The Best of All in the Family

Henry Fonda hosts this show of clips from the first 100 episodes.

This is good collection of many great moments of the best years of the show. Fonda starts off by saying it tackled many subjects such as menopause, bigotry, rape, cancer and adds "Sounds like a fun show doesn't it? And we all know it is" There is also a great beginning with Norman Lear introducing the four main cast members and we see them out of character and taking bows. O'Connor and Stapleton also sing the theme song live on the stage. The clips are well chosen to show Archie's bigotry. Edith's simple and good heart , Mike's problems and Gloria's growth.

This retrospective doesn't contain one scene, or even a verbal reference, from the pilot episode. That didn't make much sense. The pilot was integral to the series, establishing all four characters right from the start. Henry Fonda as the host was OK. It might have been more effective if the host had been an actor who had also appeared on the show. There's nothing wrong with the clips that are included, but some good stuff was left out.

I like Mike & Gloria. But, sometimes their bickering can be annoying. I don't place the scenes of them picked arguing as series best. Other than that the episode was a pure treat. Nice touch having Henry Fonda narrate.