Season 3 (1972)
Release date: 1972-09-16
User rating:
7.8 / 10
Episodes (24):
1. Archie and the Editorial
After he rails against gun control in a TV editorial. Archie meets his two biggest supporters -a pair of stickup artist who rob him at gunpoint.
Release date: 1972-09-16
2. Archie's Fraud
Archie is audited by the IRS after he fails to report income he made driving Munson's taxicab.
Release date: 1972-09-23
3. The Threat
Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.
Release date: 1972-09-30
4. Gloria and the Riddle
Gloria tests Mike and Archie's male chauvinism with a riddle that stumps the men but is easily answer by Edith.
Release date: 1972-10-07
5. Lionel Steps Out
Archie is aghast to find out that his visiting niece plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson.
Release date: 1972-10-14
6. Edith Flips Her Wig
Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.
Release date: 1972-10-21
7. The Bunkers and the Swingers
Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.
Release date: 1972-10-28
8. Mike Comes Into Money
Mike sparks the latest family feud when he donates two hundred dollars to George McGovern's presidential campaign instead of paying Archie for room and board.
Release date: 1972-11-04
9. Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on their wedding day.
Release date: 1972-11-11
10. Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
The Stivics' wedding is jeopardized when Michael's uncle insists, over Archie's virulent objections, that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.
Release date: 1972-11-18
11. Mike's Appendix
Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.
Release date: 1972-12-02
12. Edith's Winning Ticket
When Edith finds some old lottery tickets that she has totally forgotten about, Archie hits the roof, claiming she was wasting money. However, Archie's attitude quickly changes when the family discovers one of the tickets is a winner; but there is a catch; Edith claims the tickets don't belong to her.
Release date: 1972-12-09
13. Archie and the Bowling Team
Archie is ecstatic when, after waiting six years, there finally is an opening on the most prestigious bowling team, the Cannonballers, and he is asked to try out.
Release date: 1972-12-16
14. The Locket
Edith's antique locket is missing and Archie sees it as a way to collect from the insurance company to buy a new television set. Confident of getting the insurance money, Archie orders a new color set, only to have an insurance adjuster arrive at the house to question the claim.
Release date: 1972-12-23
15. Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)
Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.
Release date: 1973-01-06
16. Oh Say Can You See
Middle-aged Archie can only envy the eternally youthful outlook of his friend and contemporary Bill Mulholern. He is especially impressed that the toupeed, flashily garbed Bill has managed to attract a sexy young bedmate named Tina. But by episode's end, Archie is made to realize how lucky he is to be spending his declining years with a loving wife like Edith.
Release date: 1973-01-20
17. Archie Goes Too Far
Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.
Release date: 1973-01-27
18. Class Reunion
Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.
Release date: 1973-02-10
19. Hot Watch
Archie buys an expensive watch of dubious pedigree and soon becomes paranoid that it's stolen. When it breaks, he has to find a jeweler who'll fix it with no questions asked.
Release date: 1973-02-17
20. Archie is Branded
Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.
Release date: 1973-02-24
21. Everybody Tells the Truth
It's -Rashomon-Bunker-style when the family recounts vastly different versions of the same disastrous encounter with a pair of handyman in the Bunker kitchen.
Release date: 1973-03-03
22. Archie Learns His Lesson
Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high school diploma
Release date: 1973-03-10
23. Gloria, the Victim
After an attempted sexual assault. Gloria turns to the family for guidance as she suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.
Release date: 1973-03-17
24. The Battle of the Month
In a foul mood, Gloria lambastes Edith for her constant acquiescence to Archie's whims.
Release date: 1973-03-24
Cast
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John Rich - Producer, Norman Lear - Executive Producer, Michael Doqui - Producer, Les Mayfield - Producer, Mark E. Pollack - Executive Producer, Norman Lear - Producer, Jean-Michel Michenaud - Producer, George Zaloom - Producer, Hal Kanter - Executive Producer, Lou Derman - Producer, Milt Josefsberg - Producer, Bill Davenport - Producer, Bernie West - Producer, Morton Lachman - Executive Producer, Woody Kling - Executive Producer, Michael Ross - Producer, Don Nicholl - Executive Producer