List of All in the Family episodes
Season 8 (1977–78)

List of All in the Family episodes

Section Title: Season 8 (1977–78)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

158159	12	"Archie Gets the Business"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	October 2, 1977

Archie wants to mortgage the house to buy Kelcy's bar, but Edith is against it. NOTE: The show begins its transformation from the setting of the Bunker home to Archie's bar which will continue into Archie Bunker's Place.

160	3	"Cousin Liz"	Paul Bogart	S : Barry Harman, Harve Brosten; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller	October 9, 1977

Archie hopes for a large inheritance from Edith's cousin Liz, whose female roommate turns out to be her lover.

161162	45	"Edith's 50th Birthday"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	October 16, 1977

A would-be rapist attacks Edith on her 50th birthday.

163	6	"Unequal Partners"	Paul Bogart	Chuck Stewart & Ben Starr	October 23, 1977

Archie tries to rush the wedding ceremony of two rest-home residents so he can go on a fishing trip.

164	7	"Archie's Grand Opening"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	October 30, 1977

At the opening of Archie's Place, Mike must replace the bartender at the last minute.

165	8	"Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin & Larry Rhine and William C. Rader, M.D.	November 6, 1977

Archie takes unprescribed pills to deal with the stress of his waning business.

166	9	"Archie's Bitter Pill: Part 2" "Archie's Road Back"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	November 13, 1977

Archie goes into depression after he stops taking pills.

167	10	"Archie and the KKK: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller and Mort Lachman & Milt Josefsberg	November 27, 1977

Archie unknowingly joins an ultra-right wing group that plans to harass Mike.

168	11	"Archie and the KKK: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	December 4, 1977

Archie tries to dissuade the vigilante group from carrying out their plans.

169	12	"Mike and Gloria Meet"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	December 11, 1977

Flashbacks show Mike and Gloria's first date, arranged by Gloria's friend Debbie.

170	13	"Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 1"	Paul Bogart	S : Erik Tarloff; T : Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller	December 18, 1977

Beverly LaSalle is murdered at Christmastime in a brutal hate crime, causing Edith to lose her faith in God.

171	14	"Edith's Crisis of Faith: Part 2"	Paul Bogart	T : Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine; S/T : Erik Tarloff	December 25, 1977

The rest of the family try to help Edith regain her faith on Christmas following Beverly LaSalle's murder.

172	15	"The Commercial"	Paul Bogart	T : Ben Starr; S/T : Ron Bloomberg	January 8, 1978

Edith is chosen to do a commercial for a detergent, but is unwilling to praise it.

173	16	"Super Bowl Sunday"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	January 15, 1978

A pair of robbers come to Archie's bar on Super Bowl Sunday.

174	17	"Aunt Iola's Visit"	Paul Bogart	S : Michael Loman; T : Albert E. Lewin	January 22, 1978

Edith's Aunt Iola comes to visit and Archie is worried she may stay forever.

175	18	"Love Comes to the Butcher"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp	February 5, 1978

The neighborhood butcher falls for Edith due to her words of kindness. Recording date: January 13, 1978

176	19	"Two's a Crowd"	Paul Bogart	Phil Sharp	February 12, 1978

Archie and Mike get themselves locked in the storeroom of Archie's Place, where a surprise revelation gives Mike a sad new insight into his father-in-law.

177	20	"Stale Mates"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	February 19, 1978

Mike and Gloria go on a second honeymoon to the Poconos to save their marriage.

178	21	"Archie's Brother" "The Brother"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	February 26, 1978

Archie and his brother reunite after not speaking to each other for 29 years.

179	22	"Mike's New Job"	Paul Bogart	Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	March 5, 1978

Mike and Gloria make preparations to move to California, but circumstances force them to temporarily move back in with the Bunkers.

180	23	"The Dinner Guest"	Paul Bogart	Larry Rhine and Mel Tolkin	March 12, 1978

Mike has to choose between Edith's farewell dinner and his new boss' social meeting.

181	24	"The Stivics Go West"	Paul Bogart	Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller	March 19, 1978

The Stivics move west, leaving the Bunkers to try and adjust without them.

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William C. Rader wrote a 1977 episode of All in the Family.

final_sentence: William C. Rader wrote a 1977 episode of All in the Family.