The BEST episodes of All in the Family season 8

Every episode of All in the Family season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family season 8!

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
Edith's 50th Birthday (2)
star
8.17
18 votes

#1 - Edith's 50th Birthday (2)

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1977

Edith must deal with her sexual assault and identify the perpetrator.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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The Dinner Guest
star
7.84
25 votes

#2 - The Dinner Guest

Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1978

Edith farewell dinner for the Stivics poses a conflict for Mike.

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Two's a Crowd
star
7.74
27 votes

#3 - Two's a Crowd

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1978

Mike and Archie are locked in the storeroom at the bar.

Writer: Phil Sharp
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The Stivics Go West
star
7.70
27 votes

#4 - The Stivics Go West

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1978

Mike and Gloria leave for California.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)
star
7.65
23 votes

#5 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (2)

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1977

Edith's family helps restore her faith.

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Archie Gets the Business (2)
star
7.60
15 votes

#6 - Archie Gets the Business (2)

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1977

Edith is upset to learn Archie has forged her signature to buy Kelcy's bar.

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Archie Gets the Business (1)
star
7.58
33 votes

#7 - Archie Gets the Business (1)

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1977

Archie is determined to buy Kelcy's bar.

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Edith's 50th Birthday (1)
star
7.50
26 votes

#8 - Edith's 50th Birthday (1)

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1977

Edith is attacked by a rapist posing as a policeman.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Stale Mates
star
7.48
21 votes

#9 - Stale Mates

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1978

Mike and Gloria try to spark their listless marriage.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Archie and the KKK (2)
star
7.48
21 votes

#10 - Archie and the KKK (2)

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1977

Archie schemes to stop the local KKK group's plans.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)
star
7.43
30 votes

#11 - Edith's Crisis of Faith (1)

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1977

Edith's religious faith is shaken after a friend is murdered.

The Commercial
star
7.42
26 votes

#12 - The Commercial

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1978

Edith is chosen to appear in a TV commercial but comes to doubt the quality of the sponsor's product.

The Brother
star
7.41
22 votes

#13 - The Brother

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1978

Archie's estranged brother appears and wants to reconcile before a major operation.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Archie's Grand Opening
star
7.35
23 votes

#14 - Archie's Grand Opening

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1977

The grand opening of Archie's bar is a fiasco.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Unequal Partners
star
7.33
30 votes

#15 - Unequal Partners

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1977

Archie's weekend fishing plans conflict with Edith's offer to use the house for a wedding.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Archie's Bitter Pill (2)
star
7.28
29 votes

#16 - Archie's Bitter Pill (2)

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1977

Archie tries to shake his dependence on pills and finds a new business partner.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Super Bowl Sunday
star
7.25
24 votes

#17 - Super Bowl Sunday

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1978

Archie's Place is robbed on Super Bowl Sunday.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Archie and the KKK (1)
star
7.18
28 votes

#18 - Archie and the KKK (1)

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1977

Archie unwittingly joins a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.

Cousin Liz
star
7.17
30 votes

#19 - Cousin Liz

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1977

Edith learns a troubling secret about a deceased cousin.

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Archie's Bitter Pill (1)
star
7.04
27 votes

#20 - Archie's Bitter Pill (1)

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1977

With business at the bar slowing down, Archie starts taking pills.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Mike's New Job
star
7.00
28 votes

#21 - Mike's New Job

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1978

The Stivics prepare to move to California after Mike is offered a teaching position.

Love Comes to the Butcher
star
6.96
27 votes

#22 - Love Comes to the Butcher

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1978

Archie is jealous when a lonely butcher lavishes attention on Edith.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Writer: Phil Sharp
Aunt Iola's Visit
star
6.87
24 votes

#23 - Aunt Iola's Visit

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1978

Archie refuses to let Edith's aunt stay in the spare bedroom.

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Mike and Gloria Meet
star
6.67
18 votes

#24 - Mike and Gloria Meet

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1977

The family remembers Mike's and Gloria's first date.

Directors: Paul Bogart