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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!

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.

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  1. 9.0/10(388 votes)

    #1 - The Bunkers and the Swingers

    S3:E7

    Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.

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  2. 8.7/10(378 votes)

    #2 - Archie is Branded

    S3:E20

    Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.6/10(366 votes)

    #3 - Everybody Tells the Truth

    S3:E21

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
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  4. 8.4/10(315 votes)

    #4 - Archie and the Editorial

    S3:E1

    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.

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  5. 8.4/10(301 votes)

    #5 - Lionel Steps Out

    S3:E5

    Archie is aghast to find out that his visiting niece plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson.

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  6. 8.4/10(220 votes)

    #6 - The Battle of the Month

    S3:E24

    In a foul mood, Gloria lambastes Edith for her constant acquiescence to Archie's whims.

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  8. 8.2/10(261 votes)

    #7 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)

    S3:E9

    On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on their wedding day.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Rob Reiner
  9. 8.2/10(255 votes)

    #8 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)

    S3:E10

    The Stivics' wedding is jeopardized when Michael's uncle insists, over Archie's virulent objections, that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Rob Reiner
  10. 8.2/10(266 votes)

    #9 - Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)

    S3:E15

    Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.

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    Director:John Rich
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  11. 8.1/10(282 votes)

    #10 - Archie's Fraud

    S3:E2

    Archie is audited by the IRS after he fails to report income he made driving Munson's taxicab.

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  12. 8.1/10(256 votes)

    #11 - Class Reunion

    S3:E18

    Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.

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    Director:John Rich
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  13. 8.1/10(229 votes)

    #12 - Hot Watch

    S3:E19

    Archie buys an expensive watch of dubious pedigree and soon becomes paranoid that it's stolen. When it breaks, he has to find a jeweler who'll fix it with no questions asked.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Sam Locke
  14. 8.0/10(286 votes)

    #13 - Gloria and the Riddle

    S3:E4

    Gloria tests Mike and Archie's male chauvinism with a riddle that stumps the men but is easily answer by Edith.

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  15. 8.0/10(256 votes)

    #14 - Edith's Winning Ticket

    S3:E12

    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.

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  16. 8.0/10(240 votes)

    #15 - The Locket

    S3:E14

    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.

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  17. 8.0/10(219 votes)

    #16 - Archie Learns His Lesson

    S3:E22

    Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma

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  18. 7.9/10(259 votes)

    #17 - Mike's Appendix

    S3:E11

    Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.

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  19. 7.9/10(250 votes)

    #18 - Oh Say Can You See

    S3:E16

    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.

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    Director:John Rich
  20. 7.9/10(252 votes)

    #19 - Archie Goes Too Far

    S3:E17

    Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.

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    Director:John Rich
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  21. 7.8/10(258 votes)

    #20 - Edith Flips Her Wig

    S3:E6

    Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.

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    Writer:Sam Locke
  22. 7.8/10(256 votes)

    #21 - Mike Comes Into Money

    S3:E8

    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.

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  23. 7.8/10(244 votes)

    #22 - Archie and the Bowling Team

    S3:E13

    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.

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  24. 7.8/10(256 votes)

    #23 - Gloria, the Victim

    S3:E23

    After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.5/10(286 votes)

    #24 - The Threat

    S3:E3

    Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.

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    Director:John Rich

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Bunkers and the Swingers" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 3. It scored 9/10 based on 388 votes. Directed by Norman Lear, John Rich and written by Lee Kalcheim, Michael Ross, it aired on 10/28/1972. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Archie is Branded".