Archie Bunker's Place - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes24
DatesSept. 23, 1979 - März 23, 1980
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
Archie's New Partner: Part 1
Archie decides to expand his bar, Archie Bunker's Place, into a restaurant. In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the bigot he is, tries in vain to get a loan to buy Harry out.
Sept. 23, 1979
Season 1Episode 230 min
Archie's New Partner: Part 2
Harry finalizes the sale of his half to Murray Klein, much to Archie's chagrin. However, Archie must come to grips with the fact that he has a new partner. Murray also discovers that there is more to Archie than his bigoted exterior.
Sept. 23, 1979
Season 1Episode 330 min
Edith Gets Hired
Archie's Place has acquired a new regular customer, Dottie. However, Archie and Murray discover that she is a prostitute and is conducting her business at the bar. This is bad for the bar's image. How can they convince her to leave?
Sept. 30, 1979
Season 1Episode 430 min
Archie and the Oldest Profession
Edith, who has been jobless since she got fired from the Sunshine Home, has gotten a job as recreational assistant at the Rego Park Center for the Mentally Ill. However, Archie has decided that he thinks that Edith should not be working.
Okt. 7, 1979
Season 1Episode 530 min
Edith vs. the Energy Crisis
The energy crisis has become a big problem. The bar is freezing cold and Edith has been preserving as much energy as possible at home as well. Soon, Archie is suffering as well, when the frigid conditions give him a case of strep throat.
Okt. 14, 1979
Season 1Episode 630 min
Bosom Partners
Archie is in trouble with the State of New York when he is charged with non-payment of sales tax and questionable record keeping. Now it's up to Murray to save Archie and the bar by trying to romance the tax agent.
Okt. 21, 1979
Season 1Episode 730 min
Building the Restaurant
Construction on the restaurant is underway, but the contractor Archie and Murray hired is demanding more money. Archie, who is determined that the restaurant will be a success, goes to a loan shark.
Okt. 28, 1979
Season 1Episode 830 min
The Cook
Archie and Murray hire short-order cook Veronica Rooney (Anne Meara), but she insists that her gay nephew be hired as waiter. Archie's strong feelings on homosexuality present a problem.
Nov. 4, 1979
Season 1Episode 930 min
Murray and the Liquor Board
In a protest march against Napom, Murray punched a cop. Although it has been pardoned, his ""criminal record"" may cost the bar its liquor license.
Nov. 11, 1979
Season 1Episode 1030 min
Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 1
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Nov. 18, 1979
Season 1Episode 1130 min
Thanksgiving Reunion: Part 2
Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)
Nov. 18, 1979
Season 1Episode 1230 min
Barney and the Hooker
Dottie (the hooker from #3) has been arrested for prostitution. Murray bails her out and talks Archie into hiring her as a waitress to try to keep her out of trouble. However, trouble finds her when now divorcee Barney Hefner falls in love and proposes.
Nov. 25, 1979
Season 1Episode 1330 min
Man of the Year
An old high school buddy of Archie's (who is also a conman) comes to town to inform Archie that he has been elected Man of the Year.
Dez. 2, 1979
Season 1Episode 1430 min
The Shabbat Dinner
Edith and Stephanie are preparing a Shabbat dinner, a dinner eaten on the Jewish sabbath. They invite Archie's partner, Murray and his non-Jewish girlfriend. Unbeknownst to him, Edith also invites his mother, who feels that Murray should only be dating Jewish women.
Dez. 9, 1979
Season 1Episode 1530 min
Barney's Lawsuit
When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.
Dez. 16, 1979
Season 1Episode 1630 min
Blanche and Murray
Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.
Dez. 30, 1979
Season 1Episode 1730 min
Murray's Daughter
Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.
Jan. 6, 1980
Season 1Episode 1830 min
The Ambush
The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.
Jan. 27, 1980
Season 1Episode 1930 min
The Return of Sammy
Archie's ""old friend"" Sammy Davis Jr. is in town appearing on a talk show. Archie calls him up and invites him to the bar.
Feb. 3, 1980
Season 1Episode 2030 min
Archie Fixes Up Fred
Customers have been complaining about Veronica's nephew, Fred, the gay waiter. So Archie decides that he can convert him by setting him up on a date with a pretty girl.
Feb. 10, 1980
Season 1Episode 2130 min
Father and Daughter Night
Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.
Feb. 17, 1980
Season 1Episode 2230 min
Van Ranseleer's Operation
When Archie and the guys at the bar read in the paper that there might be a cure for Mr. Van Ranseleer's blindness, they pool their efforts and money so he can have the operation.
März 2, 1980
Season 1Episode 2330 min
Veronica's Ex
Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.
März 9, 1980
Season 1Episode 2430 min
A Small Mafia Favor
An old friend of Murray's comes to visit, but he's also a crime kingpin. When Murray unknowingly signals the death of a rival mob boss, Archie fears retalitation.
März 23, 1980
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