‘All In The Family’…A Rare Shot On The Set

On June 23, 2014 - TV History

‘All In The Family’…A Rare Shot On The Set

Oddly, there are very few pictures of this show in production and this is one I just recently found. I think this is from the first or second season which came from CBS Television City Studio 31. Starting with season three, the show began to alternate between studios 31 and 41. The cameras are early Norelco PC60s as you can tell by the original zoom servo cable on the side of the camera on the left, and the double cables on the other. Enjoy and share!

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22 Comments

  1. William David French Jr June 28, 2014

    It’s hard to believe that this great set is not in a museum even though it survives.

  2. Anthony DeFonzo June 25, 2014

    I think those peds are in use at 57th street.

  3. Michael Brittain June 24, 2014

    My boss was the Production Designer: Don Roberts. Many days on that set. Still have the original wall paper!

  4. Charlie Huntley June 24, 2014

    Where’s Hector ?

  5. James Shea June 24, 2014

    I understand that CBS electronically upgraded their PC-60s to PC-70s using a kit provided by Norelco, though the dual cables and rear tally lights remained. Also, CBS developed enhancements to the PC-60/PC-70 that it sold through its CBS Laboratories division.

  6. Pat Dillon-Thomas June 24, 2014

    Amazing..thankyou for sharing…

  7. Bob Sewvello June 24, 2014

    Serge, Our family had a screen larger than that. Norman Lear liked to see the actor’s faces. That’s also why camera four is so deep into the set.

  8. Ron Koms June 24, 2014

    Great picture! Wow, Sid Caesar workin the camera…

  9. Peter Damski June 23, 2014

    Are they EV-643’s? Dynamic shotguns!!

  10. Jerry Murphy June 23, 2014

    Looks like from the 1st season…given the color Sally’s hair.

  11. Michael Rizzolo June 23, 2014

    Boom in the shot.

  12. Jim Suthard June 23, 2014

    Saw it in production when @ Metromedia Square in the late 1970s.

  13. Dale Warshaw June 23, 2014

    What a fantastic shot! Thank you for sharing!

  14. Geoffrey DeVoe June 23, 2014

    … those were the days! 😉

  15. Erma Mccarroll June 23, 2014

    Crazy show but I liked it.

  16. Scotty Glickman June 23, 2014

    Got to work that show in 1976 when it shot at Metromedia.

  17. Dan Andresen June 23, 2014

    How well I remember the era…..

  18. Todd Weiss June 23, 2014

    This was one of the greatest shows of its time and mine and my dad’s favorite !!!! Thank you for posting this iconic shot of our one of our favorite shows .

  19. Gustavo Brasil June 23, 2014

    …maybe it was a rehearsal.

  20. Gustavo Brasil June 23, 2014

    Couldn’t help noticing the strange camera position

  21. Bob Sewvello June 23, 2014

    Camera pedestals sure have come along way!

  22. Bob Sewvello June 23, 2014

    I listened to an interview of a CBS cameraman on the Emmy Legends website. He mentioned that Norman Lear always wanted tight close ups.