All in the Family (1971)
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John Rich — Director
Episodes 67
Meet the Bunkers
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.
Read MoreWriting the President
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.
Read MoreOh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)
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."
Read MoreArchie Gives Blood
Archie refuses to donate blood because he's afraid that his vital fluids might get mixed in with those of a different race.
Read MoreJudging Books by Covers
Archie scorns one of Mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.
Read MoreGloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)
Archie's dream of becoming a grandfather is dashed when Gloria suffers a sudden miscarriage.
Read MoreMike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
Mike invites one of his hippie friends to spend the night in his living room, despite Archie's strenous ojections.
Read MoreLionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
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.
Read MoreEdith Has Jury Duty
Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty, leaving Archie to fend for himself.
Read MoreArchie Is Worried About His Job
No one in the family gets any sleep when Archie spends the night worring that he might lose his job.
Read MoreGloria Discovers Women's Lib
Gloria leaves the house in a rage after Mike refuses to recognize her as an equal partner in their marriage.
Read MoreSuccess Story
Archie reevaluates his definition of success after he meets an old army buddy who's become wealthy in the used-car trade.
Read MoreThe First and Last Supper
The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.
Read MoreThe Saga of Cousin Oscar
Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.
Read MoreGloria Poses in the Nude
Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.
Read MoreArchie and the Lock-Up
Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.
Read MoreEdith Writes a Song
Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.
Read MoreFlashback: Mike Meets Archie
On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.
Read MoreThe Election Story
Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.
Read MoreEdith's Accident
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.
Read MoreThe Blockbuster
An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.
Read MoreMike's Problem
Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.
Read MoreThe Insurance is Canceled
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.
Read MoreThe Man in the Street
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.
Read MoreCousin Maude's Visit
Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
Read MoreChristmas Day at the Bunkers'
Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.
Read MoreThe Elevator Story
Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.
Read MoreEdith's Problem
Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
Read MoreArchie and the FBI
Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.
Read MoreMike's Mysterious Son
An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.
Read MoreArchie Sees a Mugging
Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.
Read MoreArchie and Edith Alone
The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.
Read MoreEdith Gets a Mink
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.
Read MoreSammy's Visit
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.
Read MoreEdith, the Judge
Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.
Read MoreArchie is Jealous
Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.
Read MoreMaude
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.
Read MoreThe Threat
Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.
Read MoreThe Bunkers and the Swingers
Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.
Read MoreMike Comes Into Money
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.
Read MoreFlashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on their wedding day.
Read MoreFlashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
The Stivics' wedding is jeopardized when Michael's uncle insists, over Archie's virulent objections, that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.
Read MoreArchie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)
Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.
Read MoreOh Say Can You See
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.
Read MoreArchie Goes Too Far
Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.
Read MoreClass Reunion
Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.
Read MoreArchie is Branded
Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.
Read MoreEverybody Tells the Truth
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.
Read MoreGloria, the Victim
After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.
Read MoreWe're Having a Heat Wave
Henry Jeffersons joins Archie in trying to prevent a Hispanic from moving into the neighborhood.
Read MoreWe're Still Having a Heat Wave
As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.
Read MoreEdith Finds an Old Man
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.
Read MoreArchie and the Computer
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.
Read MoreEdith's Conversion
Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.
Read MoreArchie in the Cellar
Locked in his cellar with a bottle of vodka,Archie spends a long night contemplating his life through the haze of a drunken stupor.
Read MoreSecond Honeymoon
Archie and Edith rekindle their romance during a second honeymoon in Atlantic City.
Read MoreThe Taxi Caper
An influential politician attempts to dissuade Archie from pressure charges against his son after the boy robs Archie in Munson's cab.
Read MoreArchie is Cursed
Irene challenges Archie to a pool match, but he begs off, complaining of a sore back.
Read MoreArchie Feels Left Out
Archie refuses to attend his own birthday party.
Read MoreEt Tu, Archie?
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.
Read MoreGloria's Boyfriend
Archie's misconceptions run amok when Gloria befriends the retarded box boy from the local market.
Read MoreLionel's Engagement
The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.
Read MoreArchie Eats and Runs
The Bunkers are in a panic after Archie eats a stew made from mushrooms that might have been contaminated.
Read MoreGloria Sings the Blues
Gloria is bewildered after she falls temporarily out of life with Michael, until she discovers her mother went through the same thing with Archie.
Read MorePay the Twenty Dollars
Archie unwillingly passes George Jefferson a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.
Read MoreMike's Graduation
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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