Episode guide
Archie Bunker's Place: Season 1
24 episodes · premiered Sep 23, 1979
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- Episode 1: Archie's New Partner (1) Sep 23, 1979 · 30m Archie decides to expand his bar, Archie Bunker's Place, into a restaurant. In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the…
- Episode 2: Archie's New Partner (2) Sep 23, 1979 · 30m Harry finalizes the sale of his half to Murray Klein, much to Archie's chagrin. However, Archie must come to grips with the fact that he has a new partner. Murray also discovers that there…
- Episode 3: Edith Gets Hired Sep 30, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 4: Archie and the Oldest Profession Oct 7, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 5: Edith vs. the Energy Crisis Oct 14, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 6: Bosom Partners Oct 21, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 7: Building the Restaurant Oct 28, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 8: The Cook Nov 4, 1979 · 30m 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.
- Episode 9: Murray and the Liquor Board Nov 11, 1979 · 30m 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.
- Episode 10: Thanksgiving Reunion (1) Nov 18, 1979 · 30m Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
- Episode 11: Thanksgiving Reunion (2) Nov 18, 1979 · 30m Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
- Episode 12: Barney and the Hooker Nov 25, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 13: Man of the Year Dec 2, 1979 · 30m 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.
- Episode 14: The Shabbat Dinner Dec 9, 1979 · 30m 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…
- Episode 15: Barney's Lawsuit Dec 16, 1979 · 30m When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.
- Episode 16: Blanche and Murray Dec 30, 1979 · 30m Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.
- Episode 17: Murray's Daughter Jan 6, 1980 · 30m Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.
- Episode 18: The Ambush Jan 27, 1980 · 30m The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.
- Episode 19: The Return of Sammy Feb 3, 1980 · 30m 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.
- Episode 20: Archie Fixes Up Fred Feb 10, 1980 · 30m 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.
- Episode 21: Father and Daughter Night Feb 17, 1980 · 30m Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.
- Episode 22: Van Ranseleer's Operation Mar 2, 1980 · 30m 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.
- Episode 23: Veronica's Ex Mar 9, 1980 · 30m Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.
- Episode 24: A Small Mafia Favor Mar 23, 1980 · 30m 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.