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30 mins
1/12/1971
1.
Meet the Bunkers
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It's Edith and Archie Bunker's wedding anniversary. Edith manages to drag Archie to church. Daughter Gloria and her husband, Mike try to whip up a party atmosphere for the parents.
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Writer:
Paul Harrison
/ Norman Lear
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30 mins
1/19/1971
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Writing the President
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Mike writes a letter to President Nixon, protesting everything that's wrong with America, including the state of the environment and the nation's involvement in Vietnam. Archie finds out and, to refute his son-in-law's claims, he decides he, too, will write a letter to ol' Tricky Dick, praising the nation's chief and attempting to explain the Meathead as an ignorant. While penning the letter, Archie pictures the family all standing behind him, dressed in his Sunday best, all supporting his positions.
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Guest starring:
Helen Page Camp
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30 mins
1/26/1971
3.
Oh, My Aching Back
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Archie is convinced he'll collecty a large settlement from a petty traffic accident if a Jewish laywer handles the case. The stylistic minimalism of the Bunker's sparsely furnished set is on full display in this early episode. According to director John Rich, who grew up not far from Archie's neighbood, the Spartan look of the Bunkie's living room deco was achieved as a result of painstaking efforts. The director remembers personally supervising the cracking of windows and repainting of walls to give the place a run-down, lived-in look. ""I told the set designers to take all the color out of it,""remember Rich.""Norman and i wanted to do the show ib black and white, but CBS nearly went into a coma. So we decided to do the next best thing and shoot the entire show in muted sepia tones.""
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Stanley Ralph Ross
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Guest starring:
George Furth, Salem Ludwig, Richard Stahl
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30 mins
2/2/1971
4.
Judging Books By Covers
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Archie refuse to donate blood because he'll afraid that his vital fluids might get mixed in those of a different race.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Norman Lear
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Guest starring:
Jeannie Linero, James Hong
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30 mins
2/9/1971
5.
Archie Gives Blood
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Archie scorns one of mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Norman Lear
/ Burt Styler
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Guest starring:
Philip Carey, Anthony Geary, Billy Sands, Billy Halop
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30 mins
2/16/1971
6.
Gloria's Pregnancy
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Archie dream of becoming a grandfather is dashed when Gloria suffersd a sudden misscarriage.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Jerry Mayer
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Guest starring:
Holly Near
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30 mins
2/23/1971
7.
Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
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Mike invited one of his hippie friends to spend the night in his living room, despite Archie's strenous ojections.
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Director:
Rob Reiner
/ John Rich
Writer:
Rob Reiner
/ Don Nicholl
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Guest starring:
Jack Bender, Corey Fisher, Jenny Sullivan
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30 mins
3/2/1971
8.
Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
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Louis Jefferson makes her first appearance, through husband George will remain an offscreen character for another two seasons. Their son, Lionel, had been a regular visitor to the bukers since the pilot episode, when the writers discovered how effective the street- smart black youth was at gently lettins the air out of Archie's sails.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Don Nicholl
/ Bryan Joseph
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Guest starring:
Vincent Gardenia
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30 mins
3/9/1971
9.
Edith Has Jury Duty
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Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty,leaving Archie to fend for himself.
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Director:
John Rich
/ Susan Harris
Writer:
Don Nicholl
/ Susan Harris
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Guest starring:
Holly Irving, Doris Singleton
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30 mins
3/16/1971
10.
Archie is Worried About His Job
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No one in the family gets any sleep when Archie spends the night worring that he might lose his job.
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Director:
John Rich
/ William Bickley
Writer:
Don Nicholl
/ Norman Lear
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Guest starring:
Holly Irving, Burt Mustin, Jack Perkins, Sandy Kenyon
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30 mins
3/23/1971
11.
Gloria Discovers Women's Lib
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Gloria leaves the house in a rage after Mike refuse to recognize her as an equal partner in their marriage.
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Writer:
Sandy Stern
/ Norman Lear
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30 mins
3/30/1971
12.
Success Story
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Archie reevaluates his definition of success after he meets an old army buddy who's become wealthy in the used-car trade.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Burt Styler
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Guest starring:
Len Lesser, Herbie Faye, Frank E. Ford, William Windom, Joe Savalas
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30 mins
4/6/1971
13.
The First and Last Supper
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The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.
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Director:
John Rich
Writer:
Jerry Mayer
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Guest starring:
William Benedict
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