Season 5 (All in the Family)

Also see: Maude (TV series) Archie Bunker's Place

This guide lists all of the episodes aired in season five of All in the Family which aired on CBS-TV during the 1974-75 television season.

Season review

George and Louise Jefferson, the Bunker's next-door neighbors, were able to move from their home in Queens to an expensive hi-rise apartment building on the East Side of Manhattan in "The Jeffersons Move Up", to the joy of Archie, whom the Jeffersons, especially George, were reluctant to invite to a celebration party which Mother Jefferson (played by Zara Cully, who would become a regular cast member on The Jeffersons spin-off series pilot in January '75) also attended.

Archie manages to offend Mother Jefferson, after telling George, who was arguing with her, "Look what you've done, made your poor mammy upset, there!", whereas she retorts back, "I am not a poor old mammy!", in probably the most poignant moment of the episodes of the season. Veteran Academy Award-winning actor Henry Fonda hosts the episode "The Best of All In The Family", an anthology of all of the best scenes from episodes from the first 4 1/2 seasons of the show.

Season 5 (1974-1975)

Season 5 episodes
Image	No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
	86	1	"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 1)"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 14, 1974	504
Part 1 of a four-part story arc concerning the impact of a strike at Archie's workplace on the Bunker family.
	87	2	"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 2)" (alternate title: "Archie Underfoot")	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 21, 1974	505
Part 2 of a four-part story arc concerning the impact of a strike at Archie's workplace on the Bunker family.
	88	3	"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 3)" (alternate title: "Edith the Job Hunter")	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross & Bernie West	September 28, 1974	506
Part 3 of a four-part story arc concerning the impact of a strike at Archie's workplace on the Bunker family.
	89	4	"The Bunkers and Inflation (Part 4)" (alternate title: "Archie's Raise")	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl,Michael Ross & Bernie West	October 5, 1974	507
Part 4 and conclusion of a four-part story arc concerning the impact of a strike at Archie's workplace on the Bunker family.
	90	5	"Lionel the Live-In"	H. Wesley Kenney	Teleplay by: Woody Kling Story by: Jeffery Mackowsky	October 12, 1974	509
Lionel and George Jefferson fight over the suitability of Lionel's girlfriend/fiancee, prompting Lionel to spend the night at the Bunkers'. Note: This is the first time the term "zebra" would be used to describe Jenny Willis and her family. The term would be used all through "The Jeffersons".
	91	6	"Archie's Helping Hand"	H. Wesley Kenney	Norman & Harriet Belkin	October 19, 1974	510
Archie, annoyed at the amount of time Edith is spending with Irene Lorenzo, attempts to help her get a job as a bookkeeper at the loading dock, but the position Irene ends up landing is that of forklift operator, working alongside Archie.
	92	7	"Gloria's Shock"	H. Wesley Kenney	Dixie Brown Grossman	October 26, 1974	511
In the midst of another of Archie and Mike's arguments, this one about overpopulation, Gloria discovers that Mike does not want to have children.
	93	8	"Where's Archie?"	H. Wesley Kenney	Barry Harman & Harve Brosten	November 2, 1974	501
Note: Part 1 of a three-part story arc about the time Archie went missing. Archie is headed to an Army convention, but Edith receives word that he never made it to the hotel. Archie mysteriously disappears while traveling to the union convention in Buffalo, leaving Edith fraught with worry. (This three-part story was written to explain Archie's absence when Carroll O'Connor went on strike at the beginning of the 1974/75 season.)
	94	9	"Archie is Missing"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	November 9, 1974	502
Notes: Part 2 of a three-part story arc about the time Archie went missing. Still no signs of Archie. Edith, Mike and Gloria are becoming frantic, questioning Archie's friends and co-workers. Episode notable for featuring the first appearances of Archie's co-workers, Stretch Cunningham (played by James Cromwell) and Mildred "Boom Boom" Turner (Gloria LeRoy). Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode due to his feud with Norman Lear.
	95	10	"The Longest Kiss"	H. Wesley Kenney	Teleplay by: Lou Derman & Bill Davenport Story by: Dawn M. Stephens, Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	November 16, 1974	503
Note: Part 3 of a three-part story arc about the time Archie went missing. Edith receives word that Archie has been located (it seems he got on the wrong bus and ended up at a podiatrists' convention, and ended up having such a good time that he never made it to his own convention). Edith, Gloria and Mike decide to have a party to celebrate his return; when Archie returns, he finds Edith spinning a hula hoop, Mike and Gloria struggling to maintain an hour-long kiss, George and Louise Jefferson jitterbugging, and Irene Lorenzo standing on her head. After a feud with producer Norman Lear about his contract negotiations, Carroll O'Connor finally returns in this episode.
	96	11	"Archie and the Miracle"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	November 23, 1974	513
When Archie is nearly killed in an accident at the loading dock, he regards it is a miracle, and decides to repay God by doing "the Lord's work"...until the Lord's work conflicts with his Sunday football game.
	97	12	"George and Archie Make a Deal"	H. Wesley Kenney	David P. Harmon	November 30, 1974	514
George Jefferson wants to run for a local council seat, but none of his neighbors will sign the petition to get him onto the ballot unless Archie first signs, necessitating an unlikely agreement between the two.
	98	13	"Archie's Contract"	H. Wesley Kenney	Ron Friedman	December 7, 1974	515
A scam artist makes a deal to encase The Bunkers' house in aluminum siding, but when Archie has second thoughts, it takes the efforts of his neighbors, George and Louise Jefferson and Irene Lorenzo to get out of the contract.
	99	14	"Mike's Friend"	H. Wesley Kenney	Roger Shulman & John Baskin	December 14, 1974	508
Gloria feels left out when Stuart, one of Mike's friends from college visits. Mike wants to do something "intellectual", but Stuart feels uncomfortable that they've excluded Gloria. Note: Carroll O'Connor does not appear in this episode.
	N/A	--	"The Best of "All in the Family"" Special	John Rich, Bob LaHendro & H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl, Michael Ross, Bernie West & Norman Lear	December 21, 1974	516A 516B
Henry Fonda hosts this special one-hour retrospective of "AITF" and its impact on American television. Included are show clips from the show's most memorable episodes to that point.
	100	15	"Prisoner in the House"	H. Wesley Kenney	Teleplay by: Bud Wiser and Lou Derman & Bill Davenport Story by: Bud Wiser	January 4, 1975	517
Archie is dismayed to learn that the plumber who is doing work in his home has employed a furloughed prisoner from Sing-Sing.
	101	16	"The Jeffersons Move Up"	H. Wesley Kenney	Don Nicholl and Michael Ross & Bernie West	January 11, 1975	512
George and Louise move from their house in Queens to a luxury high-rise in Manhattan. Note: Jean Stapleton is the only AITF cast member to appear in this episode. First episode in which neither Rob Reiner nor Sally Struthers appears. Note: First TV storyline appearances of characters Mr. Bentley (Paul Benedict), Ralph Hart the Doorman (Ned Wertimer) .Also first appearances of Franklin Cover, Roxie Roker and Berlinda Tolbert as Tom, Helen and Jenny Willis. (Tom, Helen and Jenny had been portrayed by different actors in the Season 4 AITF episode "Lionel's Engagement".) This episode also served as the pilot episode for "[[The Jeffersons]" spinoff TV series.
	102	17	"All's Fair"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell	January 18, 1975	518
Mike and Gloria have begun to practice "fair fighting", in which they agree to argue constructively and resolve their differences. They try to enlighten Edith to the concept, but when she attempts to engage Archie in a "fair fight", the results are disastrous.
	103	18	"Amelia's Divorce"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	January 25, 1975	519
Edith is looking forward to a visit from her cousin Amelia and Amelia's husband Russel whose marriage she thinks is perfect, but it's only after learning how unhappy Russel and Amelia are together that Archie and Edith realize how lucky they are to have one another. Note: Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers both do not appear in this episode.
	104	19	"Everybody Does It"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman, Bill Davenport & Susan Ware	February 8, 1975	520
Archie attempts to defend his practice of pilfering tools and supplies from his employer, but as usual, his arguments backfire.
	105	20	"Archie and the Quiz"	H. Wesley Kenney	Michael Morris	February 15, 1975	521
Edith is taking a life expectancy quiz, which Archie regards as dumb, until he takes it himself and it tells him he will only live to be 63. Convinced she miscalculated, Archie has Mike figure it out for him, and it turns out that he is only expected to live to be 57! He consequently has a nightmare about attending his own funeral.
	106	21	"Edith's Friend"	H. Wesley Kenney	Barry Harman & Harve Brosten	February 22, 1975	522
Edith attends a friend's wedding in Scranton, PA, despite Archie's complaints about the city being a dismantled wreck. When at the wedding, she catches the eye of her male admirer when she was a child and they both seem willing to restart the love affair.
	107	22	"No Smoking"	H. Wesley Kenney	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	March 1, 1975	522
Archie makes a bet that he can go without a cigar longer than Mike can go without eating, making for a very stressful weekend for the Bunkers and the Stivics.
	108	23	"Mike Makes His Move"	H. Wesley Kenney	Teleplay by: Lou Derman & Bill Davenport Story by: Lou Derman & Bill Davenport and Robert Arnott	March 8, 1975	524
Mike has graduated and he and Gloria are desperately searching for an apartment to get away from Archie, who is as anxious for them to move out as they are to do so. They have little luck until they are offered a house with "five rooms, carpets and drapes and a-hundred-and-sixty-five a month": The Jeffersons' former house next-door to Archie and Edith.