Series synopsis
Archie Bunker's Place is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on September 23, 1979. It ended on April 4, 1983. It was created by Johnny Speight, Norman Lear. It stars Carroll O'Connor, Danielle Brisebois, Allan Melvin and Anne Meara.
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot.
Premise
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
- Danielle Brisebois as Stephanie Mills
- Allan Melvin as Barney Hefner
- Anne Meara as Veronica Rooney
- Barbara Meek
- Martin Balsam as Murray Klein
- Denise Miller as Billie Bunker
- Jason Wingreen as Harry Snowden
Supporting cast
- Bill Quinn as Mr. Van Ranseleer
- Barry Gordon as Gary Rabinowitz
- Sydney Lassick
- William Boyett
- Joe Mantegna
- Joan Shawlee
- Barney Martin
- Ruth Kobart
- Fern Fitzgerald
- Carole Mallory
- Ric Mancini
- Tom Rosqui
Guest cast
- Bill Quinn as Mr. Van Ranseleer
- Barry Gordon as Gary Rabinowitz
- Sydney Lassick
- William Boyett
- Joe Mantegna
- Joan Shawlee
- Barney Martin
- Ruth Kobart
- Fern Fitzgerald
- Carole Mallory
- Ric Mancini
- Tom Rosqui
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 97 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | September 23, 1979 | March 23, 1980 |
| Season 2 | 20 | November 2, 1980 | May 10, 1981 |
| Season 3 | 29 | October 4, 1981 | June 1, 1982 |
| Season 4 | 24 | September 26, 1982 | April 4, 1983 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Archie's New Partner (1) Archie decides to expand his bar, Archie Bunker's Place, into a restaurant. In the meantime, Harry has decided to sell his half of the bar to Jewish liberal Murray Klein. Archie, being the bigot he is, tries in vain to get a loan to buy Harry out. |
September 23, 1979 |
| 2 |
Archie's New Partner (2) Harry finalizes the sale of his half to Murray Klein, much to Archie's chagrin. However, Archie must come to grips with the fact that he has a new partner. Murray also discovers that there is more to Archie than his bigoted exterior. |
September 23, 1979 |
| 3 |
Edith Gets Hired 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? |
September 30, 1979 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Archie Alone (1) Archie and Stephanie face life after Ediths death. |
November 2, 1980 |
| 2 |
Archie Alone (2) Archie refuses to deal with Ediths death. |
November 2, 1980 |
| 3 |
Home Again Due to painful memories of Ediths death,Archie considers selling the home and getting an apartment. |
November 9, 1980 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Billie Billie Bunker, the daughter of Archie's brother, Fred, pays a visit. |
October 4, 1981 |
| 2 |
The Business Manager Roger Abbott is hired by the Rabinowitz law firm to be Archie's business manager, but he and Archie soon disagree on how the bar is run. Later, Archie begins to realizes he lacks business management skills. |
October 4, 1981 |
| 3 |
The Date Archie's business manager, Roger, wants to date Archie's niece, Billie. |
October 11, 1981 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Archie's Night Out Archie reluctantly goes to a singles bar with Barney and Mr. Van Ranseleer, who picks up a lady. |
September 26, 1982 |
| 2 |
Gary's Ex Gary's ex-girlfriend visits and demands attention from him, upsetting Billie. |
October 3, 1982 |
| 3 |
The Eyewitnesses José and Raoul witness a mugging behind the restaurant, but are afraid to come forward because they are illegal aliens. |
October 10, 1982 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 23, 1979 |
| Last aired | April 4, 1983 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |