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All in the Family

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Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

Comedy

3.9 / 5

12th January 1971 - 8th April 1979
Producer
John Rich
Top Cast
Carroll O'ConnorJean StapletonDanielle Brisebois
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Meet the Bunkers Still
Meet the Bunkers
12th January 1971

Episode 1

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.

Writing the President Still
Writing the President
19th January 1971

Episode 2

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)
26th January 1971

Episode 3

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
2nd February 1971

Episode 4

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
9th February 1971

Episode 5

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

Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full) Still
Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)
16th February 1971

Episode 6

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
23rd February 1971

Episode 7

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
2nd March 1971

Episode 8

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
9th March 1971

Episode 9

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
16th March 1971

Episode 10

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

Gloria Discovers Women's Lib Still
Gloria Discovers Women's Lib
23rd March 1971

Episode 11

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

Success Story Still
Success Story
30th March 1971

Episode 12

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
6th April 1971

Episode 13

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