9.3/1095 votesLoading...#1 - Archie Alone (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/1980
Archie refuses to deal with Ediths death.
Director: Gary Shimokawa, Carroll O'Connor
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/10109 votesLoading...
#2 - Archie Alone (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/1980
Archie and Stephanie face life after Ediths death.
Director: Gary Shimokawa, Carroll O'Connor
Writer: Mark Fink
- 8.3/1057 votesLoading...
#3 - The Return of Sammy
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1980
Archie's ""old friend"" Sammy Davis Jr. is in town appearing on a talk show. Archie calls him up and invites him to the bar.
Director: Dick Martin
Writer: Richard Baer
- 8.3/1039 votesLoading...
#4 - Growing Up Is Hard to Do (2)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/1981
Stephanie's father's real intentions for visiting become clear to everyone, except Stephanie, who is left with a difficult realization.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro, Fredric Weiss
- 8.2/1046 votesLoading...
#5 - Custody (1)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/1981
Stephanies wealthy grandmother visits for Christmas.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 8.0/1053 votesLoading...
#6 - Murray's Daughter
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/6/1980
Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.
Director: N/A
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 8.0/1045 votesLoading...
#7 - The Incident
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/21/1980
Archie punches a lodge member after he makes racial remarks about Mrs. Canby, his black housekeeper during a confrontation at the grocery store. Archie must write him a written apology or face expulsion from the lodge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1043 votesLoading...
#8 - Custody (2)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/1981
Stephanies grandmother wants custody of her. She and Archie go to court.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.9/1061 votesLoading...
#9 - Archie's New Partner (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1979
Archie decides to expand his bar, Archie Bunker's Place, into a restaurant. In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the bigot he is, tries in vain to get a loan to buy Harry out.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Harriett Weiss, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.9/1042 votesLoading...
#10 - Tough Love
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/1981
Veronicas drinking problem worries Archie and Murray.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.8/1052 votesLoading...
#11 - Archie's New Partner (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1979
Harry finalizes the sale of his half to Murray Klein, much to Archie's chagrin. However, Archie must come to grips with the fact that he has a new partner. Murray also discovers that there is more to Archie than his bigoted exterior.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.8/1050 votesLoading...
#12 - Edith Gets Hired
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1979
Archie's Place has acquired a new regular customer, Dottie. However, Archie and Murray discover that she is a prostitute and is conducting her business at the bar. This is bad for the bar's image. How can they convince her to leave?
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.8/1073 votesLoading...
#13 - Thanksgiving Reunion (2)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1979
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.8/1057 votesLoading...
#14 - The Shabbat Dinner
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1979
Edith and Stephanie are preparing a Shabbat dinner, a dinner eaten on the Jewish sabbath. They invite Archie's partner, Murray and his non-Jewish girlfriend. Unbeknownst to him, Edith also invites his mother, who feels that Murray should only be dating Jewish women.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.7/1054 votesLoading...
#15 - The Cook
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1979
Archie and Murray hire short-order cook Veronica Rooney (Anne Meara), but she insists that her gay nephew be hired as waiter. Archie's strong feelings on homosexuality present a problem.
Director: Carroll O'Connor
Writer: Richard Baer
- 7.7/1035 votesLoading...
#16 - The Battle of Bunker III
Season 3 Episode 28 - Aired 5/16/1982
Stephanie becomes very jealous as Archie's relationship with Katherine progresses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1051 votesLoading...
#17 - Edith vs. the Energy Crisis
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1979
The energy crisis has become a big problem. The bar is freezing cold and Edith has been preserving as much energy as possible at home as well. Soon, Archie is suffering as well, when the frigid conditions give him a case of strep throat.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.6/1038 votesLoading...
#18 - Happy Birthday, Stephanie
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/1981
Billie buys Stephanie rock concert tickets, but Archie forbids her from attending. Archie thinks Stephanie and Billie went anyway, so Archie and Barney go to the concert and wind up being arrested.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1035 votesLoading...
#19 - Growing Up Is Hard to Do (1)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1981
Stephanie's father visits for her bat mitzvah.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: Jeffrey Ferro, Fredric Weiss
- 7.6/1032 votesLoading...
#20 - The Photo Contest
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1981
Stephanie enters some candid photos of Archie in a photography contest.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1033 votesLoading...
#21 - Love Is Hell
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1982
A boy Stephanie likes has a crush on her cousin, Billie, instead of her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1047 votesLoading...
#22 - Building the Restaurant
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1979
Construction on the restaurant is underway, but the contractor Archie and Murray hired is demanding more money. Archie, who is determined that the restaurant will be a success, goes to a loan shark.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jerry Ross
- 7.5/1071 votesLoading...
#23 - Thanksgiving Reunion (1)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1979
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.5/1043 votesLoading...
#24 - Home Again
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/1980
Due to painful memories of Ediths death,Archie considers selling the home and getting an apartment.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1031 votesLoading...
#25 - Goodbye, Murray (2)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/1981
Murray and his fiance marry and move to California.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place
Every episode of Archie Bunker's Place ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place!
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Archie Alone (2)" is the best rated episode of "Archie Bunker's Place". It scored 9.3/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by Gary Shimokawa, Carroll O'Connor and written by N/A, it aired on 11/2/1980. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Archie Alone (1)".