Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)

Name: Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)
Released: 1971-01-26
Rating: 9
Cast: George Furth, Salem Ludwig, Mike Evans, Richard Stahl

Series: All in the Family

Season: Season 1

Episode Number: 3

Air Date: 01/26/1971

Duration: 25 min

Archie is convinced he'll collect a large settlement from a petty traffic accident if a Jewish lawyer handles the case. The stylistic minimalism of the Bunkers' sparsely furnished set is on full display in this early episode. According to director John Rich, who grew up not far from Archie's neighbood, the Spartan look of the Bunkers' living room deco was achieved as a result of painstaking efforts. The director remembers personally supervising the cracking of windows and repainting of walls to give the place a run-down, lived-in look. "I told the set designers to take all the color out of it," remembers Rich. "Norman and I wanted to do the show in black and white, but CBS nearly went into a coma. So we decided to do the next best thing and shoot the entire show in muted sepia tones."

★ 9 / 10 (2 votes)