All in the Family
Archie is Cursed
Season 4, Episode 14 · Aired 1973-12-15
Synopsis
Archie and Irene get into a heated argument about the appropriateness of women playing men's sports, which inspires Irene to challenge Archie to a pool match. While initially eager to accept the challenge, Archie becomes desperate to come up with an excuse to back out when he learns a relevant fact about Irene's past.
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