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The Return of Stephanie's Father

  • Episode aired Mar 25, 1979
  • TV-PG
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Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
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Archie's fighting instincts are aroused when Stephanie's derelict father returns and uses blackmail to try an get his daughter back. Edith panics at the thought of losing Stephanie, and does... Read allArchie's fighting instincts are aroused when Stephanie's derelict father returns and uses blackmail to try an get his daughter back. Edith panics at the thought of losing Stephanie, and does her best to help Archie with a plan.Archie's fighting instincts are aroused when Stephanie's derelict father returns and uses blackmail to try an get his daughter back. Edith panics at the thought of losing Stephanie, and does her best to help Archie with a plan.

  • Director
    • Paul Bogart
  • Writers
    • Larry Rhine
    • Mel Tolkin
    • Johnny Speight
  • Stars
    • Carroll O'Connor
    • Jean Stapleton
    • Danielle Brisebois
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    7.9/10
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    • Director
      • Paul Bogart
    • Writers
      • Larry Rhine
      • Mel Tolkin
      • Johnny Speight
    • Stars
      • Carroll O'Connor
      • Jean Stapleton
      • Danielle Brisebois
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    Carroll O'Connor
    Carroll O'Connor
    • Archie Bunker
    Jean Stapleton
    Jean Stapleton
    • Edith Bunker
    Danielle Brisebois
    Danielle Brisebois
    • Stephanie Mills
    Ben Slack
    • Floyd Mills
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Clerk
    Rick Plastina
    • Seaman
    Charles Wagenheim
    Charles Wagenheim
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    • Derelict
    • Director
      • Paul Bogart
    • Writers
      • Larry Rhine
      • Mel Tolkin
      • Johnny Speight
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    Jimmy_the_Gent4

    The penultimate episode

    Stephanie's father shows up at Bunker's and wants money or will take Stephanie with him.

    The show is nearly at an end and this tired and depressing episode shows us how it has declined. There are no laughs in this and it's a chore to watch, especially when you remember the early glory days when this was a hilarious and edgy comedy show, now it seems like a trite soap opera with some poor attempts at humor thrown in.

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    • Trivia
      A few days before this episode airs (on March 25), two guest stars actors Charles Wagenheim and Victor Kilian from this same episode were both beaten to death by burglars in their apartments. Wagenheim was killed on March 6, 1979 and Killian on March 11, 1979.
    • Goofs
      Stephanie mentions that the Blooms live across the street. But on Archie Is Branded (1973), which first mentioned the Blooms, it was stated that they lived at the other end of the block at #740, which would put them several houses away on the same side.
    • Quotes

      Clerk: All night or just a fraction thereof?

      Archie Bunker: We ain't interested in sex pal, we're married.

    • Soundtracks
      Those Were the Days
      (Opening Theme)

      Written by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse

      Performed by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metromedia Square - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Tandem Productions
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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