First of all, the type of humor that was used in each show was very different. While "All in the Family" used a lot of silly humor, "Everybody Loves Raymond" uses primarily sarcastic humor. In "All in the Family", the wife is the perfect example of this silly humor. She is portrayed as a ditz and frequently says funny and silly things. This brings me to my next difference between the two comedies. In each show, each wife plays a different role, which I believe is attributed to the time period of the show. While the wife in "All in the Family" is a silly, naïve individual, the wife in "Everybody Loves Raymond" reflects a modern wife that pushes her own weight around in the family. The wife in "Everybody Loves Raymond" is smarter, and even does much of the picking on of the husband. Some other differences included the topics of discussion and focus within the shows. In "Everybody Loves Raymond", as well as other modern shows, there is little focus on worldly or controversial issues, as opposed to "All in the Family" which decided to focus on more serious issues such as the issue of homosexuality.
There were also many similarities within the two shows as well. In each show, the father seems to be the character that gets into many of the problems and gets picked on frequently. In "All in the Family", Archie was the character that was the most close-minded and everyone in the family seemed to call him out on it. Another similarity that the two shows share is the focus on issues that are between the family. In "All in the Family" there were minor disputes between the family that would sometimes be the focus of the show, and this is very typical of modern shows as well.
All in all, "All in the Family" had many differences and similarities to modern family-based sitcoms. The main differences were in the issues of focus, roles of the wives, and the types of humor. Everything else seemed to compare to modern family-based sitcoms.
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