8.4/10301 votes#1 - Archie and the Editorial
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1972
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.
Director: Norman Campbell
Writer: N/A
8.1/10270 votes#2 - Archie's Fraud
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1972
Archie is audited by the IRS after he fails to report income he made driving Munson's taxicab.
Director: Norman Campbell
Writer: N/A
7.6/10271 votes#3 - The Threat
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1972
Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lila Garrett
8.0/10275 votes#4 - Gloria and the Riddle
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1972
Gloria tests Mike and Archie's male chauvinism with a riddle that stumps the men but is easily answer by Edith.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10287 votes#5 - Lionel Steps Out
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1972
Archie is aghast to find out that his visiting niece plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10248 votes#6 - Edith Flips Her Wig
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1972
Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sam Locke
9.0/10369 votes#7 - 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
7.9/10245 votes#8 - Mike Comes Into Money
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1972
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Burt Styler, Norman Lear
8.2/10251 votes#9 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1972
On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on their wedding day.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Reiner
8.2/10246 votes#10 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1972
The Stivics' wedding is jeopardized when Michael's uncle insists, over Archie's virulent objections, that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Rob Reiner
7.9/10247 votes#11 - Mike's Appendix
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1972
Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10246 votes#12 - Edith's Winning Ticket
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1972
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10236 votes#13 - Archie and the Bowling Team
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1972
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10232 votes#14 - The Locket
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1972
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10260 votes#15 - Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1973
Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
7.9/10244 votes#16 - Oh Say Can You See
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1973
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
7.9/10246 votes#17 - Archie Goes Too Far
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1973
Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.0/10248 votes#18 - Class Reunion
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/1973
Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.7/10370 votes#20 - Archie is Branded
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1973
Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.6/10359 votes#21 - Everybody Tells the Truth
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1973
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.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.0/10216 votes#22 - Archie Learns His Lesson
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1973
Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Ross
7.9/10251 votes#23 - Gloria, the Victim
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/17/1973
After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
8.3/10213 votes#24 - The Battle of the Month
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/1973
In a foul mood, Gloria lambastes Edith for her constant acquiescence to Archie's whims.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Ross
The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 3
Every episode of All in the Family Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 3!
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Archie and the Editorial" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 3. It scored 8.4/10 based on 301 votes. Directed by Norman Campbell and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/1972. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Archie's Fraud".
