The BEST episodes of All in the Family season 9

Every episode of All in the Family season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All in the Family season 9!

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 vs. the Bank
star
7.56
25 votes

#1 - Edith vs. the Bank

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1978

Edith finds her gender is a barrier to borrowing money.

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California, Here We Are (2)
star
7.56
18 votes

#2 - California, Here We Are (2)

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1978

The Bunkers have arrived in California and learn that the Stivics are hiding the fact that they've separated.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Watch Now:Amazon
Edith's Final Respects
star
7.52
23 votes

#3 - Edith's Final Respects

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1978

Edith is the sole mourner at her aunt's funeral.

Archie's Other Wife
star
7.52
23 votes

#4 - Archie's Other Wife

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1978

At a convention, Archie awakens to find a black stewardess who swears they were married the night before.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Return of the Waitress
star
7.43
23 votes

#5 - Return of the Waitress

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1978

Harry unwittingly hires the woman who had nearly led Archie astray.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Too Good Edith
star
7.43
21 votes

#6 - Too Good Edith

Season 9 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/8/1979

Edith's sudden illness prompts Archie to express how much she means to him.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Edith Gets Fired
star
7.42
24 votes

#7 - Edith Gets Fired

Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/1979

Edith is fired from the nursing home after assenting to an elderly woman's dying wish.

The 200th Episode Celebration of All in the Family
star
7.33
24 votes

#8 - The 200th Episode Celebration of All in the Family

Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/4/1979

To celebrate the 200th episode, Norman Lear hosts an affectionate look back at the groundbreaking series.

Directors: Walter Miller
End in Sight
star
7.32
31 votes

#9 - End in Sight

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1978

Archie frets when a physical exam reveals an ominous spot on his liver.

Directors: Paul Bogart
What'll We Do with Stephanie?
star
7.23
26 votes

#10 - What'll We Do with Stephanie?

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1978

The Bunkers decide to keep Stephanie after her father fails to reclaim her as promised.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Little Miss Bunker
star
7.21
38 votes

#11 - Little Miss Bunker

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1978

Edith's cousin abandons his nine-year-old daughter, Stephanie, on the Bunkers' doorstep.

Directors: Paul Bogart
A Girl Like Edith
star
7.19
21 votes

#12 - A Girl Like Edith

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1979

A butcher seems to favor Edith over his girlfriend, Edith's exact likeness.

Directors: Paul Bogart
The Appendectomy
star
7.17
18 votes

#13 - The Appendectomy

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/21/1979

Stephanie has an emergency appendectomy on the eve of her tenth birthday.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Bogus Bills
star
7.16
25 votes

#14 - Bogus Bills

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1978

Edith is arrested for passing phony $10 bills she got from Archie's Place.

Directors: Paul Bogart
The Family Next Door
star
7.12
25 votes

#15 - The Family Next Door

Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/11/1979

Edith helps Louise Jefferson sell her old house to a black cop and his wife.

Directors: Paul Bogart
California, Here We Are (1)
star
7.07
28 votes

#16 - California, Here We Are (1)

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1978

While visiting California, the Bunkers learn that the Stivics are having marital problems.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Stephanie and the Crime Wave
star
7.05
22 votes

#17 - Stephanie and the Crime Wave

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/28/1979

Stephanie admits to stealing personal items as a way to remember the people she loves.

Directors: Paul Bogart
The Return of Stephanie's Father
star
7.00
26 votes

#18 - The Return of Stephanie's Father

Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/1979

Stephanie's deadbeat father threatens to reclaim her unless the Bunkers pay him $1,000.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Stephanie's Conversion
star
6.93
27 votes

#19 - Stephanie's Conversion

Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/18/1979

Archie comes to terms with the fact that Stephanie is Jewish.

Directors: Paul Bogart
A Night at the PTA
star
6.90
21 votes

#20 - A Night at the PTA

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1979

When Edith develops laryngitis, Archie steps in to sing at Stephanie's recital.

Weekend in the Country
star
6.83
23 votes

#21 - Weekend in the Country

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1978

Archie and Edith spend a disastrous weekend with the Hefners.

Directors: Paul Bogart
Reunion on Hauser Street
star
6.75
24 votes

#22 - Reunion on Hauser Street

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1978

The Bunkers attempt to reunite Barney Hefner and his wife.

Directors: Paul Bogart
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Barney the Gold Digger
star
6.72
25 votes

#23 - Barney the Gold Digger

Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/4/1979

Archie fixes up a despondent Barney Hefner with an overweight but wealthy widow.

Directors: Paul Bogart
The Return of Archie's Brother
star
6.59
22 votes

#24 - The Return of Archie's Brother

Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/11/1979

Archie's brother returns with a teenage bride.

The Bunkers Go West
star
6.33
24 votes

#25 - The Bunkers Go West

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1978

The Bunkers visit Mike and Gloria for the holidays.