7.0/1031 votes#1 - Billie
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1981
Billie Bunker, the daughter of Archie's brother, Fred, pays a visit.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Harriett Weiss
- 7.2/1033 votes
#2 - The Business Manager
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1981
Roger Abbott is hired by the Rabinowitz law firm to be Archie's business manager, but he and Archie soon disagree on how the bar is run. Later, Archie begins to realizes he lacks business management skills.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1035 votes
#3 - The Date
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1981
Archie's business manager, Roger, wants to date Archie's niece, Billie.
Director: Gary Shimokawa
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1031 votes
#4 - Norma Rae Bunker
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1981
In an effort to make a little extra money, Mrs. Canby gets a job from home folding clothes for a sweatshop. When she is cheated out of half her pay, Archie goes to bat for her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1032 votes
#5 - Harry's Investment
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1981
Archie wants Harry to buy back Murray's share of the bar. Both Harry's wife and Archie are upset to learn Harry invested in McFeeney's, a competitor (and topless) bar and grill.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1034 votes
#6 - Three's a Crowd
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/1981
When Archie goes to dinner with Barney and his date, she has eyes for Archie instead. Archie feels the same way, but is hesitant so soon after losing Edith.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1037 votes
#7 - 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 votes
#8 - 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
- 8.3/1039 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.4/1033 votes
#10 - Stephanie's Dance
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/1981
Archie must accept the fact that Stephanie is growing up when she attends her first school dance.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1032 votes
#11 - 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
- 6.3/1034 votes
#12 - Stephanie's Tryout
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/1982
Stephanie wants to try out for her school's baseball team, but Archie has a big problem with the idea.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1034 votes
#13 - The Night Visitor
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1982
Archie's bar seems to keep getting broken into, but the truth is, it just might be one his own employees.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1036 votes
#14 - Reggie-3, Archie-0
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/24/1982
Archie buys a truck for the bar. While José is parking it, he accidentally hits a Rolls Royce. The owner goes into the bar to simply ask Archie to take care of the damage, but Archie digs himself an even bigger hole.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1034 votes
#15 - Blind Man's Bluff
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1982
Blind Mr. Van Ranseleer is mugged by a customer at the bar who overhears Van Ranseleer is carrying a sum of money on him. It's now up to Archie and the staff to help him get out of his apartment when he becomes fearful of being attacked again.
Director: Joe Gannon
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1037 votes
#16 - A Blast from the Past
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1982
Archie wants Billie to date her ex-boyfriend. Billie decides to use Archie's lawyer, Gary, as a way to turn her ex- boyfriend away, telling him they're dating.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1035 votes
- 7.2/1036 votes
#18 - Gloria Comes Home (1)
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/1982
Gloria and Joey return home. Archie learns Gloria left Mike because he joined a commune in California, where he was living with other women. Gloria is determined to make it on her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1037 votes
#19 - Gloria Comes Home (2)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1982
Archie has mixed emotions when Gloria announces she has found work as a veterinary assistant and will be moving into a place of her own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1035 votes
#20 - Of Mice and Bunker
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1982
Archie takes on a new partner who has plans to squeeze Archie out of his ownership of the bar.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1026 votes
#21 - Relapse
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/1982
Veronica's ex-husband returns and urges Veronica to start drinking again after a year of sobriety.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1033 votes
#22 - 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
- 7.3/1033 votes
#23 - The Second Time Around
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1982
When Archie goes out to dinner with Barney and his new girlfriend, she winds up liking Archie instead.
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1037 votes
#24 - West Side Astoria
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1982
Katherine invites Archie to supper with her parents,which turns into a disaster when they meet prejudiced Archie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1030 votes
#25 - Billie Moves Out
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1982
Billie is tired of Archie over-protecting her so she moves in with a secret roommate — Gary Rabinowitz.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place Season 3
Every episode of Archie Bunker's Place Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Archie Bunker's Place Season 3!
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Billie" is the best rated episode of "Archie Bunker's Place" season 3. It scored 7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Linda Day and written by Harriett Weiss, it aired on 10/4/1981. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Business Manager".