
Season 2
All in the Family
Episodes

1. The Saga of Cousin Oscar
September 18, 1971
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

2. Gloria Poses in the Nude
September 25, 1971
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

3. Archie and the Lock-Up
October 2, 1971
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

4. Edith Writes a Song
October 9, 1971
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

5. Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
October 16, 1971
On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

6. The Election Story
October 30, 1971
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

7. Edith's Accident
November 6, 1971
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

8. The Blockbuster
November 13, 1971
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

9. Mike's Problem
November 20, 1971
Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.
Guest Stars: Mel Stewart, Brendan Dillon

10. The Insurance is Canceled
November 27, 1971
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

11. The Man in the Street
December 4, 1971
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

12. Cousin Maude's Visit
December 11, 1971
Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.
Guest Stars: Bea Arthur

13. Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
December 18, 1971
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

14. The Elevator Story
January 1, 1972
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

15. Edith's Problem
January 8, 1972
Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
Guest Stars: Jeannie Linero

16. Archie and the FBI
January 15, 1972
Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.
Guest Stars: Mike Evans, Graham Jarvis, Jon Korkes

17. Mike's Mysterious Son
January 22, 1972
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

18. Archie Sees a Mugging
January 29, 1972
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

19. Archie and Edith Alone
February 5, 1972
The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

20. Edith Gets a Mink
February 12, 1972
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

21. Sammy's Visit
February 19, 1972
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.

22. Edith, the Judge
February 26, 1972
Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.
Guest Stars: Jack Weston

23. Archie is Jealous
March 4, 1972
Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.
Guest Stars: Brendan Dillon

24. Maude
March 11, 1972
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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