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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/19/1971
2.
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/2/1971
4.
Archie Gives Blood
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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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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/9/1971
5.
Judging Books by Covers
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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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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Seen it: Yes
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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