Norman Lear’s groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family, which ran on CBS for nine seasons between 1971 and 1979, almost didn’t make it on the air. Two pilots were shot and rejected by ABC before CBS stepped in and asked Lear to shoot a third one. Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton played the lead roles […] The post Why Rob Reiner Was Turned Down For the Original ‘All in the Family’ Pilot appeared first on VICE .