The BEST episodes of All in the Family season 3

Every episode of All in the Family season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family season 3!

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: 11/26/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
The Bunkers and the Swingers
star
8.78
91 votes

#1 - The Bunkers and the Swingers

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1972

Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.

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Archie and the Editorial
star
8.38
120 votes

#2 - Archie and the Editorial

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1972

Archie rails against gun control in a TV editorial.

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Lionel Steps Out
star
8.35
99 votes

#3 - Lionel Steps Out

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1972

Archie is aghast to find out that his visiting niece plans to go out dancing with Lionel Jefferson.

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Archie Is Branded
star
8.14
85 votes

#4 - Archie Is Branded

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1973

Archie wakes up to find a swastika painted on his front door.

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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (1)
star
8.09
86 votes

#5 - 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.

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Edith Flips Her Wig
star
7.97
108 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Hal Cooper
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Archie Learns His Lesson
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7.96
83 votes

#7 - Archie Learns His Lesson

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1973

Archie attends night-school classes to qualify for a high-school diploma.

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Everybody Tells the Truth
star
7.95
85 votes

#8 - 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.

Writer: Don Nicholl
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Archie's Fraud
star
7.78
100 votes

#9 - Archie's Fraud

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1972

After Munson tells Archie that he is reporting Archie's income from driving his cab, Archie goes to the tax office to amend his return.

Directors: Norman Campbell
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Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)
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7.77
87 votes

#10 - Flashback: Mike and Gloria's Wedding (2)

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1972

Continuation of the flashback to the Stivics' wedding, when Michael's uncle insists that the marriage be performed by a Catholic priest.

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Archie and the Bowling Team
star
7.75
83 votes

#11 - Archie and the Bowling Team

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1972

Archie gets a shot to try out for a prestigious bowling team.

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The Battle of the Month
star
7.70
82 votes

#12 - The Battle of the Month

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/24/1973

Gloria challenges Edith about her constant acquiescence to Archie's whims.

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Oh Say Can You See
star
7.69
90 votes

#13 - Oh Say Can You See

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1973

After a visit from a friend who has a young and beautiful companion, Archie realizes how lucky he is to have Edith.

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The Locket
star
7.68
85 votes

#14 - The Locket

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1972

Archie conspires to use an insurance claim to turn Edith's missing locket into a new TV set.

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Mike Comes Into Money
star
7.63
99 votes

#15 - Mike Comes Into Money

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1972

Mike sparks a family feud when he donates to George McGovern's campaign instead of paying Archie for room and board.

Directors: John Rich
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Hot Watch
star
7.62
79 votes

#16 - Hot Watch

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/1973

Archie's expensive watch may be stolen.

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Archie Goes Too Far
star
7.60
87 votes

#17 - Archie Goes Too Far

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1973

Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.

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The Threat
star
7.56
100 votes

#18 - The Threat

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1972

The attractive young wife of Archie's old army buddy spends an eventful night at the Bunkers'.

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Edith's Winning Ticket
star
7.53
85 votes

#19 - Edith's Winning Ticket

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/1972

The family discovers an old winning lottery ticket, but Edith claims the ticket doesn't belong to her.

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Archie in the Hospital
star
7.34
87 votes

#20 - Archie in the Hospital

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1973

Archie befriends the other patient in his hospital room, unaware that his neighbor is black.

Writer: Don Nicholl
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Class Reunion
star
7.27
83 votes

#21 - Class Reunion

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/10/1973

Archie refuses to come to Edith's high-school reunion until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.

Writer: Don Nicholl
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Gloria the Victim
star
7.17
76 votes

#22 - Gloria the Victim

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/17/1973

After an attempted sexual assault, Gloria suffers through the legal aftermath of reporting the crime.

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Mike's Appendix
star
7.10
86 votes

#23 - Mike's Appendix

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1972

Mike's emergency appendectomy precipitates an argument between Archie and Gloria regarding the proficiency of women doctors.

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Gloria and the Riddle
star
7.06
95 votes

#24 - Gloria and the Riddle

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1972

Gloria stumps Mike and Archie with a riddle that Edith easily answers.

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