This guide lists all of the episodes aired in season six of All In The Family which aired during the 1975-76 television season. To compensate for George and Louise Jefferson, the Bunker's next-door neighbors, who were spun-off into their own series, a new character, lodge buddy and practical joker Pinky Peterson (played by Eugene Roche) was added as a supporting character to the cast. Several other changes would occur, such as the birth of a grandson, Joey Stivic in a two part episode ("Birth of the Baby, episodes #14 and #15) and the moving in of Mike and Gloria into the old Jefferson house next door in "The Very Moving Day" in episode #1.
Season episodes overview
Seasons | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
1 | 13 | January 12, 1971 | April 6, 1971 | ||
2 | 24 | September 18, 1971 | March 12, 1972 | ||
3 | 24 | September 16, 1972 | March 24, 1973 | ||
4 | 24 | September 15, 1973 | March 16, 1974 | ||
5 | 24 | September 14, 1974 | March 8, 1975 | ||
6 | 24 | September 8, 1975 | March 8, 1976 | ||
7 | 23 | September 22, 1976 | March 12, 1977 | ||
8 | 21 | October 2, 1977 | March 19, 1978 | ||
9 | 24 | September 24, 1978 | April 8, 1979 |
Season 6 (1975/76)
No. in series | Image | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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110 | 1 | "The Very Moving Day" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 8, 1975 | |
The night before they are to move out into their own home, Gloria arrives home with the news that she is pregnant. Mike becomes upset at the thought of raising a child they had not planned on having. | ||||||
111 | 2 | "Alone at Last" | Paul Bogart | Hal Kanter | September 15, 1975 | |
Mike and Gloria are set to move into their own home next door to Archie and Edith, but Mike has forgotten to have the utilities in their new home turned on, leading to another altercation between the young couple and Archie. | ||||||
112 | 3 | "Archie the Donor" | Paul Bogart | Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine | September 22, 1975 | |
Archie wants to impress his boss (from whom he is expecting a promotion) by agreeing to be an organ donor, only to regret his decision
Note: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
113 | 4 | "Archie the Hero" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | September 29, 1975 | |
Archie arrives home from his part-time cab driving job, proudly announcing that he provided CPR to a female passenger who lost consciousness in his cab. However, he later becomes less-willing to speak of his good deed when he and Edith realize that the "woman" was actually a male-to-female transvestite.
Note: This episode features the first appearance of female impersonator Lori Shannon in the role of Beverly LaSalle. Shannon made a few more appearance over the next year, until the character was killed off the following season. Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
114 | 5 | "Mike's Pains" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | October 6, 1975 | |
Gloria wants Mike to be with her in the delivery room when she gives birth. At first he agrees, but after listening to Archie's arguments against doing so, he has second thoughts. | ||||||
115 | 6 | "Chain Letter" | Paul Bogart | Teleplay by: Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg Story by: Lou Derman |
October 20, 1975 | |
Archie receives a chain letter, and when he throws it away, a series of mishaps causes Archie to wonder if breaking the chain really was the cause of his bad luck.
Note: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
116 | 7 | "Mike Faces Life" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine | October 27, 1975 | |
Gloria is fired from the Kressler's Department Store because she is pregnant. After being given lip service by the company's human resources manager (George Furth), she and Mike stage a protest in front of the store, end up on the evening news, and gets her job back.
Note: Carroll O'Connor appears briefly in the opening scene of this episode. | ||||||
117 | 8 | "Edith Breaks Out" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | November 3, 1975 | |
Archie resents that Edith has been spending too much time as a nursing home volunteer at the Sunshine Home, and he tells her that her work is a waste of time because they do not pay her for it. But his argument comes back to haunt him when Edith announces the Sunshine Home likes her so much, they have decided to pay her.
Note: Sally Struthers does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
118 | 9 | "Grandpa Blues" | Paul Bogart | Teleplay by: Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine Story by: John Rappaport |
November 10, 1975 | |
Archie learns that his blood pressure is too high, and is ordered to remain calm and stress-free, but he and Mike get into a debate about what the baby's name should be. | ||||||
119 | 10 | "Gloria Suspects Mike" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg | November 17, 1975 | |
Gloria is eight months' pregnant and is feeling very unattractive. To make matters worse, she suspects that Mike might be having an affair with one of his students (Bernadette Peters). | ||||||
120 | 11 | "The Little Atheist" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman | November 24, 1975 | |
Over Thanksgiving dinner, Archie argues with Mike over whether his and Gloria's baby should be baptised and raised as a Christian; Mike and Gloria feel their child should be allowed to choose his own faith when he is old enough to decide for himself. | ||||||
121 | 12 | "Archie's Civil Rights" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | December 1, 1975 | |
Archie is mugged while driving his cab, but it is he who is charged with assault (for defending himself with his illegally-obtained tear gas pen). The judge in his hearing turns out to be an African-American woman, and Archie does not help his case when he tries to be "respectful".
Note: Rob Reiner does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
122 | 13 | "Gloria is Nervous" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 8, 1975 | |
Gloria is anxious to give birth to her baby, and is panicked to be nine days overdue, taking out her frustrations on Mike.
Note: This episode features Betty Garrett's final appearance on the series as neighbor Irene Lorenzo. Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
123 | 14 | "Birth of the Baby (Part 1)" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman, Bill Davenport, Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin | December 15, 1975 | |
Archie is forced by his lodge to appear in blackface in a minstrel show (which he refers to as a "menstural show"), much to his own discomfort. Mike and Gloria, meanwhile, attempt to have a quiet dinner at their favorite Italian restaurant, when Gloria goes into labor. While calling the doctor, she becomes trapped inside the phone booth.
Note: Part 1 of 2. | ||||||
124 | 15 | "Birth of the Baby (Part 2)" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | December 22, 1975 | |
Archie and Edith receive word that Gloria has gone into labor, giving Archie an excuse to leave the minstrel show. His lodge buddies, however, are upset and will not allow him to use their cold cream, forcing him to rush to the hospital in blackface. Gloria gives birth to a boy, Joey Stivic.
Notes: Part 2 of 2. This episode echoes the 1953 I Love Lucy episode "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" in which Little Ricky was born and Ricky, coming from a night club performance, arrived at the hospital in full costume and makeup as a South American witch doctor. | ||||||
125 | 16 | "New Year's Wedding" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman, Bill Davenport,Milt Josefsberg & Ben Starr | January 5, 1976 | |
Mike and Gloria are getting ready for the wedding of their best friends Al and Trudy, but their excitement over the occasion is eclipsed by Gloria's frustrations that Mike is not taking her feelings seriously.
Note: Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton both do not appear in this episode (a first for Stapleton). Billy Crystal guest stars. | ||||||
126 | 17 | "Archie the Babysitter" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | January 12, 1976 | |
Mike and Gloria are going out for the evening, and Archie is less than pleased with the babysitter they have chosen (a young student of Mike's), and her hippie boyfriend, but when he alienates the pair they leave, leaving him to babysit his grandson. Note: Jean Stapleton does not appear in this episode. | ||||||
127 | 18 | "Archie Finds a Friend" | Paul Bogart | Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine | January 26, 1976 | |
Archie meets a new friend (Jack Gilford), and tries to convince Edith to agree to invest in his automatic doorbell ringer invention, which he is sure will make then a fortune.
Note: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers both do not appear in this episode. | ||||||
128 | 19 | "Mike's Move" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr | February 2, 1976 | |
Mike is forced to reconsider his feelings on Affirmative Action, when he is up for a prestigious job against an equally-qualified black candidate. | ||||||
129 | 20 | "Archie's Weighty Problem" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin | February 9, 1976 | |
Archie is ordered by his physician to lose weight, but he is not impressed with Edith's attempts at "low fat cooking". | ||||||
130 | 21 | "Love By Appointment" | Paul Bogart | Lou Derman & Bill Davenport | February 16, 1976 | |
The Stivics' new baby is hindering their love life. | ||||||
131 | 22 | "Joey's Baptism" | Paul Bogart | Milt Josefsberg, Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine | February 23, 1976 | |
Archie baptizes his grandson himself after Mike and Gloria refuse to have him baptized. | ||||||
132 | 23 | "Mike and Gloria's House Guests" | Paul Bogart | Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin & Milt Josefsberg | March 1, 1976 | |
Archie and Edith's furnace breaks down, forcing them to spend the weekend with Mike and Gloria. | ||||||
133 | 24 | "Edith's Night Out" | Paul Bogart | Teleplay by: Lou Derman, Douglas Arango & Phil Doran Story by: Lou Derman |
March 8, 1976 | |
Edith looks beautiful in her tailored pants suit Gloria has given her, and wants Archie to take her out on the town. When he refuses, she decides to go out on her own, ending up at Kelcy's Bar. When Archie shows up at Kelcy's Bar a short time later, he realizes his wife is the "life of the party", and that he had better stop taking her for granted.
Note: Doris Roberts guest stars. Roberts would gain her greatest fame two decades later on Everybody Loves Raymond |