S1 E1 • Meet the Bunkers

It's Edith and Archie Bunker's wedding anniversary. Edith manages to drag Archie to church. Daughter Gloria and her husband, Mike try to whip up a party atmosphere for the parents.

Première diffusion : 12 janvier 1971

S1 E2 • Writing the President

Mike writes a letter to President Nixon, protesting everything that's wrong with America, including the state of the environment and the nation's involvement in Vietnam. Archie finds out and, to refute his son-in-law's claims, he decides he, too, will write a letter to ol' Tricky Dick, praising the nation's chief and attempting to explain the Meathead as an ignorant. While penning the letter, Archie pictures the family all standing behind him, dressed in his Sunday best, all supporting his positions.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 1971

S1 E3 • Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)

Archie is convinced he'll collecty a large settlement from a petty traffic accident if a Jewish laywer handles the case. The stylistic minimalism of the Bunker's sparsely furnished set is on full display in this early episode. According to director John Rich, who grew up not far from Archie's neighbood, the Spartan look of the Bunkie's living room deco was achieved as a result of painstaking efforts. The director remembers personally supervising the cracking of windows and repainting of walls to give the place a run-down, lived-in look. ""I told the set designers to take all the color out of it,""remember Rich.""Norman and i wanted to do the show ib black and white, but CBS nearly went into a coma. So we decided to do the next best thing and shoot the entire show in muted sepia tones.""

Première diffusion : 26 janvier 1971

S1 E4 • Archie Gives Blood

Archie refuse to donate blood because he'll afraid that his vital fluids might get mixed in those of a different race.

Première diffusion : 2 février 1971

S1 E5 • Judging Books By Covers

Archie scorns one of mike's effeminate friends, unaware that one of his own beer-drinking buddies is a well-adjusted gay man.

Première diffusion : 9 février 1971

S1 E6 • Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)

Archie dream of becoming a grandfather is dashed when Gloria suffers a sudden misscarriage.

Première diffusion : 16 février 1971

S1 E7 • Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit

Mike invited one of his hippie friends to spend the night in his living room, despite Archie's strenous ojections.

Première diffusion : 23 février 1971

S1 E8 • Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood

Louis Jefferson makes her first appearance, through husband George will remain an offscreen character for another two seasons. Their son, Lionel, had been a regular visitor to the bukers since the pilot episode, when the writers discovered how effective the street- smart black youth was at gently lettins the air out of Archie's sails.

Première diffusion : 2 mars 1971

S1 E9 • Edith Has Jury Duty

Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty,leaving Archie to fend for himself.

Première diffusion : 9 mars 1971

S1 E10 • Archie is Worried About His Job

No one in the family gets any sleep when Archie spends the night worring that he might lose his job.

Première diffusion : 16 mars 1971

S1 E12 • Success Story

Archie reevaluates his definition of success after he meets an old army buddy, Eddie Frazier, who's become wealthy in the used-car trade. But at what price has success come, and why does Eddie's son -- whom he has been trying to contact for several months -- want nothing to do with him?

Première diffusion : 30 mars 1971

S1 E13 • The First and Last Supper

The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.

Première diffusion : 6 avril 1971