Best of All in the Family, S2
My top 10 episodes from the second (and first full) season of All in the Family.
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- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerThe classic tale about the time Sammy Davis Jr. stopped by to visit the Bunkers. It begins with a briefcase he left in Archie's cab ... and ends with the kiss of infamy.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerOn their first anniversary, Mike and Gloria reminisce (in flashback) the first time Gloria brought the Meathead home to meet the man that would become his father-in-law.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerArchie manages to get himself arrested when he goes to rescue Mike from an out-of-control protest.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerEdith writes a poem and gets a letter from a company that wants to turn it into a song for only $30. Archie buys a "dog alarm" and a gun to protect the house all for only $60. The family gets into an argument over which is more important and Archie agrees to give the gun back. That night two burglars, who have just robbed a jewelry store, break into the house and hold the Bunkers hostage until the heat is off. At one point, the thief threatens to take off with the $30 but Edith talks him out of it by offering to sing the song. After hearing her sing, they decide that the Bunkers are in such sad shape that it would be cruel to rob them. The next day Archie reads in the newspaper that the crooks were arrested, and Mike reveals that he fixed the dog alarm by replacing it with Edith's singing.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerEdith's liberal cousin, Maude Findlay, arrives to help in caring for a flu-ridden Archie and Mike.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerWhen Mike and Gloria are gone, Archie and Edith get a chance to share quality time at home alone.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerEdith's irritability as of late may be a sign of her going through menopause. Archie is frustrated when he finds out she can't possibly have her "change of life" in 30 seconds.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerMike's anxiety over his upcoming college exams causes him to temporarily become sexually impotent.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerAn artist friend of the Stivics wants to paint a portrait of Gloria in her birthday suit, prompting a debate over the morality of nude art.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerArchie's freeloading cousin, Oscar, dies in the guest room. Archie and Mike host an impromptu wake in their home, as they ponder whether to hold a funeral service or simply dispose of Oscar's body.