• Air date: 18 Sep '71 24 episodes
      Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
  • List of Episodes (24)
    • 1. The Saga of Cousin Oscar

      18 Sep '71
      Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.
    • 2. Gloria Poses in the Nude

      25 Sep '71
      Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.
    • 3. Archie and the Lock-Up

      02 Oct '71
      Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.
    • 4. Edith Writes a Song

      09 Oct '71
      Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.
    • 5. Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

      16 Oct '71
      On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.
    • 6. The Election Story

      30 Oct '71
      Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.
    • 7. Edith's Accident

      06 Nov '71
      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.
    • 8. The Blockbuster

      13 Nov '71
      An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.
    • 9. Mike's Problem

      20 Nov '71
      Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.
    • 10. The Insurance is Canceled

      27 Nov '71
      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.
    • 11. The Man in the Street

      04 Dec '71
      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.
    • 12. Cousin Maude's Visit

      11 Dec '71
      Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
    • 13. Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

      18 Dec '71
      Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.
    • 14. The Elevator Story

      01 Jan '72
      Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.
    • 15. Edith's Problem

      08 Jan '72
      Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
    • 16. Archie and the FBI

      15 Jan '72
      Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.
    • 17. Mike's Mysterious Son

      22 Jan '72
      An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.
    • 18. Archie Sees a Mugging

      29 Jan '72
      Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.
    • 19. Archie and Edith Alone

      05 Feb '72
      The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.
    • 20. Edith Gets a Mink

      12 Feb '72
      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.
    • 21. Sammy's Visit

      19 Feb '72
      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.
    • 22. Edith, the Judge

      26 Feb '72
      Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.
    • 23. Archie is Jealous

      04 Mar '72
      Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.
    • 24. Maude

      11 Mar '72
      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