The BEST episodes of All in the Family
Every episode of All in the Family ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family!
Legendary and controversial series focused on conservative working stiff Archie Bunker fighting the tide of social change and dealing with flighty wife Edith, daughter Gloria and left-leaning son-in-law Michael Stivic.
#2 - Archie and the Editorial
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1972
Archie rails against gun control in a TV editorial.
#4 - Lionel's Engagement
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1974
The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.
#5 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1977
Edith must deal with her sexual assault and identify the perpetrator.
#6 - Archie Is Branded
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1973
Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.
#8 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1972
On the Stivics' second anniversary, the family recalls the comedy of errors that transpired on the wedding day.
#9 - Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/1971
Archie and several neighbors learn that a black family is moving into the neighborhood, unaware that it is the Jeffersons. Lionel finds out about the effort to purchase the Jeffersons' new house and gets Archie to reveal his plans.
#10 - The Games Bunkers Play
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1973
Mike refuses to accept criticism during an informal group-therapy game.
#12 - Archie Finds a Friend
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1976
Archie has ulterior motives when he befriends a Jewish watchmaker, who has a sure-fire invention that the world has been waiting for.
#15 - Edith Flips Her Wig
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1972
Edith is worried she may be a kleptomaniac after she absent-mindedly takes a wig from a department store.
#16 - Archie and the Computer
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1973
A computer informs Archie that he's been declared dead.
#17 - Archie Learns His Lesson
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1973
Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high-school diploma.
#18 - Edith's Conversion
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1973
Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.
#19 - Everybody Tells the Truth
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1973
The family recounts vastly different versions of the same encounter with a pair of handymen in the kitchen.
#21 - Edith's Problem
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1972
Edith is suddenly moody and irritable with the approach of menopause.
#22 - We're Still Having a Heat Wave
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1973
As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.
#23 - Henry's Farewell
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1973
Archie finally meets George Jefferson at Henry's going-away party.
#24 - Chain Letter
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1975
Archie's refusal to participate in a chain letter triggers a string of unlikely events.
#25 - Beverly Rides Again
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1976
Archie fixes up a drinking buddy with a female impersonator.