All in the Family: Season 4

1973 · 24 episodes · ★ 6.1

What Season 4 of All in the Family

The season kicks off when the Lorenzos move into the neighborhood, and Archie, together with Henry Jefferson, tries to stop a Hispanic family from moving in. Later, Archie's jealousy surfaces when Edith befriends Irene Lorenzo. Edith, sweet and sometimes naive, grows close to a lonely older man, which bothers Archie, who doesn't want to be reminded of his own passing years. Gloria and Michael, with their feminist and counterculture ideas, clash again and again with her father's closed-minded nature. Life in the Queens house, with its arguments between father-in-law and son-in-law, drives every episode.

24episodes

Sep 15, 1973premiered

Mar 16, 1974Latest episode

10 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 We're Having a Heat Wave
Sep 15, 1973 · 25 min
Henry Jeffersons joins Archie in trying to prevent a Hispanic from moving into the neighborhood.
Directing: John Rich · Writing: Michael Ross, Norman Lear · Starring: Victor Argo, Vincent Gardenia, David Soul, Mel Stewart
4x02 We're Still Having a Heat Wave
Sep 22, 1973 · 25 min
As the Lorenzos settle in, Archie grows jealous of Edith's friendship with Irene.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Paul Wayne, Michael Ross · Starring: Vincent Gardenia, Corey Fischer, Allan Melvin, Betty Garrett
4x03 Edith Finds an Old Man
Sep 29, 1973 · 25 min
Edith befriends a lonely old man,through Archie is less than thrilled to have a constant reminder of his own advancing years hanging around the house.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Lee Kalcheim · Starring: Demond Wilson, Burt Mustin, Ruth McDevitt
4x04 Archie and the Kiss
Oct 6, 1973 · 25 min
Gloria brings home a Rodin replica for the living room, but the erotic sculpture makes Archie cringe.
Written by: John Rappaport · Starring: Vincent Gardenia, Betty Garrett
4x05 Archie, the Gambler
Oct 13, 1973 · 25 min
Edith is deeply disturbed to find out Archie's been playing the horses after he promised never to gamble again.
Written by: Michael Ross · Starring: Bob Hastings, Allan Melvin
4x06 Henry's Farewell
Oct 20, 1973 · 25 min
Archie finally meets George Jefferson at Henry's going away party.
Starring: Vincent Gardenia, Mel Stewart, Mike Evans, Sherman Hemsley
4x07 Archie and the Computer
Oct 27, 1973 · 25 min
Edith receives a small fortune in quarters as a result of a computer error. Then another computer informs Archie that he's been officially declared dead.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Lloyd Turner, Gordon Mitchell · Starring: Jack Grimes, James O'Rear
4x08 The Games Bunkers Play
Nov 3, 1973 · 25 min
Mike childishly refuses to accept criticism during an informal group-therapy game.
Written by: Michael Ross
4x09 Edith's Conversion
Nov 10, 1973 · 25 min
Archie thinks Irene Lorenzo is trying to convert Edith to Catholicism.
Directed by: John Rich · Starring: Barnard Hughes, Phyllis Avery, Betty Garrett
4x10 Archie in the Cellar
Nov 17, 1973 · 25 min
Locked in his cellar with a bottle of vodka,Archie spends a long night contemplating his life through the haze of a drunken stupor.
Directing: John Rich
4x11 Black is the Color of My True Love's Wig
Nov 24, 1973 · 25 min
Gloria is insulted when Michael's ardor is removed after she dons a cheap dime-store wig.
Starring: Vincent Gardenia
4x12 Second Honeymoon
Dec 1, 1973 · 25 min
Archie and Edith rekindle their romance during a second honeymoon in Atlantic City.
Directing: John Rich · Writing: Michael Ross · Starring: Mike Evans, Isabel Sanford
4x13 The Taxi Caper
Dec 8, 1973 · 25 min
An influential politician attempts to dissuade Archie from pressure charges against his son after the boy robs Archie in Munson's cab.
Directing: John Rich · Writing: Dennis Klein · Starring: Robert Mandan, Michael Pataki
4x14 Archie is Cursed
Dec 15, 1973 · 25 min
Irene challenges Archie to a pool match, but he begs off, complaining of a sore back.
Directing: John Rich · Writing: Michael Ross, John Rappaport, Bernie West · Starring: Sherman Hemsley, Bob Hastings, Betty Garrett, Vincent Gardenia
4x15 Edith's Christmas Story
Dec 22, 1973 · 25 min
During the Christmas holidays, Edith tries to hide the fact that she may have breast cancer.
Starring: Katherine MacGregor, Vincent Gardenia, Betty Garrett
4x16 Mike and Gloria Mix it Up
Jan 5, 1974 · 25 min
The stiyics' love life reaches another imprasses when Michael is put off by Gloria's romantic aggressiveness.
Written by: Michael Ross
4x17 Archie Feels Left Out
Jan 12, 1974 · 25 min
Archie refuses to attend his own birthday party.
Directed by: John Rich · Starring: Burt Mustin, Mike Evans, Bob Hastings, Betty Garrett
4x18 Et Tu, Archie?
Jan 26, 1974 · 25 min
Archie sabotages an old friend's efforts to land a job at the loading dock because he's afraid the man might be in line for his position.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Lila Garrett · Starring: Vic Tayback, David Doyle
4x19 Gloria's Boyfriend
Feb 2, 1974 · 25 min
Archie's misconceptions run amok when Gloria befriends the retarded box boy from the local market.
Directed by: John Rich · Starring: Joseph Mascolo, Richard Masur
4x20 Lionel's Engagement
Feb 9, 1974 · 25 min
The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.
Directing: John Rich · Writing: Michael Ross · Starring: Mike Evans, Charles Aidman, Sherman Hemsley, Lynne Moody
4x21 Archie Eats and Runs
Feb 16, 1974 · 25 min
The Bunkers are in a panic after Archie eats a stew made from mushrooms that might have been contaminated.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Michael Ross · Starring: Jane Dulo, Richard Stahl
4x22 Gloria Sings the Blues
Mar 2, 1974 · 25 min
Gloria is bewildered after she falls temporarily out of life with Michael, until she discovers her mother went through the same thing with Archie.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Michael Ross
4x23 Pay the Twenty Dollars
Mar 9, 1974 · 25 min
Archie unwillingly passes George Jefferson a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.
Directed by: John Rich · Written by: Woody Kling · Starring: Mike Evans, Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford
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4x24 Mike's Graduation Season Finale
Mar 16, 1974 · 25 min
Archie's spirit soars on Mike's graduation day, until he discovers that his meat-head son-in-law has accepted a fellowship and won't be moving out for another year.
Directed by: John Rich · Starring: Betty Garrett