7.9/1060 votes#1 - 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
- 7.8/1051 votes
#2 - 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 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.3/1045 votes
#4 - Archie and the Oldest Profession
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1979
Edith, who has been jobless since she got fired from the Sunshine Home, has gotten a job as recreational assistant at the Rego Park Center for the Mentally Ill. However, Archie has decided that he thinks that Edith should not be working.
Director: Paul Bogart
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1051 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.0/1048 votes
#6 - Bosom Partners
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1979
Archie is in trouble with the State of New York when he is charged with non-payment of sales tax and questionable record keeping. Now it's up to Murray to save Archie and the bar by trying to romance the tax agent.
Director: Carroll O'Connor
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.5/1047 votes
#7 - 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
- 7.7/1054 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.4/1048 votes
#9 - Murray and the Liquor Board
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1979
In a protest march against Napom, Murray punched a cop. Although it has been pardoned, his ""criminal record"" may cost the bar its liquor license.
Director: Dick Martin
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.5/1071 votes
#10 - 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
- 7.8/1073 votes
#11 - 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
- 7.4/1049 votes
#12 - Barney and the Hooker
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1979
Dottie (the hooker from #3) has been arrested for prostitution. Murray bails her out and talks Archie into hiring her as a waitress to try to keep her out of trouble. However, trouble finds her when now divorcee Barney Hefner falls in love and proposes.
Director: Frank Corsaro
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 7.2/1046 votes
#13 - Man of the Year
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1979
An old high school buddy of Archie's (who is also a conman) comes to town to inform Archie that he has been elected Man of the Year.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1056 votes
#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
- 6.7/1038 votes
#15 - Barney's Lawsuit
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1979
When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.
Director: Lila Garrett
Writer: Jerry Ross
- 6.2/1039 votes
#16 - Blanche and Murray
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/30/1979
Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 8.0/1052 votes
#17 - 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
- 6.7/1037 votes
#18 - The Ambush
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1980
The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller
- 8.3/1057 votes
#19 - 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
- 6.8/1045 votes
#20 - Archie Fixes Up Fred
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1980
Customers have been complaining about Veronica's nephew, Fred, the gay waiter. So Archie decides that he can convert him by setting him up on a date with a pretty girl.
Director: Dick Martin
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.4/1041 votes
#21 - Father and Daughter Night
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1980
Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1040 votes
#22 - Van Ranseleer's Operation
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1980
When Archie and the guys at the bar read in the paper that there might be a cure for Mr. Van Ranseleer's blindness, they pool their efforts and money so he can have the operation.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.0/1041 votes
#23 - Veronica's Ex
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1980
Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mel Tolkin
- 7.1/1043 votes
#24 - A Small Mafia Favor
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/1980
An old friend of Murray's comes to visit, but he's also a crime kingpin. When Murray unknowingly signals the death of a rival mob boss, Archie fears retalitation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mel Tolkin
The Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place Season 1
Every episode of Archie Bunker's Place Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place Season 1!
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...
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Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Archie's New Partner (1)" is the best rated episode of "Archie Bunker's Place" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Paul Bogart and written by Harriett Weiss, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, it aired on 9/23/1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Archie's New Partner (2)".