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#1 - 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
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#2 - Archie in the Cellar
Season 4 Episode 10
Aired 11/17/1973
Locked in his cellar with a bottle of vodka,Archie spends a long night contemplating his life through the haze of a drunken stupor.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
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#3 - 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
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#4 - 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
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#5 - We're Having a Heat Wave
Season 4 Episode 1
Aired 9/15/1973
Henry Jeffersons joins Archie in trying to prevent a Hispanic from moving into the neighborhood.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross, Norman Lear
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#6 - Gloria's Boyfriend
Season 4 Episode 19
Aired 2/2/1974
Archie's misconceptions run amok when Gloria befriends the retarded box boy from the local market.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
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#7 - Archie Eats and Runs
Season 4 Episode 21
Aired 2/16/1974
The Bunkers are in a panic after Archie eats a stew made from mushrooms that might have been contaminated.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
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#8 - Edith's Conversion
Season 4 Episode 9
Aired 11/10/1973
Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
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#9 - Henry's Farewell
Season 4 Episode 6
Aired 10/20/1973
Archie finally meets George Jefferson at Henry's going away party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#10 - Archie and the Computer
Season 4 Episode 7
Aired 10/27/1973
Edith receives a small fortune in quarters as a result of a computer error. Then another computer informs Archie that he's been officially declared dead.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
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#11 - Edith's Christmas Story
Season 4 Episode 15
Aired 12/22/1973
During the Christmas holidays, Edith tries to hide the fact that she may have breast cancer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#12 - We're Still Having a Heat Wave
Season 4 Episode 2
Aired 9/22/1973
As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross, Paul Wayne
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#13 - Second Honeymoon
Season 4 Episode 12
Aired 12/1/1973
Archie and Edith rekindle their romance during a second honeymoon in Atlantic City.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
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#14 - The Taxi Caper
Season 4 Episode 13
Aired 12/8/1973
An influential politician attempts to dissuade Archie from pressure charges against his son after the boy robs Archie in Munson's cab.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Dennis Klein
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#15 - Archie Feels Left Out
Season 4 Episode 17
Aired 1/12/1974
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#16 - Archie and the Kiss
Season 4 Episode 4
Aired 10/6/1973
Gloria brings home a Rodin replica for the living room, but the erotic sculpture makes Archie cringe.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Rappaport
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#17 - Archie, the Gambler
Season 4 Episode 5
Aired 10/13/1973
Edith is deeply disturbed to find out Archie's been playing the horses after he promised never to gamble again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Ross
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#18 - Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig
Season 4 Episode 11
Aired 11/24/1973
Gloria is insulted when Michael's ardor is removed after she dons a cheap dime-store wig.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#19 - Archie is Cursed
Season 4 Episode 14
Aired 12/15/1973
Irene challenges Archie to a pool match, but he begs off, complaining of a sore back.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross, John Rappaport
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#20 - Mike's Graduation
Season 4 Episode 24
Aired 3/16/1974
Archie's spirit soars on Mike's graduation day, until he discovers that his meat-head son-in-law has accepted a fellowship and won't be moving out for another year.
Director: John Rich
Writer: N/A
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#21 - Edith Finds an Old Man
Season 4 Episode 3
Aired 9/29/1973
Edith befriends a lonely old man,through Archie is less than thrilled to have a constant reminder of his own advancing years hanging around the house.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
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#22 - Et Tu, Archie?
Season 4 Episode 18
Aired 1/26/1974
Archie sabotages an old friend's efforts to land a job at the loading dock because he's afraid the man might be in line for his position.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Lila Garrett
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#23 - Gloria Sings the Blues
Season 4 Episode 22
Aired 3/2/1974
Gloria is bewildered after she falls temporarily out of life with Michael, until she discovers her mother went through the same thing with Archie.
Director: John Rich
Writer: Michael Ross
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#24 - Mike and Gloria Mix it Up
Season 4 Episode 16
Aired 1/5/1974
The stiyics' love life reaches another imprasses when Michael is put off by Gloria's romantic aggressiveness.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Ross
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Lionel's Engagement" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 4. It scored 9/10 based on 317 votes. Directed by John Rich and written by Michael Ross, it aired on 2/9/1974. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Archie in the Cellar".