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All in the Family - The Complete Second...
Episodes Disc Two
– “The Blockbuster”, “The Insurance Cancelled”, “Christmas Day At
The Bunkers”, “The Man In The Street”, “Cousin Maude’s Visit”, “Edith’s
Problem”, “The Elevator Story”, “Archie And The FBI”
Episode
Disc Three – “ Archie Sees A Mugging”, “Mike’s Mysterious Son”,
“Archie And Edith Alone”, “Edith Gets A Mink”, “Sammy’s Visit”,
“Edith, The Judge”, “Archie Is Jealous”, “Maude”
Stars:
Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, and Sally Struthers
Gust
Stars: Mike Evans, Isabel Sanford, Cleavon Little, Demond Wilson, David Soul,
Beatrice Arthur, Roscoe Lee Brown, and Sammy Davis, Junior
Writers:
Norman Lear, Bernie West, Burt Styler, Philip Mishkin, Rob Reiner, Lee Kalcheim,
Paul Wayne, Michael Ross, Tom August, Helen August, Alan J. Levitt, Don Nicholl,
Paul Harrison, Steve Zacharias, Susan Harris, Warren Murray, Tina Pine, Les
Pine, David Pollock, Ellias Davis, Bill Dana and Rod Parker
Developed
And Produced By: Norman Lear
Based
On “Till Death Us Do Part”
Created
By: Johnny Speight
Director:
John Rich
Approximate
Episode Length: 26 minutes/Total: 528 minutes
Languages:
English Monaural
Subtitles:
English Captions and Closed Captions and Spanish Language Subtitles
Packaging:
3-Disc Digipack Gatefold Within A Cardboard Slipcase
Sound:
Monaural Sound
Year
of Television Broadcast: 1971-1972/DVD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
TV
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
The
second season of “All in The Family” has arrived with all 24 episodes spread
across three dual layered discs and an episode guide insert, which details a
synopsis for each show as well as a list of the Emmy and Golden Globe Awards the
series garnered in 1972. Among the impressive credits the second season of
“All In The Family” garnered are 1972 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy
Series, Outstanding Performance Awards for Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton,
and Sally Struthers, as well as Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series
– Musical or Comedy and Actress – Musical or Comedy: Jean Stapleton.
Season
two of “All In The Family” lead to the first of many spin-offs that would
develop from the series entitled “Maude,” which starred Beatrice Arthur (The
Golden Girls), who made two guest appearances that include “Cousin Maude’s
Visit” and the second season finale that also serves as the series pilot for
“Maude” and not surprisingly serves as the title for the series finale.
“Maude” would eventually lead to the spin-off “Good
Times,” which has also been released on DVD along with the second season
of “Sanford And Son.”
Other
noteworthy episodes in the second season set include “Flashback: Mike Meets
Archie”, “Edith Writes A Song”, “Christmas Day At The Bunkers”, “The
Elevator Story”, and “Sammy’s Visit.”
The
approximate running time for each episode of the second season of “All In The
Family” is about 25 to 26-minutes. Each episode is presented in the (1.33:1)
aspect ratio of their original television broadcast with English Two-Channel
Monaural Sound and English Captions and Closed Captions for the hearing impaired
and Spanish Language Subtitles encoded onto each DVD. The menus are standard
interactive still frames that are easy to navigate. The photo on the cover of
the packaging appears on the main menu and none of the episodes offer any scene
selections, which might be a bit of a drag for those wanting to skip through
opening credits and whatnot fast. The picture quality is not crystal clear, but
it is not because of the DVD mastering. I think it is simply that available
videotaped masters used were probably the best available, but over 30 years they
have developed some grain. The English Monaural Soundtrack is clear throughout
with no annoying hissing.
There
are no extra features at all and the set comes in a three-disc Digipack gatefold
within a glossy cardboard slipcase. Television collector’s can purchase “All
In The Family: The Complete Second Season” courtesy of Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment now by simply visiting the direct buying link above this review or
at other retailers on and offline.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.