8.4/10339 votes#1 - The Saga of Cousin Oscar
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1971
Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Norman Lear, Burt Styler
7.7/10304 votes#2 - Gloria Poses in the Nude
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1971
Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Norman Lear, Michael Ross
8.4/10315 votes#3 - Archie and the Lock-Up
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1971
Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross, Paul Wayne
8.6/10350 votes#4 - 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 votes#5 - 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
8.1/10279 votes#6 - The Election Story
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1971
Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
8.6/10327 votes#7 - 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
8.1/10278 votes#8 - The Blockbuster
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1971
An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
7.7/10265 votes#9 - Mike's Problem
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1971
Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.1/10281 votes#10 - The Insurance is Canceled
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1971
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross, Lee Kalcheim
8.3/10293 votes#11 - The Man in the Street
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1971
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lennie Weinrib
8.6/10395 votes#12 - 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
8.2/10304 votes#13 - Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1971
Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.5/10338 votes#14 - 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
9.1/10412 votes#15 - 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
8.1/10289 votes#16 - Archie and the FBI
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1972
Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Susan Harris, Michael Ross
7.4/10284 votes#17 - Mike's Mysterious Son
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1972
An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.0/10283 votes#18 - Archie Sees a Mugging
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1972
Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.1/10272 votes#19 - Archie and Edith Alone
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1972
The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
7.5/10272 votes#20 - Edith Gets a Mink
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1972
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Elias Davis
9.2/10573 votes#21 - 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
7.8/10263 votes#22 - Edith, the Judge
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1972
Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
7.9/10246 votes#23 - Archie is Jealous
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1972
Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rod Parker
7.9/10319 votes#24 - Maude
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1972
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rod Parker
The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 2
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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
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Saga of Cousin Oscar" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 2. It scored 8.4/10 based on 339 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Norman Lear, Burt Styler, it aired on 9/18/1971. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Gloria Poses in the Nude".