The BEST episodes of Archie Bunker's Place season 1

#1 - Thanksgiving Reunion (2)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1979

#2 - Return of Sammy

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1980

Archie's ""old friend"" Sammy Davis Jr. is in town appearing on a talk show. Archie calls him up and invites him to the bar.

#3 - Thanksgiving Reunion (1)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1979

Mike, Gloria and little Joey come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers.

#4 - A Small Mafia Favor

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/23/1980

An old friend of Murray's comes to visit, but he's also a crime kingpin. When Murray unknowingly signals the death of a rival mob boss, Archie fears retalitation.

#5 - Van Ranseleer's Operation

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/2/1980

When Archie and the guys at the bar read in the paper that there might be a cure for Mr. Van Ranseleer's blindness, they pool their efforts and money so he can have the operation.

#6 - Murray and the Liquor Board

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1979

In a protest march against Napom, Murray punched a cop. Although it has been pardoned, his ""criminal record"" may cost the bar its liquor license.

#7 - Archie Fixes Up Fred

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/1980

Customers have been complaining about Veronica's nephew, Fred, the gay waiter. So Archie decides that he can convert him by setting him up on a date with a pretty girl.

#8 - Veronica's Ex

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/9/1980

Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.

#9 - Bosom Partners

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1979

Archie is in trouble with the State of New York when he is charged with non-payment of sales tax and questionable record keeping. Now it's up to Murray to save Archie and the bar by trying to romance the tax agent.

#10 - Edith vs. the Energy Crisis

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1979

The energy crisis has become a big problem. The bar is freezing cold and Edith has been preserving as much energy as possible at home as well. Soon, Archie is suffering as well, when the frigid conditions give him a case of strep throat.

#11 - The Ambush

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/27/1980

The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.

#12 - Murray's Daughter

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/6/1980

Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.

#13 - The Oldest Profession

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1979

Archie's Place has acquired a new regular customer, Dottie. However, Archie and Murray discover that she is a prostitute and is conducting her business at the bar. This is bad for the bar's image. How can they convince her to leave?

#14 - Murray and Blanche

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/30/1979

Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.

#15 - Edith Gets Hired

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1979

Edith, who has been jobless since she got fired from the Sunshine Home, has gotten a job as recreational assistant at the Rego Park Center for the Mentally Ill. However, Archie has decided that he thinks that Edith should not be working.

#16 - The Cook

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1979

Archie and Murray hire short-order cook Veronica Rooney (Anne Meara), but she insists that her gay nephew be hired as waiter. Archie's strong feelings on homosexuality present a problem.

#17 - Man of the Year

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1979

An old high school buddy of Archie's (who is also a conman) comes to town to inform Archie that he has been elected Man of the Year.

#18 - Building the Restaurant

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1979

Construction on the restaurant is underway, but the contractor Archie and Murray hired is demanding more money. Archie, who is determined that the restaurant will be a success, goes to a loan shark.

#19 - Edith's Shabbat Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1979

Edith and Stephanie are preparing a Shabbat dinner, a dinner eaten on the Jewish sabbath. They invite Archie's partner, Murray and his non-Jewish girlfriend. Unbeknownst to him, Edith also invites his mother, who feels that Murray should only be dating Jewish women.

#20 - Barney and the Lawsuit

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/1979

When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.

#21 - Father and Daughter Night

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/17/1980

Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.

#22 - Archie's New Partner (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1979

Archie deals with new partner Murray, a Jewish liberal.

#23 - Barney and the Hooker

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/25/1979

Dottie (the hooker from #3) has been arrested for prostitution. Murray bails her out and talks Archie into hiring her as a waitress to try to keep her out of trouble. However, trouble finds her when now divorcee Barney Hefner falls in love and proposes.

#24 - Archie's New Partner (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1979

Archie decides to expand the bar into a restaurant.