It's Edith and Archie Bunker's wedding anniversary. Edith manages to drag Archie to church. Daughter Gloria and her husband Mike try to whip up a party atmosphere for the parents.

Archie is convinced he'll collect a large settlement from a petty traffic accident if a Jewish lawyer handles the case.

The stylistic minimalism of the Bunkers' sparsely furnished set is on full display in this early episode. According to director John Rich, who grew up not far from Archie's neighbood, the Spartan look of the Bunkers' living room deco was achieved as a result of painstaking efforts. The director remembers personally supervising the cracking of windows and repainting of walls to give the place a run-down, lived-in look. "I told the set designers to take all the color out of it," remembers Rich. "Norman and I wanted to do the show in black and white, but CBS nearly went into a coma. So we decided to do the next best thing and shoot the entire show in muted sepia tones."

Archie refuses to donate blood because he's afraid that his vital fluids might get mixed in with those of a different race.

Archie's dream of becoming a grandfather is dashed when Gloria suffers a sudden miscarriage.

Louise Jefferson makes her first appearance, through husband George will remain an offscreen character for another two seasons. Their son, Lionel, had been a regular visitor to the Bunkers since the pilot episode, when the writers discovered how effective the street-smart black youth was at gently letting the air out of Archie's sails.

Gloria leaves the house in a rage after Mike refuses to recognize her as an equal partner in their marriage.

The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.

Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.

Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.

Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.

An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.

Archie Bunker is the voice of the American working man when his man-on-the-street interview is scheduled to appear on Walter Cronkite's Evening News.

Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.

Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

One of the classic episodes in the series, Sammy Davis Jr. plays himself, a passenger in Archie's taxi cab who has inadvertently left his briefcase behind. Arrangements are made to retrieve the briefcase at the Bunker house. As usual, Archie displays his ignorance and bigotry, but Sammy plays along. Before Sammy has to leave, Munson decides to have the two pose for a picture. HE KISSES ARCHIE!!! Archie is too astonished to say anything.

Archie is aghast to find out that his visiting niece plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson.

The Stivics' wedding is jeopardized when Michael's uncle insists, over Archie's virulent objections, that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.

Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.

Archie buys an expensive watch of dubious pedigree and soon becomes paranoid that it's stolen. When it breaks, he has to find a jeweler who'll fix it with no questions asked.

After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.

Archie finally meets George Jefferson at Henry's going away party.

Archie and Edith rekindle their romance during a second honeymoon in Atlantic City.

Archie refuses to attend his own birthday party.

The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.

Archie unwillingly passes George Jefferson a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.

The Bunker's breadwinner tries to avoid breaking the news that his union has called a strike.

Lionel has a fight with his parents and moves into the Bunkers house for a night.

The Bunkers bid fond farewell to the Jeffersons when their neighbors abandon Queens for the nouveau-rich life in a Manhattan high rise.[This episode was the pilot for ""The Jeffersons.""]

After a fruitless search for new lodgings, Mike and Gloria agree to rent George Jefferson's old house-even though it means living next door to Archie.