Carroll O'Connor
Archie Bunker
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1979
Archie Bunker's Place
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Episode 130 min1979-09-23
Archie's New Partner (1)
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.
Episode 230 min1979-09-23
Archie's New Partner (2)
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.
Episode 330 min1979-09-30
Edith Gets Hired
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?
Episode 430 min1979-10-07
Archie and the Oldest Profession
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.
Episode 530 min1979-10-14
Edith vs. the Energy Crisis
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.
Episode 630 min1979-10-21
Bosom Partners
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.
Episode 730 min1979-10-28
Building the Restaurant
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.
Episode 830 min1979-11-04
The Cook
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.
Episode 930 min1979-11-11
Murray and the Liquor Board
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.
Episode 1030 min1979-11-18
Thanksgiving Reunion (1)
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Episode 1130 min1979-11-18
Thanksgiving Reunion (2)
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Episode 1230 min1979-11-25
Barney and the Hooker
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.
Episode 1330 min1979-12-02
Man of the Year
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.
Episode 1430 min1979-12-09
The Shabbat Dinner
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.
Episode 1530 min1979-12-16
Barney's Lawsuit
When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.
Episode 1630 min1979-12-30
Blanche and Murray
Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.
Episode 1730 min1980-01-06
Murray's Daughter
Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.
Episode 1830 min1980-01-27
The Ambush
The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.
Episode 1930 min1980-02-03
The Return of Sammy
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.
Episode 2030 min1980-02-10
Archie Fixes Up Fred
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.
Episode 2130 min1980-02-17
Father and Daughter Night
Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.
Episode 2230 min1980-03-02
Van Ranseleer's Operation
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.
Episode 2330 min1980-03-09
Veronica's Ex
Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.
Episode 2430 min1980-03-23
A Small Mafia Favor
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.
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