The following is an episode list for the American sitcom television series All in the Family, which originally aired on CBS for nine seasons, from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes produced.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||||
| Pilots | 2 | 1968 | 1969 | — | — | |
| 1 | 13 | January 12, 1971 (1971-01-12) | April 6, 1971 (1971-04-06) | 34 | 18.9 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18) | March 11, 1972 (1972-03-11) | 1 | 34.0 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16) | March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24) | 1 | 33.3 | |
| 4 | 24 | September 15, 1973 (1973-09-15) | March 16, 1974 (1974-03-16) | 1 | 31.2 | |
| 5 | 23 | September 14, 1974 (1974-09-14) | March 8, 1975 (1975-03-08) | 1 | 30.2 | |
| 6 | 24 | September 8, 1975 (1975-09-08) | March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08) | 1 | 30.1 | |
| 7 | 25 | September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22) | March 12, 1977 (1977-03-12) | 12 | 22.9 | |
| 8 | 24 | October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02) | March 19, 1978 (1978-03-19) | 4 | 24.4 | |
| 9 | 24 | September 24, 1978 (1978-09-24) | April 8, 1979 (1979-04-08) | 9 | 24.9 | |
- Tied with 60 Minutes and Charlie's Angels
- Tied with Taxi
Episodes
Pilot episodes
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| "Justice for All" | Norman Lear | Norman Lear | 1968 (1968) | |
| Carroll O'Connor as Archie Justice, Jean Stapleton as Edith Justice, Kelly Jean Peters as Gloria, Tim McIntire as Richard, D'Urville Martin as Lionel | ||||
| "Those Were the Days" | Norman Lear & Bud Yorkin | Norman Lear | 1969 (1969) | |
| Carroll O'Connor as Archie Justice, Jean Stapleton as Edith Justice, Candy Azzara as Gloria, Chip Oliver as Richard, D'Urville Martin as Lionel | ||||
Season 1 (1971)
| No. overall | 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 (1971-01-12) | |
| Archie and Edith (Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) come home from church early, interrupting Mike and Gloria's (Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers) privacy. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Writing the President" | John Rich | S : Lee Erwin, Fred Freiberger; T : Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib, Norman Lear | January 19, 1971 (1971-01-19) | |
| Because Mike wrote a critical letter to President Nixon about the current state of the U.S., Archie decides to write one of his own that praises him. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Oh, My Aching Back" "Archie's Aching Back" | John Rich | Stanley Ralph Ross | January 26, 1971 (1971-01-26) | |
| 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 (1971-02-02) | |
| 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 (1971-02-09) | |
| Archie learns about judging people after incorrectly declaring Roger (Anthony Geary) a seemingly effeminate friend of Mike and Gloria to be gay—only to discover that one of his old football buddies Steve (Phil Carey) is gay himself. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Gloria's Pregnancy" "Gloria Has a Belly Full" | John Rich | Jerry Mayer | February 16, 1971 (1971-02-16) | |
| The Stivics start apartment hunting after Gloria reveals that she is pregnant, making Archie furious. Although he eventually comes around, Gloria has a miscarriage, and he comforts her. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit" "Now That You Know the Way, Let's Be Strangers" | John Rich | T : Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph; S/T : Philip Mishkin, Rob Reiner | February 23, 1971 (1971-02-23) | |
| 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 (1971-03-02) | |
| Archie is not happy that a black family is moving into the neighborhood. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Edith Has Jury Duty" | John Rich | T : Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph; S/T : Susan Harris | March 9, 1971 (1971-03-09) | |
| Edith goes on jury duty for a murder trial, and she alone thinks that the accused is not guilty. Archie is upset that Edith is not at home to take care of him. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Archie Is Worried About His Job" | John Rich | S : William Bickley, Jr.; T : Norman Lear, Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph | March 16, 1971 (1971-03-16) | |
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Archie spends the night worrying about his job when his company announces layoffs.
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| 11 | 11 | "Gloria Discovers Women's Lib" | John Rich | Norman Lear and Sandy Stern | March 23, 1971 (1971-03-23) | |
| 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 (1971-03-30) | |
| Archie is visited by an old Army buddy, Eddie Frazier (William Windom), who is now a wealthy car dealer. Mike, who openly resents Eddie's wealth, secretly learns that Eddie is not as successful in one area of his life as he is in business. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The First and Last Supper" | John Rich | Jerry Mayer | April 6, 1971 (1971-04-06) | |
| 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. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" | John Rich | T : Norman Lear; S/T : Burt Styler | September 18, 1971 (1971-09-18) | |
| Archie's freeloading cousin Oscar unexpectedly dies during a two-week visit and none of Archie's relatives are willing to help with funeral expenses. Mike and Archie are then left to decide whether to give Oscar a proper funeral or have him buried in a potter's field. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Gloria Poses in the Nude" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear | September 25, 1971 (1971-09-25) | |
| Archie and Mike have a difference of opinion over Mike's artist friend Szabo Daborba (David Soul) offering to paint Gloria in the nude. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Archie in the Lock-up" | John Rich | T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Paul Wayne | October 2, 1971 (1971-10-02) | |
| Archie ends up in jail when he tries to save Mike and Lionel from trouble at a demonstration. Tim Reid appears in an uncredited role as Archie's cellmate. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Edith Writes a Song" | John Rich | Lee Kalcheim | October 9, 1971 (1971-10-09) | |
| Edith wants to spend money in the Bunker family cash pot to enter a songwriting contest, but Archie would rather use the money to buy a gun due to a recent series of burglaries in the neighborhood. The family later has an encounter with two black crooks, Coke (Cleavon Little) and Horace (Demond Wilson). | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Flashback: Mike Meets Archie" | John Rich | Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner | October 16, 1971 (1971-10-16) | |
| Flashbacks show the first tempestuous meeting between Archie and Mike. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "The Election Story" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 30, 1971 (1971-10-30) | |
| 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 | S : Tom & Helen August; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | November 6, 1971 (1971-11-06) | |
| While shopping at Ferguson's Market, Edith has an accident with a car (involving a shopping cart full of canned cling peaches in heavy syrup) and leaves a note for the owner, a Catholic priest (Barnard Hughes), which does not sit well for Archie on both counts. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "The Blockbuster" | John Rich | T : Michael Ross, Bernie West, Austin & Irma Kalish; S/T : Austin & Irma Kalish | November 13, 1971 (1971-11-13) | |
| A black realtor (Thalmus Rasulala, credited under his real name, 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 | T : Philip Mishkin; S/T : Alan J. Levitt | November 20, 1971 (1971-11-20) | |
| 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 (1971-11-27) | |
| As if it were not bad enough that the Bunkers' home insurance has been canceled, Archie has to decide which of three men at work must be fired. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "The Man in the Street" | John Rich | T : Don Nicholl; S/T : Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib | December 4, 1971 (1971-12-04) | |
| The Bunkers' TV set breaks down 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 | T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Philip Mishkin | December 11, 1971 (1971-12-11) | |
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When all but Edith come down with the flu, her favorite (and extremely liberal) cousin Maude Findlay (Beatrice Arthur) comes to the house to help, and immediately clashes with Archie. In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Christmas Day at the Bunkers'" | John Rich | Don Nicholl | December 18, 1971 (1971-12-18) | |
| Archie is not in the holiday spirit on Christmas Day due to a mistake at work that cost him his annual Christmas bonus. | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "The Elevator Story" | John Rich | Alan J. Levitt | January 1, 1972 (1972-01-01) | |
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Archie gets stuck in an elevator with a dignified black lawyer (Roscoe Lee Browne), a ditzy secretary (Eileen Brennan), a Puerto Rican janitor (Hector Elizondo), and his very pregnant wife (Edith Díaz). When the janitor's wife goes into labor, everybody must help her to deliver the baby. NOTE: Edith Díaz later guest stars in the season four premiere episode "We're Having a Heat Wave" as one half of a Puerto Rican couple looking to buy the house next door to the Bunkers, much to Archie's displeasure. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "Edith's Problem" | John Rich | S : Steve Zacharias; S/T : Burt Styler | January 8, 1972 (1972-01-08) | |
| Edith begins 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 (1972-01-15) | |
| Archie believes his coworker and neighbor Larry Grundy (Graham Jarvis) is guilty of something after an FBI agent drops by asking questions about him. | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Mike's Mysterious Son" | John Rich | Warren S. Murray | January 22, 1972 (1972-01-22) | |
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An ex-girlfriend of Mike's, Marilyn Sanders (Marcia Rodd), drops by one night and leaves her four-year-old son Danny (Stephen Manley) with the Bunkers, claiming that Mike is Danny's father. NOTE: Marcia Rodd later guest stars in the season two finale episode "Maude" as Carol Traynor, Maude Findlay's daughter. | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | "Archie Sees a Mugging" | John Rich | S : Henry Garson; T : Philip Mishkin, Don Nicholl | January 29, 1972 (1972-01-29) | |
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Archie witnesses a mugging and gets himself in trouble with the victim, the police and the mob. Guest Stars: Jack Somack as Tony Vicino, Frank Campanella as Det. Sgt. Perkins, Val Bisoglio as Ralph Silvestri and Bill Macy as Uniformed Policeman. | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | "Archie and Edith, Alone" | John Rich | S : Tina & Les Pine; T : Lee Kalcheim, Michael Ross, Bernie West | February 5, 1972 (1972-02-05) | |
| With Mike and Gloria out of the house for the weekend, an argument between Archie and Edith leads to Edith giving Archie the cold shoulder. | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | "Edith Gets a Mink" | John Rich | T : Don Nicholl; S/T : David Pollock, Elias Davis | February 12, 1972 (1972-02-12) | |
| Archie is angry with Edith for accepting a mink cape as a gift from her rich cousin Amelia, then has a change of heart when the cape gets ruined at Jefferson Cleaners after it accidentally gets stained with spaghetti. | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | "Sammy's Visit" | John Rich | Bill Dana | February 19, 1972 (1972-02-19) | |
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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. | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | "Edith the Judge" | John Rich | Lee Kalcheim | February 26, 1972 (1972-02-26) | |
| The owner of a local laundromat accuses Archie of breaking one of his washing machines by overloading it and it's up to Edith to resolve the issue. | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | "Archie Is Jealous" | John Rich | Rod Parker | March 4, 1972 (1972-03-04) | |
| 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 (1972-03-11) | |
| Carol Traynor (Marcia Rodd), the divorced daughter of Edith's favorite cousin Maude Findlay (Beatrice Arthur) is about to enter a mixed marriage with her Jewish fiancé, David Green (Bob Dishy), and Archie and Edith travel upstate to Tuckahoe to attend. This episode serves as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Maude. | ||||||
Season 3 (1972–73)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 38 | 1 | "Archie and the Editorial" | Norman Campbell | T : Don Nicholl; S/T : George Bloom | September 16, 1972 (1972-09-16) | |
| 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 (1972-09-23) | |
| Archie tries to get out of paying the IRS for moonlighting as a graveyard-shift cabbie for his friend Burt Munson (Billy Halop). | ||||||
| 40 | 3 | "The Threat" | John Rich | S : Bill Manhoff; S/T : Lila Garrett, Michael Elias | September 30, 1972 (1972-09-30) | |
| 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 (1972-10-07) | |
| Gloria presents a riddle to prove Archie and Mike's chauvinism, sparking a debate about women's liberation. Edith eventually provides the answer. | ||||||
| 42 | 5 | "Lionel Steps Out" | John Rich | S : Terry Ryan; S/T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | October 14, 1972 (1972-10-14) | |
| Archie is furious when his visiting niece Linda (Dianne Hull) goes out with Lionel. | ||||||
| 43 | 6 | "Edith Flips Her Wig" | Hal Cooper | Sam Locke & Olga Vallance and Don Nicholl | October 21, 1972 (1972-10-21) | |
| 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 | S : Norman Lear; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West, Lee Kalcheim | October 28, 1972 (1972-10-28) | |
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Edith unwittingly answers an ad placed by a couple interested in wife-swapping (Vincent Gardenia and Rue McClanahan), and their visit to the Bunkers leads to confusion. NOTE: Vincent Gardenia later becomes a semi-regular cast member in season four. | ||||||
| 45 | 8 | "Mike Comes Into Money" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | November 4, 1972 (1972-11-04) | |
| Archie gets upset when Mike donates $275 he recently inherited from his late uncle Alex 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 (1972-11-11) | |
| Flashbacks show the wedding of Mike and Gloria where Archie argues with Mike's Polish uncle Casimir (Michael Conrad) 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 (1972-11-18) | |
| 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 (1972-12-02) | |
| Mike has to choose between two doctors for a much-needed appendectomy, one of whom is a woman. | ||||||
| 49 | 12 | "Edith's Winning Ticket" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | December 9, 1972 (1972-12-09) | |
| Archie is delighted that Edith has a winning lottery ticket, but is disappointed when she claims it belongs to Louise Jefferson. | ||||||
| 50 | 13 | "Archie and the Bowling Team" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | S : Don Nicholl; T : Allan Katz, Don Reo | December 16, 1972 (1972-12-16) | |
| 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 (1972-12-23) | |
| 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 | S : Stanley Ralph Ross, Martin Cohan; T : Don Nicholl | January 6, 1973 (1973-01-06) | |
| 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 | S : Jess Oppenheimer (credited as Joe Kerr); T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | January 20, 1973 (1973-01-20) | |
| 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 (1973-01-27) | |
| 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 | S : Stanley Ralph Ross; S/T : Don Nicholl | February 10, 1973 (1973-02-10) | |
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Archie accompanies Edith to her high school reunion when he learns her old boyfriend will be there. Guest Stars: Priscilla Morrill as Sara, Harvey Lembeck as Sam, Rae Allen as Amelia, Bernie Hamilton as Walter, Viola Harris as Arlene, Joshua Shelley as Willie, Evelyn King as Mavis and Bernie Kuby as Buck. | ||||||
| 56 | 19 | "Hot Watch" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Sam Locke & Olga Vallance | February 17, 1973 (1973-02-17) | |
| 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 (1973-02-24) | |
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Archie discovers a swastika painted on his front door one Sunday and dismisses it as a prank, but Mike believes it's something far more serious. NOTE: Jean Stapleton's son, John Putch, appears in a small role as a Boy Scout. | ||||||
| 58 | 21 | "Everybody Tells the Truth" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | March 3, 1973 (1973-03-03) | |
| While dining out, Archie and Mike have opposing (and exaggerated) accounts of the events of earlier that evening, involving Archie and the repairmen who came to repair the refrigerator. | ||||||
| 59 | 22 | "Archie Learns His Lesson" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | S : John Christopher Strong III, Michael R. Stein; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | March 10, 1973 (1973-03-10) | |
| Archie attends night school to earn his GED 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 (1973-03-17) | |
| While walking past a construction site on her way home from work one evening, Gloria is a victim of attempted rape and must decide whether or not to press charges against her attacker. | ||||||
| 61 | 24 | "The Battle of the Month" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Ross & Bernie West | March 24, 1973 (1973-03-24) | |
| Edith and Gloria get into an argument over women's lib, forcing Archie and Mike to deal with the fallout. | ||||||
Season 4 (1973–74)
| No. overall | 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 (1973-09-15) | |
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As the Bunkers go through a September heat wave, Archie fumes after finding out that a Puerto Rican couple is planning to buy the house next door. NOTE: Effective this episode, Vincent Gardenia and Betty Garrett become semi-regular cast members. | ||||||
| 63 | 2 | "We're Still Having a Heat Wave" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Ross and Bernie West | September 22, 1973 (1973-09-22) | |
| As the heat wave continues, Archie continues to be irritated by the Lorenzos—who happen to be Irish (Irene) and Italian (Frank). | ||||||
| 64 | 3 | "Edith Finds an Old Man" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | S : Susan Harris; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | September 29, 1973 (1973-09-29) | |
| Archie is not happy with Edith allowing a nursing home runaway (Burt Mustin) to stay with them. | ||||||
| 65 | 4 | "Archie and the Kiss" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | John Rappaport | October 6, 1973 (1973-10-06) | |
| Irene gives Gloria a statue of "The Kiss," which Archie finds filthy. | ||||||
| 66 | 5 | "Archie the Gambler" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | S : Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | October 13, 1973 (1973-10-13) | |
| Archie arrives home in a good mood and bearing presents for Gloria and Edith. But when Edith learns he has been betting on the horses, she becomes furious, as Archie once had a compulsive gambling problem many years earlier. | ||||||
| 67 | 6 | "Henry's Farewell" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | October 20, 1973 (1973-10-20) | |
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The Bunkers and the Jeffersons have a farewell party for Henry, where Archie incites another argument. NOTE: On May 22, 2019, this episode was remade as a live special for ABC's Live in Front of a Studio Audience. This is the first appearance of Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson. | ||||||
| 68 | 7 | "Archie and the Computer" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell and Don Nicholl | October 27, 1973 (1973-10-27) | |
| A computer error keeps sending quarters to Edith and another declares Archie dead. | ||||||
| 69 | 8 | "The Games Bunkers Play" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | S : Susan Perkis Haven, Dan Klein; S/T : Michael Ross, Bernie West | November 3, 1973 (1973-11-03) | |
| 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 (1973-11-10) | |
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Archie is worried that Edith will convert when she befriends Irene's sister, a Catholic nun.
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| 71 | 10 | "Archie in the Cellar" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Don Nicholl | November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) | |
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While the rest of the family is away for the weekend, Archie accidentally locks himself in the cellar.
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| 72 | 11 | "Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | Michael Morris | November 24, 1973 (1973-11-24) | |
| Gloria buys a black wig to change her look, but she becomes upset when Mike becomes more attracted to her with the wig on. | ||||||
| 73 | 12 | "Second Honeymoon" | John Rich and Bob LaHendro | T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Warren S. Murray | December 1, 1973 (1973-12-01) | |
| 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 (1973-12-08) | |
| Archie is robbed while moonlighting as a cabbie for his friend Burt Munson, 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 (1973-12-15) | |
| 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 | T : Don Nicholl; S/T : Austin & Irma Kalish | December 22, 1973 (1973-12-22) | |
| At Christmastime, Edith tries to maintain the holiday spirit after discovering a lump in her breast. | ||||||
| 77 | 16 | "Mike and Gloria Mix it Up" | John Rich | Michael Ross & Bernie West | January 5, 1974 (1974-01-05) | |
| Mike and Gloria argue 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 (1974-01-12) | |
| 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 (1974-01-26) | |
| 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 (1974-02-02) | |
| Archie disapproves of Gloria's friendship with George Bushmill (Richard Masur), a mentally challenged box boy at Ferguson's Market. Joseph Mascolo also guest stars as George's father, Pat Bushmill. | ||||||
| 81 | 20 | "Lionel's Engagement" | John Rich | Michael Ross and Bernie West | February 9, 1974 (1974-02-09) | |
| Archie comes to Lionel's engagement party over George's objections, and both he and George get a load of Lionel's fiancée's parents, an interracial couple. | ||||||
| 82 | 21 | "Archie Eats and Runs" | John Rich | Paul Wayne and George Burditt | February 16, 1974 (1974-02-16) | |
| 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 (1974-03-02) | |
| Gloria does not 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 (1974-03-09) | |
| George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) accuses Archie of giving him a counterfeit $20 bill to pay for his drycleaning. | ||||||
| 85 | 24 | "Mike's Graduation" | John Rich | Don Nicholl | March 16, 1974 (1974-03-16) | |
| As Mike prepares for his final exams, Archie is anxious for the Stivics to move out. | ||||||
Season 5 (1974–75)
| No. overall | No. in season | 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 (1974-09-14) | |
| 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 (1974-09-21) | |
| 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 (1974-09-28) | |
| Since Archie is still on strike, Edith goes looking for a job for the first time in 26 years. Louise offers her work at the Jeffersons's dry-cleaning shop, prompting anger from both Archie and George. | ||||||
| 89 | 4 | "The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 4" "Archie's Raise" | H. Wesley Kenney | Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West | October 5, 1974 (1974-10-05) | |
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Archie is upset that he is the only one in his family not earning any money. Guest Star: James Cromwell as Stretch Cunningham | ||||||
| 90 | 5 | "Lionel the Live-In" | H. Wesley Kenney | S : Jeffery Mackowsky; T : Woody Kling | October 12, 1974 (1974-10-12) | |
| 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 (1974-10-19) | |
| Archie gets Irene a job at the factory to get her away from Edith, but his plan backfires when she proves an incredible worker. | ||||||
| 92 | 7 | "Gloria's Shock" | H. Wesley Kenney | Dixie Brown Grossman | October 26, 1974 (1974-10-26) | |
| Gloria is shocked that Mike does not want any children since they never discussed it. | ||||||
| 93 | 8 | "Where's Archie?" | H. Wesley Kenney | Barry Harman & Harve Brosten | November 2, 1974 (1974-11-02) | |
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Edith and Gloria start to panic when Archie fails to call from a weekend convention. NOTE: Due to a contract dispute, Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 94 | 9 | "Archie is Missing" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | November 9, 1974 (1974-11-09) | |
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Mike and Gloria believe Archie ran off with an attractive secretary. Guest Star: James Cromwell as Stretch Cunningham NOTE: Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute. | ||||||
| 95 | 10 | "The Longest Kiss" | H. Wesley Kenney | S : Dawn M. Stephens; S/T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport | November 16, 1974 (1974-11-16) | |
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Archie is finally found after having been missing for two days. The Bunkers, the Jeffersons, and the Lorenzos throw a party to celebrate.
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| 96 | 11 | "Archie and the Miracle" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | November 23, 1974 (1974-11-23) | |
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A near-death experience convinces Archie that he owes his life to God, which naturally leads to another argument with Mike.
Guest Star: James Cromwell as Stretch Cunningham | ||||||
| 97 | 12 | "George and Archie Make a Deal" | H. Wesley Kenney | David P. Harmon | November 30, 1974 (1974-11-30) | |
| 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 (1974-12-07) | |
| 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 (1974-12-14) | |
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Mike leaves Gloria out of an intellectual conversation with his friend. NOTE: Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| — | — | "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 (1974-12-21) | |
| 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 | T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport; S/T : Bud Wiser | January 4, 1975 (1975-01-04) | |
| 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 (1975-01-11) | |
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Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) has second thoughts about moving to the East Side of Manhattan. Pilot for The Jeffersons. NOTE: Carroll O'Connor, Rob Reiner, and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 102 | 17 | "All's Fair" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell | January 18, 1975 (1975-01-18) | |
| 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 (1975-01-25) | |
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A surprise visit from Edith's cousin Amelia and her husband reveals some things about their marriage. NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 104 | 19 | "Everybody Does It" | H. Wesley Kenney | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Susan Ware | February 8, 1975 (1975-02-08) | |
| 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 (1975-02-15) | |
| Edith reads a life-expectancy quiz and informs Archie he does not have much longer to live. | ||||||
| 106 | 21 | "Edith's Friend" | H. Wesley Kenney | Barry Harman & Harve Brosten | February 22, 1975 (1975-02-22) | |
| 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 (1975-03-01) | |
| The cigar-smoking Archie and food-loving Mike make a bet over which of them can go two days without their preferred vice. | ||||||
| 108 | 23 | "Mike Makes His Move" | H. Wesley Kenney | S : Robert Arnott; S/T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport | March 8, 1975 (1975-03-08) | |
| George Jefferson offers to rent the Stivics his house. | ||||||
Season 6 (1975–76)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 109 | 1 | "The Very Moving Day" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 8, 1975 (1975-09-08) | |
| Gloria announces her pregnancy on the very day she and Mike are moving into the Jeffersons' house next door. | ||||||
| 110 | 2 | "Alone at Last" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 15, 1975 (1975-09-15) | |
| 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 (1975-09-22) | |
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Archie signs up for an organ-donor program to increase his chances at getting a dispatcher's job, only to get upset when he learns that other people may have "his" organs when he dies. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute. | ||||||
| 112 | 4 | "Archie the Hero" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | September 29, 1975 (1975-09-29) | |
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While moonlighting as a cabbie for his friend Burt Munson (Billy Halop), Archie performs mouth-to-mouth on an unconscious passenger named Beverly LaSalle (Lori Shannon)—only to discover that Beverly is really a transvestite. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute. | ||||||
| 113 | 5 | "Mike's Pains" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | October 6, 1975 (1975-10-06) | |
| Mike has second thoughts about being in the delivery room with Gloria. | ||||||
| 114 | 6 | "Chain Letter" | Paul Bogart | T : Milt Josefsberg; S/T : Lou Derman | October 20, 1975 (1975-10-20) | |
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Archie throws out a chain letter thinking it's baloney, but bad luck soon befalls him. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute. | ||||||
| 115 | 7 | "Mike Faces Life" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | October 27, 1975 (1975-10-27) | |
| Gloria loses her job at Kressler's Department Store 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 (1975-11-03) | |
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Edith gets a volunteer job despite Archie's objections. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute. | ||||||
| 117 | 9 | "Grandpa Blues" | Paul Bogart | S : John Rappaport; T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine | November 10, 1975 (1975-11-10) | |
| Archie has to lower his blood pressure for a physical and it does not help that he is arguing with Mike over the name of the baby. | ||||||
| 118 | 10 | "Gloria Suspects Mike" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | November 17, 1975 (1975-11-17) | |
| Gloria suspects Mike of fooling around with a pupil (Bernadette Peters) he is tutoring for extra money. | ||||||
| 119 | 11 | "The Little Atheist" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman | November 24, 1975 (1975-11-24) | |
| At Thanksgiving, Archie and Mike argue over the upbringing of the Stivics' baby | ||||||
| 120 | 12 | "Archie's Civil Rights" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | December 1, 1975 (1975-12-01) | |
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While moonlighting as a cabbie one night for his friend Burt Munson, Archie uses a tear-gas device against a mugger in self-defense, then gets cited for possessing an illegal weapon. NOTE: Rob Reiner does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 121 | 13 | "Gloria is Nervous" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 8, 1975 (1975-12-08) | |
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Gloria is antsy since her baby's nine days overdue, and Mike gets nervous at the baby shower. NOTE: Final appearance of Betty Garrett as Irene Lorenzo. Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 122 | 14 | "Birth of the Baby: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin | December 15, 1975 (1975-12-15) | |
| As Archie participates in his lodge's annual minstrel show under duress, Gloria goes into labor while at an Italian restaurant with Mike. | ||||||
| 123 | 15 | "Birth of the Baby: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 22, 1975 (1975-12-22) | |
| The Bunkers and the Stivics each race to the hospital for the birth of Gloria's baby. Mike panics in the delivery room while Edith and Archie eagerly await news in the waiting room. | ||||||
| 124 | 16 | "New Year's Wedding" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Milt Josefsberg & Ben Starr | January 5, 1976 (1976-01-05) | |
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Mike and Gloria get into an argument just as they're about to participate in their friends' New Year's wedding. NOTE: Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 125 | 17 | "Archie the Babysitter" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | January 12, 1976 (1976-01-12) | |
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Archie fires his grandson's babysitter and babysits him himself—even though he is hosting a poker game. NOTE: Jean Stapleton does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 126 | 18 | "Archie Finds a Friend" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 26, 1976 (1976-01-26) | |
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Edith is surprised that Archie's made friends with a Jewish watchmaker, then gets upset when he asks her to invest $1,000 in the watchmaker's new invention. NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
| 127 | 19 | "Mike's Move" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | February 2, 1976 (1976-02-02) | |
| Mike's liberal thinking is put to the test when he learns he may lose a teaching job to an African-American colleague. | ||||||
| 128 | 20 | "Archie's Weighty Problem" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 9, 1976 (1976-02-09) | |
| Archie's doctor instructs him to lose weight, but he is not impressed by Edith's attempts to cook healthier meals. He sneaks out to Kelcy's Bar for junk food, prompting arguments. | ||||||
| 129 | 21 | "Love By Appointment" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | February 16, 1976 (1976-02-16) | |
| Now that Gloria's a mother, she is unable to make time for Mike. | ||||||
| 130 | 22 | "Joey's Baptism" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine | February 23, 1976 (1976-02-23) | |
| Archie decides to baptize Joey himself after arguing with Mike about it | ||||||
| 131 | 23 | "Mike and Gloria's House Guests" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin and Milt Josefsberg | March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01) | |
| The Bunkers' furnace breaks down, forcing them to spend a few days with the Stivics. | ||||||
| 132 | 24 | "Edith's Night Out" | Paul Bogart | T : Douglas Arango, Phil Doran; S/T : Lou Derman | March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08) | |
| After getting a new red pantsuit, Edith wants Archie to take her out, but he refuses, so she goes out by herself. When Archie sees her as the life of the party at Kelcy's, he realizes he should appreciate her more. | ||||||
Season 7 (1976–77)
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| 133 | 1 | "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22) | |||||||
| 134 | 2 | "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 2" | ||||||||||
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Archie has a brief encounter with an attractive waitress.
NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in part 1. | ||||||||||||
| 135 | 3 | "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 3" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | September 29, 1976 (1976-09-29) | |||||||
| 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 (1976-10-06) | |||||||
| Archie loses the job he has had for 30 years just as the family is planning to celebrate Mike's career. First part of a four-part story arc | ||||||||||||
| 137 | 5 | "The Unemployment Story: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr | October 13, 1976 (1976-10-13) | |||||||
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Archie gets a new job, then has to talk the man who lost it to him off the ledge. Second part to a four-part story arc. NOTE: Rob Reiner does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 138 | 6 | "Archie's Operation: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | S : Calvin Kelly, Jim Tisdale; T : Milt Josefsberg, Mort Lachman | October 20, 1976 (1976-10-20) | |||||||
| Archie is about to undergo a cholecystectomy (gallbladder surgery), and the hospital staff does not make him feel any better about it. Third part of a four-part story arc | ||||||||||||
| 139 | 7 | "Archie's Operation: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | October 27, 1976 (1976-10-27) | |||||||
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Just as Archie is complaining about receiving what he considers poor medical care, he gets some good news about his job. Concluding part of a four-part story arc.
NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 140 | 8 | "Beverly Rides Again" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | November 6, 1976 (1976-11-06) | |||||||
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Archie sets his friend Pinky Peterson (Eugene Roche) up with Beverly LaSalle (Lori Shannon) to get even with his practical jokes. NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 141 | 9 | "Teresa Moves In" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman | November 13, 1976 (1976-11-13) | |||||||
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Teresa Betancourt (Liz Torres), a smart aleck Puerto Rican nurse from the hospital where Archie had his gallbladder surgery, moves into the Bunker household as a boarder to help pay Archie's medical bills. NOTE: Rob Reiner does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 142 | 10 | "Mike and Gloria's Will" | Paul Bogart | Bill Richmond and Gene Perrett | November 20, 1976 (1976-11-20) | |||||||
| After Mike is almost hit by a subway train, he and Gloria decide to make out a will, but they do not name Archie and Edith as Joey's guardians. | ||||||||||||
| 143 | 11 | "Mr. Edith Bunker" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | November 27, 1976 (1976-11-27) | |||||||
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When Edith saves a young man's life while volunteering at the Sunshine Home, she is named a hero and gets a television interview, making Archie jealous NOTE: Rob Reiner does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 144 | 12 | "Archie's Secret Passion" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman | December 4, 1976 (1976-12-04) | |||||||
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Archie is worried when a couple of old friends visit, because he once had an affair with the woman. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 145 | 13 | "The Baby Contest" | Paul Bogart | S : Marion Zola, Ed Haas; T : Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin | December 11, 1976 (1976-12-11) | |||||||
| Archie enters Joey's picture in a beautiful baby contest, and tries cheating to ensure that his grandson wins. | ||||||||||||
| 146 | 14 | "Gloria's False Alarm" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | December 18, 1976 (1976-12-18) | |||||||
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A visit to the doctor reveals that Gloria may be pregnant again, leading to an argument with Mike about responsibility. NOTE: Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode.
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| 147 | 15 | "The Draft Dodger" | Paul Bogart | Jay Moriarty and Mike Milligan | December 25, 1976 (1976-12-25) | |||||||
| The Bunkers have Christmas dinner with Archie's friend Pinky Peterson (Eugene Roche), whose son Steven died fighting in the Vietnam War, and an old high school friend of Mike's who is a draft dodger. | ||||||||||||
| 148 | 16 | "The Boarder Patrol" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 8, 1977 (1977-01-08) | |||||||
| Teresa (Liz Torres) invites her boyfriend Brian (Patrick Cronin) to stay overnight while Archie and Edith travel out of town to visit Edith's aunt Iola. Things get sticky when Archie and Edith return home sooner than expected due to a missed bus and Teresa must find a way to sneak Brian out of the house without being noticed | ||||||||||||
| 149 | 17 | "Archie's Chair" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran & Douglas Arango | January 15, 1977 (1977-01-15) | |||||||
| 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 (1977-01-22) | |||||||
| Mike fakes being tired in order to avoid going to a party with Gloria so he can go skiing with his office friends. | ||||||||||||
| 151 | 19 | "Stretch Cunningham, Goodbye" | Paul Bogart | Phil Doran and Douglas Arango and Milt Josefsberg | January 29, 1977 (1977-01-29) | |||||||
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Archie is asked to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of his coworker and friend Stretch Cunningham, only to discover that Stretch was Jewish. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 152 | 20 | "The Joys of Sex" | Paul Bogart | Erik Tarloff | February 5, 1977 (1977-02-05) | |||||||
| 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 (1977-02-12) | |||||||
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Mike feels guilty for hitting a subway passenger who was abusing his wife. NOTE: Jean Stapleton does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 154 | 22 | "Fire" | Paul Bogart | Michael Loman and Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 19, 1977 (1977-02-19) | |||||||
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Archie vandalizes his own house to increase his insurance claim for a small fire. NOTE: Liz Torres' final appearance as Teresa Betancourt. | ||||||||||||
| 155 | 23 | "Mike and Gloria Split" | Paul Bogart | S : Mort Lachman, Milt Josefsberg; T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine | February 26, 1977 (1977-02-26) | |||||||
| 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 (1977-03-05) | |||||||
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Archie's lodge makes a token effort to recruit a new member when the press and civil-rights groups criticizes their discrimination. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
| 157 | 25 | "Archie's Dog Day Afternoon" | Paul Bogart | S : Mort Lachman, Milt Josefsberg; T : Chuck Stewart, Ben Starr | March 12, 1977 (1977-03-12) | |||||||
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Archie accidentally backs his car over Barney's dog. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||||||||
Season 8 (1977–78)
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| 158 | 1 | "Archie Gets the Business" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02) | ||||||
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Archie wants to mortgage the house to buy Kelcy's Bar, but Edith is against it. NOTE: The show begins its transformation from the setting of the Bunker home to Archie's bar which will continue into Archie Bunker's Place. | |||||||||||
| 160 | 3 | "Cousin Liz" | Paul Bogart | S : Barry Harman, Harve Brosten; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller | October 9, 1977 (1977-10-09) | ||||||
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Edith's cousin Liz, a schoolteacher, passes away, and Edith and Archie travel out of town to attend her funeral, where Edith learns a shocking secret about her late cousin. NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 161 | 4 | "Edith's 50th Birthday" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | October 16, 1977 (1977-10-16) | ||||||
| 162 | 5 | ||||||||||
| A rapist posing as a police detective (David Dukes), attacks Edith on her 50th birthday. Edith is so traumatized by the attack she refuses to leave the house, or identify the man to bring him to justice. | |||||||||||
| 163 | 6 | "Unequal Partners" | Paul Bogart | Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr | October 23, 1977 (1977-10-23) | ||||||
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Archie tries to rush the wedding ceremony of two rest-home residents so he can go on a fishing trip. NOTE: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 164 | 7 | "Archie's Grand Opening" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30) | ||||||
| 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 (1977-11-06) | ||||||
| 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 (1977-11-13) | ||||||
| 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 (1977-11-27) | ||||||
| Archie unknowingly joins a KKK-style group (the Kweens Kouncil of Krusaders) that plans to target Mike via cross burning. | |||||||||||
| 168 | 11 | "Archie and the KKK: Part 2" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04) | ||||||
| Archie tries to dissuade the Kweens Kouncil of Krusaders from carrying out their plans. | |||||||||||
| 169 | 12 | "Mike and Gloria Meet" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | December 11, 1977 (1977-12-11) | ||||||
| Flashbacks show Mike and Gloria's first date, arranged by Gloria's friend Debbie Ballantine (Priscilla Lopez). | |||||||||||
| 170 | 13 | "Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1" | Paul Bogart | S : Erik Tarloff; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller | December 18, 1977 (1977-12-18) | ||||||
| Beverly LaSalle (Lori Shannon) 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 | T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine; S/T : Erik Tarloff | December 25, 1977 (1977-12-25) | ||||||
| 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 | T : Ben Starr; S/T : Ron Bloomberg | January 8, 1978 (1978-01-08) | ||||||
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Edith is chosen to star in a laundry detergent commercial for a detergent, but cannot bring herself to praise the product. NOTE: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 173 | 16 | "Super Bowl Sunday" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | January 15, 1978 (1978-01-15) | ||||||
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A pair of robbers target Archie's bar on Super Bowl Sunday. NOTE: The episode aired right after Super Bowl XII. | |||||||||||
| 174 | 17 | "Aunt Iola's Visit" | Paul Bogart | S : Michael Loman; T : Albert E. Lewin | January 22, 1978 (1978-01-22) | ||||||
| Edith's aunt Iola (Nedra Volz) comes to visit for two weeks and Archie fears she may never leave. | |||||||||||
| 175 | 18 | "Love Comes to the Butcher" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp | February 5, 1978 (1978-02-05) | ||||||
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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 (1978-02-12) | ||||||
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Archie and Mike get themselves locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place, where a surprise revelation gives Mike a sad new insight of his father-in-law. NOTE: Jean Stapleton and Sally Struthers do not appear in this episode. | |||||||||||
| 177 | 20 | "Stale Mates" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | February 19, 1978 (1978-02-19) | ||||||
| Mike and Gloria go on a second honeymoon to the Poconos to revive their marriage. | |||||||||||
| 178 | 21 | "Archie's Brother" "The Brother" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 26, 1978 (1978-02-26) | ||||||
| Archie and his younger brother Fred (Richard McKenzie) reunite after being estranged for 29 years. | |||||||||||
| 179 | 22 | "Mike's New Job" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | March 5, 1978 (1978-03-05) | ||||||
| Mike and Gloria prepare 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 (1978-03-12) | ||||||
| Mike has to choose between Edith's farewell dinner and his new boss' social meeting. Part one of a two-part story arc. | |||||||||||
| 181 | 24 | "The Stivics Go West" | Paul Bogart | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | March 19, 1978 (1978-03-19) | ||||||
| The Stivics move west, leaving the Bunkers to try and adjust without them. Conclusion of a two-part story arc. | |||||||||||
Season 9 (1978–79)
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| 182 | 1 | "Little Miss Bunker" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | September 24, 1978 (1978-09-24) | ||||||
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Archie and Edith are joined by their young niece Stephanie Mills (Danielle Brisebois), the daughter of Edith's ne'er-do-well cousin Floyd.
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| 183 | 2 | "End in Sight" | Paul Bogart | Nate Monaster | October 1, 1978 (1978-10-01) | ||||||
| Archie thinks he is 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 (1978-10-08) | ||||||
| Barney is miserable since his wife Blanche 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 (1978-10-15) | ||||||
| Archie and Edith have a disagreement over what to do with Stephanie. | |||||||||||
| 186 | 5 | "Edith's Final Respects" | Paul Bogart | S : Sam Greenbaum; T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf | October 22, 1978 (1978-10-22) | ||||||
| Edith is the only one to attend the funeral of her Aunt Rose, who never approved of Edith and Archie's marriage. | |||||||||||
| 187 | 6 | "Weekend in the Country" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg | October 29, 1978 (1978-10-29) | ||||||
| The Bunkers spend a weekend in the country with Barney Hefner (Allan Melvin) and his wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons). | |||||||||||
| 188 | 7 | "Archie's Other Wife" | Paul Bogart | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | November 5, 1978 (1978-11-05) | ||||||
| As another one of his practical jokes, Archie's friend Pinky Peterson (Eugene Roche) gets Archie drunk and arranges for him to wake up in his motel bed with a beautiful black stewardess (Jonelle Allen). | |||||||||||
| 189 | 8 | "Edith vs. the Bank" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | November 19, 1978 (1978-11-19) | ||||||
| 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 (1978-11-26) | ||||||
| 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 (1978-12-03) | ||||||
| As soon as Archie finds counterfeit $10 bills in the bar's cash register, Edith calls to tell him she has been arrested for using said counterfeit money. | |||||||||||
| 192 | 11 | "The Bunkers Go West" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | December 10, 1978 (1978-12-10) | ||||||
| The Bunkers prepare for a visit from the Stivics at Christmastime—until Gloria says they cannot come due to Mike hurting his back. | |||||||||||
| 193 | 12 | "California, Here We Are" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg & Phil Sharp and Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | December 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) | ||||||
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| The Bunkers arrive in California to learn that Mike and Gloria are separated and contemplating divorce. | |||||||||||
| 195 | 14 | "A Night at the PTA" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | January 7, 1979 (1979-01-07) | ||||||
| Edith is excited to perform the song "Sister Kate" with Stephanie in her school's talent show, until she contracts laryngitis from over-practicing. | |||||||||||
| 196 | 15 | "A Girl Like Edith" | Paul Bogart | Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf | January 14, 1979 (1979-01-14) | ||||||
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Klemmer the butcher stops by to show off his fiancée, Judith Klemmerstadt (Jean Stapleton in a dual role), who thinks he still has feelings for Edith. NOTE: Although Jean Stapleton played Klemmer's fiancée Judith in this episode, she is credited in the closing credits as "Giovanna Pucci", an Italian translation/play on words of Stapleton's first name, Jean, and her married name, Putch. | |||||||||||
| 197 | 16 | "The Appendectomy" | Paul Bogart | Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg | January 21, 1979 (1979-01-21) | ||||||
| Stephanie develops appendicitis on her tenth birthday, but the Bunkers' doctor, Seymour Shapiro is unavailable to perform Stephanie's appendectomy. However, his son Sidney (George Wyner) is available, but Archie is reluctant to let him operate on his niece, putting Stephanie's life in danger. | |||||||||||
| 198 | 17 | "Stephanie and the Crime Wave" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 28, 1979 (1979-01-28) | ||||||
| Stephanie is accused of stealing at school as several items go missing from the Bunker household. | |||||||||||
| 199 | 18 | "Barney the Gold Digger" | Paul Bogart | S : Winston Moss; T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Phil Sharp, Milt Josefsberg | February 5, 1979 (1979-02-05) | ||||||
| When Barney Hefner's wife Blanche leaves him again, the Bunkers fix him up with a wealthy widow (Peggy Rea). | |||||||||||
| 200 | 19 | "The Return of Archie's Brother" | Paul Bogart | S : Tom Sawyer; S/T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf | February 11, 1979 (1979-02-11) | ||||||
| Archie's newly repaired relationship with his younger brother Fred (Richard McKenzie) is in danger of crumbling again when Fred drops by with his new 18-year-old wife, causing Archie to hit the roof. | |||||||||||
| 201 | 20 | "Stephanie's Conversion" | Paul Bogart | Patt Shea and Harriett Weiss | February 18, 1979 (1979-02-18) | ||||||
| When the Bunkers learn that Stephanie was born Jewish, Archie raises her in that faith (albeit under duress). | |||||||||||
| 202 | 21 | "Edith Gets Fired" | Paul Bogart | S : Mort Lachman; T : Harriett Weiss, Patt Shea | February 25, 1979 (1979-02-25) | ||||||
| Edith is fired from the Sunshine Home for not getting help for a terminally ill patient (Angela Clarke) who wanted to die in peace. | |||||||||||
| — | — | "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 (1979-03-04) | ||||||
| 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 (1979-03-11) | ||||||
| Archie wants Edith to preserve the dignity of the neighborhood in picking new tenants for the Jeffersons' old house. Guest starring: Isabel Sanford. | |||||||||||
| 204 | 23 | "The Return of Stephanie's Father" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | March 25, 1979 (1979-03-25) | ||||||
| Stephanie's deadbeat father Floyd 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 (1979-04-08) | ||||||
| Edith tries to prepare a St. Patrick's Day dinner in spite of her phlebitis. This is the final AITF episode leading up to the series' spin-off, Archie Bunker's Place. | |||||||||||
Single episode Emmy award notes
- "Edith's Problem" (#28) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).
- "Sammy's Visit" (#34) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction; nominee for Outstanding Single Program – Drama or Comedy.
- "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (#44) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; nomination for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).
- "Cousin Liz" (#160) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).
- "Edith's 50th Birthday" (#161) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).
See also
References
- "Photo" (JPG). i.imgur.com.
- "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- "Photo" (JPG). i.imgur.com.
- "Photo" (JPG). i.imgur.com.
- "Photo" (JPG). i.imgur.com.
- "Photo" (JPG). i.imgur.com.
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