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Archie and the Editorial

Episode number: 1

Overview: After he rails against gun control in a TV editorial. Archie meets his two biggest supporters -a pair of stickup artist who rob him at gunpoint.

Archie's Fraud

Episode number: 2

Overview: Archie is audited by the IRS after he fails to report income he made driving Munson's taxicab.

The Threat

Episode number: 3

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

Gloria and the Riddle

Episode number: 4

Overview: Gloria tests Mike and Archie's male chauvinism with a riddle that stumps the men but is easily answer by Edith.

Lionel Steps Out

Episode number: 5

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

Edith Flips Her Wig

Episode number: 6

Overview: Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.

The Bunkers and the Swingers

Episode number: 7

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

Mike Comes Into Money

Episode number: 8

Overview: 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.

Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)

Episode number: 9

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

Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)

Episode number: 10

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

Mike's Appendix

Episode number: 11

Overview: Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.

Edith's Winning Ticket

Episode number: 12

Overview: When Edith finds some old lottery tickets that she has totally forgotten about, Archie hits the roof, claiming she was wasting money. However, Archie's attitude quickly changes when the family discovers one of the tickets is a winner; but there is a catch; Edith claims the tickets don't belong to her.

Archie and the Bowling Team

Episode number: 13

Overview: Archie is ecstatic when, after waiting six years, there finally is an opening on the most prestigious bowling team, the Cannonballers, and he is asked to try out.

The Locket

Episode number: 14

Overview: Edith's antique locket is missing and Archie sees it as a way to collect from the insurance company to buy a new television set. Confident of getting the insurance money, Archie orders a new color set, only to have an insurance adjuster arrive at the house to question the claim.

Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)

Episode number: 15

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

Oh Say Can You See

Episode number: 16

Overview: 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.

Archie Goes Too Far

Episode number: 17

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

Class Reunion

Episode number: 18

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

Hot Watch

Episode number: 19

Overview: 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.

Archie is Branded

Episode number: 20

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

Everybody Tells the Truth

Episode number: 21

Overview: 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.

Archie Learns His Lesson

Episode number: 22

Overview: Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma

Gloria, the Victim

Episode number: 23

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

The Battle of the Month

Episode number: 24

Overview: In a foul mood, Gloria lambastes Edith for her constant acquiescence to Archie's whims.