The show Modern Family is similar to All in the Family in many more ways than just having the word family in the title. The older father character in Modern Family is very similar to Archie in All in the Family. He tends to be grumpy and scrutinizes the other characters. The gay son in Modern Family seems to have the same lack of approval type relationship with his father that Archie has with his son in law. Both fathers have son in laws, although in very different circumstances.
One major difference between Modern Family and All in the Family is that Modern Family shows three different related families all linked together, rather than one small family unit. This allows the show to display characters in very different familial situations. A big difference is also that there are kids on Modern Family, rather than all adult characters. Modern Family is also shot in a fake documentary style, while All in the Family is shot like a standard sitcom with a laugh track. Modern Family has to push issues much farther to make a point than All in the Family did, because society has become so desensitized. All in the Family did one episode about homosexuality, while it is a recurring theme on Modern Family due to two main characters being a gay married couple with a baby. Modern Family has had an episode very similar to the episode we watched of All in the Family, where the father suspects that one of his friends is gay because of his son’s intuition, but it is by far not the only time homosexuality is brought up. Modern Family also has the occasional crude moments, which would have been much more controversial at the time All in the Family was showing.
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