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Season 1

  • S01E01 Archie's New Partner (1)

    • September 23, 1979
    • CBS

    Archie decides to expand the bar into a restaurant.

  • S01E02 Archie's New Partner (2)

    • September 23, 1979
    • CBS

    Archie deals with new partner Murray, a Jewish liberal.

  • S01E03 Edith Gets Hired

    • September 30, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E04 The Oldest Profession

    • October 7, 1979
    • CBS

    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?

  • S01E05 Edith vs. the Energy Crisis

    • October 14, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E06 Bosom Partners

    • October 21, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E07 Building the Restaurant

    • October 28, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E08 The Cook

    • November 4, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E09 Murray and the Liquor Board

    • November 11, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E10 Thanksgiving Reunion (1)

    • November 18, 1979
    • CBS

    Mike, Gloria and little Joey come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers.

  • S01E11 Thanksgiving Reunion (2)

    • November 18, 1979
    • CBS

  • S01E12 Barney and the Hooker

    • November 25, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E13 Man of the Year

    • December 2, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E14 Edith's Shabbat Dinner

    • December 9, 1979
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E15 Barney and the Lawsuit

    • December 16, 1979
    • CBS

    When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.

  • S01E16 Murray and Blanche

    • December 30, 1979
    • CBS

    Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.

  • S01E17 Murray's Daughter

    • January 6, 1980
    • CBS

    Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.

  • S01E18 The Ambush

    • January 27, 1980
    • CBS

    The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.

  • S01E19 Return of Sammy

    • February 3, 1980
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E20 Archie Fixes Up Fred

    • February 10, 1980
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E21 Father and Daughter Night

    • February 17, 1980
    • CBS

    Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.

  • S01E22 Van Ranseleer's Operation

    • March 2, 1980
    • CBS

    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.

  • S01E23 Veronica's Ex

    • March 9, 1980
    • CBS

    Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.

  • S01E24 A Small Mafia Favor

    • March 23, 1980
    • CBS

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Archie Alone (1)

    • November 2, 1980
    • CBS

    Archie and Stephanie face life after Ediths death.

  • S02E02 Archie Alone (2)

    • November 2, 1980
    • CBS

    Archie refuses to deal with Ediths death.

  • S02E03 Home Again

    • November 9, 1980
    • CBS

    Due to painful memories of Ediths death,Archie considers selling the home and getting an apartment.

  • S02E04 Hiring the Housekeeper

    • November 16, 1980
    • CBS

    Archie searches for a housekeeper to look after Stephanie.

  • S02E05 The Wildcat Strike

    • November 23, 1980
    • CBS

    Archies staff strikes over unionization.

  • S02E06 Veronica and the Health Inspector

    • November 30, 1980
    • CBS

    A young Health Inspector eyes Veronica.

  • S02E07 Murray's Wife

    • December 7, 1980
    • CBS

    Murrays ex-wife Marcie pays him a visit.

  • S02E08 The Camping Trip

    • December 14, 1980
    • CBS

    Stephanies club plans a camping trip.

  • S02E09 The Incident

    • December 21, 1980
    • CBS

    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.

  • S02E10 Custody (1)

    • January 4, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanies wealthy grandmother visits for Christmas.

  • S02E11 Custody (2)

    • January 11, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanies grandmother wants custody of her. She and Archie go to court.

  • S02E12 Barney the Gambler

    • February 1, 1981
    • CBS

    Murrays gambling system causes a conflict.

  • S02E13 Murray Klein's Place

    • February 15, 1981
    • CBS

    Fed up with Archie, Murray wants to end the partnership.

  • S02E14 Weekend Away

    • February 22, 1981
    • CBS

    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.

  • S02E15 Stephanie's Science Project

    • March 8, 1981
    • CBS

    Archie hires help for Stephanies project.

  • S02E16 Tough Love

    • March 15, 1981
    • CBS

    Veronicas drinking problem worries Archie and Murray.

  • S02E17 The Trashing of the Temple

    • March 29, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanie's temple is the latest in a string of vandalisms, leading a frightened Archie to withdraw her.

  • S02E18 La Cage Aux Bunker

    • April 5, 1981
    • CBS

    Archie reluctantly takes Stephanie's music teacher on a date in a bid to get her into the school chorus.

  • S02E19 Death of a Saint (1)

    • May 3, 1981
    • CBS

    Murray's mother dies while he is on a date with his fiance, leaving him with a guilty conscience.

  • S02E20 Goodbye, Murray (2)

    • May 10, 1981
    • CBS

    Murray and his fiance marry and move to California.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Billie

    • October 4, 1981
    • CBS

    Billie Bunker,the daughter of Archies brother Fred pays a visit.

  • S03E02 The Business Manager

    • October 4, 1981
    • CBS

    Roger Abott is hired by the Rabinowitz law firm to be Archies busisness manager but he and Archie soon disagree on how the bar is run.Later Archie begins to realizes he lacks busisness managemant skills.

  • S03E03 The Date

    • October 11, 1981
    • CBS

    Roger wants to date Archies neice Billie.

  • S03E04 Norma Rae Bunker

    • October 18, 1981
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E05 Harry's Investment

    • October 25, 1981
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E06 Three's a Crowd

    • November 8, 1981
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E07 Happy Birthday, Stephanie

    • November 15, 1981
    • CBS

    Archie forbids Stephanie to attend a rock concert.Billie agrees to accompany Stephanie because shes an adult.Archie learns Stephanie went anyway so Archie and Barney go to the concert where a riot takes place and they get arrested. Stephanie and Billie make it home only to see Archie and Barneys arrest on the news.

  • S03E08 Growing Up Is Hard to Do (1)

    • November 29, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanie's father visits for her jewish ceremony.

  • S03E09 Growing Up Is Hard to Do (2)

    • December 6, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanie's father Floyd, steals money that Stephanie received as a gift. Stephanie finds out and lets him keep the money because he is broke.

  • S03E10 Stephanie's Dance

    • December 20, 1981
    • CBS

    Archie must accept the fact that Stephanie is growing up when she attends her first school dance.

  • S03E11 The Photo Contest

    • December 27, 1981
    • CBS

    Stephanie enters some candid photos of Archie in a photography contest.

  • S03E12 Stephanie's Tryout

    • January 10, 1982
    • CBS

    Stephanie tries out for her school's baseball team.

  • S03E13 The Night Visitor

    • January 17, 1982
    • CBS

    When he becomes homeless. Raoul spends nights in the storeroom, leading everyone to to believe they're the victims of petty thieves.

  • S03E14 Reggie, 3; Archie, 0

    • January 24, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie buys a used pickup truck for the restaurant, and José backs it into Reggie Jackson's Rolls Royce.

  • S03E15 Blind Man's Bluff

    • January 31, 1982
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E16 A Blast from the Past

    • February 7, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie wants Billie to date her ex-boyfriend. Billie decides to use Gary as a way to turn her ex- boyfriend away, telling him she and Gary are dating.

  • S03E17 Sex and the Single Parent

    • February 21, 1982
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E18 Gloria Comes Home (1)

    • February 28, 1982
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E19 Gloria Comes Home (2)

    • February 28, 1982
    • CBS

    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.

  • S03E20 Of Mice and Bunker

    • March 7, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie takes on a new partner who has plans to squeeze Archie out of his ownership of the bar.

  • S03E21 Relapse

    • March 14, 1982
    • CBS

    Veronica's ex-husband returns and urges Veronica to start drinking again after a year of sobriety.

  • S03E22 Love Is Hell

    • March 21, 1982
    • CBS

    A boy Stephanie likes has a crush on her cousin Billie instead of her.

  • S03E23 The Second Time Around

    • March 28, 1982
    • CBS

    When Archie goes out to dinner with Barney and his new girlfriend, she winds up liking Archie instead.

  • S03E24 West Side Astoria

    • April 4, 1982
    • CBS

    Katherine invites Archie to supper with her parents,which turns into a disaster when they meet prejudiced Archie.

  • S03E25 Billie Moves Out

    • April 25, 1982
    • CBS

    Billie is tired of Archie over-protecting her so she moves in with a secret roommate — Gary Rabinowitz.

  • S03E26 Rabinowitz's Brother

    • May 2, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie fires Gary as his business manager, but soon learns to regret it when Gary is replaced by his brother Barry.

  • S03E27 Death of a Lodger

    • May 9, 1982
    • CBS

    Barney takes in a cranky and overbearing border to help pay some bills.

  • S03E28 The Battle of Bunker III

    • May 16, 1982
    • CBS

    Stephanie becomes very jealous as Archie's relationship with Katherine progresses.

  • S03E29 Gloria: The First Day

    • June 1, 1982
    • CBS

    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.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Archie's Night Out

    • September 26, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie reluctantly goes to a singles bar with Barney and Mr. Van Ranseleer, who picks up a lady.

  • S04E02 Gary's Ex

    • October 3, 1982
    • CBS

    Gary's ex-girlfriend visits and demands attention from him, upsetting Billie.

  • S04E03 The Eyewitnesses

    • October 10, 1982
    • CBS

    José and Raoul witness a mugging behind the restaurant but are afraid to come forward because they are illegal aliens.

  • S04E04 Double Date

    • October 17, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie won't let Stephanie go on a date so Billie agrees to go along with Gary and make it a double date so Stephanie can go out.

  • S04E05 From the Waldorf to Astoria

    • October 24, 1982
    • CBS

    When José's artistic talents come out, they hold an art show in the bar.

  • S04E06 Stay Out of My Briefs

    • October 31, 1982
    • CBS

    Billie gets a job as Gary's new secretary.

  • S04E07 Break a Leg, Stephanie

    • November 7, 1982
    • CBS

    Stephanie hopes to attend an exclusive music school, but Archie is reluctant to let her do so.

  • S04E08 Archie Gets a Head

    • November 21, 1982
    • CBS

    Archie wants his own bathroom in the basement; the contractors are too expensive, so he hires José and Raul to do the job.

  • S04E09 Barney Gets Laid Off

    • November 28, 1982
    • CBS

    Billie talks Archie into giving unemployed Barney a job at the bar, which they soon regret. Barney's employment at the bar soon turns into disaster, and Archie must find a way to tell Barney he's fired.

  • S04E10 Marriage on the Rocks

    • December 12, 1982
    • CBS

    Harrys wife kicks him out of the house so Archie offers him his date.

  • S04E11 Father Christmas

    • December 19, 1982
    • CBS

    Billie is bitter when her estranged father comes for a Christmas visit, until she finds out the real reason her mother left.

  • S04E12 Teacher's Pet

    • December 26, 1982
    • CBS

    Billie's Philosophy teacher makes passes at her.

  • S04E13 Captain Video

    • January 2, 1983
    • CBS

    Lonely Barney enlists the help of a video dating service.

  • S04E14 The Promotion

    • January 9, 1983
    • CBS

    After using CPR to save his uncle's life, Gary is considered for partnership in the family law firm.

  • S04E15 Three Women

    • January 16, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E16 Relief Bartender

    • January 23, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E17 The Red Herring

    • January 30, 1983
    • CBS

    Archie is shocked and angered when he finds out his close friend, Mr. Van Ranseleer, may have been a member of the communist party.

  • S04E18 The Boys' Night Out

    • February 13, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E19 I Can Manage

    • February 20, 1983
    • CBS

    Archie falls hard for a woman he meets at a restaurant convention, unaware that she is married.

  • S04E20 Store Wars

    • February 27, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E21 Bunker Madness

    • March 13, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E22 No One Said It Was Easy

    • March 27, 1983
    • CBS

    Depressed Gary has a bout with alchoholism.

  • S04E23 Small Claims Court

    • March 28, 1983
    • CBS

    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.

  • S04E24 I'm Torn Here

    • April 4, 1983
    • CBS

    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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