All in the Family
The Insurance is Canceled
Season 2, Episode 10 · Aired 1971-11-27
Synopsis
Archie comes home from work in a particularly awful mood because he has to make an important decision at work: whether to lay off a minority worker or a white man. His decision to lay off a Puerto Rican leads to an interesting visit to the Bunker household. To compound his stress, Archie learns that his insurance has been canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk.
In the series
This episode is part of All in the Family (1971–1979) on CBS.
The living-room argument as national sport — bigotry, love, and loud chairs.
Key cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker
- Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic
- Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic