All in the Family backdrop
All in the Family S5E17 — Prisoner in the House
7.8
All in the Family•Season 5•Episode 17

Prisoner in the House

7.8/10 · 239 votesJan 4, 197525 min

Ranked #17 of 25 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

A plumber's assistant causes Archie agony when he finds out the worker is a convict on a work-release program from Sing Sing.

Previous episodeE16 · The Best of All in the Family (2)Next episodeE18 · The Jeffersons Move Up
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons9

All123456789

Season 5 Episodes25

The Bunkers and Inflation (1) stillE1 8.0

The Bunkers and Inflation (1)

The Bunkers and Inflation (2) (aka Archie Underfoot) stillE2 8.0

The Bunkers and Inflation (2) (aka Archie Underfoot)

The Bunkers and Inflation (3) (aka Edith the Job Hunter) stillE3 8.3

The Bunkers and Inflation (3) (aka Edith the Job Hunter)

The Bunkers and Inflation (4) (aka Archie's Raise) stillE4 7.9

The Bunkers and Inflation (4) (aka Archie's Raise)

Lionel the Live-In stillE5 8.2

Lionel the Live-In

Archie's Helping Hand stillE6 7.8

Archie's Helping Hand

Gloria's Shock stillE7 7.3

Gloria's Shock

Where's Archie? (1) stillE8 7.2

Where's Archie? (1)

Where's Archie? (2) (aka Archie is Missing) stillE9 7.2

Where's Archie? (2) (aka Archie is Missing)

The Longest Kiss stillE10 7.2

The Longest Kiss

Archie and the Miracle stillE11 7.7

Archie and the Miracle

George and Archie Make a Deal stillE12 8.0

George and Archie Make a Deal

Archie's Contract stillE13 8.0

Archie's Contract

Mike's Friend stillE14 6.9

Mike's Friend

The Best of All in the Family (1) stillE15 7.7

The Best of All in the Family (1)

The Best of All in the Family (2) stillE16 7.8

The Best of All in the Family (2)

Prisoner in the House stillE17 7.8Now viewing

Prisoner in the House

The Jeffersons Move Up stillE18 7.9

The Jeffersons Move Up

All's Fair stillE19 7.9

All's Fair

Amelia's Divorce stillE20 8.0

Amelia's Divorce

Everybody Does It stillE21 8.3

Everybody Does It

Archie and the Quiz stillE22 7.3

Archie and the Quiz

Edith's Friend stillE23 8.2

Edith's Friend

No Smoking stillE24 8.0

No Smoking

No image
E25 10.0

Mike Makes His Move

Cast4

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Archie Bunker

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Edith Bunker

Sally Struthers

Sally Struthers

Gloria Stivic

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Michael Stivic

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Prisoner in the House" is episode 17 of All in the Family season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 239 votes, ranking #17 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on January 4, 1975.

Next: E18 · The Jeffersons Move UpBest of Season 5