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S2 E4 Edith Writes A Song

Comedy

TV-PG

26 minutes

Oct 5, 1971

The family manages to collect $30 in the family pot and an argument ensues when Edith wants to use the money to set her lyrics for a song to music. Meanwhile, Archie is disturbed by robberies in the neighborhood and wants to use the money to buy a gun.Starring: Lee Kalcheim

Season 2, 24 Episodes

Gloria Poses In The Nude,

Mike's artist friend, Szabo, is coming to the Bunker's house. Archie is a bit perplexed for two reasons. First, he is Hungarian. The other is that he sketches models in the nude. Szabo gets a great idea that Gloria should pose in the nude for him.

The Saga Of Cousin Oscar,

Archie is furious with his houseguest, Cousin Oscar. When they were kids, Oscar bullied Archie and now Oscar is taking full advantage of his visit at the Bunkers. Archie wants to throw him out, but Oscar makes an exit of his own when he turns up dead.

Flashback: Mike Meets Archie,

Mike and Gloria are all excited about their first wedding anniversary and order take-out as a special dinner. Sitting around the dinner table, an argument ensues which leads to Edith recalling the day Archie met Mike.

Edith Writes A Song,

The family manages to collect $30 in the family pot and an argument ensues when Edith wants to use the money to set her lyrics for a song to music. Meanwhile, Archie is disturbed by robberies in the neighborhood and wants to use the money to buy a gun.

Archie In The Lock-Up,

Mike and Lionel are planning on attending a demonstration at the United Nations. However, the rally gets out of hand and news of it appears on TV. This worries Gloria who begs Archie to go down there and get Mike.

The Election Story,

A local election has the Bunker family in turmoil as Mike and Gloria are all for Claire Packer, a woman, which is why Archie is dead set against her. However, once down at the voting booths, Archie realizes that he can't vote because he isn't registered.

Edith's Accident,

At the grocery store, Edith has an accident in the parking lot. She loses control of her shopping cart which smashes into a car and a can of Cling Peaches (in heavy syrup) flies out of the cart, onto the car, and makes a dent.

Mike's Problem,

Mike is all stressed out with upcoming exams leaving him impotent and frustrated. Gloria encourages him to discuss it with her, but he refuses. Gloria confides in Edith what the problem is, and in turn she tells Archie.

The Blockbuster,

The Bunkers are having problems with their furnace which gets Archie entertaining the idea of moving. When an unscrupulous black real-estate salesman, Mr. Byrd, offers Archie a hefty sum of money for his home, Archie is all for it despite Mike's warnings.

The Insurance Is Cancelled,

Archie comes home from work in a particularly awful mood because he has to make an important decision at work. His decision to lay off a Puerto Rican leads to an interesting visit to the Bunker household.

Christmas Day At The Bunkers,

It's Christmas Day and Archie is the only one not in the Christmas spirit. Mike and Gloria question him, but he refuses to reveal what's bugging him. The Jeffersons come over to wish the Bunkers a 'Merry Christmas'.

The Man In The Street,

Archie comes home from work in a great mood and orders Edith to have dinner ready and waiting, because he has to watch the CBS Evening News to see himself on it. Archie was interviewed as a man-on-the-street voicing his opinions on Nixon's presidency.

Cousin Maude's Visit,

Edith has been running herself ragged caring for Archie, Mike and Gloria, who have all come down with a terrible flu. This prompts her to call on her extremely liberal Cousin Maude to come and stay with the Bunkers and help out.

Edith's Problem,

Archie, Mike and Gloria are stunned when Edith becomes a rollercoaster of moods, going from joy to anger to tears in a snap of a finger. Gloria sits her down and suggests that perhaps she's beginning menopause.

The Elevator Story,

The Bunkers are celebrating Edith's birthday in the city when Archie discovers that Edith failed to mail out a payment to the insurance company. This leads him to run across the street to drop it off. On his way, he gets stuck in an elevator.

Archie And The FBI,

A man shows up at the Bunker's door claiming to be a government agent and begins asking questions about a neighbor of the Bunkers. Archie soon becomes paranoid when he receives a phone call from a neighbor saying that Archie too is being investigated.

Archie Sees A Mugging,

Archie and Mike head down to the store to get some items and on the way out Archie witnesses a mugging. Archie doesn't want to get involved in the matter and refuses to tell the police what he saw.

Mike's Mysterious Son,

Edith answers the door to find a woman on the stoop with a young boy. The woman mentions that she's dropping Mike's son off and leaves. Edith now finds herself in the awkward position of explaining to the rest of the family where the boy came from.

Archie & Edith Alone,

Mike and Gloria go away for eight days to spend some time in a commune. Archie and Edith settle down for a quiet game of cards but when she lets him win, Archie insults her and they get into a big fight.

Edith Gets A Mink,

Edith gets a package in the mail, a mink cape sent to her as a 'thank you' gift by her Cousin Amelia for Edith taking care of her after a surgery. When Archie sees the cape, he takes it the wrong way and demands that she give it back.

To get some extra cash, Archie has gotten a job driving a taxi. One of his passengers turns out to be Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy inadvertently leaves his briefcase behind and arrangements are made for him to retrieve the briefcase at the Bunker house.

Edith, The Judge,

Archie comes home from the laundromat in fury. It seems that he overloaded one of the machines causing the machine to eat his clothes and cause a flood. The irate proprietor of the laundromat, soon stops by to get Archie to pay for the damages.

Archie Is Jealous,

Gloria is reading over an old love letter that Mike had sent her. This leads to a conversation between Gloria and Edith concerning an old flame of Edith's. Archie hits the roof and demands that Edith not keep any secrets from him.

Edith's cousin, Maude, invites Archie and Edith to the wedding of her daughter, Carol. However, Carol and Maude are not looking forward to Archie, since the man she is marrying happens to be Jewish.

Details

All in the Family

Comedy

TV-PG

2 Seasons

26 minutes

A working-class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

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