Archie's cousin Oscar comes for a stay and quickly annoys him with his demands and laziness. But after Oscar dies in his sleep is when Archie gets steamed thinking he will have to pay for the funeral.
Mike and Lionel plan on attending a demonstration at the United Nations. After a riot breaks Gloria asks Archie to bring them home, but he instead gets arrested with the other protesters.
Edith wants to use the $30 collected in the family pot to get a song published but Archie has other plans...to buy a gun. While out at the movies they recieve a visit from a pair of robbers.
It's Mike and Gloria's first wedding anniversary but the celebration turns into an arguement when each tell their version of when Mike and Archie first met.
A local election finds the Bunker's at odds over candidate Claire Packer whom Archie is against because "she's another loudmouth liberal who never knows when to shut up", plus shes a woman.
Archie thinks about moving to California after seeing an ad for a real estate company offering to buy homes for substantial profit, problem is the agent is unscrupulously telling them that they will sell to minorities bringing down property values.
While out at an Italian restaurant to celebrate Edith's birthday, Archie finds out she forgot to mail his insurance bill. Archie rushes to pay it only to get trapped in an elevator with a woman in labor.
Archie witnesses a mugging but refuses to tell the police what he saw. After his story ends up in the newspaper fingering the mob Archie begins to panic.
Mike and Gloria go away for 8 days leaving Edith and Archie alone with nothing to do. Archie gets upset after she lets him win at cards causing Edith to demand an apology.
Edith recieves a gift from her cousin Amelia, a mink stole. But Archie refuses to take anything from them and orders her to send it back. Problem is the mink gets ruined after being dry cleaned and Archie now wants to keep the insurance check.