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The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 9

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Every episode of All in the Family Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 9!

The Best Episodes of All in the Family Season 9

Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

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  1. Background image for Little Miss Bunker
    7.4/10(196 votes)

    #1 - Little Miss Bunker

    S9:E1

    Edith's cousin Floyd abandons his nine-year-old daughter, Stephanie, on the Bunkers' doorstep.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  2. Background image for End in Sight
    7.4/10(177 votes)

    #2 - End in Sight

    S9:E2

    Archie spends a night wallowing in self-pity when an insurance physical reveals an ominous spot on his liver.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Reunion on Hauser Street
    7.1/10(173 votes)

    #3 - Reunion on Hauser Street

    S9:E3

    The Bunkers attempt to reunite Blanche and Barney Hefner after her latest fling with an exterminator fizzles

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for What'll We Do with Stephanie?
    7.5/10(153 votes)

    #4 - What'll We Do with Stephanie?

    S9:E4

    The Bunkers decide to keep Stephanie after her father fails to reclaim her as promised.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  5. Background image for Edith's Final Respects
    7.5/10(188 votes)

    #5 - Edith's Final Respects

    S9:E5

    Edith is the sole mourner at her Aunt Rose's funeral.

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  6. Background image for Weekend in the Country
    7.1/10(176 votes)

    #6 - Weekend in the Country

    S9:E6

    Archie and Edith are invited to spend a fishing weekend with Barney and Blanche at their cottage. But after a game of Monopoly, an argument between Barney and Blanche begins. That night, Archie is uncomfortable to sleep with a man (Barney) in bed, while Edith and Blanche rate their husbands as a lovers. By the end, Blanche and Barney makeup and Archie tries to forget everything.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Archie's Other Wife
    7.3/10(175 votes)

    #7 - Archie's Other Wife

    S9:E7

    At an American Legion convention, Archie awakens facing a beautiful black airline stewardess who swears they were married the night before.

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  9. Background image for Edith Versus the Bank
    7.7/10(185 votes)

    #8 - Edith Versus the Bank

    S9:E8

    With the TV broken, Edith decides to buy a new one for Archie for their 30th wedding anniversary. But when the clerk won't let Edith buy a TV without Archie's signature because she's a woman, she goes to the bank for a loan. There too, she can not borrow money because she is just a housewife with no job, making Edith furious. Helpless, Edith goes home and asks Archie for $500, but she won't tell him why (surprise). During their conversation, Edith discovers that Archie may be sexist also.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  10. Background image for Return of the Waitress
    7.4/10(175 votes)

    #9 - Return of the Waitress

    S9:E9

    Edith finally confronts the waitress who tempted Archie's fidelity after Harry unwittingly hires her to work at Archie's Place.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Bogus Bills
    7.4/10(179 votes)

    #10 - Bogus Bills

    S9:E10

    Edith is arrested for passing phony $10 bills she got from Archie's Place.

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  12. Background image for The Bunkers Go West
    7.5/10(175 votes)

    #11 - The Bunkers Go West

    S9:E11

    After Mike and Gloria cancel their trip home for Christmas, the Bunkers decide to travel west for the holidays.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  13. Background image for California, Here We Are (1)
    7.9/10(203 votes)

    #12 - California, Here We Are (1)

    S9:E12

    The Bunkers head out to California for Christmas to find out that Mike and Gloria are having marital problems.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for California, Here We Are (2)
    8.1/10(66 votes)

    #13 - California, Here We Are (2)

    S9:E13

    separation is Archie's reaction when he discovers that Gloria has been unfaithful to her husband: For the first time in nine years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael. The script, rife with disturbing details of the petty cruelties that have already poisoned the Stivics' marriage, avoids the easy out of a tidy resolution. Mike and Gloria do effect a spontaneous reconciliation under the tree, but the tentative exchange lacks the conviction of a permanent reunion. They've been through enough to know, as we do, that the optimism of Christmas morning doesn't always stand up to the cold light of the new year. years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael.

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  15. Background image for A Night at the PTA
    7.2/10(166 votes)

    #14 - A Night at the PTA

    S9:E14

    When Edith develops laryngitis on the eve of her singing debut at Stephanie's PTA recital, Archie steps in to understudy the duet.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  16. Background image for A Girl Like Edith
    7.2/10(205 votes)

    #15 - A Girl Like Edith

    S9:E15

    When Edith invites butcher Klemmer and his new sweetheart, a Russian who is the spitting image of Edith, she notices that Klemmer might have the hots for Edith and not for her.

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  17. Background image for The Appendectomy
    7.4/10(170 votes)

    #16 - The Appendectomy

    S9:E16

    Edith and Archie rush Stephanie to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on the eve of her 10th birthday. Luckily, the surgery goes perfectly, so they celebrate both Stephanie's birthday and the success of her operation.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  18. Background image for Stephanie and the Crime Wave
    7.3/10(168 votes)

    #17 - Stephanie and the Crime Wave

    S9:E17

    Archie and Edith are shocked when they discover that Stephanie has been stealing some of her favorite teacher's belongings, and the Bunkers's also. But Stephanie admits that she stole these things so that when she returns to her dad's, she'll have something to remember them by.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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  19. Background image for Barney, the Gold Digger
    7.3/10(176 votes)

    #18 - Barney, the Gold Digger

    S9:E18

    Barney Hefner is suicidal when Blanche finally deserts him, until Archie fixes him up with an overweight but wealthy widow.

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  20. Background image for The Return of Archie's Brother
    7.2/10(180 votes)

    #19 - The Return of Archie's Brother

    S9:E19

    When Archie's brother, Fred, visits Archie to open up a business, he also brings his 18 year old wife, Katherine. Both, Archie and Edith, and even Stephanie, are shocked as they find out. While the new bride and Edith cook supper, Archie and Fred argue about Katherine's age. Before dinner, Fred (and Katherine) leave the Bunker's home, canceling the business. In bed, Edith asks Archie if he were a single 55 year old man, would he go for a young girl. Archie answers no.

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  21. Background image for Stephanie's Conversion
    7.7/10(183 votes)

    #20 - Stephanie's Conversion

    S9:E20

    After Stephanie comes back from Sunday School, Rev. Chong visits Edith to tell her that even though she is welcome anytime at Sunday School, Stephanie is Jewish. Edith accepts it, unlike Archie. Selfishly, Archie decides to change Stephanie's religion but Edith interrupts that it's not his decision. So Edith brings Archie and herself to visit a Rabbi to get more information of the religion. Later that night, Stephanie awaits at the porch for the return of Edith and Archie. She and her uncle discuss and he approves that it's her decision and whatever religion she'll be, he'll love her the way he has.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Edith Gets Fired
    7.8/10(192 votes)

    #21 - Edith Gets Fired

    S9:E21

    When an ill woman tells Edith to let her die with dignity at the SunShine Home, the woman's family are furious after her death. The manager fires Edith for her selfishness, even though Edith honoured the woman's wish. Later that night, the woman's daughter thanks Edith to be with her mother as she passed away since she (the daughter) never got to visit her own mother back then.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for All in the Family Retrospective (1)
    7.1/10(121 votes)

    #22 - All in the Family Retrospective (1)

    S9:E22

    Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.

    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for All in the Family Retrospective (2)
    7.5/10(176 votes)

    #23 - All in the Family Retrospective (2)

    S9:E23

    Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for All in the Family Retrospective (3)
    7.9/10(185 votes)

    #24 - All in the Family Retrospective (3)

    S9:E24

    Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look at the high points of his ground-breaking TV series.

    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for The Family Next Door
    8.7/10(252 votes)

    #25 - The Family Next Door

    S9:E25

    Louise Jefferson returns for a visit at the Bunker's place to ask Edith if she can sell her (Louise's) former house. Edith doubts but Archie makes her agree so that they (mostly he) can choose white people to move in. When Edith sells the house to a couple and she invites the lady to her house, Archie realises that the woman is black and so is her husband. But Archie isn't disturbed when he finds out that the man is a cop, which could be good for Archie's safety.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin
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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Little Miss Bunker" is the best rated episode of "All in the Family" season 9. It scored 7.4/10 based on 196 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Mel Tolkin, it aired on 9/24/1978. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "End in Sight".