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BillyK · 01-04-2006, 01:19 PM

I just love this episode. That 3 minute exchage at the end just cracks me up.

TVFactFan · 01-04-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyK

I just love this episode. That 3 minute exchage at the end just cracks me up.

When I first watched it I wasn;t sure if they purposely left Archie with nothing or did Mike really know what he was talking about.

comedyfreak · 01-05-2006, 06:50 AM

I think Mike knew, it was his way of getting back at Arch.

TVFactFan · 01-05-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I think Mike knew, it was his way of getting back at Arch.

That's what it looked like to me-lol

Angelique 2 · 01-10-2006, 01:11 AM

It was a great episode but at times I was as confused as Archie! It was one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen

TVFactFan · 01-10-2006, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Angelique 2

It was a great episode but at times I was as confused as Archie! It was one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen

I liked when Archie said, we have to start this whole transfaction all over again-lol

Angelique 2 · 01-12-2006, 01:52 AM

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I liked when Archie said, we have to start this whole transfaction all over again-lol

Yeah that was great ,Archie was so lost!

.He couldn't keep up!

TVFactFan · 01-12-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Angelique 2

Yeah that was great ,Archie was so lost!

.He couldn't keep up!

This episode should have made the Top Ten List on TV LAND's 35th All in the Family Celebration

tdr · 01-17-2006, 06:33 AM

Okay, as I remember... Archie had gotten $2 of cleaning services from Jefferson Cleaners, paid with a 20 dollar bill, and George demanded he be given another 20 dollar bill to replace the one he claimed was counterfeit. Archie refused, expectedly, then Edith and Louise cooked up a scheme to plant $20 in a coat Archie needed cleaing, so George would think he was trying to replace the counterfeit bill [we assume it actually was counterfeit] without admitting he was buckling to George's demands. George takes that $20 and goes back to the Bunkers' to straighten it out more directly.

First Archie wants to give him $10 so neither of them has to absorb the entire loss of the counterfeit 20. Then Mike steps in and says "that's not fair" because Archie got $2 in cleaning and $8 in change-- IOW he wanted Archie to lose the $20 and George to lose nothing to be "fair." Archie also owed Gloria $10 she lent him for paying a plumber, and Archie and Mike owed Lionel $7 for ballgame tickets (they say it as if it is $7 combined). But Archie is also owed $5 from somone (Mike, I think). I think there is more, but that's all I can remember. So, Archie owes $20 + $10 + $7, or $37, and is owed $5, so his 'balance' is $-32. Then at the end George snidely gives him back the phony 20.. so, without the counterfeit bane, he would have been even on the cleaning, and owed $17, but was due $5. All that comes out right.

But then, what did (and does) happen to a person who reports they were given counterfeit money, but it's impossible to identify the one who paid it to him, or even if he could it could not be proven that that person knew it was counterfeit? Many people like to be paid in cash, because checks can bounce or be forged, so it seems likely a responsibile businessperson would, like George Jefferson, be up on how to quickly identify counterfiet bills.

TVFactFan · 01-17-2006, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tdr

Okay, as I remember... Archie had gotten $2 of cleaning services from Jefferson Cleaners, paid with a 20 dollar bill, and George demanded he be given another 20 dollar bill to replace the one he claimed was counterfeit. Archie refused, expectedly, then Edith and Louise cooked up a scheme to plant $20 in a coat Archie needed cleaing, so George would think he was trying to replace the counterfeit bill [we assume it actually was counterfeit] without admitting he was buckling to George's demands. George takes that $20 and goes back to the Bunkers' to straighten it out more directly.

First Archie wants to give him $10 so neither of them has to absorb the entire loss of the counterfeit 20. Then Mike steps in and says "that's not fair" because Archie got $2 in cleaning and $8 in change-- IOW he wanted Archie to lose the $20 and George to lose nothing to be "fair." Archie also owed Gloria $10 she lent him for paying a plumber, and Archie and Mike owed Lionel $7 for ballgame tickets (they say it as if it is $7 combined). But Archie is also owed $5 from somone (Mike, I think). I think there is more, but that's all I can remember. So, Archie owes $20 + $10 + $7, or $37, and is owed $5, so his 'balance' is $-32. Then at the end George snidely gives him back the phony 20.. so, without the counterfeit bane, he would have been even on the cleaning, and owed $17, but was due $5. All that comes out right.

But then, what did (and does) happen to a person who reports they were given counterfeit money, but it's impossible to identify the one who paid it to him, or even if he could it could not be proven that that person knew it was counterfeit? Many people like to be paid in cash, because checks can bounce or be forged, so it seems likely a responsibile businessperson would, like George Jefferson, be up on how to quickly identify counterfiet bills.

I was lost the more Mike kept talking but it was funny as hell-lol

vashti1999 · 01-17-2006, 10:49 AM

I didn't catch much of the marathon, but I did watch this one over the weekend. I don't remember ever seeing it before.

01-04-2006, 01:19 PM	#1
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	Pay the 20 Dollars! I just love this episode. That 3 minute exchage at the end just cracks me up.

01-17-2006, 10:49 AM	#11
vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	I didn't catch much of the marathon, but I did watch this one over the weekend. I don't remember ever seeing it before.
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01-05-2006, 06:50 AM	#3
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,060	I think Mike knew, it was his way of getting back at Arch.

01-10-2006, 01:11 AM	#5
Angelique 2 Angeliique 2 Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 15, 2005 Location: California Posts: 93	It was a great episode but at times I was as confused as Archie! It was one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen

01-17-2006, 06:33 AM	#9
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	Okay, as I remember... Archie had gotten $2 of cleaning services from Jefferson Cleaners, paid with a 20 dollar bill, and George demanded he be given another 20 dollar bill to replace the one he claimed was counterfeit. Archie refused, expectedly, then Edith and Louise cooked up a scheme to plant $20 in a coat Archie needed cleaing, so George would think he was trying to replace the counterfeit bill [we assume it actually was counterfeit] without admitting he was buckling to George's demands. George takes that $20 and goes back to the Bunkers' to straighten it out more directly. First Archie wants to give him $10 so neither of them has to absorb the entire loss of the counterfeit 20. Then Mike steps in and says "that's not fair" because Archie got $2 in cleaning and $8 in change-- IOW he wanted Archie to lose the $20 and George to lose nothing to be "fair." Archie also owed Gloria $10 she lent him for paying a plumber, and Archie and Mike owed Lionel $7 for ballgame tickets (they say it as if it is $7 combined). But Archie is also owed $5 from somone (Mike, I think). I think there is more, but that's all I can remember. So, Archie owes $20 + $10 + $7, or $37, and is owed $5, so his 'balance' is $-32. Then at the end George snidely gives him back the phony 20.. so, without the counterfeit bane, he would have been even on the cleaning, and owed $17, but was due $5. All that comes out right. But then, what did (and does) happen to a person who reports they were given counterfeit money, but it's impossible to identify the one who paid it to him, or even if he could it could not be proven that that person knew it was counterfeit? Many people like to be paid in cash, because checks can bounce or be forged, so it seems likely a responsibile businessperson would, like George Jefferson, be up on how to quickly identify counterfiet bills.