The BEST episodes of All in the Family season 6

Every episode of All in the Family season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family season 6!

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
Archie Finds a Friend
star
7.97
30 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Watch Now:Amazon
Chain Letter
star
7.94
36 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Alone at Last
star
7.93
43 votes

#3 - Alone at Last

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1975

Teary farewells turn into fireworks when Mike hits Archie with five years of repressed rage, only to discover that he and Gloria can't move out for another week after Mike reveals he forgot to turn on the gas and electricity of his new home.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Writer: Hal Kanter
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Joey's Baptism
star
7.79
34 votes

#4 - Joey's Baptism

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/1976

Archie Baptizes Baby Joey without Mike and Gloria's Permission.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Archie's Civil Rights
star
7.79
29 votes

#5 - Archie's Civil Rights

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1975

Archie gets a lesson in civil liberties when he's arrested using outlawed tear gas to protect himself against a mugger.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Archie, the Hero
star
7.79
42 votes

#6 - Archie, the Hero

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1975

Archie gets a rude shock when the tall,classy dame whose life he saved in a taxicab turns out to be a man.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Archie the Babysitter
star
7.77
35 votes

#7 - Archie the Babysitter

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1976

Archie babysits little Joey with the help of his friends during their poker game.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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The Little Atheist
star
7.75
40 votes

#8 - The Little Atheist

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1975

Thanksgiving dinner becomes a family battleground when Archie discovers that Mike and Gloria don't want to impose the family's religious beliefs on their baby.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Writer: Lou Derman
Watch Now:Amazon
Mike's Pains
star
7.71
34 votes

#9 - Mike's Pains

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1975

Mike must decide if he wants to be in the delivery room during the birth of the baby.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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The Very Moving Day
star
7.70
47 votes

#10 - The Very Moving Day

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1975

Gloria is nervous about announcing her unexpected pregnancy because of Mike's stubborn attitude over population.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Writer: Hal Kanter
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Mike Faces Life
star
7.64
33 votes

#11 - Mike Faces Life

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1975

Mike becomes the sole support of a growing family when Gloria loses her job because of her pregnancy.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Archie's Weighty Problem
star
7.63
27 votes

#12 - Archie's Weighty Problem

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1976

Energetic Justin Quigley inspires Archie to stick with the strict diet his doctor has recommended.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Mike and Gloria's House Guests
star
7.61
28 votes

#13 - Mike and Gloria's House Guests

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/1976

A broken furnace forces Archie and Edith to spend a few nights under the Stivic's roof during a power blackout.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Mike's Move
star
7.58
26 votes

#14 - Mike's Move

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/1976

Mike's integrity is put to the test when he loses a teaching position to an equally qualified black candidate.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Gloria Suspects Mike
star
7.55
31 votes

#15 - Gloria Suspects Mike

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1975

Gloria suspects handy-panky when she meets the beautiful blonde Mike's been tutoring after school hours,

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Grandpa Blues
star
7.51
35 votes

#16 - Grandpa Blues

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1975

Archie has difficulty keeping his blood pressure down for a company physical after the family launches into a heavy debate over the baby's name.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Archie, the Donor
star
7.43
37 votes

#17 - Archie, the Donor

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1975

Archie tries to impress his boss by making the maximum contribution to his favorite charity and unwittingly donates his body to medical science.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Love by Appointment
star
7.38
32 votes

#18 - Love by Appointment

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1976

Mike and Gloria's sex life suffers after they have to begin planning their encounters around the baby's feeding schedule.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Edith's Night Out
star
7.36
28 votes

#19 - Edith's Night Out

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1976

Edith abandons her stick-in-the-mud husband to liven things up on her own during an evening out at Kelly's Bar.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Writer: Lou Derman
Birth of the Baby (2)
star
7.35
34 votes

#20 - Birth of the Baby (2)

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/1975

Edith and Archie cause havoc at the hospital when Gloria is about to have her baby.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Gloria is Nervous
star
7.22
37 votes

#21 - Gloria is Nervous

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1975

Gloria takes out her frustrations about being pregnant on Mike.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Edith Breaks Out
star
7.20
30 votes

#22 - Edith Breaks Out

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1975

Archie feels abandoned after Edith begins to volunteer part-time at the Sunshine Home for the Elderly.

Directors: Paul Bogart
New Year's Wedding
star
7.16
31 votes

#23 - New Year's Wedding

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1976

Mike continues to make decisions without consulting Gloria.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Birth of the Baby (1)
star
7.06
36 votes

#24 - Birth of the Baby (1)

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1975

It appears that Gloria may have her first baby in an Italian restaurant.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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