All in the Family — Season 2
Like the Good Book says, "Let him who is without sin... be the rollin' stone."
About this season
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Episodes (24)
1. The Saga of Cousin Oscar
8.0Aired 18 September 1971 • 25 min
Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.
2. Gloria Poses in the Nude
7.3Aired 25 September 1971 • 25 min
Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.
3. Archie and the Lock-Up
8.0Aired 2 October 1971 • 25 min
Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.
4. Edith Writes a Song
7.3Aired 9 October 1971 • 25 min
Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.
5. Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
7.0Aired 16 October 1971 • 25 min
On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.
6. The Election Story
7.5Aired 30 October 1971 • 25 min
Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.
7. Edith's Accident
6.0Aired 6 November 1971 • 25 min
A priest pays a call to reward Edith's honesty for leaving a note on his car after she accidentally dents it with a large can of clind peaches.
8. The Blockbuster
7.0Aired 13 November 1971 • 25 min
An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.
9. Mike's Problem
6.0Aired 20 November 1971 • 25 min
Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.
10. The Insurance is Canceled
6.5Aired 27 November 1971 • 25 min
Archie lays off a Puerto Rican worker during a cut back at the dock; and his homeowner's policy is canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk.
11. The Man in the Street
6.5Aired 4 December 1971 • 25 min
Archie Bunker is the voice of the American working man when his man-on-the-street interview is scheduled to appear on Walter Cronkite's Evening News.
12. Cousin Maude's Visit
7.3Aired 11 December 1971 • 25 min
Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
13. Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
6.5Aired 18 December 1971 • 25 min
Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.
14. The Elevator Story
7.0Aired 1 January 1972 • 25 min
Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.
15. Edith's Problem
6.5Aired 8 January 1972 • 25 min
Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
16. Archie and the FBI
6.0Aired 15 January 1972 • 25 min
Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.
17. Mike's Mysterious Son
6.0Aired 22 January 1972 • 25 min
An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.
18. Archie Sees a Mugging
7.0Aired 29 January 1972 • 25 min
Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.
19. Archie and Edith Alone
5.0Aired 5 February 1972 • 25 min
The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.
20. Edith Gets a Mink
7.5Aired 12 February 1972 • 25 min
Archie is too proud to let Edith accept a mink stolen from her cousin Amelia, until he sees a chance to make a three-hundred-dollar profit.
21. Sammy's Visit
6.7Aired 19 February 1972 • 25 min
One of the classic episodes in the series, Sammy Davis Jr. plays himself, a passenger in Archie's taxi cab who has inadvertently left his briefcase behind. Arrangements are made to retrieve the briefcase at the Bunker house. As usual, Archie displays his ignorance and bigotry, but Sammy plays along. Before Sammy has to leave, Munson decides to have the two pose for a picture. HE KISSES ARCHIE!!! Archie is too astonished to say anything.
22. Edith, the Judge
7.5Aired 26 February 1972 • 25 min
Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.
23. Archie is Jealous
6.5Aired 4 March 1972 • 25 min
Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.
24. Maude
7.0Aired 11 March 1972 • 25 min
Archie and Edith visit Maude's house for Carol's wedding to David Green, a Jewish man. Archie doesn't want to go, and Carol doesn't want him there. Archie is invited to the bachelor party, but declines the invitation, and ends up staying at the hotel, where the bachelor party is held (which he doesn't know). Archie calls the police because the party is too loud. Edith stays for the bridal shower. After David and Walter return from the bachelor party, David and Carol fight over their differences in opinion regarding women's roles. The wedding is off, much to Maude's dismay.