Episode
All in the Family: The Appendectomy
Overview
Edith and Archie rush Stephanie to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy on the eve of her 10th birthday. Luckily, the surgery goes perfectly, so they celebrate both Stephanie's birthday and the success of her operation.
Details
- Series
- All in the Family
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1979-01-21
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Appendectomy is Episode 16 in Season 9 of All in the Family. It aired on 1979-01-21. The runtime is 25 min.
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