S1 E1 • 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.

Première diffusion : 23 septembre 1979

S1 E2 • 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.

Première diffusion : 23 septembre 1979

S1 E3 • Edith Gets Hired

Edith, who has been jobless since she got fired from the Sunshine Home, has gotten a job as recreational assistant at the Rego Park Center for the Mentally Ill. However, Archie has decided that he thinks that Edith should not be working.

Première diffusion : 30 septembre 1979

S1 E4 • Archie and the Oldest Profession

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?

Première diffusion : 7 octobre 1979

S1 E5 • Edith vs. the Energy Crisis

The energy crisis has become a big problem. The bar is freezing cold and Edith has been preserving as much energy as possible at home as well. Soon, Archie is suffering as well, when the frigid conditions give him a case of strep throat.

Première diffusion : 14 octobre 1979

S1 E6 • Bosom Partners

Archie is in trouble with the State of New York when he is charged with non-payment of sales tax and questionable record keeping. Now it's up to Murray to save Archie and the bar by trying to romance the tax agent.

Première diffusion : 21 octobre 1979

S1 E7 • Building the Restaurant

Construction on the restaurant is underway, but the contractor Archie and Murray hired is demanding more money. Archie, who is determined that the restaurant will be a success, goes to a loan shark.

Première diffusion : 28 octobre 1979

S1 E8 • The Cook

Archie and Murray hire short-order cook Veronica Rooney (Anne Meara), but she insists that her gay nephew be hired as waiter. Archie's strong feelings on homosexuality present a problem.

Première diffusion : 4 novembre 1979

S1 E9 • Murray and the Liquor Board

In a protest march against Napom, Murray punched a cop. Although it has been pardoned, his ""criminal record"" may cost the bar its liquor license.

Première diffusion : 11 novembre 1979

S1 E10 • Thanksgiving Reunion (1)

Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)

Première diffusion : 18 novembre 1979

S1 E11 • Thanksgiving Reunion (2)

Mike and Gloria Stivic, and little Joey, come home to spend Thanksgiving with the Bunkers. (Originally a 1-hour special)

Première diffusion : 18 novembre 1979

S1 E12 • Barney and the Hooker

Dottie (the hooker from #3) has been arrested for prostitution. Murray bails her out and talks Archie into hiring her as a waitress to try to keep her out of trouble. However, trouble finds her when now divorcee Barney Hefner falls in love and proposes.

Première diffusion : 25 novembre 1979

S1 E13 • Man of the Year

An old high school buddy of Archie's (who is also a conman) comes to town to inform Archie that he has been elected Man of the Year.

Première diffusion : 2 décembre 1979

S1 E14 • The Shabbat Dinner

Edith and Stephanie are preparing a Shabbat dinner, a dinner eaten on the Jewish sabbath. They invite Archie's partner, Murray and his non-Jewish girlfriend. Unbeknownst to him, Edith also invites his mother, who feels that Murray should only be dating Jewish women.

Première diffusion : 9 décembre 1979

S1 E15 • Barney's Lawsuit

When Barney's barstool collapses while he is sitting on it, Archie is afraid he will try to sue.

Première diffusion : 16 décembre 1979

S1 E16 • Blanche and Murray

Barney's ex-wife Blanche comes back to town, and is as sex crazy as ever. She now goes after Murray, infuriating Barney.

Première diffusion : 30 décembre 1979

S1 E17 • Murray's Daughter

Murray's estranged daughter suddenly shows up with a Puerto Rican husband and children on the way.

Première diffusion : 6 janvier 1980

S1 E18 • The Ambush

The neighborhood has had a sudden rash of burglaries and Archie and Murray are afraid the bar will be the next one.

Première diffusion : 27 janvier 1980

S1 E19 • The Return of Sammy

Archie's ""old friend"" Sammy Davis Jr. is in town appearing on a talk show. Archie calls him up and invites him to the bar.

Première diffusion : 3 février 1980

S1 E20 • Archie Fixes Up Fred

Customers have been complaining about Veronica's nephew, Fred, the gay waiter. So Archie decides that he can convert him by setting him up on a date with a pretty girl.

Première diffusion : 10 février 1980

S1 E21 • Father and Daughter Night

Murray steps in when Archie refuses to appear in the father and daughter talent show at Stephanie's school.

Première diffusion : 17 février 1980

S1 E22 • Van Ranseleer's Operation

When Archie and the guys at the bar read in the paper that there might be a cure for Mr. Van Ranseleer's blindness, they pool their efforts and money so he can have the operation.

Première diffusion : 2 mars 1980

S1 E23 • Veronica's Ex

Veronica's ex-husband (Jerry Stiller) come back to town, and Veronica falls for him all over again.

Première diffusion : 9 mars 1980

S1 E24 • A Small Mafia Favor

An old friend of Murray's comes to visit, but he's also a crime kingpin. When Murray unknowingly signals the death of a rival mob boss, Archie fears retalitation.

Première diffusion : 23 mars 1980