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Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

Season 2

  • Air date:1971-09-18
  • User score:
    5.6
  • Number of episodes:24

List of Episodes

The Saga of Cousin Oscar
S2E1
7.0

Air date: 1971-09-18

Runtime: 25 min

Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.

Gloria Poses in the Nude
S2E2
6.5

Air date: 1971-09-25

Runtime: 25 min

Mike has second thoughts after he agrees to let Gloria pose as a nude model for one of his artist friends.

Archie and the Lock-Up
S2E3
7.0

Air date: 1971-10-02

Runtime: 25 min

Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

Edith Writes a Song
S2E4
7.0

Air date: 1971-10-09

Runtime: 25 min

Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.

Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
S2E5
7.0

Air date: 1971-10-16

Runtime: 25 min

On the Stivic's first wedding anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

The Election Story
S2E6
5.0

Air date: 1971-10-30

Runtime: 25 min

Mike and Gloria campaign for the liberal candidate in a local election, while Archie places himself in the opposing camp.

Edith's Accident
S2E7
5.0

Air date: 1971-11-06

Runtime: 25 min

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.

The Blockbuster
S2E8
6.5

Air date: 1971-11-13

Runtime: 25 min

An unscrupulous black real-estate salesman tempts Archie to sell his house to a black family at an inflated price.

Mike's Problem
S2E9
5.0

Air date: 1971-11-20

Runtime: 25 min

Gloria is upset when Mike's nervousness over his grades causes him to become temporarily impotent.

The Insurance is Canceled
S2E10
5.0

Air date: 1971-11-27

Runtime: 25 min

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.

The Man in the Street
S2E11
5.0

Air date: 1971-12-04

Runtime: 25 min

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.

Cousin Maude's Visit
S2E12
6.7

Air date: 1971-12-11

Runtime: 25 min

Everyone in the family is sick, so Edith calls Cousin Maude to help out.

Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
S2E13
5.0

Air date: 1971-12-18

Runtime: 25 min

Archie casts a pall on the family's Yuletide spirit when he complains that he was passed over for this year's Christmas bonus.

The Elevator Story
S2E14
5.0

Air date: 1972-01-01

Runtime: 25 min

Archie gets caught in an elevator, along with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie, and an erudite black businessman.

Edith's Problem
S2E15
5.0

Air date: 1972-01-08

Runtime: 25 min

Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.

Archie and the FBI
S2E16
5.0

Air date: 1972-01-15

Runtime: 25 min

Archie's paranoia during a mysterious government investigation drives him to betray a long-standing friendship.

Mike's Mysterious Son
S2E17
5.0

Air date: 1972-01-22

Runtime: 25 min

An old girlfriend of Mike's suddenly arrives at the Bunkers' with a four-year-old boy who she claims is his son.

Archie Sees a Mugging
S2E18
5.0

Air date: 1972-01-29

Runtime: 25 min

Archie refuses to get involed with the police, even though he's the only witness to a neighborhood mugging.

Archie and Edith Alone
S2E19
5.0

Air date: 1972-02-05

Runtime: 25 min

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

Edith Gets a Mink
S2E20
5.0

Air date: 1972-02-12

Runtime: 25 min

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.

Sammy's Visit
S2E21
5.5

Air date: 1972-02-19

Runtime: 25 min

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.

Edith, the Judge
S2E22
5.0

Air date: 1972-02-26

Runtime: 25 min

Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

Archie is Jealous
S2E23
5.0

Air date: 1972-03-04

Runtime: 25 min

Archie is disturbed to discover Edith once spent an entire weekend with an old beau.

Maude
S2E24
7.0

Air date: 1972-03-11

Runtime: 25 min

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.

Top Cast

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Archie Bunker

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Edith Bunker

Sally Struthers

Sally Struthers

Gloria Stivic

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Michael Stivic

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