10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - The Return of Stephanie's Father
Season 9 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1979
Stephanie's father, Floyd, finally arrives with a devastating proposition for the Bunkers: They can keep Stephanie if they agree to pay him $1000 cash!
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Mel Tolkin
10.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Too Good Edith
Season 9 Episode 27 - Aired 4/8/1979
On Archie's St. Patrick's Day Party at the tavern, he discovers that Edith is terribly ill after doing a lot of cooking for him. Sidney comes to the rescue and is able to save Edith before it's too late and he also tells Archie that he knew about her illness before and so did Edith. Sidney mentions that he did tell Edith to stay off her feet, but obviously, with the cooking for Archie, she didn't listen to his instruction. Archie visits Edith upstairs and is disappointed that she didn't get rest instead of doing something for his party. Instead of leaving to host it, Archie falls asleep in the arms of his lover, Edith.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: N/A
9.2/10573 votesLoading...#3 - Sammy's Visit
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1972
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
9.1/10412 votesLoading...#4 - Edith's Problem
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1972
Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Burt Styler
9.0/10374 votesLoading...#5 - The Bunkers and the Swingers
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1972
Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.
Director: John Rich, Norman Lear
Writer: Michael Ross, Lee Kalcheim
9.0/10309 votesLoading...#6 - Lionel's Engagement
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1974
The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
8.9/10329 votesLoading...#7 - The Draft Dodger
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1976
The clash of two worlds explodes in this episode. Mike's friend is a Draft Dodger and it is Christmas dinner and unbeknownst to Archie this guy is sitting at his Christmas dinner table. The guy is exactly everything Archie hates about Mike's generation. On top of this Archie's friend is also spending Christmas dinner with the Bunkers and he lost his son to the war.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: N/A
8.9/10240 votesLoading...#8 - The Stivics Go West
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1978
The Bunker house is the scene of many tearful good-byes when Mike and Gloria finally leave for California.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
8.8/10491 votesLoading...#9 - Judging Books by Covers
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/1971
Archie scorns one of Mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Burt Styler, Norman Lear
8.7/10268 votesLoading...#11 - Archie, the Hero
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1975
Archie gets a rude shock when the tall,classy dame whose life he saved in a taxicab turns out to be a man.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: N/A
8.7/10271 votesLoading...#12 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1977
Edith's religious faith is shaken after her friend female impersonator Beverly LaSalle is brutally murdered by street thungs at Christmas.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
8.7/10235 votesLoading...#13 - The Family Next Door
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1979
Louise Jefferson returns for a visit at the Bunker's place to ask Edith if she can sell her (Louise's) former house. Edith doubts but Archie makes her agree so that they (mostly he) can choose white people to move in. When Edith sells the house to a couple and she invites the lady to her house, Archie realises that the woman is black and so is her husband. But Archie isn't disturbed when he finds out that the man is a cop, which could be good for Archie's safety.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Mel Tolkin
8.6/10372 votesLoading...#14 - Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/1971
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.6/10350 votesLoading...#15 - Edith Writes a Song
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1971
Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
8.6/10318 votesLoading...#16 - Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1971
On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Reiner
8.6/10327 votesLoading...#17 - Edith's Accident
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1971
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
8.6/10395 votesLoading...#18 - Cousin Maude's Visit
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1971
Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
8.6/10252 votesLoading...#21 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1977
When Edith tells the story to the family in tears, Gloria and Mike believe she should report to the police while Archie fears Edith will be the one going to jail. Two weeks later, Edith is still ironing sheets for no reason and keeps running upstairs when someone knocks on the door. Gloria tells her dad to give her some TLC (Tender Loving Care). But while he does so, Gloria gets a call from the policemen asking her to identify the rapist. Edith fears. But with convincing, Archie takes Edith to the police stations.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
8.5/10333 votesLoading...#22 - The First and Last Supper
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/6/1971
The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Jerry Mayer
8.5/10338 votesLoading...#23 - The Elevator Story
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1972
Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Alan J. Levitt
8.5/10271 votesLoading...#24 - The Games Bunkers Play
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1973
Mike childishly refuses to accept criticism during an informal group-therapy game.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Ross
8.5/10248 votesLoading...#25 - Pay the Twenty Dollars
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1974
Archie unwillingly passes George Jefferson a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Woody Kling
The Best Episodes of 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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"The Return of Stephanie's Father" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Mel Tolkin, it aired on 3/25/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Too Good Edith".
