Name: All's Fair
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1976-09-20
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Richard Crenna, Bernadette Peters, Jack Dodson, Lee Chamberlin

A 50-year-old conservative columnist falls for a 22-year-old liberal photographer. Norman Lear does enemies-to-lovers before it was cool.

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political sparringMay-December chaos70s sitcom energy

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30 min

Season 1 • Episode 24

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Charley's Father

May 30, 1977

Overview

Comedy

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy

Content warning

washington dc, usa sitcom dating photographer age difference conservatism

political polarization in relationshipsgenerational conflictcompromise vs. convictionthe personal is political

Standout Aspects

Acting

Bernadette Peters' breakout TV role—she's magnetic

Writing

Rapid-fire ideological banter that still lands

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Creators

Norman Lear, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Rod Parker

First AiredSep 20, 1976

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons1·Episodes24

Top Cast

Richard Crenna

Bernadette Peters

Charlotte 'Charley' Drake

Jack Dodson

Lee Chamberlin

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Cultural

Lear created this immediately after All in the Family, trying to prove he could do romantic comedy with the same political teeth.

Trivia

CBS buried it against Happy Days and Welcome Back, Kotter—network executives later admitted they wanted it to fail.

ALL'S FAIR opening credits CBS sitcom

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All's Fair (1976)