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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    All in the Family Season 5 Episode 10 - The Longest Kiss
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    #1 - The Longest Kiss

    S5:E10

    Archie returns from his sorry adventure -he get the sidetracked to a podiatrists' convention in Rochester- to find his friends and family celebrating his return with kissing contests,Hula Hoops, and ballroom dancing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. All in the Family Season 5 Episode 16 - The Best of All in the Family (2)
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    #2 - The Best of All in the Family (2)

    S5:E16

    Henry Fonda hosts an hour-long retrospective of high points from the show's first four years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  3. All in the Family Season 5 Episode 19 - All's Fair
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    #3 - All's Fair

    S5:E19

    Gloria gives Edith a lesson in marriage assertiveness.

    Director:Wes Kenney
    Writers:Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell

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  4. All in the Family Season 5 Episode 21 - Everybody Does It
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    #4 - Everybody Does It

    S5:E21

    Archie's steals a box of nails from work and finds himself at the center of a household debate on morality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. All in the Family Season 5 Episode 22 - Archie and the Quiz
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    #5 - Archie and the Quiz

    S5:E22

    Archie feels the weight of his own mortality after a magazine quiz on life expectancy gives him another seven years- tips.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 1 - The Very Moving Day
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    #6 - The Very Moving Day

    S6:E1

    Gloria is nervous about announcing her unexpected pregnancy because of Mike's stubborn attitude over population.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Hal Kanter

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  7. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 2 - Alone at Last
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    #7 - Alone at Last

    S6:E2

    Teary farewells turn into fireworks when Mike hits Archie with five years of repressed rage, only to discover that he and Gloria can't move out for another week after Mike reveals he forgot to turn on the gas and electricity of his new home.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Hal Kanter

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  8. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 11 - The Little Atheist
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    #8 - The Little Atheist

    S6:E11

    Thanksgiving dinner becomes a family battleground when Archie discovers that Mike and Gloria don't want to impose the family's religious beliefs on their baby.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 22 - Joey's Baptism
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    #9 - Joey's Baptism

    S6:E22

    Archie Baptizes Baby Joey without Mike and Gloria's Permission.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin

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  10. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 23 - Gloria and Mike's House Guests
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    #10 - Gloria and Mike's House Guests

    S6:E23

    A broken furnace forces Archie and Edith to spend a few nights under the Stivic's roof during a power blackout.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin

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  11. All in the Family Season 7 Episode 13 - The Baby Contest
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    #11 - The Baby Contest

    S7:E13

    Archie enters Joey in a newspapers's beautifull-baby contest, against the express wishes of Mike and Gloria.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin

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  12. All in the Family Season 7 Episode 20 - The Joys of Sex
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    #12 - The Joys of Sex

    S7:E20

    Both Gloria and Mike help Edith and Archie express their sexual interaction after catching Edith reading How to be your Husband's Mistress.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin

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  13. All in the Family Season 7 Episode 23 - Mike and Gloria Split
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    #13 - Mike and Gloria Split

    S7:E23

    Before bedtime, Mike and Gloria have a game of Scrabble in which Mike ends up winning. He uses this game as an opportunity to rub Gloria's nose in the fact that he has to be better at everything, leading to an argument between the two. Gloria asserts that this is because Mike has had the chance to go to college and use his skills, while she hasn't had the chance yet, bringing up the fact that Mike promised her three years ago that chance. Gloria accuses Mike of ruining her life, causing him to walk out and try to spend the night at Archie and Edith's house. Archie and Mike reluctantly become roommates, which ends up in disaster. Archie then scolds Mike for trying to correct everybody's way of doing and saying things. Realizing his mistake, Mike goes home and apologizes to Gloria for being pompous, and Gloria apologizes to Mike for saying he ruined her life.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. All in the Family Season 8 Episode 2 - Archie Gets the Business (2)
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    #14 - Archie Gets the Business (2)

    S8:E2

    Edith is upset when she discovers Archie has forged her signature to get the bar. But Mike will influence Mrs. Bunker to change her mind.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. All in the Family Season 8 Episode 14 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)
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    #15 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)

    S8:E14

    Mike is put in the hospital and Beverly LaSalle is murdered by a thug at Chistmas.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writers:Mel Tolkin, Erik Tarloff

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  16. All in the Family Season 8 Episode 19 - Two's a Crowd
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    #16 - Two's a Crowd

    S8:E19

    Mike and Archie's have a long talk after they find themself locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. All in the Family Season 8 Episode 23 - The Dinner Guest
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    #17 - The Dinner Guest

    S8:E23

    Edith is crushed when Mike and Gloria make their other plans after she's prepared a special farewell dinner in their honor.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Mel Tolkin

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  18. All in the Family Season 6 Episode 21 - Love by Appointment
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Love by Appointment

    S6:E21

    Mike and Gloria's sex life suffers after they have to begin planning their encounters around the baby's feeding schedule.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. All in the Family Season 7 Episode 10 - Mike and Gloria's Will
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Mike and Gloria's Will

    S7:E10

    Mike and Gloria are having a discussion over who will take care of Joey, just in case there comes a time when both of them are unable to care for the little tyke before his 18th birthday. Mike has serious reservations over allowing in-laws Archie and Edith to get custody of Joey, particularly due to what he perceives as Archie's bad influences. Gloria is having a hard time convincing Mike otherwise and gives in to Mike's rhetoric. Mike's suspicions are confirmed when Archie and Edith return with Joey after a day of playing in the park. What's that Joey's got in his hands? Why, a toy machine gun that Grandpa had bought him. Of course, Mike (being dead set against gun violence) immediately is very angry and tells Archie that toy guns could influence children's behavior later on. Tempers really escalate when Mike grabs the plastic gun from Archie and breaks it over his knee. After the two continue to argue, Mike lets slip that he is considering including a clause in the Stivics' will that

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writers:Bill Richmond, Gene Perret

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  20. All in the Family Season 8 Episode 3 - Cousin Liz
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Cousin Liz

    S8:E3

    When Cousin Liz dies, Edith and Archie learn more about her than they ever thought. When roomate of Liz, Veronica, comes out of the closet to Edith, she also admits that she was more than just roomates with Liz.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writers:Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller

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  21. All in the Family Season 3 Episode 16 - Oh Say Can You See
    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  22. All in the Family Season 1 Episode 5 - Judging Books by Covers
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Judging Books by Covers

    S1:E5

    Archie scorns one of Mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.

    Director:John Rich
    Writers:Norman Lear, Burt Styler

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  23. All in the Family Season 2 Episode 19 - Archie and Edith Alone
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Archie and Edith Alone

    S2:E19

    The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Lee Kalcheim

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  24. All in the Family Season 2 Episode 7 - Edith's Accident
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Edith's Accident

    S2:E7

    A priest pays a call to reward Edith's honesty for leaving a note on his car after she accidentally dents it with a large can of clind peaches.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Michael Ross

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  25. All in the Family Season 2 Episode 9 - Mike's Problem
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Mike's Problem

    S2:E9

    Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Longest Kiss" is the worst rated episode of "All in the Family". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/16/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Best of All in the Family (2)".