Season 6 (All in the Family)

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

This guide lists all of the episodes aired in season six of All In The Family which aired during the 1975-76 television season.

Season review

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 6 (1975-76)

Season 6 episodes
Image	No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
	109	1	"The Very Moving Day"	Paul Bogart	Hal Kanter	September 8, 1975	605
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.
	110	2	"Alone at Last"	Paul Bogart	Hal Kanter	September 15, 1975	606
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.
	111	3	"Archie the Donor"	Paul Bogart	Bill Davenport and Larry Rhine	September 22, 1975	602
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.
	112	4	"Archie the Hero"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	September 29, 1975	601
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.
	113	5	"Mike's Pains"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg	October 6, 1975	608
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.
	114	6	"Chain Letter"	Paul Bogart	Teleplay by: Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg Story by: Lou Derman	October 20, 1975	603
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.
	115	7	"Mike Faces Life"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine	October 27, 1975	609
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.
	116	8	"Edith Breaks Out"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	November 3, 1975	604
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.
	117	9	"Grandpa Blues"	Paul Bogart	Teleplay by: Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine Story by: John Rappaport	November 10, 1975	610
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.
	118	10	"Gloria Suspects Mike"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman and Milt Josefsberg	November 17, 1975	610
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).
	119	11	"The Little Atheist"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman	November 24, 1975	607
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.
	120	12	"Archie's Civil Rights"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	December 1, 1975	612
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.
	121	13	"Gloria is Nervous"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	December 8, 1975	614
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.
	122	14	"Birth of the Baby (Part 1)"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman, Bill Davenport, Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin	December 15, 1975	616
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.
	123	15	"Birth of the Baby (Part 2)"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	December 22, 1975	617
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.
	124	16	"New Year's Wedding"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman, Bill Davenport,Milt Josefsberg & Ben Starr	January 5, 1976	615
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.
	125	17	"Archie the Babysitter"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	January 12, 1976	613
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.
	126	18	"Archie Finds a Friend"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	January 26, 1976	618
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.
	127	19	"Mike's Move"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg and Ben Starr	February 2, 1976	619
Mike is forced to reconsider his feelings on Affirmative Action, when he is up for a prestigious job against an equally-qualified black candidate.
	128	20	"Archie's Weighty Problem"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	February 9, 1976	620
Archie is ordered by his physician to lose weight, but he is not impressed with Edith's attempts at "low fat cooking".
	129	21	"Love by Appointment"	Paul Bogart	Lou Derman & Bill Davenport	February 16, 1976	621
The Stivics' new baby is hindering their love life.
	130	22	"Joey's Baptism"	Paul Bogart	Milt Josefsberg, Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine	February 23, 1976	622
Archie baptizes his grandson himself after Mike and Gloria refuse to have him baptized.
	131	23	"Mike and Gloria's House Guests"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine, Mel Tolkin & Milt Josefsberg	March 1, 1976	623
Archie and Edith's furnace breaks down, forcing them to spend the weekend with Mike and Gloria.
	132	24	"Edith's Night Out"	Paul Bogart	Teleplay by: Lou Derman, Douglas Arango & Phil Doran Story by: Lou Derman	March 8, 1976	624
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