All In The Family: Season 8
Columbia TriStar (1977)
Comedy
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IMDB   8.5
10 hr 5 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Rob Reiner Michael Stivic
Sally Struthers Gloria Bunker Stivic
Jean Stapleton Edith Bunker
Carroll O'Connor Archie Bunker
Mike Evans
Vincent Gardenia
Betty Garrett
Sherman Hemsley
Danielle Brisebois Stephanie Mills
Liz Torres Theresa Betencourt
Isabel Sanford
Mel Stewart
Director
Paul Bogart

All in the Family was first seen in January of 1971 and immediately changed the face of television. Not only was this the number one television series from 1971 through 1976, but it also signified an avalanche of other situation comedies that dealt with controversial subjects in realistic ways, including Chico and the Man, The Jeffersons, Maude, Good Times and Sanford and Son. The series centered around the Bunker family who lived in a home located at 704 Houser Street in Queens, New York. Archie Bunker was the main character, and what a character he was. He was televisons most famous bigot, crass and down right rude. Yet he was loveable, with a soft side just beneath the surface. Edith Bunker was his somewhat dizzy wife whom he called "Dingbat". Edith put up with Archie and had qualities about her that made her one of television's most unforgetable characters. Also living in the Bunker household were Archie and Edith's daughter, Gloria, and her husband Mike, or "Meathead".
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/2/1977  1.  Archie Gets the Business (1)
When Kelsey finally decides to sell his bar, nothing will stop Archie from getting it--even if it means forging Edith's signature against her will.
Writer:  Ben Starr  / Chuck Stewart 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/2/1977  2.  Archie Gets the Business (2)
Edith is upset when she discovers Archie has forged her signature to get the bar. But Mike will influence Mrs. Bunker to change her mind.
Writer:  Ben Starr  / Chuck Stewart 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/9/1977  3.  Cousin Liz
When Cousin Liz dies, Edith and Archie learn more about her than they ever thought. When roomate of Liz, Veronica, comes out of the closet to Edith, she also admits that she was more than just roomates with Liz.
Director:  Paul Bogart  / Harve Brosten  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  K Callan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/16/1977  4.  Edith's 50th Birthday (1)
Before Edith arrives home, Gloria and Mike teaches Archie the plan for Edith 50th birthday surprise party which will be taken at 6 o'clock at the Stivics house. Edith comes back home while Archie and the Stivics leave to decorate the house for the party. A sudden knock at the door reveals a cop. Edith welcomes the policeman inside the house who claims that there's a rapper in town but he slips out that it's him. Edith is held at gunpoint and pushed on the couch. The rapist slowly strips Edith! Before it can go any longer, the phone rings. The rapist orders Edithto get rid of the caller as soon as possible. When she does, Archieknocks at the door, wondering why the hell is the door locked. Therapper hides himself in the closet and once again orders Edith to getrid of Archie. She does as quickly as possible. Still stranded in the house with the armed man, they suddenly smell something burning. It was the cake which Edith previously started to bake. They rush to the oven where the room
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Ray Colella, John Brandon, Jane Connell,  Barry GordonDavid Dukes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/16/1977  5.  Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
When Edith tells the story to the family in tears, Gloria and Mike believe she should report to the police while Archie fears Edith will be the one going to jail. Two weeks later, Edith is still ironing sheets for no reason and keeps running upstairs when someone knocks on the door. Gloria tells her dad to give her some TLC (Tender Loving Care). But while he does so, Gloria gets a call from the policemen asking her to identify the rapist. Edith fears. But with convincing, Archie takes Edith to the police stations.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Ray Colella, John Brandon, Jane Connell,  David Dukes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/23/1977  6.  Unequal Partners
Archie must delay his weekend fishing trip with Barney when Edith announces that she has invited people from the SunShine Home to attend an elderly couple's wedding at 704 on the same day Archie planned to leave.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Ben Starr  / Chuck Stewart 
Guest starring:  Merie Earle,  Ian Wolfe, Will Mackenzie
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    10/30/1977  7.  Archie's Grand Opening
On the eve of his grand opening, Harry quits Archie's bar when the bigot bosses Harry around. Helpless, Edith and the Stivics come on time and gladly decide to help out. With a great crowd, Archie faces more problems; Mike can't get the right mixes, Edith sings, the guys are after Gloria and not only that, Archie's boss at the loading docks arrive where Archie quits, upseting Edith.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  Grace Lee, Sam Solito, Paul Larson, Joe Petrullo,  Sorrell Booke
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    11/6/1977  8.  Archie's Bitter Pill (1)
Archie is depressed when his saloon has gone slow. That's when his friend offers him some pills that cheers up. Archie takes in two when Edith and the Stivics visit Archie at the bar. Archie, overly excited, discusses his dreams of his bar where it will be extended to other states and people will love it. When the pills slowly fade out of Archie's system, he realises that his dream may never come true, and falls in the arms of his wife in tears
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  A Martinez, Arny Freeman
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    11/13/1977  9.  Archie's Bitter Pill (2) (aka Archie's Road Back)
A despondent Archie retreats to his bedroom, until Harry offers to bail him out with a partnership offer for the bar.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  MacIntyre DixonA Martinez
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    11/27/1977  10.  Archie and the KKK (1)
Archie is invited to a meeting with some pals. THey discuss about Mike's article in the newspaper on how offending it is. The leader asks Archie if he wants to join them and give Mike and lesson he'll never forget. Archie agrees, little does he know he just initiated the KKK (Kweens Kouncil of Krusaders).
Director:  Mort Lachman  / Milt Josefsberg  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Owen Bush,  Roger Bowen, Dennis Patrick
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    12/4/1977  11.  Archie and the KKK (2)
Archie desives a plan to prevent the Klan from burning a cross on Mike and Glorial's lawn.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Roger Bowen, Dennis Patrick
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    12/11/1977  12.  Mike and Gloria Meet
The family relive the Mike and Gloria's blind date by their friends, where they first insulted each other and ended up having sex in the kitchen.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Priscilla LopezChristopher Guest
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    12/25/1977  13.  Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
Edith's religious faith is shaken after her friend female impersonator Beverly LaSalle is brutally murdered by street thungs at Christmas.
Director:  Paul Bogart  / Erik Tarloff  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Lori Shannon
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    12/25/1977  14.  Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)
Mike is put in the hospital and Beverly LaSalle is murdered by a thug at Chistmas.
Director:  Paul Bogart  / Erik Tarloff  Writer:  Erik Tarloff  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  Ron Vernan, Lori Shannon
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/8/1978  15.  The Commercial
Edith is chosen to appear in a tv commericial but finds herself unable to lie when she begins to doubt the quality of the sponsor's detergent.
Director:  Paul Bogart  / Ron Bloomberg  Writer:  Ben Starr  / Ron Bloomberg 
Guest starring:  Thomas Middelton,  Darryl HickmanFrank Aletter, Alan Hamel
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/15/1978  16.  Super Bowl Sunday
Archie's Place is robbed on Super Bowl Sunday, the buiest day of the year.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Raymond O'Keefe, J.J. Johnston, Gloria LeRoy,  Louis GussArt Metrano
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    1/22/1978  17.  Aunt Iola's Visit
Archie refuses to let Edith's elderly aunt move into their spare bedroom, even after she's been turned away by every other relative.
Director:  Paul Bogart  / Michael Loman  Writer:  Albert E. Lewin 
Guest starring:  Nedra Volz
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/5/1978  18.  Love Comes to the Butcher
Archie is jealous when a lonely butcher lavishes attention on Edith.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Phil Sharp 
Guest starring:  Theodore Bikel
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/12/1978  19.  Two's a Crowd
Mike and Archie's have a long talk after they find themself locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place.
Writer:  Phil Sharp 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/19/1978  20.  Stalemates
Mike and Gloria are sure the romance has gone out of their marriage when even a weekend in the Poconous fails to reignite the spark.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  Judith Kahan,  Terry Kiser
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    2/26/1978  21.  The Brother
Archie's estranged brother returns, after twenty-nine years, to smooth things over before he enters the hospital for a serious operation.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
Guest starring:  Richard McKenzie
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/5/1978  22.  Mike's New Job
The stivics prpare to move to California after Mike is offered a teaching position in Santa Barbara.
Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/12/1978  23.  The Dinner Guest
Edith is crushed when Mike and Gloria make their other plans after she's prepared a special farewell dinner in their honor.
Writer:  Larry Rhine  / Mel Tolkin 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 30 mins    3/19/1978  24.  The Stivics Go West
The Bunker house is the scene of many tearful good-byes when Mike and Gloria finally leave for California.
Director:  Paul Bogart  Writer:  Bob Schiller  / Bob Weiskopf 
Guest starring:  Clyde Kusatsu
Edition Details
Series All In The Family
Distributor Shout! Factory
Release Date 1/11/2011
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1