Episode
All in the Family: Archie's Brief Encounter (1)
Overview
Edith leaves Archie when she finds out he dated flirtatious waitress while she was volunteering at the Sunshine Home.
Details
- Series
- All in the Family
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1976-09-22
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Archie's Brief Encounter (1) is Episode 1 in Season 7 of All in the Family. It aired on 1976-09-22. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 10: Mike and Gloria's Will
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Mike's suspicions are confirmed when Archie and Edith return with Joey after a day of playing in the park. What's that Joey's got in his hands? Why, a toy machine gun that Grandpa had bought him. Of course, Mike (being dead set against gun violence) immediately is very angry and tells Archie that toy guns could influence children's behavior later on. Tempers really escalate when Mike grabs the plastic gun from Archie and breaks it over his knee.
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Episode 11: Mr. Edith Bunker
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Episode 12: Archie's Secret Passion
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