The BEST episodes of All in the Family season 2

Every episode of All in the Family season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family season 2!

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.

Last Updated: 3/13/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Sammy's Visit
star
8.07
75 votes

#1 - Sammy's Visit

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1972

Sammy Davis Jr. visits the Bunkers and plants a kiss on Archie's cheek.

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Bill Dana
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Archie Sees a Mugging
star
8.05
63 votes

#2 - Archie Sees a Mugging

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1972

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

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Archie and Edith, Alone
star
8.00
56 votes

#3 - Archie and Edith, Alone

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1972

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria visit a commune.

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Edith's Problem
star
7.97
65 votes

#4 - Edith's Problem

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1972

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

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Christmas Day at the Bunkers'
star
7.88
74 votes

#5 - Christmas Day at the Bunkers'

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1971

Archie complains that he was passed over for a Christmas bonus.

Writer: Don Nicholl
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Cousin Maude's Visit
star
7.83
81 votes

#6 - Cousin Maude's Visit

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1971

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

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Edith the Judge
star
7.79
57 votes

#7 - Edith the Judge

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1972

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

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
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Edith's Accident
star
7.75
85 votes

#8 - Edith's Accident

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1971

A priest visits to reward Edith's honesty for leaving a note on his car after she accidentally dents it with a can of peaches.

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Archie and the FBI
star
7.73
66 votes

#9 - Archie and the FBI

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1972

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

Directors: John Rich
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Mike's Mysterious Son
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7.72
57 votes

#10 - Mike's Mysterious Son

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1972

Mike's old girlfriend claims he is the father of her young son.

Directors: John Rich
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The Elevator Story
star
7.72
64 votes

#11 - The Elevator Story

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1972

Archie is stuck in an elevator with a pregant Puerto Rican and her husband, an aging hippie and a black businessman.

Directors: John Rich
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Archie Is Jealous
star
7.65
62 votes

#12 - Archie Is Jealous

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1972

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

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Rod Parker
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The Blockbuster
star
7.59
83 votes

#13 - The Blockbuster

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1971

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

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Edith Gets a Mink
star
7.53
58 votes

#14 - Edith Gets a Mink

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1972

Archie won't let Edith accept a mink stolen from her cousin, until he sees a chance to make a big profit.

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The Man in the Street
star
7.53
73 votes

#15 - The Man in the Street

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1971

Archie is the subject of a man-on-the-street interview scheduled to appear on the evening news.

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Edith Writes a Song
star
7.52
114 votes

#16 - Edith Writes a Song

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1971

Two black burglars hide in the Bunkers' house after robbing a jewelry store.

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Lee Kalcheim
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The Insurance Is Canceled
star
7.49
85 votes

#17 - The Insurance Is Canceled

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1971

Archie's insurance policy is canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk.

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Archie in the Lock-Up
star
7.48
133 votes

#18 - Archie in the Lock-Up

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1971

Archie is arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

Directors: John Rich
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The Saga of Cousin Oscar
star
7.47
103 votes

#19 - The Saga of Cousin Oscar

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1971

Archie's strange cousin dies in the upstairs bedroom.

Directors: John Rich
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The Election Story
star
7.40
84 votes

#20 - The Election Story

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1971

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

Directors: John Rich
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Gloria Poses in the Nude
star
7.36
119 votes

#21 - Gloria Poses in the Nude

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1971

Mike has second thoughts after Gloria poses nude for an artist friend.

Directors: John Rich
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Flashback: Mike Meets Archie
star
7.32
116 votes

#22 - Flashback: Mike Meets Archie

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1971

On the Stivics' first anniversary, the family recalls the day Archie and Michael met.

Directors: John Rich
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Maude
star
7.29
56 votes

#23 - Maude

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1972

Archie and Edith visit cousin Maude and her soon-to-be-married daughter.

Directors: John Rich
Writer: Rod Parker
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Mike's Problem
star
7.26
74 votes

#24 - Mike's Problem

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1971

Mike's nervousness over his grades renders him temporarily impotent.

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