All in the Family: Season 06  (1975)

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All in the Family: Season 06

The sixth season of All in the Family begins as Mike (Rob Reiner) and Gloria (Sally Struthers) move out of the home of Gloria's parents, Archie (Carroll O'Connor) and Edith (Jean Stapleton) -- and into the house next door. Not long afterward, Gloria discovers that she's pregnant, thereby opening up a whole new realm of story possibilities. Halfway through season six, Gloria goes into labor in an Italian restaurant, leading to a mad scramble to get the expectant mom to the hospital. Needless to say, everything is straightened out and the baby arrives, healthy and happy -- with proud grandpa Archie, decked out in blackface for a lodge minstrel show, beaming from the sidelines. Further misadventures surrounding Gloria and Mike's son, Joey, occur when the couple announces that they do not intend to baptize the baby, leading Archie to perform his own baptismal ceremony on the sly. Traditionally, the addition of a baby to the cast of a long-running sitcom is a sure indication that the series is in dire need of a ratings boost. This was definitely not the case with All in the Family, which had been TV's top-rated program for the past four seasons, and remaining securely in the number one slot for season six. ~ All Movie Guide