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Revision as of 06:26, 28 January 2018
This is a listing of all of the episodes of the television sitcom All in the Family, which originally aired on CBS from 1971-79.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | Tied with | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||||
Pilots | 2 | 1968 | 1969 | — | — | — | |
1 | 13 | January 12, 1971 | April 6, 1971 | — | — | — | |
2 | 24 | September 18, 1971 | March 11, 1972 | 1 | 34.0 | — | |
3 | 24 | September 16, 1972 | March 24, 1973 | 1 | 33.3 | — | |
4 | 24 | September 15, 1973 | March 16, 1974 | 1 | 31.2 | — | |
5 | 23 | September 14, 1974 | March 8, 1975 | 1 | 30.2 | — | |
6 | 24 | September 8, 1975 | March 8, 1976 | 1 | 30.1 | — | |
7 | 25 | September 22, 1976 | March 12, 1977 | 12 | 22.9 | — | |
8 | 24 | October 2, 1977 | March 19, 1978 | 4 | 24.4 | 60 Minutes Charlie's Angels | |
9 | 24 | September 24, 1978 | April 8, 1979 | 9 | 24.9 | Taxi |
Episodes
Pilot episodes
Title | Original air date |
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"Justice for All" | 1968 |
"Those Were the Days" | 1969 |
Season 1 (1971)
Season 1 was recorded from December 1970 to March 1971.
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Meet the Bunkers" | John Rich | Norman Lear | January 12, 1971 | |
Archie and Edith (Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) come home from church early, interrupting the Stivics' (Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers) privacy. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Writing the President" | John Rich | Story by : Lee Erwin & Fred Freiberger Teleplay by : Paul Harrison & Lennie Weinrib and Norman Lear | January 19, 1971 | |
Since the Meathead wrote a letter to President Nixon about the current state of America, Archie decides to write one of his own. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Oh, My Aching Back" "Archie's Aching Back" | John Rich | Stanley Ralph Ross | January 26, 1971 | |
Archie hurts his back in an accident while in his cab, so he tries to find a Jewish lawyer in order to collect in a lawsuit. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Archie Gives Blood" | John Rich | Norman Lear | February 2, 1971 | |
Archie questions who might receive some of his blood at a blood bank, thinking that different races have different blood. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Judging Books by Covers" | John Rich | Burt Styler and Norman Lear | February 9, 1971 | |
Archie learns about judging people after declaring a friend of the Stivics' (Anthony Geary) to be gay. Archie is surprised to find out that one of his friends is gay. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Gloria's Pregnancy" "Gloria Has a Belly Full" | John Rich | Jerry Mayer | February 16, 1971 | |
The Stivics start looking for an apartment after Gloria reveals her pregnancy, making Archie furious. She has a miscarriage. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit" | John Rich | Story by : Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner Teleplay by : Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner and Don Nicholl & Bryan Joseph | February 23, 1971 | |
Mike's friends - an unmarried couple - plan to share a sleeping bag in the Bunker home, over Archie's objections. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood" | John Rich | Don Nicholl & Bryan Joseph | March 2, 1971 | |
Archie is not happy that a black family is moving into the neighborhood. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Edith Has Jury Duty" | John Rich | Story by : Susan Harris Teleplay by : Susan Harris and Don Nicholl & Bryan Joseph | March 9, 1971 | |
Edith goes on jury duty for a murder trial. Archie is very unhappy at her not being at home. She alone thinks that the accused is not guilty, making the trial last longer. It turns out that she is correct, when the person who actually committed the crime confessed to it. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Archie Is Worried About His Job" | John Rich | Story by : William Bickley, Jr. Teleplay by : Norman Lear and Don Nicholl & Bryan Joseph | March 16, 1971 | |
11 | 11 | "Gloria Discovers Women's Lib" | John Rich | Norman Lear and Sandy Stern | March 23, 1971 | |
As a supporter of women's lib, Gloria accuses Mike of chauvinism and storms out of the house. She comes back and they make up. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Success Story" | John Rich | Burt Styler | March 30, 1971 | |
An old World War II buddy of Archie's visits the Bunkers, only for his wealth to be the subject of another debate between Archie and the Meathead. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "The First and Last Supper" | John Rich | Jerry Mayer | April 6, 1971 | |
Just as Archie is campaigning to keep black families out of the neighborhood, Edith accepts a dinner invitation from the Jeffersons. |
Season 2 (1971–72)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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14 | 1 | "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" | John Rich | Story by : Burt Styler Teleplay by : Burt Styler and Norman Lear | September 18, 1971 | |
Archie's freeloading cousin Oscar passes away during a visit and none of Archie's other relatives are willing to help with funeral expenses. | ||||||
15 | 2 | "Gloria Poses in the Nude" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear | September 25, 1971 | |
Archie and Mike have a difference of opinion over Mike's artist friend Szabo (David Soul) offering to paint Gloria in the nude. | ||||||
16 | 3 | "Archie and the Lock-up" | John Rich | Story by : Paul Wayne Teleplay by : Paul Wayne and Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 2, 1971 | |
Archie ends up in jail when he tries to save Mike and Lionel from trouble at a demonstration. A very young Tim Reid is in the jail with him. (uncredited). | ||||||
17 | 4 | "Edith Writes a Song" | John Rich | Lee Kalcheim | October 9, 1971 | |
Edith wants to spend money on having music composed for a song she wrote, but Archie wants to spend it on a gun for protection. | ||||||
18 | 5 | "Flashback: Mike Meets Archie" | John Rich | Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner | October 16, 1971 | |
Flashbacks show the first meeting between Archie and the Meathead. | ||||||
19 | 6 | "The Election Story" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 30, 1971 | |
Archie intends to vote in the local elections just for his candidate to beat Mike and Gloria's. | ||||||
20 | 7 | "Edith's Accident" | John Rich | Story by : Tom & Helen August Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West | November 6, 1971 | |
Edith has an accident with a car (involving a can of cling peaches in heavy syrup) and leaves a note for the owner, a Catholic clergyman, which doesn't sit well for Archie on both counts. | ||||||
21 | 8 | "The Blockbuster" | John Rich | Story by : Alan J. Levitt Teleplay by : Alan J. Levitt and Philip Mishkin | November 13, 1971 | |
A black realtor (Thalmus Rasulala, credited as Jack Crowder) offers Archie $35,000 to sell the house. Lionel refers to him as an Oreo cookie, "black on the outside and white on the inside." | ||||||
22 | 9 | "Mike's Problem" | John Rich | Story by : Austin & Irma Kalish Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West and Austin & Irma Kalish | November 20, 1971 | |
Mike has become impotent due to anxiety over his final exams, so he goes to Archie for advice. | ||||||
23 | 10 | "The Insurance Is Canceled" | John Rich | Lee Kalcheim | November 27, 1971 | |
As if it weren't bad enough that the Bunkers' insurance has been canceled, Archie has to choose which of three men at work must be fired. | ||||||
24 | 11 | "The Man in the Street" | John Rich | Story by : Paul Harrison & Lennie Weinrib Teleplay by : Don Nicholl and Paul Harrison & Lennie Weinrib | December 4, 1971 | |
The Bunkers' TV goes out just as Archie is preparing to see his "man in the street" interview about his political beliefs. | ||||||
25 | 12 | "Cousin Maude's Visit" | John Rich | Story by : Philip Mishkin Teleplay by : Philip Mishkin and Michael Ross & Bernie West | December 11, 1971 | |
Edith's cousin Maude (Bea Arthur) stops by the Bunker house when there's a bout with the flu and clashes with Archie. In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[3] | ||||||
26 | 13 | "Christmas Day at the Bunkers'" | John Rich | Don Nicholl | December 18, 1971 | |
Archie is not feeling happy at Christmas due to a mistake at work that cost him his bonus. | ||||||
27 | 14 | "The Elevator Story" | John Rich | Alan J. Levitt | January 1, 1972 | |
Archie gets stuck in an elevator with a black lawyer, a ditzy secretary and a Puerto Rican janitor whose wife is about to give birth. | ||||||
28 | 15 | "Edith's Problem" | John Rich | Story by : Burt Styler and Steve Zacharias Teleplay by : Burt Styler | January 8, 1972[a] | |
Edith goes through menopause, making it hard for Archie to be understanding. | ||||||
29 | 16 | "Archie and the FBI" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West and Susan Harris | January 15, 1972 | |
Archie thinks a co-worker is guilty of something after an FBI agent asks questions. | ||||||
30 | 17 | "Mike's Mysterious Son" | John Rich | Warren S. Murray | January 22, 1972 | |
A woman leaves her son with the Bunkers claiming that Mike is his father. | ||||||
31 | 18 | "Archie Sees a Mugging" | John Rich | Story by : Henry Garson Teleplay by : Philip Mishkin and Don Nicholl | January 29, 1972 | |
Archie witnesses a mugging and gets himself in trouble with the victim, the police and the mob. | ||||||
32 | 19 | "Archie and Edith, Alone" | John Rich | Story by : Tina & Les Pine Teleplay by : Lee Kalcheim and Michael Ross & Bernie West | February 5, 1972 | |
With Mike and Gloria out, an argument leads to Edith giving Archie the cold shoulder. | ||||||
33 | 20 | "Edith Gets a Mink" | John Rich | Story by : David Pollock & Elias Davis Teleplay by : David Pollock & Elias Davis and Don Nicholl | February 12, 1972 | |
Archie is angry with Edith for accepting a mink cape from her cousin, then has a change of heart when the fur gets ruined at the cleaners. | ||||||
34 | 21 | "Sammy's Visit" | John Rich | Bill Dana | February 19, 1972[b] | |
The Bunkers have the honor of Sammy Davis, Jr. visiting their home to retrieve a briefcase he accidentally left in Archie's cab. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #13 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[5] | ||||||
35 | 22 | "Edith the Judge" | John Rich | Lee Kalcheim | February 26, 1972 | |
The owner of a laundromat accuses Archie of overloading one of the washing machines and it's up to Edith to resolve the issue. | ||||||
36 | 23 | "Archie Is Jealous" | John Rich | Rod Parker | March 4, 1972 | |
Archie is furious that Mike and Gloria spent a weekend together before they were married, but that's nothing compared to what Edith tells him. | ||||||
37 | 24 | "Maude" | John Rich | Rod Parker | March 11, 1972 | |
The daughter of Edith's cousin Maude is about to enter a mixed marriage. This episode serves as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Maude. |
Season 3 (1972–73)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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38 | 1 | "Archie and the Editorial" | Norman Campbell | Story by : George Bloom Teleplay by : George Bloom and Don Nicholl | September 16, 1972 | |
Archie goes on television to protest an editorial in favor of gun control, then faces the consequences for opening his big mouth. | ||||||
39 | 2 | "Archie's Fraud" | Norman Campbell | Michael Ross & Bernie West | September 23, 1972 | |
Archie tries to get out of paying the IRS for driving Munson's cab. | ||||||
40 | 3 | "The Threat" | John Rich | Story by : Bill Manhoff and Lila Garrett & Michael Elias Teleplay by : Lila Garrett & Michael Elias | September 30, 1972 | |
Archie says his friend's wife flirted with him during an overnight visit. | ||||||
41 | 4 | "Gloria and the Riddle" | Bob La Hendro and Robert H. Livingston | Don Nicholl | October 7, 1972 | |
Gloria presents a riddle to prove Archie and Mike's chauvinism, and it's Edith who provides the answer. | ||||||
42 | 5 | "Lionel Steps Out" | John Rich | Story by : Terry Ryan and Michael Ross & Bernie West Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 14, 1972 | |
Archie is furious when his niece goes out with Lionel. | ||||||
43 | 6 | "Edith Flips Her Wig" | Hal Cooper | Sam Locke & Olga Vallance and Don Nicholl | October 21, 1972 | |
When Edith gets arrested for shoplifting, she thinks she inherited her aunt's kleptomania. | ||||||
44 | 7 | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Norman Lear Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West and Lee Kalcheim | October 28, 1972[c] | |
Edith unwittingly answers an ad placed by a swinging couple, who happen to have an interest in wife-swapping. | ||||||
45 | 8 | "Mike Comes Into Money" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | November 4, 1972 | |
Archie gets upset when Mike donates money he recently inherited towards George McGovern's presidential campaign instead of contributing towards his room and board. | ||||||
46 | 9 | "Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding - Part 1" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Rob Reiner & Philip Mishkin | November 11, 1972 | |
Flashbacks show the wedding of Mike and Gloria where Archie argues with Mike's uncle over how the ceremony should go. | ||||||
47 | 10 | "Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding - Part 2" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Rob Reiner & Philip Mishkin | November 18, 1972 | |
More flashbacks show the wedding of Mike and Gloria as an argument occurs over who should conduct the ceremony. | ||||||
48 | 11 | "Mike's Appendix" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Ross & Bernie West | December 2, 1972 | |
Mike has to choose between two doctors for an appendectomy, one of whom is a woman. | ||||||
49 | 12 | "Edith's Winning Ticket" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | December 9, 1972 | |
Archie is delighted that Edith has a winning lottery ticket, but is disappointed when she claims it belongs to Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford). | ||||||
50 | 13 | "Archie and the Bowling Team" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Don Nicholl Teleplay by : Allan Katz & Don Reo | December 16, 1972 | |
Archie competes with a black man for a position on his district's bowling team. | ||||||
51 | 14 | "The Locket" | Hal Cooper | Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx | December 23, 1972 | |
When an antique locket given to Edith by her grandmother goes missing, Archie plans an insurance scheme. | ||||||
52 | 15 | "Archie in the Hospital" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Stanley Ralph Ross and Martin Cohan Teleplay by : Don Nicholl | January 6, 1973 | |
Archie goes to the hospital for back pain and makes friends with a patient on the other side of the curtain in his room, who, unbeknownst to him, is black. | ||||||
53 | 16 | "Oh Say Can You See" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Jess Oppenheimer (credited as Joe Kerr) Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West | January 20, 1973 | |
Archie starts worrying about his age when he sees an old high school friend who looks 15 years younger. | ||||||
54 | 17 | "Archie Goes Too Far" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Austin & Irma Kalish | January 27, 1973 | |
While looking for a magazine, Archie finds a poem that Mike wrote to someone other than Gloria, bringing up the issue of invading one's privacy. | ||||||
55 | 18 | "Class Reunion" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Stanley Ralph Ross and Don Nicholl Teleplay by : Don Nicholl | February 10, 1973 | |
Archie accompanies Edith to her high school reunion when he learns her old boyfriend will be there. | ||||||
56 | 19 | "Hot Watch" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Sam Locke & Olga Vallance | February 17, 1973 | |
Archie buys a $300 watch for just $25, but Mike suspects the watch could have been stolen, making Archie an accomplice in a crime. | ||||||
57 | 20 | "Archie Is Branded" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Vincent Bogert | February 24, 1973 | |
Archie discovers a swastika painted on the front door and dismisses it as a prank, but Mike believes it's something far more serious. | ||||||
58 | 21 | "Everybody Tells the Truth" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | March 3, 1973 | |
Archie and the Meathead each have different accounts of what happened when the refrigerator broke down. | ||||||
59 | 22 | "Archie Learns His Lesson" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : John Christopher Strong III & Michael R. Stein Teleplay by : Michael Ross & Bernie West | March 10, 1973 | |
Archie attends night school to earn his diploma so he'll get a promotion and tries to keep a secret from Mike and Gloria. | ||||||
60 | 23 | "Gloria the Victim" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Austin & Irma Kalish and Don Nicholl | March 17, 1973 | |
Gloria is a victim of attempted rape and must decide whether to notify the police or keep quiet. | ||||||
61 | 24 | "The Battle of the Month" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Ross & Bernie West | March 24, 1973 | |
Edith and Gloria get into an argument over women's lib, forcing Archie and Mike to deal with the repercussions. |
Season 4 (1973–74)
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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62 | 1 | "We're Having a Heat Wave" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | September 15, 1973 | |
As the Bunkers go through a heat wave, Archie fumes even more upon learning a minority couple is moving into the neighborhood. | ||||||
63 | 2 | "We're Still Having a Heat Wave" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Ross and Bernie West | September 22, 1973 | |
While the heat wave goes on, Archie continues to be irritated by the Lorenzos. | ||||||
64 | 3 | "Edith Finds an Old Man" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Susan Harris Teleplay by : Michael Ross and Bernie West | September 29, 1973 | |
Archie is not happy with Edith permitting a nursing-home runaway to stay with them. | ||||||
65 | 4 | "Archie and the Kiss" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | John Rappaport | October 6, 1973 | |
Irene gives Gloria a statue of "The Kiss," which Archie finds filthy. | ||||||
66 | 5 | "Archie the Gambler" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Steve Zacharias and Michael Leeson Teleplay by : Michael Ross and Bernie West | October 13, 1973 | |
Suspicions are aroused when Archie comes home in a good mood bringing gifts for Edith and Gloria. | ||||||
67 | 6 | "Henry's Farewell" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | October 20, 1973 | |
The Bunkers and the Jeffersons have a farewell party for Henry, where Archie incites another argument. | ||||||
68 | 7 | "Archie and the Computer" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell and Don Nicholl | October 27, 1973 | |
A computer error keeps sending quarters to Edith and another declares Archie dead. | ||||||
69 | 8 | "The Games Bunkers Play" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Susan Perkis Haven and Dan Klein and Michael Ross and Bernie West Teleplay by : Michael Ross and Bernie West | November 3, 1973 | |
During a group therapy game, Mike gets offended by the honest opinions about him. | ||||||
70 | 9 | "Edith's Conversion" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Ray Taylor | November 10, 1973 | |
Archie is worried that Edith will convert when she befriends Irene's Catholic nun sister. | ||||||
71 | 10 | "Archie in the Cellar" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | November 17, 1973 | |
While the rest of the family is out for the weekend, Archie gets himself locked in the cellar. | ||||||
72 | 11 | "Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Morris | November 24, 1973 | |
Gloria acquires a black wig to change her look, and Mike thinks she looks better in it. | ||||||
73 | 12 | "Second Honeymoon" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Story by : Warren S. Murray Teleplay by : Warren S. Murray and Michael Ross & Bernie West | December 1, 1973 | |
Edith takes a reluctant Archie on a second honeymoon to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. | ||||||
74 | 13 | "The Taxi Caper" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Dennis Klein | December 8, 1973 | |
Archie is robbed in the cab, then agrees to drop the charges in return for a payoff, only to get in trouble with the police. | ||||||
75 | 14 | "Archie is Cursed" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | John Rappaport and Michael Ross & Bernie West | December 15, 1973 | |
Archie and Irene play a game of pool to settle an argument, then Archie makes a remark that leads to Frank putting a curse on him. | ||||||
76 | 15 | "Edith's Christmas Story" | John Rich | Story by : Austin & Irma Kalish Teleplay by : Austin & Irma Kalish and Don Nicholl | December 22, 1973 | |
Edith tries to get in on the joy of Christmas even though she has a lump in her breast. | ||||||
77 | 16 | "Mike and Gloria Mix it Up" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | January 5, 1974 | |
Mike and Gloria disagree over who should be the aggressor in their marriage. | ||||||
78 | 17 | "Archie Feels Left Out" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Paul Lichtman & Howard Storm and Don Nicholl | January 12, 1974 | |
Archie mopes about his age on his 50th birthday. | ||||||
79 | 18 | "Et Tu, Archie" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Mickey Rose & Lila Garrett | January 26, 1974 | |
Archie worries that an old friend whose job he took is planning to get it back. | ||||||
80 | 19 | "Gloria's Boyfriend" | John Rich | Bud Wiser and Don Nicholl | February 2, 1974 | |
Archie has a disagreement with Gloria over a mentally-challenged grocery boy. | ||||||
81 | 20 | "Lionel's Engagement" | John Rich | Michael Ross and Bernie West | February 9, 1974 | |
Archie comes to Lionel's engagement party over George's objections and gets a load of the fiancee's parents. | ||||||
82 | 21 | "Archie Eats and Runs" | John Rich | Paul Wayne and George Burditt | February 16, 1974 | |
Archie thinks he has botulism from eating canned mushrooms. | ||||||
83 | 22 | "Gloria Sings the Blues" | John Rich | Michael Ross and Bernie West | March 2, 1974 | |
Gloria doesn't think she loves Mike anymore so Edith tries to help her. | ||||||
84 | 23 | "Pay the Twenty Dollars" | John Rich | Robert L. Goodwin & Woody Kling | March 9, 1974 | |
George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) accuses Archie of giving him a counterfeit $20 bill. | ||||||
85 | 24 | "Mike's Graduation" | John Rich | Don Nicholl | March 16, 1974 | |
As Mike prepares for his final exams, Archie is anxious for the Stivics to move out. |
Season 5 (1974–75)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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86 | 1 | "The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 1" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | September 14, 1974 | |
Archie is troubled by the possibility of his union going on strike. | ||||||
87 | 2 | "The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 2" "Archie Underfoot" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | September 21, 1974 | |
Archie mopes around the house about going on the picket line for his union. | ||||||
88 | 3 | "The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 3" "Edith the Job Hunter" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | September 28, 1974 | |
Since Archie is still on strike, Edith goes looking for a job for the first time in 26 years. | ||||||
89 | 4 | "The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 4" "Archie's Raise" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 5, 1974 | |
Archie is upset that he's the only one in his family not earning any money. | ||||||
90 | 5 | "Lionel the Live-In" | H. Wesley Kenney | Story by : Jeffery Mackowsky Teleplay by : Woody Kling | October 12, 1974 | |
Lionel stays with the Bunkers after an argument with his father and Archie is anxious for him to leave. | ||||||
91 | 6 | "Archie's Helping Hand" | H. Wesley Kenney | Norman & Harriet Belkin | October 19, 1974 | |
Archie gets Irene a job at the factory to get her away from Edith, but his plan backfires. | ||||||
92 | 7 | "Gloria's Shock" | H. Wesley Kenney | Dixie Brown Grossman | October 26, 1974 | |
Gloria is shocked that Mike doesn't want any children since they never discussed it. | ||||||
93 | 8 | "Where's Archie?" | H. Wesley Kenney | Barry Harman & Harve Brosten | November 2, 1974 | |
Edith and Gloria start to panic when Archie fails to call from a weekend convention. | ||||||
94 | 9 | "Archie is Missing" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | November 9, 1974 | |
Mike and Gloria believe Archie ran off with an attractive secretary. | ||||||
95 | 10 | "The Longest Kiss" | H. Wesley Kenney | Story by : Dawn M. Stephens and Lou Derman & Bill Davenport Teleplay by : Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | November 16, 1974 | |
Archie is finally found after having been missing for two days.
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96 | 11 | "Archie and the Miracle" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | November 23, 1974 | |
A near-death experience convinces Archie that he owes his life to God, which naturally leads to another argument with the Meathead. | ||||||
97 | 12 | "George and Archie Make a Deal" | H. Wesley Kenney | David P. Harmon | November 30, 1974 | |
A signature from Archie is required for George Jefferson to run for public office. | ||||||
98 | 13 | "Archie's Contract" | H. Wesley Kenney | Ron Friedman | December 7, 1974 | |
A salesman talks Archie into having aluminum siding installed, but it turns out to be a scam. | ||||||
99 | 14 | "Mike's Friend" | H. Wesley Kenney | Roger Shulman & John Baskin | December 14, 1974 | |
Mike leaves Gloria out of an intellectual conversation with his friend. | ||||||
— | — | "The Best of All in the Family" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro & H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear | December 21, 1974 | |
Henry Fonda hosts this one-hour special that celebrates the best moments of All in the Family. | ||||||
100 | 15 | "Prisoner in the House" | H. Wesley Kenney | Story by : Bud Wiser Teleplay by : Bud Wiser and Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | January 4, 1975 | |
Archie is not happy that the plumber's assistant is a Sing-Sing prisoner in a work-furlough program. | ||||||
101 | 16 | "The Jeffersons Move Up" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | January 11, 1975 | |
Louise Jefferson has second thoughts about moving to the East Side of Manhattan. Pilot for The Jeffersons. | ||||||
102 | 17 | "All's Fair" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | January 18, 1975 | |
Archie is shocked when Edith defies his demands and orders him to show some respect. | ||||||
103 | 18 | "Amelia's Divorce" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | January 25, 1975 | |
A surprise visit from Edith's cousin Amelia and her husband reveals some things about their marriage. | ||||||
104 | 19 | "Everybody Does It" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Susan Ware | February 8, 1975 | |
The Stivics show Archie the error of his "borrowing" nails and an electric drill from work. | ||||||
105 | 20 | "Archie and the Quiz" | H. Wesley Kenney | Michael Morris | February 15, 1975 | |
Edith reads a life-expectancy quiz and informs Archie he doesn't have much longer to live. | ||||||
106 | 21 | "Edith's Friend" | H. Wesley Kenney | Barry Harman & Harve Brosten | February 22, 1975 | |
Edith reunites with her friend Roy when she goes to a family wedding by herself. | ||||||
107 | 22 | "No Smoking" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | March 1, 1975 | |
A bet is made that for two days, Mike will go without food and Archie will go without cigars. | ||||||
108 | 23 | "Mike Makes His Move" | H. Wesley Kenney | Story by : Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Robert Arnott Teleplay by : Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | March 8, 1975 | |
George Jefferson offers to rent the Stivics his house. |
Season 6 (1975–76)
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109 | 1 | "The Very Moving Day" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 8, 1975 | |
Gloria announces her pregnancy on the very day she and Mike are moving out. | ||||||
110 | 2 | "Alone at Last" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 15, 1975 | |
The Stivics are about to move next door, but Mike forgot to have the utilities turned on. | ||||||
111 | 3 | "Archie the Donor" | Paul Bogart | Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine | September 22, 1975 | |
Archie donates his organs to increase his chances of getting a dispatcher's job before realizing his donations are for science. | ||||||
112 | 4 | "Archie the Hero" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | September 29, 1975 | |
Archie performs mouth-to-mouth on a woman, Beverly LaSalle, who turns out to be a transvestite. | ||||||
113 | 5 | "Mike's Pains" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | October 6, 1975 | |
Mike has second thoughts about being in the delivery room with Gloria. | ||||||
114 | 6 | "Chain Letter" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Lou Derman Teleplay by : Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | October 20, 1975 | |
Archie throws out a chain letter thinking it's baloney, but bad luck soon befalls him. | ||||||
115 | 7 | "Mike Faces Life" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | October 27, 1975 | |
Gloria loses her job due to her pregnancy so she and Mike decide to protest. | ||||||
116 | 8 | "Edith Breaks Out" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | November 3, 1975 | |
Edith gets a job as a volunteer over Archie's objections. | ||||||
117 | 9 | "Grandpa Blues" | Paul Bogart | Story by : John Rappaport Teleplay by : Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | November 10, 1975 | |
Archie has to lower his blood pressure for a physical and it doesn't help that he's arguing with Mike over the name of the baby. | ||||||
118 | 10 | "Gloria Suspects Mike" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | November 17, 1975 | |
Gloria suspects Mike of fooling around with a pupil he's tutoring for extra money. | ||||||
119 | 11 | "The Little Atheist" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman | November 24, 1975 | |
At Thanksgiving, Archie and the Meathead argue over the upbringing of the Stivics' baby. | ||||||
120 | 12 | "Archie's Civil Rights" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | December 1, 1975 | |
Archie uses a tear-gas device against a mugger, then gets arrested for possessing an illegal weapon. | ||||||
121 | 13 | "Gloria is Nervous" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 8, 1975 | |
Gloria is going crazy since her baby's overdue and Mike gets nervous at the baby shower. | ||||||
122 | 14 | "Birth of the Baby: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin | December 15, 1975 | |
As Archie participates in a minstrel show at his lodge, Gloria goes into labor at a restaurant. | ||||||
123 | 15 | "Birth of the Baby: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 22, 1975 | |
The Bunkers and Stivics get to the hospital for the birth of the baby. | ||||||
124 | 16 | "New Year's Wedding" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Milt Josefsberg & Ben Starr | January 5, 1976 | |
The Stivics have an argument just as they're about to serve at a wedding. | ||||||
125 | 17 | "Archie the Babysitter" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | January 12, 1976 | |
Archie fires his grandson's babysitter and babysits him himself - even though he's hosting a poker game. | ||||||
126 | 18 | "Archie Finds a Friend" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 26, 1976 | |
Edith is surprised that Archie's made friends with a Jewish watchmaker, then gets upset when he asks her to invest a thousand dollars in the watchmaker's new invention. | ||||||
127 | 19 | "Mike's Move" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | February 2, 1976 | |
Mike's liberal-thinking is put to the test when he learns he may lose a teaching job to an African-American. | ||||||
128 | 20 | "Archie's Weighty Problem" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 9, 1976 | |
Archie's doctor instructs him to lose weight. | ||||||
129 | 21 | "Love By Appointment" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | February 16, 1976 | |
Now that Gloria's a mother, she's unable to make time for Mike. | ||||||
130 | 22 | "Joey's Baptism" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine | February 23, 1976 | |
Archie decides to baptize Joey himself after arguing with the Meathead about it. | ||||||
131 | 23 | "Mike and Gloria's House Guests" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin and Milt Josefsberg | March 1, 1976 | |
The Bunkers' furnace breaks down forcing them to spend a few days with the Stivics. | ||||||
132 | 24 | "Edith's Night Out" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Lou Derman Teleplay by : Lou Derman and Douglas Arango & Phil Doran | March 8, 1976 | |
After getting a new pantsuit, Edith wants Archie to take her out, but he refuses, so she goes out by herself. |
Season 7 (1976–77)
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133 134 | 1 2 | "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 1" "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | September 22, 1976 | |
Archie has a brief encounter with an attractive waitress. | ||||||
135 | 3 | "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 3" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | September 29, 1976 | |
Mike and Gloria try to get Archie and Edith back together after the business with the waitress. | ||||||
136 | 4 | "The Unemployment Story: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart | October 6, 1976 | |
Archie loses the job he's had for 30 years just as the family is planning to celebrate Mike's career. | ||||||
137 | 5 | "The Unemployment Story: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr | October 13, 1976 | |
Archie gets a new job, then has to talk the man who lost it to him off the ledge. | ||||||
138 | 6 | "Archie's Operation: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Calvin Kelly and Jim Tisdale Teleplay by : Milt Josefsberg and Mort Lachman | October 20, 1976 | |
Archie is about to get surgery and the hospital staff doesn't make him feel any better about it. | ||||||
139 | 7 | "Archie's Operation: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | October 27, 1976 | |
Just as Archie is complaining about receiving what he considers poor medical care, he gets some bad news about his job. | ||||||
140 | 8 | "Beverly Rides Again" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | November 6, 1976 | |
Archie sets a friend up with Beverly LaSalle to get even with his practical jokes. | ||||||
141 | 9 | "Teresa Moves In" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman | November 13, 1976 | |
Teresa Betancourt, an employee from the hospital where Archie had his operation, moves into the Bunker home to help pay Archie's medical bills. | ||||||
142 | 10 | "Mike and Gloria's Will" | Paul Bogart | Bill Richmond and Gene Perrett | November 20, 1976 | |
Mike and Gloria agree to make out a will, but they don't name Archie and Edith as Joey's guardians. | ||||||
143 | 11 | "Mr. Edith Bunker" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | November 27, 1976 | |
Archie is jealous of Edith about to receive an award on television for saving a life at the Sunshine Rest Home. | ||||||
144 | 12 | "Archie's Secret Passion" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman | December 4, 1976 | |
Archie is worried when a couple of old friends visit, because he once had an affair with the woman. | ||||||
145 | 13 | "The Baby Contest" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Marion Zola and Ed Haas Teleplay by : Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | December 11, 1976 | |
Archie enters Joey's picture in a beautiful baby contest. | ||||||
146 | 14 | "Gloria's False Alarm" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | December 18, 1976 | |
A visit to the doctor reveals that Gloria may be pregnant again, leading to an argument with Mike about responsibility. | ||||||
147 | 15 | "The Draft Dodger" | Paul Bogart | Jay Moriarty and Mike Milligan | December 25, 1976 | |
The Bunkers have Christmas dinner with a friend of Archie's whose son died in the Vietnam war and a friend of Mike's who's a draft dodger. | ||||||
148 | 16 | "The Boarder Patrol" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 8, 1977 | |
Archie and Edith come home, to find Teresa making love to her boyfriend. | ||||||
149 | 17 | "Archie's Chair" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | January 15, 1977 | |
Mike accidentally breaks Archie's easy chair, which is then lost by a repair shop, making Archie very angry. | ||||||
150 | 18 | "Mike Goes Skiing" | Paul Bogart | Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart | January 22, 1977 | |
Mike fakes being tired, so he'll get out of going to a party with Gloria to go skiing with his office friends. | ||||||
151 | 19 | "Stretch Cunningham, Goodbye" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran and Douglas Arango and Milt Josefsberg | January 29, 1977 | |
Archie is asked to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Stretch Cunningham, then realizes he was Jewish. | ||||||
152 | 20 | "The Joys of Sex" | Paul Bogart | Erik Tarloff | February 5, 1977 | |
Gloria finds Edith reading a sex manual, so Mike has a talk with Archie on the subject. | ||||||
153 | 21 | "Mike the Pacifist" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | February 12, 1977 | |
Mike feels guilty for hitting a subway passenger who was abusing his wife. | ||||||
154 | 22 | "Fire" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman and Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 19, 1977 | |
Archie vandalizes his own house to increase his insurance claim for a small fire. | ||||||
155 | 23 | "Mike and Gloria Split" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Mort Lachman and Milt Josefsberg Teleplay by : Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | February 26, 1977 | |
Mike is forced to share a bed with Archie after arguing with Gloria over a word game. | ||||||
156 | 24 | "Archie the Liberal" | Paul Bogart | Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart | March 5, 1977 | |
Archie's lodge makes a token effort to recruit a new member when the press and civil-rights groups criticizes their discrimination. | ||||||
157 | 25 | "Archie's Dog Day Afternoon" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Mort Lachman and Milt Josefsberg Teleplay by : Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr | March 12, 1977 | |
Archie accidentally backs his car over Barney's dog. |
Season 8 (1977–78)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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158 159 | 1 2 | "Archie Gets the Business" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | October 2, 1977 | |
Archie wants to mortgage the house to buy Kelcy's bar, but Edith is against it. | ||||||
160 | 3 | "Cousin Liz" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Barry Harman & Harve Brosten Teleplay by : Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | October 9, 1977[d] | |
Archie hopes for a large inheritance from Edith's cousin Liz, whose female roommate turns out to be her lover. | ||||||
161 162 | 4 5 | "Edith's 50th Birthday" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | October 16, 1977[e] | |
A would-be rapist attacks Edith on her 50th birthday. | ||||||
163 | 6 | "Unequal Partners" | Paul Bogart | Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr | October 23, 1977 | |
Archie tries to rush the wedding ceremony of two rest-home residents so he can go on a fishing trip. | ||||||
164 | 7 | "Archie's Grand Opening" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | October 30, 1977 | |
At the opening of Archie's Place, Mike must replace the bartender at the last minute. | ||||||
165 | 8 | "Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine and William C. Rader, M.D. | November 6, 1977 | |
Archie takes unprescribed pills to deal with the stress of his waning business. | ||||||
166 | 9 | "Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 2" "Archie's Road Back" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | November 13, 1977 | |
Archie goes into depression after he stops taking pills. | ||||||
167 | 10 | "Archie and the KKK: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller and Mort Lachman & Milt Josefsberg | November 27, 1977 | |
Archie unknowingly joins an ultra-right wing group that plans to harass Mike. | ||||||
168 | 11 | "Archie and the KKK: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | December 4, 1977 | |
Archie tries to dissuade the vigilante group from carrying out their plans. | ||||||
169 | 12 | "Mike and Gloria Meet" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | December 11, 1977 | |
Flashbacks show Mike and Gloria's first date, arranged by Gloria's friend Debbie. | ||||||
170 | 13 | "Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | December 18, 1977 | |
Beverly LaSalle is murdered at Christmastime in a brutal hate crime, causing Edith to lose her faith in God. | ||||||
171 | 14 | "Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff and Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine | December 25, 1977 | |
The rest of the family try to help Edith regain her faith on Christmas following Beverly LaSalle's murder. | ||||||
172 | 15 | "The Commercial" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Ron Bloomberg Teleplay by : Ben Starr and Ron Bloomberg | January 8, 1978 | |
Edith is chosen to do a commercial for a detergent, but is unwilling to praise it. | ||||||
173 | 16 | "Super Bowl Sunday" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | January 15, 1978 | |
A pair of robbers come to Archie's Place on Super Bowl Sunday. | ||||||
174 | 17 | "Aunt Iola's Visit" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Michael Loman Teleplay by : Albert E. Lewin | January 22, 1978 | |
Edith's Aunt Iola comes to visit and Archie is worried she may stay forever. | ||||||
175 | 18 | "Love Comes to the Butcher" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp | February 5, 1978 | |
The neighborhood butcher falls for Edith due to her words of kindness.
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176 | 19 | "Two's a Crowd" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp | February 12, 1978 | |
Archie and Mike get themselves locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place, where a surprise revelation gives Mike a sad new insight into his father-in-law. | ||||||
177 | 20 | "Stale Mates" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | February 19, 1978 | |
Mike and Gloria go on a second honeymoon to the Poconos to save their marriage. | ||||||
178 | 21 | "Archie's Brother" "The Brother" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 26, 1978 | |
Archie and his brother reunite after not speaking to each other for 29 years. | ||||||
179 | 22 | "Mike's New Job" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | March 5, 1978 | |
Mike and Gloria make preparations to move to California, but circumstances force them to temporarily move back in with the Bunkers. | ||||||
180 | 23 | "The Dinner Guest" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | March 12, 1978 | |
Mike has to choose between Edith's farewell dinner and his new boss' social meeting. | ||||||
181 | 24 | "The Stivics Go West" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | March 19, 1978 | |
The Stivics move west, leaving the Bunkers to try and adjust without them. |
Season 9 (1978–79)
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182 | 1 | "Little Miss Bunker" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | September 24, 1978 | |
The Bunkers are joined by Stephanie (Danielle Brisebois), the daughter of Edith's cousin Floyd.
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183 | 2 | "End in Sight" | Paul Bogart | Nate Monaster | October 1, 1978 | |
Archie thinks he's dying due to a spot on his liver, so he starts being nice. | ||||||
184 | 3 | "Reunion on Hauser Street" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Phil Sharp | October 8, 1978 | |
Barney is miserable since his wife left him again and it's ruining Archie's business. | ||||||
185 | 4 | "What'll We Do With Stephanie?" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | October 15, 1978 | |
Archie and Edith have a disagreement over what to do with Stephanie. | ||||||
186 | 5 | "Edith's Final Respects" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Sam Greenbaum Teleplay by : Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | October 22, 1978 | |
Edith is the only one to attend the funeral of her Aunt Rose, who never approved of her marriage to Archie. | ||||||
187 | 6 | "Weekend in the Country" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg | October 29, 1978 | |
The Bunkers spend a weekend in the country with the arguing Heffners. | ||||||
188 | 7 | "Archie's Other Wife" | Paul Bogart | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | November 5, 1978 | |
As another one of his practical jokes, Pinky gets Archie drunk and arranges for him to wake up in his motel bed with another woman. | ||||||
189 | 8 | "Edith vs. the Bank" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | November 19, 1978 | |
Edith tries to buy a television set for Archie, but the bank refuses to give her credit, leading her to try taking out a loan, which falls through. | ||||||
190 | 9 | "Return of the Waitress" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Phil Sharp | November 26, 1978 | |
The waitress Harry hires at Archie's Place is the same one with whom Archie nearly had an affair. | ||||||
191 | 10 | "Bogus Bills" | Paul Bogart | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | December 3, 1978 | |
As soon as Archie finds counterfeit money in the register, Edith calls to tell him she's been arrested for using said counterfeit money. | ||||||
192 | 11 | "The Bunkers Go West" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | December 10, 1978 | |
The Bunkers prepare for a visit from the Stivics at Christmastime - until Gloria says they can't come due to Mike hurting his back. | ||||||
193 194 | 12 13 | "California, Here We Are" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg & Phil Sharp and Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | December 17, 1978 | |
The Bunkers arrive in California to learn that the Stivics are planning to get divorced. | ||||||
195 | 14 | "A Night at the PTA" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | January 7, 1979 | |
Edith is excited to perform with Stephanie in the school's talent show, then she contracts laryngitis. | ||||||
196 | 15 | "A Girl Like Edith" | Paul Bogart | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | January 14, 1979 | |
Klemmer the butcher stops by to show off his fiancee, who thinks he still has feelings for Edith. | ||||||
197 | 16 | "The Appendectomy" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg | January 21, 1979 | |
Stephanie gets appendicitis and Archie is unwilling to follow a young doctor's advice. | ||||||
198 | 17 | "Stephanie and the Crime Wave" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 28, 1979 | |
Stephanie is accused of stealing at school as several items go missing from the Bunker household. | ||||||
199 | 18 | "Barney the Gold Digger" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Winston Moss Teleplay by : Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf and Phil Sharp & Milt Josefsberg | February 5, 1979 | |
When Barney's wife leaves him again, the Bunkers fix him up with a wealthy widow (Peggy Rea). | ||||||
200 | 19 | "The Return of Archie's Brother" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Tom Sawyer and Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf Teleplay by : Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | February 11, 1979 | |
Archie's brother Fred arrives with his 18-year-old wife. | ||||||
201 | 20 | "Stephanie's Conversion" | Paul Bogart | Patt Shea and Harriett Weiss | February 18, 1979 | |
When the Bunkers learn that Stephanie was born Jewish, Archie unwillingly raises her in that particular faith. | ||||||
202 | 21 | "Edith Gets Fired" | Paul Bogart | Story by : Mort Lachman Teleplay by : Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea | February 25, 1979 | |
Edith gets fired from the Sunshine Home for not getting help for a woman who wanted to die. | ||||||
— | — | "The 200th Episode Celebration of All in the Family" "All in the Family Retrospective" | Walter C. Miller | Norman Lear & Mort Lachman and Milt Josefsberg | March 4, 1979 | |
Norman Lear hosts a 90-minute retrospective looking back at the best moments of All in the Family. | ||||||
203 | 22 | "The Family Next Door" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | March 11, 1979 | |
Archie wants Edith to preserve the dignity of the neighborhood in picking new tenants for the Jeffersons' old house. | ||||||
204 | 23 | "The Return of Stephanie's Father" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | March 25, 1979 | |
Stephanie's father wants $1,000 from the Bunkers if they want her to keep living with them. | ||||||
205 | 24 | "Too Good Edith" | Paul Bogart | Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea | April 8, 1979 | |
Edith tries to prepare a St. Patrick's Day dinner in spite of her phlebitis. This is the episode leading up to Edith's death in the next season which is rebooted into Archie Bunker's Place. She passes away in the shows first season. Jean Stapleton wanted to leave the show and this was a way to write her out. |
Single episode Emmy award notes
- ^ "Edith's Problem" (#28) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).[4]
- ^ "Sammy's Visit" (#34) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction; nominee for Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy.[4]
- ^ "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (#44) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; nomination for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).[4]
- ^ "Cousin Liz" (#160) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).[4]
- ^ "Edith's 50th Birthday" (#161) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).[4]
See also
References
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (Ninth Edition). Ballantine Books. p. 1686-1688. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ https://i.imgur.com/yRWriIs.jpg
- ^ "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e All in the Family - Awards & Nominations at IMDb
- ^ "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.
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