List of All in the Family episodes

This is a listing of all of the episodes of the television sitcom All in the Family, which originally aired on CBS from 1971 to 1979.

The Bunkers & the Stivics: standing, Gloria (Sally Struthers) and Michael (Rob Reiner); seated, Archie (Carroll O'Connor) and Edith (Jean Stapleton) with baby Joey.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired		Rank	Rating
				First aired	Last aired
	Pilots	2		1968	1969	N/A	N/A
	1	13		January 12, 1971	April 6, 1971	N/A	N/A
	2	24		September 18, 1971	March 11, 1972	1	34.0
	3	24		September 16, 1972	March 24, 1973	1	33.3
	4	24		September 15, 1973	March 16, 1974	1	31.2
	5	23		September 14, 1974	March 8, 1975	1	30.2
	6	24		September 8, 1975	March 8, 1976	1	30.1
	7	25		September 22, 1976	March 12, 1977	12	22.9
	8	24		October 2, 1977	March 19, 1978	4	24.4[lower-alpha 1]
	9	24		September 24, 1978	April 8, 1979	9	24.9[lower-alpha 2]

1. Tied with 60 Minutes and Charlie's Angels
2. Tied with Taxi

Episodes

Pilot episodes

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"Justice for All"	Norman Lear	Norman Lear	1968
Carroll O'Connor as Archie Justice, Jean Stapleton as Edith Justice, Kelly Jean Peters as Gloria, Tim McIntire as Richard, D'Urville Martin as Lionel
"Those Were the Days"	Norman Lear & Bud Yorkin	Norman Lear	1969
Carroll O'Connor as Archie Justice, Jean Stapleton as Edith Justice, Candy Azzara as Gloria, Chip Oliver as Richard, D'Urville Martin as Lionel

Season 1 (1971)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Meet the Bunkers"	John Rich	Norman Lear	January 12, 1971
Archie and Edith (Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) come home from church early, interrupting Mike and Gloria's (Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers) privacy.
2	2	"Writing the President"	John Rich	S : Lee Erwin, Fred Freiberger; T : Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib, Norman Lear	January 19, 1971
Because Mike wrote a critical letter to President Nixon about the current state of the U.S., Archie decides to write one of his own that praises him.
3	3	"Oh, My Aching Back" "Archie's Aching Back"	John Rich	Stanley Ralph Ross	January 26, 1971
Archie hurts his back in an accident while in his cab, so he tries to find a Jewish lawyer in order to collect in a lawsuit.
4	4	"Archie Gives Blood"	John Rich	Norman Lear	February 2, 1971
Archie questions who might receive some of his blood at a blood bank, thinking that different races have different blood.
5	5	"Judging Books by Covers"	John Rich	Burt Styler and Norman Lear	February 9, 1971
Archie learns about judging people after incorrectly declaring an effeminate friend of Mike and Gloria (Anthony Geary) to be gay--only to learn that one of his old football buddies is homosexual himself.
6	6	"Gloria's Pregnancy" "Gloria Has a Belly Full"	John Rich	Jerry Mayer	February 16, 1971
The Stivics start looking for an apartment after Gloria reveals her pregnancy, making Archie furious. Though he eventually comes around, Gloria has a miscarriage, and he comforts her for the loss.
7	7	"Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph; S/T : Philip Mishkin, Rob Reiner	February 23, 1971
Mike's friends - an unmarried couple - plan to share a sleeping bag in the Bunker home, over Archie's objections.
8	8	"Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood"	John Rich	Don Nicholl & Bryan Joseph	March 2, 1971
Archie is not happy that a black family is moving into the neighborhood.
9	9	"Edith Has Jury Duty"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph; S/T : Susan Harris	March 9, 1971
Edith goes on jury duty for a murder trial, and she alone thinks the accused is not guilty. Archie is upset that Edith is not at home to take care of him.
10	10	"Archie Is Worried About His Job"	John Rich	S : William Bickley, Jr.; T : Norman Lear, Don Nicholl, Bryan Joseph	March 16, 1971
Archie spends the night worrying about his job when his company announces layoffs. Recording date: March 2, 1971[1]
11	11	"Gloria Discovers Women's Lib"	John Rich	Norman Lear and Sandy Stern	March 23, 1971
As a supporter of women's lib, Gloria accuses Mike of chauvinism and storms out of the house. She comes back and they make up.
12	12	"Success Story"	John Rich	Burt Styler	March 30, 1971
An old World War II buddy of Archie's visits the Bunkers, only for his wealth to be the subject of another debate between Archie and Mike.
13	13	"The First and Last Supper"	John Rich	Jerry Mayer	April 6, 1971
Just as Archie is campaigning to keep black families out of the neighborhood, Edith accepts a dinner invitation from the Jeffersons.

Season 2 (1971–72)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"The Saga of Cousin Oscar"	John Rich	T : Norman Lear; S/T : Burt Styler	September 18, 1971
Archie's freeloading cousin Oscar passes away during a visit and none of Archie's other relatives are willing to help with funeral expenses.
15	2	"Gloria Poses in the Nude"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear	September 25, 1971
Archie and Mike have a difference of opinion over Mike's artist friend Szabo (David Soul) offering to paint Gloria in the nude.
16	3	"Archie and the Lock-up"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Paul Wayne	October 2, 1971
Archie ends up in jail when he tries to save Mike and Lionel from trouble at a demonstration. Tim Reid is in the jail with him. (uncredited).
17	4	"Edith Writes a Song"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	October 9, 1971
Edith wants to spend money on having music composed for a song she wrote, but Archie wants to spend it on a gun for protection.
18	5	"Flashback: Mike Meets Archie"	John Rich	Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner	October 16, 1971
Flashbacks show the first meeting between Archie and Mike.
19	6	"The Election Story"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West	October 30, 1971
Archie intends to vote in the local elections just for his candidate to beat Mike and Gloria's.
20	7	"Edith's Accident"	John Rich	S : Tom & Helen August; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	November 6, 1971
Edith has an accident with a car (involving a can of cling peaches in heavy syrup) and leaves a note for the owner, a Catholic clergyman, which doesn't sit well for Archie on both counts.
21	8	"The Blockbuster"	John Rich	T : Philip Mishkin; S/T : Alan J. Levitt	November 13, 1971
A black realtor (Thalmus Rasulala, credited as Jack Crowder) offers Archie $35,000 to sell the house. Lionel refers to him as an Oreo cookie, "black on the outside and white on the inside."
22	9	"Mike's Problem"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Austin & Irma Kalish	November 20, 1971
Mike has become impotent due to anxiety over his final exams, so he goes to Archie for advice.
23	10	"The Insurance Is Canceled"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	November 27, 1971
As if it weren't bad enough that the Bunkers' insurance has been canceled, Archie has to choose which of three men at work must be fired.
24	11	"The Man in the Street"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib	December 4, 1971
The Bunkers' TV goes out just as Archie is preparing to see his "man in the street" interview about his political beliefs.
25	12	"Cousin Maude's Visit"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Philip Mishkin	December 11, 1971
When all but Edith come down with the flu, her extremely liberal cousin Maude (Bea Arthur) comes to the house to help, and immediately clashes with Archie. In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #9 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[2]
26	13	"Christmas Day at the Bunkers'"	John Rich	Don Nicholl	December 18, 1971
Archie is not feeling happy at Christmas due to a mistake at work that cost him his bonus.
27	14	"The Elevator Story"	John Rich	Alan J. Levitt	January 1, 1972
Archie gets stuck in an elevator with a black lawyer, a ditzy secretary, and a Puerto Rican janitor and his heavily pregnant wife. When she goes into labor, the group must help her deliver the baby.
28	15	"Edith's Problem"	John Rich	S : Steve Zacharias; S/T : Burt Styler	January 8, 1972[lower-alpha 1]
Edith goes through menopause, making it hard for Archie to be understanding.
29	16	"Archie and the FBI"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West and Susan Harris	January 15, 1972
Archie thinks a co-worker is guilty of something after an FBI agent asks questions.
30	17	"Mike's Mysterious Son"	John Rich	Warren S. Murray	January 22, 1972
A woman leaves her son with the Bunkers claiming that Mike is his father.
31	18	"Archie Sees a Mugging"	John Rich	S : Henry Garson; T : Philip Mishkin, Don Nicholl	January 29, 1972
Archie witnesses a mugging and gets himself in trouble with the victim, the police and the mob.
32	19	"Archie and Edith, Alone"	John Rich	S : Tina & Les Pine; T : Lee Kalcheim, Michael Ross, Bernie West	February 5, 1972
With Mike and Gloria out, an argument leads to Edith giving Archie the cold shoulder.
33	20	"Edith Gets a Mink"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : David Pollock, Elias Davis	February 12, 1972
Archie is angry with Edith for accepting a mink cape from her cousin, then has a change of heart when the fur gets ruined at the cleaners.
34	21	"Sammy's Visit"	John Rich	Bill Dana	February 19, 1972[lower-alpha 2]
The Bunkers have the honor of Sammy Davis, Jr. visiting their home to retrieve a briefcase he accidentally left in Archie's cab. In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #13 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[4]
35	22	"Edith the Judge"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	February 26, 1972
The owner of a laundromat accuses Archie of overloading one of the washing machines and it's up to Edith to resolve the issue.
36	23	"Archie Is Jealous"	John Rich	Rod Parker	March 4, 1972
Archie is furious that Mike and Gloria spent a weekend together before they were married, but that's nothing compared to what Edith tells him.
37	24	"Maude"	John Rich	Rod Parker	March 11, 1972
The daughter of Edith's cousin Maude is about to enter a mixed marriage. This episode serves as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Maude.

Season 3 (1972–73)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
38	1	"Archie and the Editorial"	Norman Campbell	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : George Bloom	September 16, 1972
Archie goes on television to protest an editorial in favor of gun control, then faces the consequences for opening his big mouth.
39	2	"Archie's Fraud"	Norman Campbell	Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 23, 1972
Archie tries to get out of paying the IRS for driving Munson's cab.
40	3	"The Threat"	John Rich	S : Bill Manhoff; S/T : Lila Garrett, Michael Elias	September 30, 1972
Archie says his friend's wife flirted with him during an overnight visit.
41	4	"Gloria and the Riddle"	Bob La Hendro and Robert H. Livingston	Don Nicholl	October 7, 1972
Gloria presents a riddle to prove Archie and Mike's chauvinism, sparking a debate about women's liberation. Edith eventually provides the answer.
42	5	"Lionel Steps Out"	John Rich	S : Terry Ryan; S/T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	October 14, 1972
Archie is furious when his niece (Dianne Hull) goes out with Lionel.
43	6	"Edith Flips Her Wig"	Hal Cooper	Sam Locke & Olga Vallance and Don Nicholl	October 21, 1972
When Edith gets arrested for shoplifting, she thinks she inherited her aunt's kleptomania.
44	7	"The Bunkers and the Swingers"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Norman Lear; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West, Lee Kalcheim	October 28, 1972[lower-alpha 3]
Edith unwittingly answers an ad placed by a couple interested in wife-swapping, and their visit to the Bunkers leads to confusion.
45	8	"Mike Comes Into Money"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West	November 4, 1972
Archie gets upset when Mike donates money he recently inherited towards George McGovern's presidential campaign instead of contributing towards his room and board.
46	9	"Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding - Part 1"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Rob Reiner & Philip Mishkin	November 11, 1972
Flashbacks show the wedding of Mike and Gloria where Archie argues with Mike's uncle over how the ceremony should go.
47	10	"Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding - Part 2"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Rob Reiner & Philip Mishkin	November 18, 1972
More flashbacks show the wedding of Mike and Gloria as an argument occurs over who should conduct the ceremony.
48	11	"Mike's Appendix"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Michael Ross & Bernie West	December 2, 1972
Mike has to choose between two doctors for an appendectomy, one of whom is a woman.
49	12	"Edith's Winning Ticket"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Don Nicholl	December 9, 1972
Archie is delighted that Edith has a winning lottery ticket, but is disappointed when she claims it belongs to Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford).
50	13	"Archie and the Bowling Team"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Don Nicholl; T : Allan Katz, Don Reo	December 16, 1972
Archie competes with a black man for a position on his district's bowling team.
51	14	"The Locket"	Hal Cooper	Robert Fisher & Arthur Marx	December 23, 1972
When an antique locket given to Edith by her grandmother goes missing, Archie plans an insurance scheme.
52	15	"Archie in the Hospital"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Stanley Ralph Ross, Martin Cohan; T : Don Nicholl	January 6, 1973
Archie goes to the hospital for back pain and makes friends with a patient on the other side of the curtain in his room, who, unbeknownst to him, is black.
53	16	"Oh Say Can You See"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Jess Oppenheimer (credited as Joe Kerr); T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	January 20, 1973
Archie starts worrying about his age when he sees an old high school friend who looks 15 years younger.
54	17	"Archie Goes Too Far"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Austin & Irma Kalish	January 27, 1973
While looking for a magazine, Archie finds a poem that Mike wrote to someone other than Gloria, bringing up the issue of invading one's privacy.
55	18	"Class Reunion"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Stanley Ralph Ross; S/T : Don Nicholl	February 10, 1973
Archie accompanies Edith to her high school reunion when he learns her old boyfriend will be there.
56	19	"Hot Watch"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Sam Locke & Olga Vallance	February 17, 1973
Archie buys a $300 watch for just $25, but Mike suspects the watch could have been stolen, making Archie an accomplice in a crime.
57	20	"Archie Is Branded"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Vincent Bogert	February 24, 1973
Archie discovers a swastika painted on the front door and dismisses it as a prank, but Mike believes it's something far more serious.
58	21	"Everybody Tells the Truth"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Don Nicholl	March 3, 1973
Archie and Mike each have different accounts of what happened when the refrigerator broke down.
59	22	"Archie Learns His Lesson"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : John Christopher Strong III, Michael R. Stein; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	March 10, 1973
Archie attends night school to earn his G.E.D. so he'll get a promotion and tries to keep a secret from Mike and Gloria.
60	23	"Gloria the Victim"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Austin & Irma Kalish and Don Nicholl	March 17, 1973
Gloria is a victim of attempted rape and must decide whether to notify the police or keep quiet.
61	24	"The Battle of the Month"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Michael Ross & Bernie West	March 24, 1973
Edith and Gloria get into an argument over women's lib, forcing Archie and Mike to deal with the repercussions.

Season 4 (1973–74)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
62	1	"We're Having a Heat Wave"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Don Nicholl	September 15, 1973
As the Bunkers go through a heat wave, Archie fumes even more upon learning a minority couple is moving into the neighborhood.
63	2	"We're Still Having a Heat Wave"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Michael Ross and Bernie West	September 22, 1973
While the heat wave goes on, Archie continues to be irritated by the Lorenzos - who happen to be Irish (Irene) and Italian (Frank).
64	3	"Edith Finds an Old Man"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Susan Harris; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	September 29, 1973
Archie is not happy with Edith permitting a nursing-home runaway to stay with them.
65	4	"Archie and the Kiss"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	John Rappaport	October 6, 1973
Irene gives Gloria a statue of "The Kiss," which Archie finds filthy.
66	5	"Archie the Gambler"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Steve Zacharias, Michael Leeson; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	October 13, 1973
Archie arrives home in a good mood and bearing presents for Gloria and Edith. But when Edith learns he has been going to the horse track, she becomes furious, as Archie has a compulsive gambling problem.
67	6	"Henry's Farewell"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Don Nicholl	October 20, 1973
The Bunkers and the Jeffersons have a farewell party for Henry, where Archie incites another argument. NOTE: On May 22, 2019, this episode was remade as a live special for ABC's Live in Front of a Studio Audience.
68	7	"Archie and the Computer"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell and Don Nicholl	October 27, 1973
A computer error keeps sending quarters to Edith and another declares Archie dead.
69	8	"The Games Bunkers Play"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	S : Susan Perkis Haven, Dan Klein; S/T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	November 3, 1973
During a group therapy game, Mike gets offended by the honest opinions about him.
70	9	"Edith's Conversion"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Ray Taylor	November 10, 1973
Archie is worried that Edith will convert when she befriends Irene's Catholic nun sister.
71	10	"Archie in the Cellar"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Don Nicholl	November 17, 1973
While the rest of the family is out for the weekend, Archie gets himself locked in the cellar.
72	11	"Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Michael Morris	November 24, 1973
Gloria acquires a black wig to change her look, but when Mike seems more attracted to her while she wears it, she becomes upset.
73	12	"Second Honeymoon"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Warren S. Murray	December 1, 1973
Edith takes a reluctant Archie on a second honeymoon to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
74	13	"The Taxi Caper"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Dennis Klein	December 8, 1973
Archie is robbed in the cab, then agrees to drop the charges in return for a payoff, only to get in trouble with the police.
75	14	"Archie is Cursed"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	John Rappaport and Michael Ross & Bernie West	December 15, 1973
Archie and Irene play a game of pool to settle an argument, then Archie makes a remark that leads to Frank putting a curse on him.
76	15	"Edith's Christmas Story"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : Austin & Irma Kalish	December 22, 1973
Edith tries to get in on the joy of Christmas even though she has a lump in her breast.
77	16	"Mike and Gloria Mix it Up"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West	January 5, 1974
Mike and Gloria disagree over who should be the aggressor in their marriage.
78	17	"Archie Feels Left Out"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Paul Lichtman & Howard Storm and Don Nicholl	January 12, 1974
Archie mopes about his age on his 50th birthday.
79	18	"Et Tu, Archie"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	Mickey Rose & Lila Garrett	January 26, 1974
Archie worries that an old friend whose job he took is planning to get it back.
80	19	"Gloria's Boyfriend"	John Rich	Bud Wiser and Don Nicholl	February 2, 1974
Archie has a disagreement with Gloria over a mentally-challenged grocery boy.
81	20	"Lionel's Engagement"	John Rich	Michael Ross and Bernie West	February 9, 1974
Archie comes to Lionel's engagement party over George's objections and gets a load of the fiancee's parents.
82	21	"Archie Eats and Runs"	John Rich	Paul Wayne and George Burditt	February 16, 1974
Archie thinks he has botulism from eating canned mushrooms.
83	22	"Gloria Sings the Blues"	John Rich	Michael Ross and Bernie West	March 2, 1974
Gloria doesn't think she loves Mike anymore so Edith tries to help her.
84	23	"Pay the Twenty Dollars"	John Rich	Robert L. Goodwin & Woody Kling	March 9, 1974
George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley) accuses Archie of giving him a counterfeit $20 bill.
85	24	"Mike's Graduation"	John Rich	Don Nicholl	March 16, 1974
As Mike prepares for his final exams, Archie is anxious for the Stivics to move out.

Season 5 (1974–75)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
86	1	"The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 1"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 14, 1974
Archie is troubled by the possibility of his union going on strike.
87	2	"The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 2" "Archie Underfoot"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 21, 1974
Archie mopes around the house about going on the picket line for his union.
88	3	"The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 3" "Edith the Job Hunter"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 28, 1974
Since Archie is still on strike, Edith goes looking for a job for the first time in 26 years. Louise offers her work at the Jeffersons's dry-cleaning shop, prompting anger from both Archie and George.
89	4	"The Bunkers and Inflation: Part 4" "Archie's Raise"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	October 5, 1974
Archie is upset that he's the only one in his family not earning any money. (James Cromwell) as Stretch Cunningham
90	5	"Lionel the Live-In"	H. Wesley Kenney	S : Jeffery Mackowsky; T : Woody Kling	October 12, 1974
Lionel stays with the Bunkers after an argument with his father and Archie is anxious for him to leave.
91	6	"Archie's Helping Hand"	H. Wesley Kenney	Norman & Harriet Belkin	October 19, 1974
Archie gets Irene a job at the factory to get her away from Edith, but his plan backfires when she proves an incredible worker.
92	7	"Gloria's Shock"	H. Wesley Kenney	Dixie Brown Grossman	October 26, 1974
Gloria is shocked that Mike doesn't want any children since they never discussed it.
93	8	"Where's Archie?"	H. Wesley Kenney	Barry Harman & Harve Brosten	November 2, 1974
94	9	"Archie is Missing"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	November 9, 1974
Mike and Gloria believe Archie ran off with an attractive secretary. (James Cromwell) as Stretch Cunningham NOTE: Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode, due to a contract dispute.
95	10	"The Longest Kiss"	H. Wesley Kenney	S : Dawn M. Stephens; S/T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport	November 16, 1974
Archie is finally found after having been missing for two days. The Bunkers, the Jeffersons, and the Lorenzos throw a party to celebrate. Recording date: July 30, 1974[5]
96	11	"Archie and the Miracle"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	November 23, 1974
A near-death experience convinces Archie that he owes his life to God, which naturally leads to another argument with Mike. James Cromwell as Stretch Cunningham
97	12	"George and Archie Make a Deal"	H. Wesley Kenney	David P. Harmon	November 30, 1974
A signature from Archie is required for George Jefferson to run for public office.
98	13	"Archie's Contract"	H. Wesley Kenney	Ron Friedman	December 7, 1974
A salesman talks Archie into having aluminum siding installed, but it turns out to be a scam.
99	14	"Mike's Friend"	H. Wesley Kenney	Roger Shulman & John Baskin	December 14, 1974
Mike leaves Gloria out of an intellectual conversation with his friend.
—	—	"The Best of All in the Family"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro & H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear	December 21, 1974
Henry Fonda hosts this one-hour special that celebrates the best moments of All in the Family.
100	15	"Prisoner in the House"	H. Wesley Kenney	T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport; S/T : Bud Wiser	January 4, 1975
Archie is not happy that the plumber's assistant is a Sing-Sing prisoner in a work-furlough program.
101	16	"The Jeffersons Move Up"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	January 11, 1975
Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) has second thoughts about moving to the East Side of Manhattan. Pilot for The Jeffersons.
102	17	"All's Fair"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	January 18, 1975
Archie is shocked when Edith defies his demands and orders him to show some respect.
103	18	"Amelia's Divorce"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	January 25, 1975
A surprise visit from Edith's cousin Amelia and her husband reveals some things about their marriage.
104	19	"Everybody Does It"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Susan Ware	February 8, 1975
The Stivics show Archie the error of his "borrowing" nails and an electric drill from work.
105	20	"Archie and the Quiz"	H. Wesley Kenney	Michael Morris	February 15, 1975
Edith reads a life-expectancy quiz and informs Archie he doesn't have much longer to live.
106	21	"Edith's Friend"	H. Wesley Kenney	Barry Harman & Harve Brosten	February 22, 1975
Edith reunites with her friend Roy when she goes to a family wedding by herself.
107	22	"No Smoking"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	March 1, 1975
The cigar-smoking Archie and food-loving Mike make a bet over which of them can go two days without their preferred vice.
108	23	"Mike Makes His Move"	H. Wesley Kenney	S : Robert Arnott; S/T : Lou Derman, Bill Davenport	March 8, 1975
George Jefferson offers to rent the Stivics his house.

Season 6 (1975–76)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
109	1	"The Very Moving Day"	Paul Bogart	Hal Kanter	September 8, 1975
Gloria announces her pregnancy on the very day she and Mike are moving out.
110	2	"Alone at Last"	Paul Bogart	Hal Kanter	September 15, 1975
The Stivics are about to move next door, but Mike forgot to have the utilities turned on.
111	3	"Archie the Donor"	Paul Bogart	Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine	September 22, 1975
Archie signs up for an organ-donor program to increase his chances at getting a dispatcher's job, only to get upset when he learns that other people may have "his" organs when he dies.
112	4	"Archie the Hero"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	September 29, 1975
Archie performs mouth-to-mouth on a passenger named Beverly LaSalle, only to get a surprise when he discovers that Beverly is a cross-dressing male drag artist.
113	5	"Mike's Pains"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg	October 6, 1975
Mike has second thoughts about being in the delivery room with Gloria.
114	6	"Chain Letter"	Paul Bogart	T : Milt Josefsberg; S/T : Lou Derman	October 20, 1975
Archie throws out a chain letter thinking it's baloney, but bad luck soon befalls him.
115	7	"Mike Faces Life"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	October 27, 1975
Gloria loses her job due to her pregnancy so she and Mike decide to protest.
116	8	"Edith Breaks Out"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	November 3, 1975
Edith gets a job as a volunteer over Archie's objections.
117	9	"Grandpa Blues"	Paul Bogart	S : John Rappaport; T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine	November 10, 1975
Archie has to lower his blood pressure for a physical and it doesn't help that he's arguing with Mike over the name of the baby.
118	10	"Gloria Suspects Mike"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg	November 17, 1975
Gloria suspects Mike of fooling around with a pupil (Bernadette Peters) he's tutoring for extra money.
119	11	"The Little Atheist"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman	November 24, 1975
At Thanksgiving, Archie and Mike argue over the upbringing of the Stivics' baby.
120	12	"Archie's Civil Rights"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	December 1, 1975
Archie uses a tear-gas device against a mugger, then gets arrested for possessing an illegal weapon.
121	13	"Gloria is Nervous"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	December 8, 1975
Gloria is going crazy since her baby's overdue and Mike gets nervous at the baby shower.
122	14	"Birth of the Baby: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin	December 15, 1975
As Archie participates in a minstrel show at his lodge, Gloria goes into labor at a restaurant.
123	15	"Birth of the Baby: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	December 22, 1975
The Bunkers and Stivics get to the hospital for the birth of the baby. Mike panics in the delivery room while Edith and Archie eagerly await news in the waiting area.
124	16	"New Year's Wedding"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Milt Josefsberg & Ben Starr	January 5, 1976
The Stivics have an argument just as they're about to serve at a wedding.
125	17	"Archie the Babysitter"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	January 12, 1976
Archie fires his grandson's babysitter and babysits him himself - even though he's hosting a poker game.
126	18	"Archie Finds a Friend"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	January 26, 1976
Edith is surprised that Archie's made friends with a Jewish watchmaker, then gets upset when he asks her to invest a thousand dollars in the watchmaker's new invention.
127	19	"Mike's Move"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	February 2, 1976
Mike's liberal thinking is put to the test when he learns he may lose a teaching job to an African-American.
128	20	"Archie's Weighty Problem"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	February 9, 1976
Archie's doctor instructs him to lose weight, but he is not impressed by Edith's attempts at diet cooking. He sneaks out to Kelcy's Bar for junk food, prompting arguments.
129	21	"Love By Appointment"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	February 16, 1976
Now that Gloria's a mother, she's unable to make time for Mike.
130	22	"Joey's Baptism"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine	February 23, 1976
Archie decides to baptize Joey himself after arguing with Mike about it.
131	23	"Mike and Gloria's House Guests"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin and Milt Josefsberg	March 1, 1976
The Bunkers' furnace breaks down, forcing them to spend a few days with the Stivics.
132	24	"Edith's Night Out"	Paul Bogart	T : Douglas Arango, Phil Doran; S/T : Lou Derman	March 8, 1976
After getting a new pantsuit, Edith wants Archie to take her out, but he refuses, so she goes out by herself. When Archie sees her as the life of the party at Kelcy's, he realizes he should appreciate her more.

Season 7 (1976–77)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
133 134	1 2	"Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 1" "Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	September 22, 1976
Archie has a brief encounter with an attractive waitress.
135	3	"Archie's Brief Encounter: Part 3"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	September 29, 1976
Mike and Gloria try to get Archie and Edith back together after the business with the waitress.
136	4	"The Unemployment Story: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart	October 6, 1976
Archie loses the job he's had for 30 years just as the family is planning to celebrate Mike's career.
137	5	"The Unemployment Story: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr	October 13, 1976
Archie gets a new job, then has to talk the man who lost it to him off the ledge.
138	6	"Archie's Operation: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	S : Calvin Kelly, Jim Tisdale; T : Milt Josefsberg, Mort Lachman	October 20, 1976
Archie is about to get surgery and the hospital staff doesn't make him feel any better about it.
139	7	"Archie's Operation: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	October 27, 1976
Just as Archie is complaining about receiving what he considers poor medical care, he gets some bad news about his job.
140	8	"Beverly Rides Again"	Paul Bogart	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	November 6, 1976
Archie sets a friend up with Beverly LaSalle to get even with his practical jokes.
141	9	"Teresa Moves In"	Paul Bogart	Michael Loman	November 13, 1976
Teresa Betancourt, an employee from the hospital where Archie had his operation, moves into the Bunker home to help pay Archie's medical bills.
142	10	"Mike and Gloria's Will"	Paul Bogart	Bill Richmond and Gene Perrett	November 20, 1976
After Mike is hit by a subway train, he and Gloria decide to make out a will, but they don't name Archie and Edith as Joey's guardians.
143	11	"Mr. Edith Bunker"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	November 27, 1976
When Edith saves a young man's life while volunteering at the Sunshine Rest Home, she is named a hero and gets a television interview, making Archie jealous.
144	12	"Archie's Secret Passion"	Paul Bogart	Michael Loman	December 4, 1976
Archie is worried when a couple of old friends visit, because he once had an affair with the woman.
145	13	"The Baby Contest"	Paul Bogart	S : Marion Zola, Ed Haas; T : Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin	December 11, 1976
Archie enters Joey's picture in a beautiful baby contest, and tries cheating to ensure that his grandson wins.
146	14	"Gloria's False Alarm"	Paul Bogart	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	December 18, 1976
A visit to the doctor reveals that Gloria may be pregnant again, leading to an argument with Mike about responsibility. Recording date: November 5, 1976[6]
147	15	"The Draft Dodger"	Paul Bogart	Jay Moriarty and Mike Milligan	December 25, 1976
The Bunkers have Christmas dinner with a friend of Archie's whose son died in the Vietnam war and a friend of Mike's who's a draft dodger.
148	16	"The Boarder Patrol"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	January 8, 1977
Archie and Edith come home to find Teresa making love to her boyfriend.
149	17	"Archie's Chair"	Paul Bogart	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	January 15, 1977
Mike accidentally breaks Archie's easy chair, which is then lost by a repair shop, making Archie very angry.
150	18	"Mike Goes Skiing"	Paul Bogart	Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart	January 22, 1977
Mike fakes being tired, so he'll get out of going to a party with Gloria to go skiing with his office friends.
151	19	"Stretch Cunningham, Goodbye"	Paul Bogart	Phil Doran and Douglas Arango and Milt Josefsberg	January 29, 1977
Archie is asked to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Stretch Cunningham, then discovers he was Jewish.
152	20	"The Joys of Sex"	Paul Bogart	Erik Tarloff	February 5, 1977
Gloria finds Edith reading a sex manual, so Mike has a talk with Archie on the subject.
153	21	"Mike the Pacifist"	Paul Bogart	Phil Doran & Douglas Arango	February 12, 1977
Mike feels guilty for hitting a subway passenger who was abusing his wife.
154	22	"Fire"	Paul Bogart	Michael Loman and Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	February 19, 1977
Archie vandalizes his own house to increase his insurance claim for a small fire.
155	23	"Mike and Gloria Split"	Paul Bogart	S : Mort Lachman, Milt Josefsberg; T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine	February 26, 1977
Mike is forced to share a bed with Archie after arguing with Gloria over a word game.
156	24	"Archie the Liberal"	Paul Bogart	Ben Starr & Chuck Stewart	March 5, 1977
Archie's lodge makes a token effort to recruit a new member when the press and civil-rights groups criticizes their discrimination.
157	25	"Archie's Dog Day Afternoon"	Paul Bogart	S : Mort Lachman, Milt Josefsberg; T : Chuck Stewart, Ben Starr	March 12, 1977
Archie accidentally backs his car over Barney's dog.

Season 8 (1977–78)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
158 159	1 2	"Archie Gets the Business"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	October 2, 1977
Archie wants to mortgage the house to buy Kelcy's bar, but Edith is against it. NOTE: The show begins its transformation from the setting of the Bunker home to Archie's bar which will continue into Archie Bunker's Place.
160	3	"Cousin Liz"	Paul Bogart	S : Barry Harman, Harve Brosten; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller	October 9, 1977[lower-alpha 4]
Archie hopes for a large inheritance from Edith's cousin Liz, whose female roommate turns out to have been Liz's lesbian lover and wants to keep their valuable silver tea set.
161 162	4 5	"Edith's 50th Birthday"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	October 16, 1977[lower-alpha 5]
A would-be rapist attacks Edith on her 50th birthday.
163	6	"Unequal Partners"	Paul Bogart	Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr	October 23, 1977
Archie tries to rush the wedding ceremony of two rest-home residents so he can go on a fishing trip.
164	7	"Archie's Grand Opening"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	October 30, 1977
At the opening of Archie's Place, Mike must replace the bartender at the last minute.
165	8	"Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine and William C. Rader, M.D.	November 6, 1977
Archie takes unprescribed pills to deal with the stress of his waning business.
166	9	"Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 2" "Archie's Road Back"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	November 13, 1977
Archie goes into depression after he stops taking pills.
167	10	"Archie and the KKK: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller and Mort Lachman & Milt Josefsberg	November 27, 1977
Archie unknowingly joins an ultra-right wing group that plans to harass Mike.
168	11	"Archie and the KKK: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	December 4, 1977
Archie tries to dissuade the vigilante group from carrying out their plans.
169	12	"Mike and Gloria Meet"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	December 11, 1977
Flashbacks show Mike and Gloria's first date, arranged by Gloria's friend Debbie.
170	13	"Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	S : Erik Tarloff; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller	December 18, 1977
Beverly LaSalle is murdered at Christmastime in a brutal hate crime, causing Edith to lose her faith in God.
171	14	"Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine; S/T : Erik Tarloff	December 25, 1977
The rest of the family try to help Edith regain her faith on Christmas following Beverly LaSalle's murder.
172	15	"The Commercial"	Paul Bogart	T : Ben Starr; S/T : Ron Bloomberg	January 8, 1978
Edith is chosen to do a commercial for a detergent, but is unwilling to praise it.
173	16	"Super Bowl Sunday"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	January 15, 1978
A pair of robbers come to Archie's bar on Super Bowl Sunday. NOTE: The episode aired right after Super Bowl XII.
174	17	"Aunt Iola's Visit"	Paul Bogart	S : Michael Loman; T : Albert E. Lewin	January 22, 1978
Edith's Aunt Iola comes to visit and Archie is worried she may stay forever.
175	18	"Love Comes to the Butcher"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp	February 5, 1978
The neighborhood butcher falls for Edith due to her words of kindness. Recording date: January 13, 1978[7]
176	19	"Two's a Crowd"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp	February 12, 1978
Archie and Mike get themselves locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place, where a surprise revelation gives Mike a sad new insight into his father-in-law.
177	20	"Stale Mates"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	February 19, 1978
Mike and Gloria go on a second honeymoon to the Poconos to save their marriage.
178	21	"Archie's Brother" "The Brother"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	February 26, 1978
Archie and his brother reunite after not speaking to each other for 29 years.
179	22	"Mike's New Job"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	March 5, 1978
Mike and Gloria make preparations to move to California, but circumstances force them to temporarily move back in with the Bunkers.
180	23	"The Dinner Guest"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	March 12, 1978
Mike has to choose between Edith's farewell dinner and his new boss' social meeting.
181	24	"The Stivics Go West"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	March 19, 1978
The Stivics move west, leaving the Bunkers to try and adjust without them.

Season 9 (1978–79)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
182	1	"Little Miss Bunker"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	September 24, 1978
The Bunkers are joined by Stephanie (Danielle Brisebois), the daughter of Edith's cousin Floyd. Recording date: August 24 & 25, 1978[8]
183	2	"End in Sight"	Paul Bogart	Nate Monaster	October 1, 1978
Archie thinks he's dying due to a spot on his liver, so he starts being nice.
184	3	"Reunion on Hauser Street"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Phil Sharp	October 8, 1978
Barney is miserable since his wife left him again and it's ruining Archie's business.
185	4	"What'll We Do With Stephanie?"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	October 15, 1978
Archie and Edith have a disagreement over what to do with Stephanie.
186	5	"Edith's Final Respects"	Paul Bogart	S : Sam Greenbaum; T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf	October 22, 1978
Edith is the only one to attend the funeral of her Aunt Rose, who never approved of her marriage to Archie.
187	6	"Weekend in the Country"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg	October 29, 1978
The Bunkers spend a weekend in the country with the arguing Heffners.
188	7	"Archie's Other Wife"	Paul Bogart	Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf	November 5, 1978
As another one of his practical jokes, Pinky gets Archie drunk and arranges for him to wake up in his motel bed with another woman.
189	8	"Edith vs. the Bank"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	November 19, 1978
Edith tries to buy a television set for Archie, but the bank refuses to give her credit, leading her to try taking out a loan, which falls through.
190	9	"Return of the Waitress"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Phil Sharp	November 26, 1978
The waitress Harry hires at Archie's Place is the same one with whom Archie nearly had an affair.
191	10	"Bogus Bills"	Paul Bogart	Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf	December 3, 1978
As soon as Archie finds counterfeit money in the register, Edith calls to tell him she's been arrested for using said counterfeit money.
192	11	"The Bunkers Go West"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	December 10, 1978
The Bunkers prepare for a visit from the Stivics at Christmastime - until Gloria says they can't come due to Mike hurting his back.
193 194	12 13	"California, Here We Are"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg & Phil Sharp and Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf	December 17, 1978
The Bunkers arrive in California to learn that the Stivics are planning to get divorced.
195	14	"A Night at the PTA"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	January 7, 1979
Edith is excited to perform with Stephanie in the school's talent show, then she contracts laryngitis.
196	15	"A Girl Like Edith"	Paul Bogart	Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf	January 14, 1979
Klemmer the butcher stops by to show off his fiancee, who thinks he still has feelings for Edith.
197	16	"The Appendectomy"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp and Milt Josefsberg	January 21, 1979
Stephanie gets appendicitis and Archie is unwilling to follow a young doctor's advice.
198	17	"Stephanie and the Crime Wave"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	January 28, 1979
Stephanie is accused of stealing at school as several items go missing from the Bunker household.
199	18	"Barney the Gold Digger"	Paul Bogart	S : Winston Moss; T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Phil Sharp, Milt Josefsberg	February 5, 1979
When Barney's wife leaves him again, the Bunkers fix him up with a wealthy widow (Peggy Rea).
200	19	"The Return of Archie's Brother"	Paul Bogart	S : Tom Sawyer; S/T : Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf	February 11, 1979
Archie's brother Fred arrives with his 18-year-old wife.
201	20	"Stephanie's Conversion"	Paul Bogart	Patt Shea and Harriett Weiss	February 18, 1979
When the Bunkers learn that Stephanie was born Jewish, Archie unwillingly raises her in that particular faith.
202	21	"Edith Gets Fired"	Paul Bogart	S : Mort Lachman; T : Harriett Weiss, Patt Shea	February 25, 1979
Edith gets fired from the Sunshine Home for not getting help for a woman who wanted to die.
—	—	"The 200th Episode Celebration of All in the Family" "All in the Family Retrospective"	Walter C. Miller	Norman Lear & Mort Lachman and Milt Josefsberg	March 4, 1979
Norman Lear hosts a 90-minute retrospective looking back at the best moments of All in the Family.
203	22	"The Family Next Door"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	March 11, 1979
Archie wants Edith to preserve the dignity of the neighborhood in picking new tenants for the Jeffersons' old house.
204	23	"The Return of Stephanie's Father"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	March 25, 1979
Stephanie's father wants $1,000 from the Bunkers if they want her to keep living with them.
205	24	"Too Good Edith"	Paul Bogart	Harriett Weiss & Patt Shea	April 8, 1979
Edith tries to prepare a St. Patrick's Day dinner in spite of her phlebitis. This is the final AITF episode leading up to the series' spin-off, Archie Bunker's Place.

Single episode Emmy award notes

1. "Edith's Problem" (#28) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).[3]
2. "Sammy's Visit" (#34) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction; nominee for Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy.[3]
3. "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (#44) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; nomination for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).[3]
4. "Cousin Liz" (#160) won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing (Comedy).[3]
5. "Edith's 50th Birthday" (#161) won an Emmy for Outstanding Direction (Comedy).[3]

See also

• List of Archie Bunker's Place episodes

References

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2. "TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes". Rev/Views. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
3. All in the Family - Awards & Nominations at IMDb
4. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide (June 28-July 4). 1997.
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