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chunkygee2002
01-30-2003, 08:52 PM
My favorite AitF episode is when Edith goes through changes. This one is titled "Edith's Problem". It all starts with Archie with a cigar in his mouth sitting on his favorite chair reading the magazine, and Archie is planning a trip to Disney World in Florida. When Edith runs into the house with two grocery bags piled in her arms, Archie, sitting there waiting for dinner to be served says
"there you are! Geez, we're waiting here, we're starving?") Then Edith madly replies "don't rush me, Archie Bunker! You'll get your dinner on time! You always get your dinner on time!") My favorite part of this episode is when Edith says "Stifle" to Archie. Edith yells into Archie's ear, "Stifle, stifle, STIFLE!!!, and Edith freaks out in anger saying "We're not going to Disney World or ANY OTHER WOOORRRLD!!!!!!":lol:

AtlantaBravesFan29
01-30-2003, 09:15 PM
That's my all-time favorite episode as well!!! Another episode that I enjoyed was the one where Archie and Edith attended Lionel's engagement party and Mother Jefferson gets after George for drinking too much and Archie says you are making your mammy cry here,and Mother Jefferson says, Who You Callin' Mammy??? I am nobody's mammy!!! And George tells her,that's telling him,Mama!!! And she says, Don't Talk To Me and leaves in a huff:lol: :lol: :lol:

DarleneIllyria
01-30-2003, 10:12 PM
Archie in the Cellar and Archie in the Lockup are my top favorites.

jon123
01-31-2003, 03:13 AM
If I have to narrow down my favorites it would be Sammy's visit, Edith's problem, and the one where Archie and Mike have different recollections in the restaurant about the plumber and his helper. Maybe the the most poignant one (though not the funniest) was when Mike's draft dodger friend came for Christmas.

AtlantaBravesFan29
01-31-2003, 11:02 AM
Another one of my favorites is the episode where they flashback to Mike and Gloria's wedding and when they had the wedding,they were all there and Gloria was ready to come down stairs to get ready to get married and Edith was playing The Wedding March offkey and she asked Edith from upstairs where Archie was and then you can hear the toilet flushing and Edith said, "I think we're ready!!!":lol:

chunkygee2002
01-31-2003, 02:36 PM
I have another fave. How about when Lionel Jefferson steps out with Archie's niece Linda. The funniest part is when Edith hides the picture of Linda and Lionel from Archie. Once Archie saw the picture, he went wild. The funnest part is right to a commercial break, Archie runs through the living room like he's flying, and shouts, "THHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSS IS GOING ONNNNNN!!!!!!!!!"

TVgen62
02-01-2003, 04:45 AM
This is great! A group of people, like me, citing dialogue word-for-word and cracking themselves up. I enjoy every single episode just mentioned so I'll name a different one:
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"The Bunkers ad the Swingers" -
Guest stars: Rue Mc Lanahan Vincent Gardenia
Plot: Edith unknowingly answers and ad for swingers.

Louise - "There here to trade partners, but not for dancing!" :banana:


Archie (to Curtis and Ruthie) - "Geez! Ya don't drink, ya don't smoke. Whadda yaz do fer fun?"


Ruthie - "We were drowning; swinging saved us."
Edith - "I think I would rather have drowned!" :jar:

TVgen62
02-01-2003, 05:07 AM
Originally posted by jon123
If I have to narrow down my favorites...the one where Archie and Mike have different recollections in the restaurant about the plumber and his helper...

I'm hysterical thinking about how Mike's version of the events unfolds. Archie bursts through the front door and growls something completely unintelligible (with a lot of tongue-rolling).

What about Mike's preposterous claim of Archie's remark to the plumber's aide. The guy accidentally brushes against Archie with his apple. He tries to clean off Archie's shirt by wiping it with his hands:

Archie - "Don't you know you're not supposed to touch a white poysons's clothes wit' a white poyson in 'em?!"

TVFactFan
02-01-2003, 08:18 PM
Originally posted by chunkygee2002
My favorite AitF episode is when Edith goes through changes. This one is titled "Edith's Problem". It all starts with Archie with a cigar in his mouth sitting on his favorite chair reading the magazine, and Archie is planning a trip to Disney World in Florida. When Edith runs into the house with two grocery bags piled in her arms, Archie, sitting there waiting for dinner to be served says
"there you are! Geez, we're waiting here, we're starving?") Then Edith madly replies "don't rush me, Archie Bunker! You'll get your dinner on time! You always get your dinner on time!") My favorite part of this episode is when Edith says "Stifle" to Archie. Edith yells into Archie's ear, "Stifle, stifle, STIFLE!!!, and Edith freaks out in anger saying "We're not going to Disney World or ANY OTHER WOOORRRLD!!!!!!":lol:


Anyone like the episode when Lionel moves in with the Bunkers because he was mad at George?

Chad22
02-01-2003, 08:19 PM
My favorite is the one at the restaurant where Archie and Mike each tell their own storys about what happened that night with the Repair Men. That ones hilarious :lol:

Three'sCompanyrules
02-04-2003, 04:59 AM
My favorite AITF episode is when Archie gets locked in the cellar-my all time favorite! My second favorite is when Archie and Mike get locked in the back room of the Bar.

TVgen62
02-04-2003, 05:20 AM
Originally posted by Three'sCompanyrules
My favorite AITF episode is when Archie gets locked in the cellar-my all time favorite! My second favorite is when Archie and Mike get locked in the back room of the Bar.

I guess you like seeing Archie get locked up! ;) With that in mind, have you seen the one where he gets arrested with a bunch of protestors?

When he's locked in the cellar, I especially like the part when he writes a note that says, "Help! Man in cellar." Then he shoves it through the crack in the cellar door (to the back yard) and yells, "Hey, anybody! Dere's a note up dere!" :rotflmao:

AtlantaBravesFan29
02-04-2003, 09:52 AM
I like the episode where Maude comes to visit when everyone's sick with the flu and Archie and Maude get after each other!!! It starts when Maude is sitting is in Archie's chair.and Archie wants her out of his chair!!! Here's some of the exchange from it!!!

Archie: I know of somethin' that'll get this little lady out of the chair,here we go!!! This country was ruined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt!!!
Maude:---looks at Archie--: You're fat!!!
Archie: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Edith: You promised that you wouldn't say anything...
Archie: Franklin Delano Roosevelt!!!
Maude: He did a lot for our country!!!
Archie: For 2 terms,yes,I didn't know he was going to hang on like a pope!!!
Maude: He was a great man,a leader,a saint,he had charisma!!!
Archie: I don't care if he was sick
Archie: And he was always going on with his Fireside Chats!!!
Maude: I like those chats, and one "My Friends" is worth a barrel full of "Let Me Make This Perfectly Clears"
Archie: Oh now, you're rapping on my president now!!! Well, Nixon knows how to keep Pat at home,but not with Eleanor,she was always on the loose,hanging around with the coloreds, she found them we didn't even know they were there!!! And as usual, Maude, you're wrong!!! AND I GOT MY CHAIR BACK!!!
Maude: You know,I kind of liked it when you were stuffing straws up your nose!!!


:lol: :lol: :lol:

Three'sCompanyrules
02-04-2003, 04:15 PM
Originally posted by TVgen62


I guess you like seeing Archie get locked up! ;) With that in mind, have you seen the one where he gets arrested with a bunch of protestors?

When he's locked in the cellar, I especially like the part when he writes a note that says, "Help! Man in cellar." Then he shoves it through the crack in the cellar door (to the back yard) and yells, "Hey, anybody! Dere's a note up dere!" :rotflmao:


:lol: I guess I do, I think those episodes were hilarious. Like when in the one were Archie and Mike get locked in the back room of the bar when Archie says to Mike Put the Box down, sit down and then the classic Archie and Mike discussion starts. Yeah I have seen the one were he get arrested with the protestors that one is funny to.

TVgen62
02-05-2003, 02:52 AM
Originally posted by BravesFan712002
I like the episode where Maude comes to visit when everyone's sick with the flu and Archie and Maude get after each other!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:

That was a great episode, too! (I love Bea Arthur's slow "takes".) I like how Archie refers to Nixon as "Richard E. Nixon"! (It happens during the very exchange you cited.)

Also, when everyone (but Archie) was at the breakfast table, Maude mentions Ish Kabibble:

Maude: Whenever Kay Kyser said, "And here's Ish Kabibble!" your father laughed.
Gloria: Was he funny?
Maude: Like a migraine.

* BTW, FDR's catch-phrase was "my friends", not "my people".

Scoobiedoo30
02-27-2003, 01:44 PM
All of All in The Family episodes of my favories episodes.

Take Care and God Bless
Aaron

SITCOMGEEK
02-28-2003, 04:02 PM
I DONT THINK I HAVE FAVORITE EPISODES AS MUCH AS I HAVE FAVORITE MOMENTS

AND I THINK ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE MOMENTS HAS TO BE THE EPISODE WHERE GLORIA DIDNT THINK SHE LOVED MIKE ANYMORE AND ARCHIE AND MIKE WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE REAL EARLY TO GO FISHING SO ARCHIE WAKES UP MIKE AT LIKE 5:00AM AND HE SEES MIKE PUTTING ON HIS SOCKS AND SHOES ONE SOCK AND ONE SHOE AT A TIME.AND HE TRIES TO EXPALIN HOW THIS IS WRONG YOU PUT ON TWO SOCKS AND THEN YOUR SHOES AND AS AN EXAMPLE HE SAYS WHAT IF THERES A FIRE MY WAY YOU FEET ARE DRY BUT MIKE COUNTERS WITH WELL MY WAY I CAN HOP AROUND ON ONE FOOT AND STAY DRY.

JUST A VERY "SEINFELD" MOMENT ABOUT 15 YEARS BEFORE "SEINFELD STARTED

Moonlight Lady
03-05-2003, 11:42 AM
I loved the episode where Edith is waiting for Archie to come home from one of his army trips. Mike and Gloria are having some sort of kissing contest, Irene Lorenzo and the Jeffersons come over. Edith is playing with Gloria's old hoola hoop, Irene is standing on her head and George and Louise are dancing. I loved the look on Archie's face when he walked in the door and saw everything that was going on.

Flash72
03-06-2003, 12:25 AM
I would have to say "some" of my favorite episodes (I pretty much like all of them, in one way or another) would be "Sammy's Visit." This one was classic in every sense of the word. It is too bad that Nick at Nite chooses to cut the tag ending where Archie receives Sammy's autographed picture in the mail, which is inscribed "To Archie Bunker: The Whitest Man I Know."

I also like "Edith's Problem," "Saga of Cousin Oscar," Archie is Branded," "Everybody Tells the Truth," "Lionel's Engagement," "Archie Eats and Runs," "Archie's Operation," "Edith's 50th Birthday," "Two's a Crowd," and "Too Good Edith."

Also of note, I like "Bunkers and the Swingers." Not only is this a classic episode, but for me it holds a special place, in that it aired on the exact date of my birth. 10/28/72

Unwanted Angel
03-10-2003, 02:33 AM
I like all of them but my two favorites are

Edith's problem
And the one where Archie gets robbed and he and his friends are forced to tke their pants off lol..

DarleneIllyria
03-10-2003, 03:34 AM
Originally posted by Jenny
Archie in the Cellar and Archie in the Lockup are my top favorites.

Ooh, I just thought of another one. I'm not sure of the title, but Archie is at work and something heavy almost falls on him and he starts getting all religious. It's prob. named Archie's Miracle or something like that. Let me look it up. Well, I was close. The ep is called Archie and the Miracle.

Buttmunker
04-28-2006, 03:27 PM
some of my favorite moments are when Arthur the Cat is mentioned, and everytime he is you can expect Archie to say something bad about the cat. I hated his fish-eating guts!

Scoobiedoo30
04-28-2006, 05:30 PM
my Favorite All In The Family Episode is when everyone Had THe Flu
and Maude came to take Care of everyone.

retrochick9
04-28-2006, 06:15 PM
My favorite AitF episode is when Edith goes through changes. This one is titled "Edith's Problem". It all starts with Archie with a cigar in his mouth sitting on his favorite chair reading the magazine, and Archie is planning a trip to Disney World in Florida. When Edith runs into the house with two grocery bags piled in her arms, Archie, sitting there waiting for dinner to be served says
"there you are! Geez, we're waiting here, we're starving?") Then Edith madly replies "don't rush me, Archie Bunker! You'll get your dinner on time! You always get your dinner on time!") My favorite part of this episode is when Edith says "Stifle" to Archie. Edith yells into Archie's ear, "Stifle, stifle, STIFLE!!!, and Edith freaks out in anger saying "We're not going to Disney World or ANY OTHER WOOORRRLD!!!!!!":lol:
That is my favorite ep too!!! I still about fall off the couch laughing whenever I see it!!! I love any ep where they are all yelling or something is going on and the dialogue is really fast...they were so good at that, keeping it all straight....sooooo funny!!!