List of All in the Family episodes
Season 2 (1971–72)

List of All in the Family episodes

Section Title: Season 2 (1971–72)
Table Section Text: None

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

14	1	"The Saga of Cousin Oscar"	John Rich	T : Norman Lear; S/T : Burt Styler	September 18, 1971

Archie's freeloading cousin Oscar passes away during a visit and none of Archie's other relatives are willing to help with funeral expenses.

15	2	"Gloria Poses in the Nude"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West and Norman Lear	September 25, 1971

Archie and Mike have a difference of opinion over Mike's artist friend Szabo (David Soul) offering to paint Gloria in the nude.

16	3	"Archie and the Lock-up"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Paul Wayne	October 2, 1971

Archie ends up in jail when he tries to save Mike and Lionel from trouble at a demonstration. Tim Reid is in the jail with him.

17	4	"Edith Writes a Song"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	October 9, 1971

Edith wants to spend money on having music composed for a song she wrote, but Archie wants to spend it on a gun for protection.

18	5	"Flashback: Mike Meets Archie"	John Rich	Philip Mishkin & Rob Reiner	October 16, 1971

Flashbacks show the first meeting between Archie and Mike.

19	6	"The Election Story"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West	October 30, 1971

Archie intends to vote in the local elections just for his candidate to beat Mike and Gloria's.

20	7	"Edith's Accident"	John Rich	S : Tom & Helen August; T : Michael Ross, Bernie West	November 6, 1971

Edith has an accident with a car (involving a can of cling peaches in heavy syrup) and leaves a note for the owner, a Catholic clergyman, which doesn't sit well for Archie on both counts.

21	8	"The Blockbuster"	John Rich	T : Philip Mishkin; S/T : Alan J. Levitt	November 13, 1971

A black realtor (Thalmus Rasulala, credited as Jack Crowder) offers Archie $35,000 to sell the house. Lionel refers to him as an Oreo cookie, "black on the outside and white on the inside."

22	9	"Mike's Problem"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Austin & Irma Kalish	November 20, 1971

Mike has become impotent due to anxiety over his final exams, so he goes to Archie for advice.

23	10	"The Insurance Is Canceled"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	November 27, 1971

As if it weren't bad enough that the Bunkers' insurance has been canceled, Archie has to choose which of three men at work must be fired.

24	11	"The Man in the Street"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : Paul Harrison, Lennie Weinrib	December 4, 1971

The Bunkers' TV goes out just as Archie is preparing to see his "man in the street" interview about his political beliefs.

25	12	"Cousin Maude's Visit"	John Rich	T : Michael Ross, Bernie West; S/T : Philip Mishkin	December 11, 1971

Edith's cousin Maude (Bea Arthur) stops by the Bunker house when there's a bout with the flu and clashes with Archie.

26	13	"Christmas Day at the Bunkers'"	John Rich	Don Nicholl	December 18, 1971

Archie is not feeling happy at Christmas due to a mistake at work that cost him his bonus.

27	14	"The Elevator Story"	John Rich	Alan J. Levitt	January 1, 1972

Archie gets stuck in an elevator with a black lawyer, a ditzy secretary and a Puerto Rican janitor whose wife is about to give birth.

28	15	"Edith's Problem"	John Rich	S : Steve Zacharias; S/T : Burt Styler	January 8, 1972

Edith goes through menopause, making it hard for Archie to be understanding.

29	16	"Archie and the FBI"	John Rich	Michael Ross & Bernie West and Susan Harris	January 15, 1972

Archie thinks a co-worker is guilty of something after an FBI agent asks questions.

30	17	"Mike's Mysterious Son"	John Rich	Warren S. Murray	January 22, 1972

A woman leaves her son with the Bunkers claiming that Mike is his father.

31	18	"Archie Sees a Mugging"	John Rich	S : Henry Garson; T : Philip Mishkin, Don Nicholl	January 29, 1972

Archie witnesses a mugging and gets himself in trouble with the victim, the police and the mob.

32	19	"Archie and Edith, Alone"	John Rich	S : Tina & Les Pine; T : Lee Kalcheim, Michael Ross, Bernie West	February 5, 1972

With Mike and Gloria out, an argument leads to Edith giving Archie the cold shoulder.

33	20	"Edith Gets a Mink"	John Rich	T : Don Nicholl; S/T : David Pollock, Elias Davis	February 12, 1972

Archie is angry with Edith for accepting a mink cape from her cousin, then has a change of heart when the fur gets ruined at the cleaners.

34	21	"Sammy's Visit"	John Rich	Bill Dana	February 19, 1972

The Bunkers have the honor of Sammy Davis, Jr. visiting their home to retrieve a briefcase he accidentally left in Archie's cab.

35	22	"Edith the Judge"	John Rich	Lee Kalcheim	February 26, 1972

The owner of a laundromat accuses Archie of overloading one of the washing machines and it's up to Edith to resolve the issue.

36	23	"Archie Is Jealous"	John Rich	Rod Parker	March 4, 1972

Archie is furious that Mike and Gloria spent a weekend together before they were married, but that's nothing compared to what Edith tells him.

37	24	"Maude"	John Rich	Rod Parker	March 11, 1972

The daughter of Edith's cousin Maude is about to enter a mixed marriage. This episode serves as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series Maude.

Sentence(s)

The "Maude" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the second season of All in the Family which served as the pilot for the first spin-off series Maude.

final_sentence: The "Maude" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the second season of All in the Family which served as the pilot for the first spin-off series Maude.