45th anniversary of 'All in the Family'

Published January 11, 2016 2:59pm EST

All in the Family debuted CBS on January 12, 1971. It ran until April 8, 1979. It starred Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers. The show was groundbreaking and centers around a working-class family from Queens and its bigoted father in a changing world. Watch the theme song below: