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Season 2

Season 2

All in the Family

1971
Episodes: 24

Episodes

The Saga of Cousin Oscar

1. The Saga of Cousin Oscar

September 18, 1971

7.0
25 min

Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.

Guest Stars: M. Emmet Walsh, William Benedict, Jack Grimes

Gloria Poses in the Nude

2. Gloria Poses in the Nude

September 25, 1971

6.5
25 min

Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.

Guest Stars: David Soul, Mike Evans

Archie and the Lock-Up

3. Archie and the Lock-Up

October 2, 1971

7.0
25 min

Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Corey Fischer, Allan Melvin

Edith Writes a Song

4. Edith Writes a Song

October 9, 1971

7.0
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.

Guest Stars: Demond Wilson, Mike Evans, Cleavon Little

Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

5. Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

October 16, 1971

7.0
25 min

On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

The Election Story

6. The Election Story

October 30, 1971

5.0
25 min

Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.

Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Barbara Cason, Isabel Sanford

Edith's Accident

7. Edith's Accident

November 6, 1971

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Barnard Hughes

The Blockbuster

8. The Blockbuster

November 13, 1971

6.5
25 min

An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.

Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Thalmus Rasulala, Peggy Rea

Mike's Problem

9. Mike's Problem

November 20, 1971

5.0
25 min

Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.

Guest Stars: Mel Stewart, Brendan Dillon

The Insurance is Canceled

10. The Insurance is Canceled

November 27, 1971

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Rafael Campos, Phil Proctor

The Man in the Street

11. The Man in the Street

December 4, 1971

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Billy Sands, Mike Evans, Billy Halop

Cousin Maude's Visit

12. Cousin Maude's Visit

December 11, 1971

6.7
25 min

Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.

Guest Stars: Bea Arthur

Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

13. Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

December 18, 1971

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Mel Stewart, Mike Evans, Isabel Sanford

The Elevator Story

14. The Elevator Story

January 1, 1972

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Eileen Brennan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Héctor Elizondo

Edith's Problem

15. Edith's Problem

January 8, 1972

5.0
25 min

Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.

Guest Stars: Jeannie Linero

Archie and the FBI

16. Archie and the FBI

January 15, 1972

5.0
25 min

Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Graham Jarvis, Jon Korkes

Mike's Mysterious Son

17. Mike's Mysterious Son

January 22, 1972

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Stephen Manley, Marcia Rodd

Archie Sees a Mugging

18. Archie Sees a Mugging

January 29, 1972

5.0
25 min

Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.

Guest Stars: Bill Macy, Val Bisoglio, Frank Campanella

Archie and Edith Alone

19. Archie and Edith Alone

February 5, 1972

5.0
25 min

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

Edith Gets a Mink

20. Edith Gets a Mink

February 12, 1972

5.0
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.

Guest Stars: Rae Allen, Richard Dysart, Isabel Sanford

Sammy's Visit

21. Sammy's Visit

February 19, 1972

5.5
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.

Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Billy Halop, Sammy Davis Jr.

Edith, the Judge

22. Edith, the Judge

February 26, 1972

5.0
25 min

Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

Guest Stars: Jack Weston

Archie is Jealous

23. Archie is Jealous

March 4, 1972

5.0
25 min

Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.

Guest Stars: Brendan Dillon

Maude

24. Maude

March 11, 1972

7.0
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.

Guest Stars: Bill Macy, Bea Arthur, Marcia Rodd

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