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All in the Family :: Judging Books By Covers (01x05)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Judging Books By Covers
Episode #: 01x05
Production Number: 104
Original Airdate: Tuesday February 09th, 1971
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Episode Crew
Director: John Rich (1)
Writer: Burt Styler
Norman Lear
 
Episode Summary
 

When Mike and Gloria prepare a fancy lunch for their visiting friend Roger, Archie insists that their friend is gay. Ironically, it's Archie's tough, beer-drinking buddy Steve, a former football player, who sets the record straight...Roger isn't gay, but Steve is.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Billy HalopplayedBarneyRecurring (first appearance)
Billy SandsplayedNickRecurring (first appearance)
Bob HastingsplayedTommy KelseyRecurring (first appearance)
Anthony GearyplayedRoger 
Linn PatrickplayedJerry 
Philip CareyplayedSteve 
 
Episode Notes
 
This episode touches up on the issue of homosexuality.
 
This is the first episode to show "Kelsy's Bar."
 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Archie: Who you got over for lunch?
Gloria: Roger.
Archie: Roger the fairy!
 
(To Edith)
Archie: Roger "sweety pie" Roger!
 
Archie: I don't need any strange little birdies flying in and out of here.
 
Archie: His pal Roger is as queer as a four dollar bill.
 
Archie: I never said a guy who wears glasses is a queer. A guy who wears glasses is four eyes. A fag is a queer.
 
Archie: For your information, England is a fag country.
 
Archie: There whole society is based on a kind of a fagdom.
 
Roger: I'm not much for pugilism.
Archie: Who said anything about pugilism? I said sit down and watch the fight.
 
Edith: That big football player is a flower.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Archie: There is my son-in-law and his pal Tinkerbell.

This is making a reference to "Peter Pan" with Tinkerbell being the mini fairy.
 
 
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