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1 :01x01 - Meet the Bunkers
Writer: Norman Lear
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
In the pilot episode, it's Archie and Edith 22nd anniversary, and Gloria and Mike have planned a surprise brunch to celebrate. But a heated argument on whether Archie is prejudiced alters the party atmosphere.
2 :01x02 - Writing the President
When Archie learns that his meathead son-in-law has written a letter to President Nixon about what's wrong with America, Archie decides he will write one too, explaining all that is right.
3 :01x03 - Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Richard Stahl (Clarence V. Marshall), George Furth (Whitney Fitzroy IV), Salem Ludwig (Solomon Rabinowitz)
When Archie is rear-ended by a Jewish woman while moonlighting for a cab company, he looks through the yellow pages to find himself a lawyer. When a "token gentile" shows up instead, Archie demands he be represented by the Jewish owner of the firm.
4 :01x04 - Archie Gives Blood
Writer: Norman Lear
Director: John Rich
Guest star: James Hong (Doctor), Jeannie Linero (Nurse), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
Archie tries to chicken out going to the blood bank with Mike, saying he doesn't want to give his blood without knowing who it's going to; What if his blood ends up in a radical who's been shot? When he does make a donation, he acts as if it was nothing, until he sees the bag of blood and faints.
5 :01x05 - Judging Books By Covers
Writer: Norman Lear, Burt Styler
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Linn Patrick (Jerry), Billy Halop (Barney), Anthony Geary (Roger), Philip Carey (Steve), Billy Sands (Nick), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey)
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.
6 :01x06 - Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)
Writer: Jerry Mayer
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jon Silo (Doctor), Holly Near (Mona), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
For once Archie and his son-in-law agree on something, that Mike and Gloria are not ready for her unexpected pregnancy. Mike decides to quit college, get a job and get an apartment anyway, but just before their big move, the hand of fate knocks them back.
7 :01x07 - Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jack Bender (Paul Goodrow), Jenny Sullivan (Robin), Corey Fischer (Jeff Walker)
Mike forgets to tell Archie he has invited his friends Paul and Robin to spend the night. Paul is no longer the clean-cut young man he remembers, so Archie refuses to let the unmarried couple stay. They'll be no peace and no love in Archie's Christian home tonight!
8 :01x08 - Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
Writer: Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Jim Bowman), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
There goes the neighborhood! Archie is glad to see his neighbor move but he's not prepared for the first black family in his neighborhood. He attempts to enlist Lionel's help in persuading the new neighbors to sell the house, but there's one problem, it's Lionel' s family who bought the house.
9 :01x09 - Edith Has Jury Duty
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Holly Irving (Clara Weidermeyer), Doris Singleton (Lydia Stonehurst)
Edith is called in to sit on a jury for the most important case in the country and is sequestered away from her family, which doesn't please Archie at all. And when Edith's lone dissenting vote causes the deliberation to run even longer, there's no telling when she'll be going home.
10 :01x10 - Archie is Worried About His Job
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Burt Mustin (Harry Feeney), Holly Irving (Clara Weidermeyer), Jack Perkins (drunk), Sandy Kenyon (Dave)
When Archie learns that his company is about to cut 20% of its personnel, he stays up all night worrying, waiting for a phone call from the night guard at work who is trying to find out who will be cut.
11 :01x11 - Gloria Discovers Women's Lib
Writer: Norman Lear, Sandy Stern
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
Gloria leaves home after Mike doesn't take to her woman's lib views she read in a book.
12 :01x12 - Success Story
Writer: Burt Styler
Director: John Rich
Guest star: George Savalas (Joe), Herbie Faye (Delivery man), Len Lesser (Billy Pendergast), William Windom (Eddie Frazier), Frank E. Ford (Fred Frouge)
One of Archie's old Army buddies, who is now a wealthy man, arrives from Beverly Hills for a little reunion at Archie's with some of the other guys. But although Eddie looks like a million bucks on the outside, he reveals to Mike that he's a little bankrupt on the inside.
13 :01x13 - The First and Last Supper
Writer: Jerry Mayer
Director: John Rich
Guest star: William Benedict (Jimmy McNab), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
Edith accepts a dinner invitation from Mrs. Jefferson, but Archie refuses to go and cancels. When Lionel puts Archie on the spot, the Jefferson's end up bringing dinner over to the Bunkers. Well, at least Mrs. Jefferson does---Mr. Jefferson refuses to have dinner with them and has gone to a Mets game instead.
14 :02x01 - The Saga of Cousin Oscar
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jack Grimes (Mr. Whitehead), Peggy Rea (Bertha), Will B. Able (Rev. Felcher), William Benedict (Jimmy McNab), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), M. Emmet Walsh (Billy), Connie Sawyer (Mrs. McNab)
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.
15 :02x02 - Gloria Poses in the Nude
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Norman Lear
Director: John Rich
Guest star: David Soul (Szabo Daborba), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
Mike's artist friend, Szabo visits the Bunkers and decides he would like Gloria to pose for him ... in the nude.
16 :02x03 - Archie and the Lock-Up
Writer: Paul Wayne, Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Corey Fischer (Jesus hippie), Allan Melvin (Sgt. Pulaski), Kelly Houser (hippie), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Ken Lynch (Callahan)
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.
17 :02x04 - Edith Writes a Song
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Cleavon Little (Coke), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Demond Wilson (Horace)
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.
18 :02x05 - Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
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.
19 :02x06 - The Election Story
Writer: Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Ida Mae McKenzie (Mrs. Edwards), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Loiuse Jefferson), Barbara Cason (Claire Packer), Robert Gibbons (man), Frank Whiteman (police officer)
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.
20 :02x07 - Edith's Accident
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Barnard Hughes (Father John Majeski)
Edith has an accident at a grocery store when her shopping cart damages a parked with a can of cling peaches..."in heavy syrup"
21 :02x08 - The Blockbuster
Writer: Irma Kalish, Bernie West, Austin Kalish, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Thalmus Rasulala (Mr. Byrd), Peggy Rea (Bertha), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
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.
22 :02x09 - Mike's Problem
Writer: Alan J. Levitt, Phil Mishkin
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson), Brendan Dillon (Bartender)
Archie tries giving Mike advice after stressing over his grades has Mike impotent.
23 :02x10 - The Insurance is Canceled
Writer: Lee Kalcheim, Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Phil Proctor (Wendell), Rafael Campos (Little Emanuel)
While Archie agonizes over who to fire at work , Edith informs him that his insurance has been canceled.
24 :02x11 - The Man in the Street
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Billy Sands (Man in Bar #2), John K. M. Collins (TV Interviewer), Jack Griffin (Bill Hopper), Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Neil J. Schwartz (Levy), Robert Gibbons (Man in Bar #3), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey)
Archie is to be on TV for a man on the streets interview but they may have to miss the airing after the TV breaks.
25 :02x12 - Cousin Maude's Visit
Writer: Phil Mishkin, Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Beatrice Arthur (Maude Findlay)
Edith's liberal Cousin Maude to comes to help out after Archie, Mike and Gloria come down with the flu.
26 :02x13 - Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Noam Pitlik (Wilbur), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson)
Archie has no Christmas spirit after finding out he didn't get a bonus this year as punishment for an error he made at work.
27 :02x14 - The Elevator Story
Writer: Alan J. Levitt
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Hector Elizondo (Carlos Mendoza), Eileen Brennan (Angelique McCarthy), Roscoe Lee Browne (Hugh Victor Thompson III), Edith Diaz (Serafina Mendoza)
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.
28 :02x15 - Edith's Problem
Writer: Burt Styler, Steve Zacharias
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jeannie Linero (Waitress)
Edith's mood swings leads the doctors to believe she is beginning menopause. Edith worries that Archie won't love her anymore.
29 :02x16 - Archie and the FBI
Writer: Bernie West, Susan Harris, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Graham Jarvis (Larry Grundy), Jon Korkes (Mr. Bradford)
Archie is worried after finding out there's a FBI agent asking around the neighborhood about him.
30 :02x17 - Mike's Mysterious Son
Writer: Warren S. Murray
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Stephen Manley (boy), Marcia Rodd (Marilyn Sanders)
Trouble ensues at the Bunker household after Mike's ex-girlfriend leaves a child off that she claims is his.
31 :02x18 - Archie Sees a Mugging
Writer: Don Nicholl, Phil Mishkin
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Frank Campanella (Det. Sgt. Perkins), Val Bisoglio (Ralph Silvestri), Jack Somack (Tony Vicino), Bill Macy (police officer)
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.
32 :02x19 - Archie and Edith Alone
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.
33 :02x20 - Edith Gets a Mink
Writer: Elias Davis, Dave Pollack, Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Richard A. Dysart (Russ DeKuyper), Rae Allen (Amelia DeKuyper), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
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.
34 :02x21 - Sammy's Visit
Writer: Bill Dana
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Fay DeWitt (Mrs. Haskell), Keri Shuttleton (Clarissa), Sammy Davis, Jr. (Himself), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
Sammy Davis, Jr., encounters Archie Bunker in all his glory when the star ventures out to Queens to retrieve a briefcase he left in Munson's taxicab.
35 :02x22 - Edith, the Judge
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jack Weston (Joe Girgis)
Archie is accused of breaking a washing macine at a laundromat but refuses to pay for repairs. Honest Edith is asked to be the judge of this case.
36 :02x23 - Archie is Jealous
Writer: Rod Parker
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Brendan Dillon (Bartender)
Archie gets upset after overhearing a conversation between Edith and Gloria after finding out his wife has a secret she has kept from him.
37 :02x24 - Maude
Writer: Rod Parker
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Bob Dishy (David Green), Bill Macy (Walter Findlay), Beatrice Arthur (Maude Findlay), Bernie West (Repairman), Marcia Rodd (Carol)
Maude's daughter Carol is getting married to a Jewish man and fear Archie's presence will ruin the wedding.
38 :03x01 - Archie and the Editorial
Writer: Don Nicholl, George Bloom
Director: Norman Campbell
Guest star: Brendan Dillon (Bartender), Diane Sommerfield (Judy), Sorrell Booke (Editor), Val Bisoglio (Gangster)
Archie appears on TV in a rebuttal over an editorial for gun control he saw on the local news. While celebrating his accomplishment, the Bunkers are held up by a pair of thugs at Kelsey's bar who saw his report.
39 :03x02 - Archie's Fraud
Writer: Michael Rosst, Bernie West
Director: Norman Campbell
Guest star: James McEachin (Mr. Turner), Ed Peck (Man on Phone), Billy Halop (Bert Munson)
Archie plans a scheme when he overhears a man at the IRS talking about it over a pay phone. Archie is audited for unreported income after moonlighting by driving Munson's cab.
40 :03x03 - The Threat
Archie is all over the attractive young wife of his old Army buddy who has come to stay with the Bunkers.
41 :03x04 - Gloria and the Riddle
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: Bob Livingston, Robert H. Livingston, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Brendan Dillon (Tommy Kelcy), Billy Sands (Man In Bar), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Patricia Stich (Tammy)
Gloria stumps Mike and Archie with a riddle designed to test male chauvinism.
42 :03x05 - Lionel Steps Out
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson), Diane Hull (Billie Bunker)
Archie's niece pays a visit to the Bunkers and has the house in an uproar when Archie discovers she has plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson, a black man,
43 :03x06 - Edith Flips Her Wig
Writer: Sam Locke, Don Nicholl, Olga Vallance
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: James Gregory (William R. Kirkwood), Barnard Hughes (Father John Majeski)
An absent minded Edith is worried when she discovers she has taken a wig from a department store. She meets with Father Majeski to confess that she may be a kleptomaniac.
44 :03x07 - The Bunkers and the Swingers
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Lee Kalcheim
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Curtis Rempley), Rue McClanahan (Ruth Rempley)
Edith new pen pals are a couple of real swingers...literally. Unknown to Edith is they are coming for a visit and to switch partners for the night.
45 :03x08 - Mike Comes Into Money
Archie is upset when Mike comes into an inheritance and decides to give the money to the McGovern campaign instead of paying back Archie, for the time spent there mooching.
46 :03x09 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
Writer: Don Nicholl, Phil Mishkin, Rob Reiner
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Michael Conrad (Uncle Casimir)
Today is Mike and Gloria's second anniversary, as the remembers the day that almost didn't happen.
47 :03x10 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
Writer: Rob Reiner, Phil Mishkin
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Peter Hobbs (Judge Polanski), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Michael Conrad (Uncle Casimir), Peggy Rea (Bertha)
The Stivic's wedding day is jeopardized when Archie and Mike's uncle argue over the use of a Catholic priest at the ceremony.
48 :03x11 - The Locket
Writer: Arthur Marx, Robert Fisher
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: John Randolph (Joe Peterson), Mario Roccuzzo (Angelo), Liam Dunn (Mr. Fairchild), Louis Guss (Delivery man)
Archie decides they should use the insurance money from Edith's lost family heirloom to purchase a new television set. But when the locket resurfaces, he must now scheme to stay out of jail.
49 :03x12 - Mike's Appendix
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: John Zaremba (Anesthetist), Ann Summers (Dr. McKenzie)
Gloria feels Mike is being a chauvinist when Mike insists that if he needs his appendix removed, it will be done by a male doctor.
50 :03x13 - Edith's Winning Ticket
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson)
Archie wants to keep a winning lottery ticket that Edith bought for Louise after discovering that she had yet to pay for it.
51 :03x14 - Archie and the Bowling Team
Writer: Allan Katz
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro, Don Reo
Guest star: Brad Logan (Moose Hansen), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Archie has a chance to try out for the Cannonballers, the champions of the bowling league. But his only challenger for the spot is a black man.
52 :03x15 - Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Roscoe Lee Browne (Jean Duval), Priscilla Morrill (Nurse), John Heffernan (Doctor), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
Archie is hospitalized in a semi-private room and makes friends with his unseen roommate, until the curtain is pulled back to reveal he is black.
53 :03x16 - Oh Say Can You See
Writer: Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Larry Storch (Bill Mulhoren), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Arlene Golonka (Tina)
Archie tries to convince everyone that he is not getting old, and soon changes his mind when he meets an old friend from his childhood who looks and acts much younger than Archie.
54 :03x17 - Archie Goes Too Far
Writer: Austin Kalish, Irma Kalish
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Pamela Murphy (Trudy), Patty Weaver (Joanie), Mary Kay Place (Betty Sue)
Gloria storms out of the house when she and Mike get into a disagreement. Edith soon follows when Archie does the same. The girls can be found at the home of Gloria's girlfriends, having a come-as-you-are party.
55 :03x18 - Class Reunion
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Bernie Hamilton (Walter), Joshua Shelley (Willis), Viola Harris (Arlene), Priscilla Morrill (Sarah), Rae Allen (Amelia DeKuyper), Bernie Kuby (Buck), Evelyn King (Mavis), Harvey Lembeck (Sam)
Archie has no interest in attending Edith's 30th high school reunion, until he learns that a handsome old boyfriend of hers will be there.
56 :03x19 - Hot Watch
Writer: Sam Locke, Olga Vallance
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Jack Tesler (Mr. Abrams)
When Archie's "expensive" new watch he bought from a coworker seems broken, he must find someone who will fix it with no questions asked.
57 :03x20 - Archie is Branded
Writer: Vincent Bogert
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Michael Gregory (Jerry), Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Patrick Campbell (Mailman), John Putch (boy scout), Gregory Sierra (Paul Benjamin)
Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door and gets protection from a Jewish strong arm group.
58 :03x21 - Everybody Tells the Truth
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Ron Glass (Jack), Ken Lynch (Bob)
Each family member of the Bunker clan has a different story when they recount the happenings of an encounter with the handymen in the kitchen earlier that day.
59 :03x22 - Archie Learns His Lesson
Archie secrectly attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma and get a dispatcher's job.
60 :03x23 - Gloria, the Victim
Writer: Austin Kalish, Irma Kalish, Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Charles Durning (Detective), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson)
Gloria is confused over what she should do after she was attacked by a man while passing by a construction site. The thought of prosecuting her assailant is what Archie suggests, but Mike doesn't want her put through any more trauma.
61 :03x24 - The Battle of the Month
Gloria's foul mood catches up to Edith when she chastises her for giving in to Archie's every whim.
62 :04x01 - We're Having a Heat Wave
Writer: Norman Lear, Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo), Victor Argo (Mr. Estrada), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo)
Archie and Henry Jefferson make a unexpected alliance when they ban together to get a petition filled out, preventing a Hispanic couple from moving into the neighborhood.
63 :04x02 - We're Still Having a Heat Wave
Writer: Paul Wayne, Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo)
Archie feels jealously when the Lorenzo's move in and Edith becomes instant friends with Irene.
64 :04x03 - Edith Finds an Old Man
Writer: Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Burt Mustin (Justin Quigley), Ruth McDevitt (Jo)
Archie is not so happy to be reminded that he is aging after Edith brings home an old man she found wandering around the streets in his pajamas.
65 :04x04 - Archie and the Kiss
Writer: John Rappaport
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo)
A sculpture of Rodin's "The Kiss" is given to the Stivic's as a gift from Irene Lorenzo, much to the displeasure of Frank Lorenzo and Archie, who feels it is a disgusting piece of trash.
66 :04x05 - Archie, the Gambler
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Edith has withheld a secret all these years about Archie. But when he seems to have begun betting once again on the horse races, Edith feels Archie has reneged on his promise to never gamble again.
67 :04x06 - Henry's Farewell
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Mel Stewart (Henry Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
A going away party for Henry Jefferson gives Archie the chance of finally meeting George Jefferson face to face.
68 :04x07 - Archie and the Computer
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Don Nicholl, Lloyd Turner
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Jack Grimes (Mr. Whitehead), James O'Rear (Mr. Dundee)
When Edith writes for a free quarter from a prune company, she begins to receive a small fortune daily. Mike believes it is just a computer error, which Archie feels is their problem. That is, until Edith receives a notice that Archie has been declared dead.
69 :04x08 - The Games Bunkers Play
A new game which is intended to be a form of group therapy has Mike feeling like he is being ganged up on when each player reveals a quirk about him that they would like to see him change.
70 :04x09 - Edith's Conversation
Writer: Ray Taylor, Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Phyllis Avery (Sister Theresa), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Barnard Hughes (Father John Majeski)
When Edith finds solace in attending church with Irene Lorenzo, Archie feels that Irene has plans on converting Edith into a Catholic.
71 :04x10 - Archie in the Cellar
Writer: Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Juan DeCarlos (Oil Man)
While the family is away, Archie finds himself locked in the cellar with a bottle of vodka. He spends the night drinking and contemplating his life, including making out his will on a tape recorder.
72 :04x11 - Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig
Writer: Michael Morris
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo)
Gloria feels insulted when Mike is turned on by her new wig she had bought from the department store.
73 :04x12 - Second Honeymoon
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Warren S. Murray
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Mel Bryant (Albert), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
Archie and Edith go on a second honeymoon back to Atlantic city, the site of their original honeymoon 25 years ago.
74 :04x13 - The Taxi Caper
Writer: Dennis Klein
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Robert Mandan (Mr. Morrison), Michael Pataki (Det. Sgt. Roselli), Al Stellone (Sgt. Blair)
Archie is held up in his cab losing $50. After a visit from the suspects lawyer Archie decides not to press charges, but accepts a $100 payoff.
75 :04x14 - Archie is Cursed
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, John Rappaport
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo)
Archie feigns an injured back, claiming Frank has put a Sicilian curse on him after challenging Irene to a game of pool and then discovering she is an accomplished player.
76 :04x15 - Edith's Christmas Story
Writer: Austin Kalish, Irma Kalish, Don Nicholl
Director: Irma Kalish, Austin Kalish, John Rich
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Scottie MacGregor (Nurse), Vincent Gardenia (Frank Lorenzo)
It's Christmas time at the Bunker's home but for some reason Edith has no holiday spirit. She is holding back a secret that she had found a lump in her breast.
77 :04x16 - Mike and Gloria Mix it Up
Mike feels that their love life has hit an impasse when he finds Gloria's romantic aggressiveness unrewarding.
78 :04x17 - Archie Feels Left Out
Writer: Howard Storm, Don Nicholl, Paul Lichtman
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Ruth McDevitt (Jo), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Burt Mustin ( Justin Quigley)
Archie feels down when he discovers it is his 50th birthday party and he has yet to accomplish the things he had dreamed of when he was younger.
79 :04x18 - Et Tu, Archie?
Writer: Lila Garrett, Mickey Rose
Director: Bob Lahendro, John Rich
Guest star: David Doyle (Jim Sanders), Vic Tayback (Joe Tucker)
Archie stabs an old friend in the back after finding out that he may be up for the same job at the loading docks that Archie has his eyes on.
80 :04x19 - Gloria's Boyfriend
Writer: Bud Wiser, Don Nicholl
Director: John Rich, Bob Lahendro
Guest star: Richard Masur (George Bushmill), Joseph Mascolo (Mr. Bushmill)
Archie unintentionally disrespects a mentally challenged box boy from a local market that Gloria has befriended, causing him to run off.
81 :04x20 - Lionel's Engagement
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Charles Aidman (Tom Willis), Kim Hamilton (Helen Willis), Zara Cully (Mother Olivia Jefferson), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Lynne Moody (Jenny Willis)
While at Lionel's engagement party, Archie tangles with George Jefferson's mother by calling her "mammy".
82 :04x21 - Archie Eats and Runs
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Jane Dulo (Nurse), Richard Stahl (Doctor)
Archie believes he has been poisoned by the mushrooms that Edith had put in his stew, after hearing a report of a recall of cans of mushrooms.
83 :04x22 - Gloria Sings the Blues
Gloria is holding a secret when she discovers she had a moment of being out of love with Michael, only to find out that Edith once felt the same way with Archie.
84 :04x23 - Pay the Twenty Dollars
Writer: Robert L. Goodwin, Woody Kling
Director: John Rich
Guest star: Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
George Jefferson wants Archie to exchange a twenty dollar bill for a counterfeit bill he claims Archie had given him when paying for his dry cleaning. When Archie refuses, a cycle of hilarious exchanges is set off as Mike tries to rectify the error.
85 :04x24 - Mike's Graduation
Archie feels his day of freedom has come as Mike's graduation day has come. But his mood changes when he finds out that Mike has accepted a fellowship and will be living there for another full year.
86 :05x01 - The Bunkers and Inflation (1)
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Don Nicholl
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson)
Archie tries to hold back the bad news that his union has ordered a strike, as the family plans a celebration.
87 :05x02 - The Bunkers and Inflation (2) (aka Archie Underfoot)
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Don Nicholl
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
Archie finds himself getting in everyones way around the home as his strike lingers on.
88 :05x03 - The Bunkers and Inflation (3) (aka Edith the Job Hunter)
Writer: Don Nicholl, Bernie West, Michael Ross
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
Edith becomes the breadwinner when she takes a job at Jefferson's Cleaners, against Archie's better judgment.
89 :05x04 - The Bunkers and Inflation (4) (aka Archie's Raise)
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Don Nicholl
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), James Cromwell (Stretch Cunningham)
The strike may be over but when tghe smoke clears, it's apparent to mike that the Unions new contract leaves the workers in worse shape than when the started.
90 :05x05 - Lionel the Live-In
Writer: Woody Kling
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson)
An argument with his father brings Lionel over to the Bunker's for a few days, but Archie can't wait to get him back home.
91 :05x06 - Archie's Helping Hand
Writer: Norman Belkin, Harriet Belkin
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Sanders)
Archie is surrounded by feminism when Edith joins a women's group and Irene gets a job with Archie on the loading docks.
92 :05x07 - Gloria's Shock
Mike's announcement that he doesn't want to have any kids angers both Gloria and the Bunkers.
93 :05x08 - Where's Archie? (1)
Writer: Harve Brosten, Barry Harmon
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Charlotte Rae (Miss Lillian Henderson), Hector Elias (.)
Edith is worried when Archie disappears on his way to Buffalo for a convention, and with the prospect of holding her first Tupperware party.
94 :05x09 - Where's Archie? (2) (aka Archie is Missing)
Writer: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Hector Elias (.), James Cromwell (Stretch Cunningham)
Gloria is suspicious about Archie's whereabouts when she finds a picture of him with another woman, and feels she must tell Edith about her discovery.
95 :05x10 - The Longest Kiss
Archie's return home finds the house in chaos with his friends seemingly holding a party, including a kissing contest, hula hoops and dancing.
96 :05x11 - Archie and the Miracle
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: James Cromwell (Stretch Cunningham)
Archie becomes a devout Christian after a near miss at the loading dock has him seeing his life pass before his eyes. But the pressures from his new found piousness has him with little time to enjoy the things he holds so dear, like watching TV.
97 :05x12 - George and Archie Make a Deal
George Jefferson uses Archie's signature to get on the ballot when he decides to run for a local political office.
98 :05x13 - Archie's Contract
Irene and George Jefferson comes to Archie's aid when he is roped into buying aluminum siding from a fast talking salesman.
99 :05x14 - Mike's Friend
When Mike's intellectual graduate school friend comes for a visit, Mike makes Gloria feel inadequate in front of him.
100 :05x15 - The Best of All in the Family
The series first four seasons are reviewed in an hour-long retrospective, hosted by Henry Fonda.
101 :05x16 - Prisoner in the House
Archie feels uncomfortable when he finds out a plumbers assistant is on a work release program from Sing Sing prison.
102 :05x17 - The Jeffersons Move Up
Writer: Michael Ross, Bernie West, Don Nicholl
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), Franklin Cover (Tom Willis), Roxie Roker (Helen Willis), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Paul Benedict (Harry Bentley), Zara Cully (Mother Olivia Jefferson)
The Bunkers say goodbye to the Jefferson's as they move uptown to a Manhattan high rise apartment.
103 :05x18 - All's Fair
Gloria teaches Edith how to fight fair with a spouse in an effort to get her to keep Archie from walking all over her.
104 :05x19 - Amelia's Divorce
Edith is shocked to discover her rich cousin Amelia is planning on getting a divorce.
105 :05x20 - Everybody Does It
Archie's conscience begins to bother him when Irene finds out that he has stolen a box of nails from work.
106 :05x21 - Archie and the Quiz
Archie is worried after a life-expectancy quiz from a magazine gives him only seven more years to live.
107 :05x22 - Edith's Friend
Writer: Harve Brosten, Barry Harmon
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Jane Rose (Aunt Clara), Tim O'Connor (Roy Johnson)
When Edith returns to her hometown for a wedding, she is reunited with her childhood sweetheart, who still has eyes for her.
108 :05x23 - No Smoking
Mike and Archie have a contest of wills when each claim they can easily give up their vices, eating and smoking.
109 :05x24 - Mike Makes His Move
Writer: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport
Director: H. Wesley Kenney
Guest star: Ruth McDevitt (Jo), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Mike Evans (Lionel Jefferson), Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson), Burt Mustin (Justin Quigley), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo)
Mike reluctantly agree to rent the house next door to get from under Archie's roof once and for all, a day Archie never thought he would see.
110 :06x01 - The Very Moving Day
Writer: Hal Kanter
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo)
Gloria has an announcement, she is pregnant, but fears Michael's reaction since he has strong feelings over the world's overpopulation already.
111 :06x02 - Alone at Last
Mike and Gloria brave the cold when it comes down to a choice of living in their new home minus the electricity, or staying another day with Archie.
112 :06x03 - Archie, the Donor
Writer: Bill Davenport, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: J. A. Preston (Black Elmo), Donald Randolph (Mr. Scott), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Sanders)
Archie feels he can make his way up into his boss' good graces by being first to donate to his favorite charity. Unknown to Archie is that the organization is the organ bank.
113 :06x04 - Archie, the Hero
Writer: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Lori Shannon (Beverly LaSalle), Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Sandy Kenyon ( Jim Kitchener)
Archie flaunts the fact he has saved the life of an unconscience woman in his cab. but he hopes to keep the story hushed after discovering the woman is really a man in drag.
114 :06x05 - Mike's Pains
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Lou Derman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Francine Beers (Sybil Gooley)
Mike is fearing the prospect of natural childbirth and being in the delivery room when Gloria delivers the baby.
115 :06x06 - Chain Letter
Writer: Lou Derman, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Robert Guillaume (Dr. Franklin), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Ray Sharkey ( Man At Clinic), Beatrice Colen ( Nurse)
Archie feels that the chain letter he threw away has suddenly caused him bad luck and physical pains.
116 :06x07 - Mike Faces Life
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: George Furth ( Gordon Crenshaw), Diane Shalet (Sheila Tishman)
Mike is enraged when Gloria receives a pink slip in her paycheck because she is pregnant.
117 :06x08 - Edith Breaks Out
Writer: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: James Hong (Chinese Waiter)
Archie feels abandoned by Edith when she takes a volunteer job at the Sunshine Home for the Elderly.
118 :06x09 - Grandpa Blues
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Tracy Bogart (The Nurse), Sorrell Booke ( Joseph Sanders), Greg Mabrey (Dr. Culver), John Zoller (Dr. Stanley Ferguson)
Archie is upset over Gloria and Mike's ideas for names for the baby and needs to remain calm for a physical at his workplace.
119 :06x10 - Gloria Suspects Mike
Writer: Lou Derman, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Bernadette Peters (Linda Galloway)
Gloria has a suspicion that Mike is having an affair with his student that he is tutoring.
120 :06x11 - The Little Atheist
Writer: Lou Derman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo)
Archie creates trouble at the Stivic's first Thanksgiving dinner when he finds out that Mike and Gloria plan on letting their child decide about religion.
121 :06x12 - Archie's Civil Rights
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Charles Siebert (District Attorney), Frank Campanella (Arresting Officer), Paulene Myers (Judge McKenzie), John Alvin (Bailiff)
Archie receives a summons after a policeman finds a tear gas container he used on a mugger and now faces a court date and possibly some time in jail.
122 :06x13 - Gloria is Nervous
Writer: Ben Starr, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Madeleine Fisher (Vikki), Garn Stephens (Dotty), Betty Garrett (Irene Lorenzo), Robin Wilson (Sylvia), Suzanne Astor (Gloria's Friend)
Everyone is stressed out when Gloria becomes nine days overdue for the delivery of her first child.
123 :06x14 - The Baby (1)
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine, Bill Davenport, Lou Derman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Herb Voland (Ed Bradley), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Victor Rendina (Antonio)
Gloria becomes stuck in a phone booth at an Italian restaurant when she calls Archie and Edith to announce she is in labor. Meanwhile, Archie has stage fright when the lodge decides to perform a minstrel show.
124 :06x15 - The Baby (2)
Writer: Ben Starr, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Gene Blakely ( Dr. Seymour Shapiro), Barbara Cason (Nurse Winslow), Sharon Ullrick (Nurse #2), Sudie Bond (Mrs. Stipic), Priscilla Morrill (Bernice)
Archie runs out on his lodge brothers as their minstrel show was to begin to attend his grandchild's birth, despite threats that he would be expelled from the lodge if he left. Meanwhile at the hospital, Gloria and Mike contemplate the blessed event ahead of them as Edith and Archie wait for news in the lobby.
125 :06x16 - New Year's Wedding
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Bill Davenport, Ben Starr, Lou Derman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Bibi Osterwald (Mrs. Henshaw), Joe Bratcher (Bill), Nancy Stephens (Anita), Elliott Reid (Harold Tannen), Joan Copeland (Elizabeth Tannen), Billy Crystal (Al), Elaine Princi (Trudy Tannen), Michael Mann (Rev. Harris)
The Stivic's have an argument when Michael makes a rash of decisions on his own without asking Gloria's opinion first, including moving their best friends wedding to their home with only a few hours to prepare.
126 :06x17 - Archie, the Babysitter
Writer: Lou Derman, Bill Davenport
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Ken Menard (Willie Johnson), Leslie Ackerman (Sharyn Ramsey), Joe Mantell (Sidney Schwartz), Thad Geer (David Harper), Jack Somack (Tiny Stilberforce), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey)
Archie takes Joey to his poker game after fearing the Stivic's choice as a babysitter was a mistake. But can Archie get any help from his friends when he truly needs a helping hand?
127 :06x18 - Archie Finds a Friend
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jack Gilford (Bernard Bernstein)
Archie befriends an old man who's invention he wishes to invest in as a get rich quick scheme.
128 :06x19 - Mike's Move
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Ben Starr
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: David Downing (John Kasten), Lee Bergere (Dean Winslow)
Mike learns what affirmative action is all about when he loses a teaching job in Minnesota to an equally qualified black man.
129 :06x20 - Archie's Weighty Problem
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Billy Halop (Bert Munson), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey), Burt Mustin (Justin Quigley)
Archie is inspired to stick with the strict diet his doctor has recommended after talking with Mr. Quigley.
130 :06x21 - Love by Appointment
The baby's feeding schedule has impeded on Mike and Gloria's sex life.
131 :06x22 - Joey's Baptism
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Milt Josefsberg, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Clyde Kusatsu (Rev. Chong)
Archie makes a plan to get Joey baptized behind Mike and Gloria's back after he learns they refuse to do so themselves.
132 :06x23 - Gloria and Mike's House Guests
Edith and Archie spend a few nights at the Stivic's home after their furnace breaks down, and it's during a blackout that Edith discovers that they all get along better together with the lights out.
133 :06x24 - Edith's Night Out
Writer: Lou Derman, Douglas Arango, Phil Doran
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Doris Roberts (Marge), Scott Brady (Joe Foley), Bob Hastings (Tommy Kelsey)
Edith spends a night out at Kelsey's Bar to escape from Archie for the evening.
134 :07x01 - Archie's Brief Encounter (1)
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: André Pavon (), Janis Paige (Denise), Scott Brady (Joe Foley), Theodore Wilson (Whitey Monroe)
Edith leaves Archie when she finds out he dated a flirtatious waitress while she was volunteering at the Sunshine Home.
135 :07x02 - Archie's Brief Encounter (2)
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Scott Brady (Joe Foley), Harry Davis (Mr. Sol Kleeger), Maxine Elliott (Mrs. Bradley)
Edith forgives Archie's indiscretion after Mike and Gloria bring the two together for an emotional reunion.
136 :07x03 - Archie's Brief Encounter (3)
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Harry Davis (Mr. Sol Kleeger), Maxine Elliott (Mrs. Bradley), Scott Brady (Joe Foley)
Archie's self-esteem takes a beating when he loses his job on the loading dock.
137 :07x04 - The Unemployment Story (1)
Writer: Ben Starr, Charles Stewart
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Raul Mancada (Gonzalez), Jinaki (Mrs. Thomas), F. Murray Abraham (Clerk)
A college grad threatens to commit suicide after he loses a janitor's job to Archie.
138 :07x05 - The Unemployment Story (2)
Writer: Ben Starr, Charles Stewart
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Ellen Travolta (Secretary), Eliza Roberts (Receptionist), Neva Patterson (Ms. Maloney), Jeannie Linero (Grocery Clerk), Gerald Hiken (Frank Edwards), Michael Alldredge (Policeman)
Archie's trip to the hospital is an ethnic nightmare: He's admitted by a Puerto Rican receptionist, treated by a Jewish physician, and is forced to accept a blood transfusion from a black doctor.
139 :07x06 - Archie's Operation (1)
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Mort Lachman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Vinnette Carroll (Dr. Thatcher), Milton Selzer (Dr. Goldstein)
Archie recuperates in record time after he's called back to work -- with a raise and a promotion.
140 :07x07 - Archie's Operation (2)
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Frances Fong (Nurse)
Archie suddenly makes a quick recovery from his operation after finding out there is a new position and a raise awaiting him at the loading docks.
141 :07x08 - Beverly Rides Again
Writer: Phil Doran, Douglas Arango
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Eugene Roche (Pinky Peterson), Phoebe Dorin (Doris), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Lori Shannon (Beverly LaSalle)
Archie fixes up one of his drinking buddies with female impersonator Beverly LaSalle as revenge.
142 :07x09 - Teresa Moves In
Writer: Michael Loman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Alex Colon (Luis/Teresa's Brother), Liz Torres (Teresa Betancourt)
The Bunker's take in a Puerto Rican boarder after determining they need money.
143 :07x10 - Mike and Gloria's Will
The Bunkers are stunned to hear that Mike and Gloria plan to appoint another couple as Joey's legal guardians in their will.
144 :07x11 - Mr. Edith Bunker
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: James Greene (Charles Martin), Maxine Elliott (Mrs. Bradley), Florence Halop (Martha Linfoot), Priscilla Morrill (Katie), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Phil Leeds (Sol Kleeger), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Bob Duggan (Audio Man)
Edith saves a man's life and becomes the toast of the town, but Archie isn't happy standing in the shadow of her limelight.
145 :07x12 - Archie's Secret Passion
Writer: Michael Loman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Mike Kellin (Bummie Phelps), Estelle Parsons (Dolores Mancheney)
Archie panics when a couple of old friends pay a visit, because he once had a fling with the woman
146 :07x13 - The Baby Contest
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Jason Wingreen (Harry)
Mike and Gloria are furious with Archie for entering Joey's picture in a beautiful-baby contest.
147 :07x14 - Gloria's False Alarm
Writer: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jeanne Arnold (Nurse), Michael Mann (Dr. Dolby)
Gloria insists that Mike get the vasectomy he's talked about for years.
148 :07x15 - The Draft Dodger
Writer: Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Renny Temple (David Brewster), Eugene Roche (Pinky Peterson), Liz Torres (Teresa Betancourt)
Sparks fly when Mike invites a former draft resister to the Bunkers' Christmas dinner, where the guest of honor is the father of a vet who was killed in Vietnam.
149 :07x16 - The Boarder Patrol
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Liz Torres (Teresa Betancourt), Patrick Cronin (Brian)
The Bunkers return home unexpectedly to find a scantily clothed Teresa in bed with her boyfriend.
150 :07x17 - Archie's Chair
Writer: Douglas Arango, Phil Doran
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Colin Hamilton (Man No. 1), Michael Pataki (Lichtenrauch), Allan Rich (Gallery Manager), Douglas Robinson (McDonald), Tyler McVey (Man No. 2)
Mike accidentally breaks Archie's chair; while out for repairs, it gets lost and later turns up in an art gallery.
151 :07x18 - Mike Goes Skiing
Writer: Charles Stewart, Ben Starr
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Rod Loomis (Charlie), John Karlen (Leo), Tom Fitzsimmons (Frank), Mark Lonow (Pete)
Mike feigns fatigue so Gloria will consent to his going skiing with the boys rather than accompanying her to a party.
152 :07x19 - Stretch Cunningham, Goodbye
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Douglas Arango, Phil Doran
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jay Gerber (Harry Moss), Charles Siebert (Rabbi Kaplan)
Archie panics when he's asked to deliver the eulogy at 'Stretch' Cunninham's funeral and then discovers that the deceased was Jewish.
153 :07x20 - The Joys of Sex
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jason Wingreen (Harry)
After Gloria finds her mother reading a sex manual, Mike has a man-to-man talk with Archie.
154 :07x21 - Mike, the Pacifist
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Sudie Bond (Elderly Lady), William Lanteau (Doctor), Richard Lawson (Angry Black Man), Wynn Irwin (Howard), William Pierson (Wino), Vanda Barra (Doctor's Wife), Gerry Black (Conductor), Nita Talbot (Marcia)
Mike feels guilty for punching a man while riding on the subway, even though he acted in defense of woman passenger.
155 :07x22 - Fire
Writer: Erik Tarloff
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Roger C. Carmel (Ligway), Fred Rolaf (Fireman No. 2), Joel Frederick (Fireman No. 1), Liz Torres (Teresa Betancourt), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Archie tries to collect on a fraudulent insurance claim after a small fire breaks out in the upstairs bathroom.
156 :07x23 - Mike and Gloria Split
A word game mushrooms into warfare between Gloria and Mike, resulting in his sharing a bed with a disgruntled Archie.
157 :07x24 - Archie, the Liberal
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin, Michael Loman
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Jason Wingreen (Harry), James McEachin (Solomon Jackson)
After the press and civil-rights groups criticize the discrimination in Archie's lodge, a token effort is made to recruit a new member.
158 :07x25 - Archie's Dog Day Afternoon
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Milt Josefsberg, Paul Bogart
Guest star: Vanda Barra (Woman), Tracy Bogart (Receptionist), Bill Hunt (Dr. Rushton)
After he argues with Barney about the latter's dog, Archie accidentally backs a car over the pet.
159 :08x01 - Archie Gets the Business (1)
Writer: Ben Starr, Charles Stewart
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: A. Martinez (Manuel), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Arny Freeman (Watkins), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Archie, desperate to realize his personal dream and buy Kelcy's Bar, forges Edith's signature on the mortgage papers.
160 :08x02 - Archie Gets the Business (2)
Writer: Ben Starr, Charles Stewart
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Arny Freeman (Watkins), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), A. Martinez (Manuel), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Archie, desperate to realize his personal dream and buy Kelcy's Bar, forges Edith's signature on the mortgage papers.
161 :08x03 - Cousin Liz
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: K. Callan (Veronica Cartright)
Archie hopes for an inheritance from Edith's late cousin, whose roommate, it turns out, was more than a friend.
162 :08x04 - Edith's 50th Birthday (1)
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: David Dukes (Lambert), Barry Gordon (Gary Rabinowitz)
Edith misses her birthday party when a rapist holds her at gunpoint in her own living room.
163 :08x05 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: David Dukes (Lambert), Jane Connell (Sybil), John Brandon (Policeman No. 1), Ray Colella (Policeman No. 2)
Edith escapes her rapist, but now refuses to press charges against him.
164 :08x06 - Unequal Partners
Writer: Ben Starr, Charles Stewart
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Merie Earle (Florence), Ian Wolfe (Hooper), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Will Mackenzie (Reverend)
Edith ruins Archie's weekend fishing trip when she stages a wedding in the Bunker's living room for an elderly couple.
165 :08x07 - Archie's Grand Opening
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Gracia Lee (Mrs. Kleever), Sam Solito (Kleever), Sorrell Booke (Mr. Sanders), Ray Henderson (Bilkey), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), André Pavon (Carlos), Jason Wingreen (Harry)
Archie enlists the services of his family to help with his bars grand opening after being deserted by Harry and his friends.
166 :08x08 - Archie's Bitter Pill (1)
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: A. Martinez (Manuel), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Arny Freeman (Watkins), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Archie takes a few pep pills to keep pace with the increased demands of running his own business and becomes addicted.
167 :08x09 - Archie's Bitter Pill (2) (aka Archie's Road Back)
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: A. Martinez (Manuel), Jason Wingreen (Harry)
A despondent Archie retreats to his bedroom, until Harry offers to bail him out with a partnership offer for the bar.
168 :08x10 - Archie and the KKK (1)
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Milt Josefsberg, Mort Lachman
Guest star: Roger Bowen (Mitch), Dennis Patrick (Gordie)
Archie unwittingly joins an ultra-patriotic group whose next target for harassment is Mike.
169 :08x11 - Archie and the KKK (2)
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Dennis Patrick (Gordie)
Archie thinks up a plan to prevent the Klan members from burning a cross on Mike and Gloria's lawn.
170 :08x12 - Mike and Gloria Meet
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Christopher Guest (Jim), Priscilla Lopez (Debbie)
In a flashback, Mike and Gloria recall their first date, which was arranged by her friend Debbie.
171 :08x13 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Lori Shannon (Beverly LaSalle), Ron Vernan (Doctor)
Edith's religious faith is shaken after her friend Beverly LaSalle is brutally murdered by thugs at Christmas.
172 :08x14 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)
Writer: Larry Rhine, Erik Tarloff, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Lori Shannon (Beverly LaSalle)
Family members try to get Edith to reconsider after she renounces her faith in God because of the murder of Beverly LaSalle.
173 :08x15 - The Commercial
Writer: Ben Starr, Ron Bloomberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Tom Middleton (Assistant Director), Darryl Hickman (Peter), Frank Aletter (Prescott), Alan Hamel (Buffano)
Edith is chosen to do a TV commercial for a detergent, but can't bring herself to praise the product.
174 :08x16 - Super Bowl Sunday
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Art Metrano (Jack), J. J. Johnston ( Robber), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Louis Guss (Sam), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Gloria LeRoy ("Boom Boom" Turner)
On Super Bowl Sunday, Archie anticipates great business at his bar, but unfortunately so do two robbers.
175 :08x17 - Aunt Iola's Visit
Writer: Albert E. Lewin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Nedra Volz (Aunt Iola)
Much to Archie's discomfort, Edith's Aunt Iola comes to visit, and he fears that she may plan to stay permanently.
176 :08x18 - Love Comes to the Butcher
Writer: Phil Sharp
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Theodore Bikel (Albrescht Klemmer), Sarina C. Grant (Woman), Jason Wingreen (Harry)
The neighborhood butcher reacts to Edith's many kindnesses by falling for her
177 :08x19 - Two's a Crowd
After being accidentally locked in the saloon's storeroom, Archie and Mike share a bottle of brandy and vent hostilities.
178 :08x20 - Stalemates
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Terry Kiser (Bob), Judith Kahan (Lorraine)
Mike and Gloria are sure the romance has gone out of their marriage when even a weekend in the Pocono's fails to re-ignite the spark.
179 :08x21 - The Brother
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Richard McKenzie (Freddie), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik)
After a hostile silence of 29 years, Archie and his brother are reunited, rekindling a sibling rivalry.
180 :08x22 - Mike's New Job
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson)
Mike and Gloria prepare to move to California, but circumstances temporarily place them back with the Bunkers.
181 :08x23 - The Dinner Guest
Mike tries to choose between a farewell dinner Edith has planned and a social meeting with his new boss.
182 :08x24 - The Stivics Go West
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Clyde Kusatsu (Rev. Chong)
The Bunker house is the scene of tearful good-byes as Mike and Gloria finally leave for California.
183 :09x01 - Little Miss Bunker
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jason Wingreen (Harry), Marty Brill (Floyd), Bern Bennett (Announcer in Bus Station), Bhetty Waldron (Woman), Santos Morales (Ticket Agent)
Edith's cousin Floyd abandons his nine-year-old daughter, Stephanie, on the Bunkers' doorstep.
184 :09x02 - End in Sight
Writer: Nate Monaster
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Phil Leeds (Mr. Stanley)
A spot on his liver leads Archie to believe that he's dying, so he suddenly turns into a calmer, gentler human being.
185 :09x03 - Reunion on Hauser Street
Writer: Phil Sharp, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Gloria LeRoy ("Boom Boom" Turner), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Estelle Parsons (Blanche Hefner), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
The Bunkers attempt to reunite Blanche and Barney Hefner after her latest fling with an exterminator fizzles
186 :09x04 - What'll We Do with Stephanie?
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Marcie Barkin (Telephone Girl), Abbey Lincoln (Laura Grant), William Larsen (McKenzie)
Archie and Edith are divided over Stephanie's future with them; he wants the child out, while she has other ideas.
187 :09x05 - Edith's Final Respects
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Howard Morton ( Ernie Grambling), Charles Siebert (Man)
Edith decides to pay final respects to her Aunt Rose, who scorned the Bunkers' marriage, and becomes the only mourner at the wake.
188 :09x06 - Weekend in the Country
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Phil Sharp
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Estelle Parsons (Blanche Hefner), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Once again, Archie and Edith try to preserve peace between Barney Hefner and his extremely wayward wife
189 :09x07 - Archie's Other Wife
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jonelle Allen (Stewardess), James J. Casino (Peter), Eugene Roche (Pinky Peterson), Harvey Lembeck (Wally)
While away at an American Legion convention, a joking Pinky Peterson plays a prank on Archie, having a black airline stewardess slip into bed with him.
190 :09x08 - Edith Versus the Bank
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: John Harkins (Gordon Fairchild)
Edith is refused credit when she tries to buy a television set for Archie, then encounters a problem taking out a loan.
191 :09x09 - Return of the Waitress
Writer: Phil Sharp, Milt Josefsberg
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), Bill Quinn (Mr. Van Ranseleer), Jason Wingreen (Harry), Janis Paige (Denise)
Edith finally confronts the waitress who tempted Archie's fidelity after Harry unwittingly hires her to work at Archie's Place.
192 :09x10 - Bogus Bills
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jason Wingreen (Harry), Charles Hallahan (Officer Harrison), Danny Dayton (Hank Pivnik), John Finnegan (Santa Claus), Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner), Bill Quinn (Mr. Van Ranseleer), Sandy Kenyon (Herb)
Edith is arrested for passing phony ten-dollar bills she got from Archie's Place during Christmas time.
193 :09x11 - The Bunkers Go West
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Allan Melvin (Barney Hefner)
Mike's bad back forces the Stivics to cancel their trip home for Christmas , the Bunkers decide to travel west for the holidays.
194 :09x12 - California, Here We Are (1)
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Sally Struthers (Gloria Stivic), Cory Miller (Joey Stivic), Rob Reiner (Michael Stivic)
The Bunkers arrive in Santa Barbara for Christmas and soon discover that all is not right with Mike and Gloria.
195 :09x13 - California, Here We Are (2)
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Phil Sharp
Guest star: Rob Reiner ( Michael Stivic), Sally Struthers (Gloria Stivic), Cory Miller (Joey Stivic)
The Bunkers discover Mike and Gloria are seperated, and plan on getting a divorce.
196 :09x14 - A Night at the PTA
When Edith develops laryngitis on the eve of her singing debut at Stephanie's PTA recital, Archie steps in to understudy the duet.
197 :09x15 - A Girl Like Edith
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Jean Stapleton (Judith Klammerstadt), Theodore Bikel (Albrescht Klemmer)
Edith meets butcher Klemmer's new sweetheart, a woman who just happens to be her spitting image.
198 :09x16 - The Appendectomy
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: George Wyner (Dr. Sidney Shapiro), Tracy Bogart (The Nurse)
Edith and Archie rush Stephanie to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
199 :09x17 - Stephanie and the Crime Wave
Writer: Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Davis Roberts (Principal)
The Bunkers are at odds over Stephanie's punishment when they catch her stealing petty items from around the house and from her favorite teacher.
200 :09x18 - Barney, the Gold Digger
Writer: Milt Josefsberg, Phil Sharp, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Peggy Rea (Martha Birkhorn)
Barney Hefner is suicidal after Blanche finally deserts him, until Archie fixes him up with an overweight but wealthy widow.
201 :09x19 - The Return of Archie's Brother
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Elissa Leeds (Katherine Bunker)
Archie's brother, Fred, arrives with his latest wife -- a child bride of eighteen .
202 :09x20 - Stephanie's Conversation
Writer: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Clyde Kusatsu (Rev. Chong)
Archie is forced to reevaluate his religious prejudice after Stephanie tries to conceal the fact that she's Jewis
203 :09x21 - Edith Gets Fired
Writer: Harriet Weiss, Patt Shea
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Michael McGuire (), Leonard Stone (Mr. Johnson), Angela Clarke (Mrs. Loretta Dillon), Dolores Sutton (), Barbara Cason (Miss Critchen), Victor Kilian (Mr. Burkvist), Gerald Castillo ()
Edith loses her job at the Sunshine Home after she honors an invalid woman's final wish to be allowed to die with dignity.
204 :09x22 - All in the Family Retrospective (1)
Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.
205 :09x23 - All in the Family Retrospective (2)
Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.
206 :09x24 - All in the Family Retrospective (3)
Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.
207 :09x25 - The Family Next Door
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Richard Ward (Ed Lewis), Isabel Sanford (Louise Jefferson), David Byrd (Mr. Hoffman)
Archie hits the roof when Edith rents out the old Jefferson house to a black couple.
208 :09x26 - The Return of Stephanie's Father
Writer: Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin
Director: Paul Bogart
Guest star: Ben Stack (Floyd Mills)
Stephanie's father, Floyd, finally arrives with a devastating proposition for the Bunkers: They can keep Stephanie if they agree to pay him one thousand dollars cash.
209 :09x27 - Too Good Edith
Archie is hurt and outraged when Edith tries to hide a serious illness from him after trying to prepare a St. Patricks day party at the bar.