The Best Episodes Written By Bob Weiskopf

Every TV Episode Written by Bob Weiskopf Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - Archie's Other Wife
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 13 - California, Here We Are (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)

    S8:E5

    When Edith tells the story to the family in tears, Gloria and Mike believe she should report to the police while Archie fears Edith will be the one going to jail. Two weeks later, Edith is still ironing sheets for no reason and keeps running upstairs when someone knocks on the door. Gloria tells her dad to give her some TLC (Tender Loving Care). But while he does so, Gloria gets a call from the policemen asking her to identify the rapist. Edith fears. But with convincing, Archie takes Edith to the police stations.

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  4. undefined Season 8 Episode 10 - Archie and the KKK (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Archie and the KKK (1)

    S8:E10

    Archie is invited to a meeting with some pals. THey discuss about Mike's article in the newspaper on how offending it is. The leader asks Archie if he wants to join them and give Mike and lesson he'll never forget. Archie agrees, little does he know he just initiated the KKK (Kweens Kouncil of Krusaders).

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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)

    S8:E13

    Edith's religious faith is shaken after her friend female impersonator Beverly LaSalle is brutally murdered by street thungs at Christmas.

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  6. undefined Season 9 Episode 18 - Barney, the Gold Digger
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. undefined Season 9 Episode 15 - A Girl Like Edith
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - Little Ricky Gets a Dog
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Little Ricky Gets a Dog

    S6:E14

    The Ricardos' apartment begins to resemble a pet shop when Little Ricky gets a puppy. Lucy and Ricky are both determined to get rid of the puppy after their son brings it home -- as are their landlords, Fred and Ethel. They have a hard time overcoming Little Ricky's arguments that a puppy would be a welcome addition to a home that already boasts a canary, a frog, a lizard, a turtle, and some goldfish.

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Lucy and Superman
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Lucy and Superman

    S6:E13

    When Stevie Appleby, Caroline's son, has a birthday party the same day as Little Ricky's, Lucy looks for unusual entertainment to lure the children. Ricky remembers that Superman is in town, and he invites him. But when Ricky is unable to corral Superman, Lucy is left with no choice but to dress as the Man of Steel herself. George Reeves makes a special guest-star appearance in this episode.

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  10. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - Lucy Hates to Leave
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Lucy Hates to Leave

    S6:E16

    The Ricardos find themselves, and all their belongings, boarding with the Mertzes while they wait to move into their new Westport, Connecticut home.

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - Lucy Raises Chickens
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Lucy Raises Chickens

    S6:E19

    The Mertzes find a way to stay with the Ricardos: chicken farming. But the scheme puts Lucy over her head in chickens when she and Ethel bring home 500 baby chicks before the hen house is ready.

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - Lucy Does the Tango
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Lucy Does the Tango

    S6:E20

    Chicken-raising and practicing a tango for Little Ricky's school PTA meeting combine to get the Ricardos and the Mertzes in a verbal battle. It's up to Ricky, Jr. and his neighborhood pal Bruce Ramsey to straighten things out.

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  13. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - Housewarming
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Housewarming

    S6:E23

    Ethel is jealous of Lucy's friendship with Betty Ramsey. But when Betty reveals that she's from Ethel's home town of Albuquerque, the two become fast friends, and now it's Lucy who feels left out.

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Building a B.B.Q.
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Building a B.B.Q.

    S6:E24

    Lucy has a problem deciding what to do to get her vacationing husband, Ricky, out of her hair so she can do her housework. She and Ethel solve the problem by putting their husbands to work building a barbecue.

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 25 - Country Club Dance
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Country Club Dance

    S6:E25

    Lucy, Ethel, and Betty want their husbands to dance with their friends' visiting houseguest - until they see that she's a sultry, young blonde. Now the boys are only too happy to oblige - and the miffed wives decide to fight glamour with glamour.

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  16. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Lucy Meets Charles Boyer
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Lucy Meets Charles Boyer

    S5:E19

    Charles Boyer deals with a star-crazed Lucy in this guest appearance. The setting: Paris, where the Ricardos and Mertzes are lunching at a sidewalk cafe. Boyer is at a nearby table, and when Lucy and Ethel spot him they immediately repair to the ladies room to plot their approach. Ricky tries to stop the assault but nobody can defend against the star-struck Lucy.

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 21 - Lucy in the Swiss Alps
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Lucy in the Swiss Alps

    S5:E21

    In Switzerland, the Ricardos and Mertzes are caught in an abandoned cabin during an avalanche. It’s one of Lucy’s own making (of course), and it leads to some soul-searching and confessions. But not by Ricky: “We might be saved!” They are — by an oompah band playing “La Cucaracha.”

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - Lucy's Bicycle Trip
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Lucy's Bicycle Trip

    S5:E24

    The Ricardos and Mertzes pedal their way from Italy to the French Riviera. It's a bumpy ride, thanks (of course) to Lucy, who left her passport in her purse, which she locked in a suitcase, which she sent ahead to their hotel in Nice. That presents problems when they get to the Italian-French border.

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  19. undefined Season 9 Episode 19 - The Return of Archie's Brother
    9.0/10(2 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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  20. undefined Season 8 Episode 4 - Edith's 50th Birthday (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Edith's 50th Birthday (1)

    S8:E4

    Before Edith arrives home, Gloria and Mike teaches Archie the plan for Edith 50th birthday surprise party which will be taken at 6 o'clock at the Stivics house. Edith comes back home while Archie and the Stivics leave to decorate the house for the party. A sudden knock at the door reveals a cop. Edith welcomes the policeman inside the house who claims that there's a rapper in town but he slips out that it's him. Edith is held at gunpoint and pushed on the couch. The rapist slowly strips Edith! Before it can go any longer, the phone rings. The rapist orders Edithto get rid of the caller as soon as possible. When she does, Archieknocks at the door, wondering why the hell is the door locked. Therapper hides himself in the closet and once again orders Edith to getrid of Archie. She does as quickly as possible. Still stranded in the house with the armed man, they suddenly smell something burning. It was the cake which Edith previously started to bake. They rush to the oven where the room

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Archie and the KKK (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Archie and the KKK (2)

    S8:E11

    Archie desives a plan to prevent the Klan from burning a cross on Mike and Glorial's lawn.

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Mike and Gloria Meet
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Mike and Gloria Meet

    S8:E12

    The family relive the Mike and Gloria's blind date by their friends, where they first insulted each other and ended up having sex in the kitchen.

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 24 - The Stivics Go West
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Stivics Go West

    S8:E24

    The Bunker house is the scene of many tearful good-byes when Mike and Gloria finally leave for California.

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Edith's Final Respects
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Edith's Final Respects

    S9:E5

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

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  25. undefined Season 9 Episode 10 - Bogus Bills
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Bogus Bills

    S9:E10

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

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Bob Weiskopf Ratings Summary

"Archie's Other Wife" is the best rated episode written by Bob Weiskopf. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/5/1978 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "California, Here We Are (2)".