Archie buys a gun to protect his family, but a pair of burglars hold the family at bay with Archie's own pistol.

Archie lays off a Puerto Rican worker during a cut back at the dock; and his homeowner's policy is canceled when his neighborhood is redlined as a bad risk.

The Bunkers are alone for eight days while Mike and Gloria are spending a week at a commune.

Edith arbitrates a dispute between Archie and the irate proprietor of a laundromat.

Edith unwillingly invites a pair of wife-swapping swingers to dinner when she responds to a newspaper ad for pen pals.

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.