Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot.
Seasons
1. Archie's New Partner (1)
Air Date: 1979-09-23
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.
2. Archie's New Partner (2)
Air Date: 1979-09-23
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.
3. Edith Gets Hired
Air Date: 1979-09-30
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?
4. Archie and the Oldest Profession
Air Date: 1979-10-07
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.
5. Edith vs. the Energy Crisis
Air Date: 1979-10-14
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.
6. Bosom Partners
Air Date: 1979-10-21
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.
7. Building the Restaurant
Air Date: 1979-10-28
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.
8. The Cook
Air Date: 1979-11-04
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.
9. Murray and the Liquor Board
Air Date: 1979-11-11
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.
10. Thanksgiving Reunion (1)
Air Date: 1979-11-18
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
11. Thanksgiving Reunion (2)
Air Date: 1979-11-18
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
12. Barney and the Hooker
Air Date: 1979-11-25
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.
13. Man of the Year
Air Date: 1979-12-02
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.
14. The Shabbat Dinner
Air Date: 1979-12-09
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.
15. Barney's Lawsuit
Air Date: 1979-12-16
When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.
16. Blanche and Murray
Air Date: 1979-12-30
Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.
17. Murray's Daughter
Air Date: 1980-01-06
Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.
18. The Ambush
Air Date: 1980-01-27
The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.
19. The Return of Sammy
Air Date: 1980-02-03
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.
20. Archie Fixes Up Fred
Air Date: 1980-02-10
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.
21. Father and Daughter Night
Air Date: 1980-02-17
Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.
22. Van Ranseleer's Operation
Air Date: 1980-03-02
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.
23. Veronica's Ex
Air Date: 1980-03-09
Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.
24. A Small Mafia Favor
Air Date: 1980-03-23
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.
1. Archie Alone (1)
Air Date: 1980-11-02
Archie and Stephanie face life after Ediths death.
2. Archie Alone (2)
Air Date: 1980-11-02
Archie refuses to deal with Ediths death.
3. Home Again
Air Date: 1980-11-09
Due to painful memories of Ediths death,Archie considers selling the home and getting an apartment.
4. Hiring the Housekeeper
Air Date: 1980-11-16
Archie searches for a housekeeper to look after Stephanie.
5. The Wildcat Strike
Air Date: 1980-11-23
Archies staff strikes over unionization.
6. Veronica and the Health Inspector
Air Date: 1980-11-30
A young Health Inspector eyes Veronica.
7. Murray's Wife
Air Date: 1980-12-07
Murrays ex-wife Marcie pays him a visit.
8. The Camping Trip
Air Date: 1980-12-14
Stephanies club plans a camping trip.
9. The Incident
Air Date: 1980-12-21
Archie punches a lodge member after he makes racial remarks about Mrs. Canby, his black housekeeper during a confrontation at the grocery store. Archie must write him a written apology or face expulsion from the lodge.
10. Custody (1)
Air Date: 1981-01-04
Stephanies wealthy grandmother visits for Christmas.
11. Custody (2)
Air Date: 1981-01-11
Stephanies grandmother wants custody of her. She and Archie go to court.
12. Barney the Gambler
Air Date: 1981-02-01
Murrays gambling system causes a conflict.
13. Murray Klein's Place
Air Date: 1981-02-15
Fed up with Archie, Murray wants to end the partnership.
14. Weekend Away
Air Date: 1981-02-22
Archie and Murray go off to a convention. Murray soon finds himself tied up and robbed by a woman he invites over to the room.
15. Stephanie's Science Project
Air Date: 1981-03-08
Archie hires help for Stephanies project.
16. Tough Love
Air Date: 1981-03-15
Veronicas drinking problem worries Archie and Murray.
17. The Trashing of the Temple
Air Date: 1981-03-29
Stephanie's temple is the latest in a string of vandalisms, leading a frightened Archie to withdraw her.
18. La Cage aux Bunker
Air Date: 1981-04-05
Archie reluctantly takes Stephanie's music teacher on a date in a bid to get her into the school chorus.
19. Death of a Saint (1)
Air Date: 1981-05-03
Murray's mother dies while he is on a date with his fiance, leaving him with a guilty conscience.
20. Goodbye, Murray (2)
Air Date: 1981-05-10
Murray and his fiance marry and move to California.
1. Billie
Air Date: 1981-10-04
Billie Bunker, the daughter of Archie's brother, Fred, pays a visit.
2. The Business Manager
Air Date: 1981-10-04
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.
3. The Date
Air Date: 1981-10-11
Archie's business manager, Roger, wants to date Archie's niece, Billie.
4. Norma Rae Bunker
Air Date: 1981-10-18
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.
5. Harry's Investment
Air Date: 1981-10-25
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.
6. Three's a Crowd
Air Date: 1981-11-08
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.
7. Happy Birthday, Stephanie
Air Date: 1981-11-15
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.
8. Growing Up Is Hard to Do (1)
Air Date: 1981-11-29
Stephanie's father visits for her bat mitzvah.
9. Growing Up Is Hard to Do (2)
Air Date: 1981-12-06
Stephanie's father's real intentions for visiting become clear to everyone, except Stephanie, who is left with a difficult realization.
10. Stephanie's Dance
Air Date: 1981-12-20
Archie must accept the fact that Stephanie is growing up when she attends her first school dance.
11. The Photo Contest
Air Date: 1981-12-27
Stephanie enters some candid photos of Archie in a photography contest.
12. Stephanie's Tryout
Air Date: 1982-01-10
Stephanie wants to try out for her school's baseball team, but Archie has a big problem with the idea.
13. The Night Visitor
Air Date: 1982-01-17
Archie's bar seems to keep getting broken into, but the truth is, it just might be one his own employees.
14. Reggie-3, Archie-0
Air Date: 1982-01-24
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.
15. Blind Man's Bluff
Air Date: 1982-01-31
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.
16. A Blast from the Past
Air Date: 1982-02-07
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.
17. Sex and the Single Parent
Air Date: 1982-02-21
Old world Archie refuses to let Stephanie participate in her school's sex education program, until he overhears a conversation between Stephanie, Billie and one of Stephanie's friends.
18. Gloria Comes Home (1)
Air Date: 1982-02-28
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.
19. Gloria Comes Home (2)
Air Date: 1982-02-28
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.
20. Of Mice and Bunker
Air Date: 1982-03-07
Archie takes on a new partner who has plans to squeeze Archie out of his ownership of the bar.
21. Relapse
Air Date: 1982-03-14
Veronica's ex-husband returns and urges Veronica to start drinking again after a year of sobriety.
22. Love Is Hell
Air Date: 1982-03-21
A boy Stephanie likes has a crush on her cousin, Billie, instead of her.
23. The Second Time Around
Air Date: 1982-03-28
When Archie goes out to dinner with Barney and his new girlfriend, she winds up liking Archie instead.
24. West Side Astoria
Air Date: 1982-04-04
Katherine invites Archie to supper with her parents,which turns into a disaster when they meet prejudiced Archie.
25. Billie Moves Out
Air Date: 1982-04-25
Billie is tired of Archie over-protecting her so she moves in with a secret roommate — Gary Rabinowitz.
26. Rabinowitz's Brother
Air Date: 1982-05-02
Archie fires Gary as his business manager, but soon learns to regret it when Gary is replaced by his brother Barry.
27. Death of a Lodger
Air Date: 1982-05-09
Barney takes in a cranky and overbearing border to help pay some bills.
28. The Battle of Bunker III
Air Date: 1982-05-16
Stephanie becomes very jealous as Archie's relationship with Katherine progresses.
29. Gloria: The First Day
Air Date: 1982-06-01
Archie appears at the beginning of this episode in which he drives Gloria and Joey to their new place. Gloria finds out she has a lot to learn to be a veterinary assistant, but Dr. Adams is willing to help her along.
1. Archie's Night Out
Air Date: 1982-09-26
Archie reluctantly goes to a singles bar with Barney and Mr. Van Ranseleer, who picks up a lady.
2. Gary's Ex
Air Date: 1982-10-03
Gary's ex-girlfriend visits and demands attention from him, upsetting Billie.
3. The Eyewitnesses
Air Date: 1982-10-10
José and Raoul witness a mugging behind the restaurant, but are afraid to come forward because they are illegal aliens.
4. Double Date
Air Date: 1982-10-17
Archie won't let Stephanie go on a date, so Billie agrees to go along with Gary and make it a double date.
5. From the Waldorf to Astoria
Air Date: 1982-10-24
When José's artistic talents come out, they hold an art show in the bar.
6. Stay Out of My Briefs
Air Date: 1982-10-31
Billie gets a job as Gary's new secretary.
7. Break a Leg, Stephanie
Air Date: 1982-11-07
Stephanie hopes to attend an exclusive music school, but Archie is reluctant to let her do so.
8. Archie Gets a Head
Air Date: 1982-11-21
Archie wants his own bathroom in the basement; the contractors are too expensive, so he hires José and Raoul to do the job.
9. Barney Gets Laid Off
Air Date: 1982-11-28
Billie talks Archie into giving unemployed Barney a job at the bar, which turns into disaster, and leaving Archie with a difficult decision.
10. Marriage on the Rocks
Air Date: 1982-12-12
When Archie decides to stand up the date Barney "forgot" to tell Archie he set him up with, she winds up taking a liking to Harry.
11. Father Christmas
Air Date: 1982-12-19
Billie is bitter when her estranged father comes for a Christmas visit, until she finds out the real reason her mother left.
12. Teacher's Pet
Air Date: 1982-12-26
Billie's Philosophy teacher makes passes at her.
13. Captain Video
Air Date: 1983-01-02
Lonely Barney enlists the help of a video dating service.
14. The Promotion
Air Date: 1983-01-09
After using CPR to save his uncle's life, Gary is considered for partnership in the family law firm.
15. Three Women
Air Date: 1983-01-16
Archie takes Stephanie to visit her wealthy grandmother. But when the truck fails to start, Archie becomes an unwanted supper guest at her home. Stephanie looks to her grandmother for answers about her mother.
16. Relief Bartender
Air Date: 1983-01-23
Archie reluctantly hires a woman bartender to help out Harry.But when he fires her because he is unhappy with having a lady bartender she files a discrimination lawsuit against Archie.Gary advises Archie to give her the job back.
17. The Red Herring
Air Date: 1983-01-30
Archie is shocked and angered when he finds out his close friend, Mr. Van Ranseleer, may have been a member of the communist party.
18. The Boys' Night Out
Air Date: 1983-02-13
The boys' night out for Archie, Barney and Harry could turn into one of the wrong kind once they get caught in a gay nightclub.
19. I Can Manage
Air Date: 1983-02-20
Archie falls hard for a woman he meets at a restaurant convention, unaware that she is married.
20. Store Wars
Air Date: 1983-02-27
Murray (Martin Balsam) returns to recoup his investment in the bar. Archie gives him a hard luck story and Murray allows Archie Six more months to get his share of the bar sold.
21. Bunker Madness
Air Date: 1983-03-13
Stephanie is using Marijuana to fit in with her friends. When Archie finds the drug in his basement, He hits the ceiling and Billie takes the blame for Stephanie. Stephanie tells Archie the truth when he finds some boys smoking upstairs in the bathroom at her party.
22. No One Said It Was Easy
Air Date: 1983-03-27
Depressed Gary has a bout with alchoholism.
23. Small Claims Court
Air Date: 1983-03-28
Barney and Archie square off in court over a tv set that Archie purchased from Barney at a electronics store in which Barney accidentally broke while installing it at the bar.
24. I'm Torn Here
Air Date: 1983-04-04
Gary is jealous when he learns his old school rival is dating his ex- girlfriend,Billie. Billie is concerned about Garys feeelings and he tells her he would like to start dating her again but she wants to remain just friends with Gary.
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Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1979-09-23
Episodes
97 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
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Production Companies
UGO Porductions Inc.
Embassy Television
Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
The O'Connor-Becker Company
Tandem Productions