Talk:Edith's 50th Birthday/@comment-25357668-20140828062111

I've also watched most of the All in the Family episodes through TV land and other channels, although I was a bit older than a child (around 13) when I watched them. I have to say, I don't know why you put a serious and famous episode about sexual assault on a creepypasta forum. Yes, the episode was disturbing, it was about rape after all, but there was nothing "creepy" about that episode. All in the Family was famous for mixing serious drama with comedy. Remember the episode when Gloria had a miscarriage? There were a ton of jokes and laughter throughout that episode. I encourage you to watch Edith's 50th Birthday over again, because you'll notice that the audience DOES feel very uncomfortable during the attempted rape scene. The audience only laughed in small bursts throughout the scene because they were SUPPOSED to laugh, Edith was cracking jokes during the scene, and the audience had been trained for 8 seasons to laugh at Edith's jokes. I think the episode handled the drama associated with the violent crime of sexual assault very well, and of course Jean Stapleton's acting throughout the episode was superb. I really wish you would watch the episode over again, and you'll see that the feelings you have for the episode are simply a result of childhood over-dramatization.