Episode

All in the Family: Archie Goes Too Far

Name: All in the Family: Archie Goes Too Far
Released: 1973-01-27
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, Rob Reiner, Mike Evans

All in the FamilySeason 31973-01-27

Overview

Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.

Details

Series: All in the Family
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 17
Air date: 1973-01-27
Runtime: 25 min

Episode context

Archie Goes Too Far is Episode 17 in Season 3 of All in the Family. It aired on 1973-01-27. The runtime is 25 min.

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Episode 16: Oh Say Can You See 1973-01-20 | 25 min Middle-aged Archie can only envy the eternally youthful outlook of his friend and contemporary Bill Mulholern. He is especially impressed that the toupeed, flashily garbed Bill has managed to attract a sexy young bedmate named Tina. But by episode's end, Archie is made to realize how lucky he is to be spending his declining years with a loving wife like Edith.

Episode 18: Class Reunion 1973-02-10 | 25 min Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.

More episodes from this season

Episode 15: Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital) 1973-01-06 | 25 min Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.

Episode 19: Hot Watch 1973-02-17 | 25 min Archie buys an expensive watch of dubious pedigree and soon becomes paranoid that it's stolen. When it breaks, he has to find a jeweler who'll fix it with no questions asked.

Episode 14: The Locket 1972-12-23 | 25 min Edith's antique locket is missing and Archie sees it as a way to collect from the insurance company to buy a new television set. Confident of getting the insurance money, Archie orders a new color set, only to have an insurance adjuster arrive at the house to question the claim.

Episode 20: Archie is Branded 1973-02-24 | 25 min Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.

Episode 13: Archie and the Bowling Team 1972-12-16 | 25 min Archie is ecstatic when, after waiting six years, there finally is an opening on the most prestigious bowling team, the Cannonballers, and he is asked to try out.

Episode 21: Everybody Tells the Truth 1973-03-03 | 25 min It's -Rashomon-Bunker-style when the family recounts vastly different versions of the same disastrous encounter with a pair of handyman in the Bunker kitchen.

Episode 12: Edith's Winning Ticket 1972-12-09 | 25 min When Edith finds some old lottery tickets that she has totally forgotten about, Archie hits the roof, claiming she was wasting money. However, Archie's attitude quickly changes when the family discovers one of the tickets is a winner; but there is a catch; Edith claims the tickets don't belong to her.

Episode 22: Archie Learns His Lesson 1973-03-10 | 25 min Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma

Episode 11: Mike's Appendix 1972-12-02 | 25 min Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.

Episode 23: Gloria, the Victim 1973-03-17 | 25 min After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.