1971

S4.E1 ∙ We're Having a Heat Wave

Fri, Sep 14, 1973

When a house in the neighborhood is put up for sale, Archie starts a petition to keep ethnic groups out. Henry Jefferson joins the effort when a Hispanic couple show interest. All this happens during a stifling heat wave in New York City.

8.3 /10

S4.E2 ∙ We're Still Having a Heat Wave

Fri, Sep 21, 1973

Frank and Irene Lorenzo, an eccentric Italian couple, settle into the house next door, irritating Archie to no end.

8 /10

S4.E3 ∙ Edith Finds an Old Man

Fri, Sep 28, 1973

Edith brings home an elderly man who ran away from the nursing home where he is a resident. Archie complains about the situation while Edith tries to contact the man's family.

7.8 /10

S4.E4 ∙ Archie and the Kiss

Fri, Oct 05, 1973

Archie hits the roof when Gloria brings home a sculpture of Rodin's "The Kiss," insisting it is pornography.

7.9 /10

S4.E5 ∙ Archie the Gambler

Fri, Oct 12, 1973

Archie showers the family with expensive gifts, then is pressed to explain. Archie finally admits he's been betting on the horses, something he vowed he'd given up 20 years earlier.

7.9 /10

S4.E6 ∙ Henry's Farewell

Fri, Oct 19, 1973

Archie finally comes face to face with George Jefferson after Edith volunteers the Bunker home to host Henry Jefferson's farewell party.

8.1 /10

S4.E7 ∙ Archie and the Computer

Fri, Oct 26, 1973

An early satire on computers: A mix up on a rebate results in Edith inheriting a fortune in quarters from a prune company; Archie is (mistakenly) declared dead.

8.1 /10

S4.E8 ∙ The Games Bunkers Play

Fri, Nov 02, 1973

Mike refuses to accept constructive criticism during a group therapy board game.

8.5 /10

S4.E9 ∙ Edith's Conversion

Fri, Nov 09, 1973

When Irene Lorenzo invites Edith to attend Catholic Mass with her, Archie begins to get suspicious that Edith will soon be converting to Catholicism.

8.2 /10

S4.E10 ∙ Archie in the Cellar

Fri, Nov 16, 1973

When the rest of the family is away for the weekend, Archie accidentally locks himself in the basement, and has only a tape recorder and a bottle of vodka to keep him entertained.

8.6 /10

S4.E11 ∙ Black Is the Color of My True Love's Wig

Fri, Nov 23, 1973

Gloria buys a black wig and when she models it for Mike, he gets really turned on. But what happens when she takes off the wig leads to a huge fight about their sex life.

7.9 /10

S4.E12 ∙ Second Honeymoon

Fri, Nov 30, 1973

Archie and Edith try to rekindle their romance by traveling to Atlantic City for their 25th anniversary.

8 /10

S4.E13 ∙ The Taxi Caper

Fri, Dec 07, 1973

Archie is robbed while driving Munson's cab, and finds himself at odds with a corrupt politician who doesn't want him to report the crime.

8 /10

S4.E14 ∙ Archie Is Cursed

Fri, Dec 14, 1973

When Archie boasts that men are superior to women in every way in sports, Irene sets out to prove him wrong ... by challenging him to a game of pool at Kelsey's Bar.

7.9 /10

S4.E15 ∙ Edith's Christmas Story

Fri, Dec 21, 1973

On Christmas Day, Edith tells Gloria that she has found a lump in her breast and worries that she may have cancer.

8.1 /10

S4.E16 ∙ Mike and Gloria Mix It Up

Fri, Jan 04, 1974

The Stivics quarrel over sex roles in their marriage when Mike complains that Gloria has become the aggressor as of late.

7.1 /10

S4.E17 ∙ Archie Feels Left Out

Fri, Jan 11, 1974

Archie's family and friends throw a surprise party for his 50th birthday, but Archie insists that he's only 49, and is upset to find out he's older than he thinks.

8 /10

S4.E18 ∙ Et Tu, Archie?

Fri, Jan 25, 1974

Archie learns his old friend is unemployed and engaged in an all-out effort to find a job ... any job, even if it means a job at the loading dock.

7.6 /10

S4.E19 ∙ Gloria's Boyfriend

Fri, Feb 01, 1974

Archie learns that the mentally disabled have some real abilities, not to mention savvy, when he causes Gloria's friend, a stock boy at Ferguson's Market, to lose his job. The young man then finds himself another job.

8.3 /10

S4.E20 ∙ Lionel's Engagement

Fri, Feb 08, 1974

The Bunkers, Stivics and Jeffersons attend Lionel's engagement party. His fiancée is a young woman whose father is white and mother is black, much to the chagrin of Archie and (especially) George.

9 /10

S4.E21 ∙ Archie Eats and Runs

Fri, Feb 15, 1974

Archie learns that the canned mushrooms he just ate may have been part of a product recall because of reports of food poisoning. Mike urges Archie to investigate, but Archie decides he's sick and needs hospital treatment.

8.3 /10