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The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 2

Every episode of All in the Family Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 2!

The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 2

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

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  1. 9.2/10(594 votes)

    #1 - Sammy's Visit

    S2:E21

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  2. 9.1/10(431 votes)

    #2 - Edith's Problem

    S2:E15

    Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.

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    Director:John Rich
  3. 8.6/10(340 votes)

    #3 - Edith's Accident

    S2:E7

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
  4. 8.6/10(410 votes)

    #4 - Cousin Maude's Visit

    S2:E12

    Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.

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    Director:John Rich
  5. 8.5/10(367 votes)

    #5 - Edith Writes a Song

    S2:E4

    Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.

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    Director:John Rich
  6. 8.5/10(334 votes)

    #6 - Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

    S2:E5

    On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Rob Reiner
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  8. 8.5/10(350 votes)

    #7 - The Elevator Story

    S2:E14

    Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.

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    Director:John Rich
  9. 8.4/10(352 votes)

    #8 - The Saga of Cousin Oscar

    S2:E1

    Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.

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  10. 8.3/10(329 votes)

    #9 - Archie and the Lock-Up

    S2:E3

    Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

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  11. 8.3/10(302 votes)

    #10 - The Man in the Street

    S2:E11

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
  12. 8.2/10(315 votes)

    #11 - Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

    S2:E13

    Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.1/10(291 votes)

    #12 - The Election Story

    S2:E6

    Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.

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    Director:John Rich
  14. 8.1/10(291 votes)

    #13 - The Blockbuster

    S2:E8

    An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.

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    Director:John Rich
  15. 8.1/10(291 votes)

    #14 - The Insurance is Canceled

    S2:E10

    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.

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  16. 8.1/10(301 votes)

    #15 - Archie and the FBI

    S2:E16

    Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

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  17. 8.1/10(281 votes)

    #16 - Archie and Edith Alone

    S2:E19

    The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

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    Director:John Rich
  18. 8.0/10(291 votes)

    #17 - Archie Sees a Mugging

    S2:E18

    Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.9/10(253 votes)

    #18 - Archie is Jealous

    S2:E23

    Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Rod Parker
  20. 7.8/10(269 votes)

    #19 - Edith, the Judge

    S2:E22

    Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

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    Director:John Rich
  21. 7.8/10(328 votes)

    #20 - Maude

    S2:E24

    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 in opinion regarding women's roles. The wedding is off, much to Maude's dismay.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Rod Parker
  22. 7.7/10(317 votes)

    #21 - Gloria Poses in the Nude

    S2:E2

    Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.

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  23. 7.7/10(275 votes)

    #22 - Mike's Problem

    S2:E9

    Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.5/10(281 votes)

    #23 - Edith Gets a Mink

    S2:E20

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
  25. 7.4/10(296 votes)

    #24 - Mike's Mysterious Son

    S2:E17

    An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Sammy's Visit" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 2. It scored 9.2/10 based on 594 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by N/A, it aired on 2/19/1972. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Edith's Problem".