John Rich — Director

Episodes 67

Meet the Bunkers

2.8
January 12, 197125m
1x1

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.

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Writing the President

0.0
January 19, 197125m
1x2

Mike writes a letter to President Nixon, protesting everything that's wrong with America, including the state of the environment and the nation's involvement in Vietnam. Archie finds out, and to refute his son-in-law's claims he decides he too will write a letter praising the nation's chief and attempting to explain the Meathead as an ignorant. While penning the letter, Archie pictures the family all standing behind him, dressed in his Sunday best, all supporting his positions.

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Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)

0.0
January 26, 197125m
1x3

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."

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Archie Gives Blood

0.0
February 2, 197125m
1x4

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

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Judging Books by Covers

1.0
February 9, 197125m
1x5

Archie scorns one of Mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.

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Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)

0.0
February 16, 197125m
1x6

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

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Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit

0.0
February 23, 197125m
1x7

Mike invites one of his hippie friends to spend the night in his living room, despite Archie's strenous ojections.

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Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood

0.0
March 2, 197125m
1x8

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.

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Edith Has Jury Duty

0.0
March 9, 197125m
1x9

Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty, leaving Archie to fend for himself.

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Archie Is Worried About His Job

0.0
March 16, 197125m
1x10

No one in the family gets any sleep when Archie spends the night worring that he might lose his job.

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Gloria Discovers Women's Lib

0.0
March 23, 197125m
1x11

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

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Success Story

0.0
March 30, 197125m
1x12

Archie reevaluates his definition of success after he meets an old army buddy who's become wealthy in the used-car trade.

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The First and Last Supper

0.0
Season Finale
April 6, 197125m
1x13

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

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The Saga of Cousin Oscar

0.0
September 18, 197125m
2x1

Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.

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Gloria Poses in the Nude

0.0
September 25, 197125m
2x2

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

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Archie and the Lock-Up

0.0
October 2, 197125m
2x3

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

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Edith Writes a Song

0.0
October 9, 197125m
2x4

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

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Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

0.0
October 16, 197125m
2x5

On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

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The Election Story

0.0
October 30, 197125m
2x6

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

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Edith's Accident

0.0
November 6, 197125m
2x7

A priest pays a call to reward Edith's honesty for leaving a note on his car after she accidentally dents it with a large can of clind peaches.

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The Blockbuster

0.0
November 13, 197125m
2x8

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

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Mike's Problem

0.0
November 20, 197125m
2x9

Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.

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The Insurance is Canceled

0.0
November 27, 197125m
2x10

Archie lays off a Puerto Rican worker during a cut back at the dock; and his homeowner's policy is canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk.

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The Man in the Street

0.0
December 4, 197125m
2x11

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.

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Cousin Maude's Visit

7.5
December 11, 197125m
2x12

Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.

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Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

0.0
December 18, 197125m
2x13

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

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The Elevator Story

0.0
January 1, 197225m
2x14

Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.

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Edith's Problem

0.0
January 8, 197225m
2x15

Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.

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Archie and the FBI

0.0
January 15, 197225m
2x16

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

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Mike's Mysterious Son

0.0
January 22, 197225m
2x17

An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.

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Archie Sees a Mugging

0.0
January 29, 197225m
2x18

Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.

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Archie and Edith Alone

0.0
February 5, 197225m
2x19

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

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Edith Gets a Mink

0.0
February 12, 197225m
2x20

Archie is too proud to let Edith accept a mink stolen from her cousin Amelia, until he sees a chance to make a three-hundred-dollar profit.

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Sammy's Visit

6.0
February 19, 197225m
2x21

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.

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Edith, the Judge

0.0
February 26, 197225m
2x22

Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

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Archie is Jealous

0.0
March 4, 197225m
2x23

Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.

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Maude

9.0
Season Finale
March 11, 197225m
2x24

Archie and Edith visit Maude's house for Carol's wedding to David Green, a Jewish man. Archie doesn't want to go, and Carol doesn't want him there. Archie is invited to the bachelor party, but declines the invitation, and ends up staying at the hotel, where the bachelor party is held (which he doesn't know). Archie calls the police because the party is too loud. Edith stays for the bridal shower. After David and Walter return from the bachelor party, David and Carol fight over their differences in opinion regarding women's roles. The wedding is off, much to Maude's dismay.

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The Threat

0.0
September 30, 197225m
3x3

Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.

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The Bunkers and the Swingers

0.0
October 28, 197225m
3x7

Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.

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Mike Comes Into Money

0.0
November 4, 197225m
3x8

Mike sparks the latest family feud when he donates two hundred dollars to George McGovern's presidential campaign instead of paying Archie for room and board.

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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)

0.0
November 11, 197225m
3x9

On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on their wedding day.

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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)

0.0
November 18, 197225m
3x10

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

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

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Oh Say Can You See

1.0
January 20, 197325m
3x16

Middle-aged Archie can only envy the eternally youthful outlook of his friend and contemporary Bill Mulholern. He is especially impressed that the toupeed, flashily garbed Bill has managed to attract a sexy young bedmate named Tina. But by episode's end, Archie is made to realize how lucky he is to be spending his declining years with a loving wife like Edith.

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Archie Goes Too Far

0.0
January 27, 197325m
3x17

Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.

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Class Reunion

0.0
February 10, 197325m
3x18

Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.

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Hot Watch

0.0
February 17, 197325m
3x19

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.

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Archie is Branded

5.0
February 24, 197325m
3x20

Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.

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Everybody Tells the Truth

6.0
March 3, 197325m
3x21

It's -Rashomon-Bunker-style when the family recounts vastly different versions of the same disastrous encounter with a pair of handyman in the Bunker kitchen.

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Gloria, the Victim

0.0
March 17, 197325m
3x23

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

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We're Having a Heat Wave

0.0
September 15, 197325m
4x1

Henry Jeffersons joins Archie in trying to prevent a Hispanic from moving into the neighborhood.

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We're Still Having a Heat Wave

0.0
September 22, 197325m
4x2

As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.

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Edith Finds an Old Man

0.0
September 29, 197325m
4x3

Edith befriends a lonely old man,through Archie is less than thrilled to have a constant reminder of his own advancing years hanging around the house.

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Archie and the Computer

0.0
October 27, 197325m
4x7

Edith receives a small fortune in quarters as a result of a computer error. Then another computer informs Archie that he's been officially declared dead.

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Edith's Conversion

0.0
November 10, 197325m
4x9

Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.

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Archie in the Cellar

0.0
November 17, 197325m
4x10

Locked in his cellar with a bottle of vodka,Archie spends a long night contemplating his life through the haze of a drunken stupor.

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Second Honeymoon

0.0
December 1, 197325m
4x12

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

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The Taxi Caper

0.0
December 8, 197325m
4x13

An influential politician attempts to dissuade Archie from pressure charges against his son after the boy robs Archie in Munson's cab.

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Archie is Cursed

0.0
December 15, 197325m
4x14

Irene challenges Archie to a pool match, but he begs off, complaining of a sore back.

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Archie Feels Left Out

0.0
January 12, 197425m
4x17

Archie refuses to attend his own birthday party.

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Et Tu, Archie?

0.0
January 26, 197425m
4x18

Archie sabotages an old friend's efforts to land a job at the loading dock because he's afraid the man might be in line for his position.

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Gloria's Boyfriend

0.0
February 2, 197425m
4x19

Archie's misconceptions run amok when Gloria befriends the retarded box boy from the local market.

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Lionel's Engagement

0.0
February 9, 197425m
4x20

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

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Archie Eats and Runs

0.0
February 16, 197425m
4x21

The Bunkers are in a panic after Archie eats a stew made from mushrooms that might have been contaminated.

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Gloria Sings the Blues

0.0
March 2, 197425m
4x22

Gloria is bewildered after she falls temporarily out of life with Michael, until she discovers her mother went through the same thing with Archie.

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Pay the Twenty Dollars

0.0
March 9, 197425m
4x23

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

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Mike's Graduation

0.0
Season Finale
March 16, 197425m
4x24

Archie's spirit soars on Mike's graduation day, until he discovers that his meat-head son-in-law has accepted a fellowship and won't be moving out for another year.

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