used to female characters on a sitcom talking dirty but once more shows start including this type of language It won't be a big deal anymore

USATVFAN · 12-13-2011, 07:39 PM

It's just not All In The Family. Cosby Hate just about every single Television show that has ever aired that he is not in!! Bill Cosby does not like any Television Show that he not in. He hate just about every TV show that ever aired. The only show's that he likes are the ones that he is in. He doesn't like Three's company either.

Sophia's Wrinkles · 12-13-2011, 07:51 PM

Good Heavens, that was redundant.

MrCleveland · 12-13-2011, 08:18 PM

I do like BOTH Shows "I Love Lucy" and "All in the Family", but Ball's stardom was fadin' fast at the time! When AITF was on, she was in "Mame"! A Lot of people HATED the film, but I like it....

Coffeecup · 12-14-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Come on, at the time the show aired you had a racist white man on air making fun of all races on top of black people not really being seen on TV yet. So yes he criticized it at the time because it was NEW and DIFFERENT.

Just like now I have trouble in 2011 getting used to female characters on a sitcom talking dirty but once more shows start including this type of language It won't be a big deal anymore

I have to agree with you, I have trouble with the new shows on the air today. SOme I just wonder. did they say what I thought. I haven't seen much of Molly and MIke but what few times I have the mother Swoozie says things that I say Oh MY or yikes! The young people I work with are much more open about talking about things, I would squirm at saying.

TVFactFan · 12-14-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffeecup

I have to agree with you, I have trouble with the new shows on the air today. SOme I just wonder. did they say what I thought. I haven't seen much of Molly and MIke but what few times I have the mother Swoozie says things that I say Oh MY or yikes! The young people I work with are much more open about talking about things, I would squirm at saying.

I was watching 2 Broke Girls the other night and one of the girls said something looks like a "purple vagina"

LOL

Can you imagine Janet or Terri saying something like that on Three's Company or Gloria on All in the Family

12-11-2011, 11:31 AM	#1
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	Lucille Ball Hated All In The Family saying it is 'anti-American' Lucille Ball did not like All In The Family either. She HATED 'All in the Family', saying it was anti-American, she was not happy that CBS would put a show like AIITF on the air especially the same channel as her own show(Here Lucy) was on at the time. http://www.allinthefamilysit.com/pre...08012000.shtml Lucille Ball’s take on the series -- "After the first show... ‘How awful. How could they put anything like this on the air, particularly at CBS, my station?’"
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12-13-2011, 08:18 PM	#13
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12-11-2011, 12:26 PM	#2
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,181	I know she liked Three's Company and she did a highlight type show about it. She preferred pratfall type shows. I preferred All in the Family to Three's company.

12-12-2011, 10:08 PM	#4
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Well, I really like Lucy, but I also heard she could be a prude (on top of being a control freak,) I just accept the bad with the good with someone as vastly talented as her. And she certainly had her plusses BUT.... MILLIONS of people adore AITF, so too bad it snapped Lucy's girdle. The solution is (was?) simple: don't watch it! I too agree, AITF trumps Three's Co. anyday.

12-13-2011, 03:45 PM	#6
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,031	look at the era that Lucille Ball came from? So is it really any surprise that she had trouble getting into a show like AITF?

12-13-2011, 07:39 PM	#11
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	It's just not All In The Family. Cosby Hate just about every single Television show that has ever aired that he is not in!! Bill Cosby does not like any Television Show that he not in. He hate just about every TV show that ever aired. The only show's that he likes are the ones that he is in. He doesn't like Three's company either.

12-13-2011, 07:51 PM	#12
Sophia's Wrinkles Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 16, 2002 Posts: 460	Good Heavens, that was redundant.