All in the Family: Season 09 (1978)

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Season nine of All in the Family finds Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) in his second year as owner of his own neighborhood tavern, with his wife, Edith (Jean Stapleton), supporting his new project every inch of the way. Archie and Edith's daughter, Gloria (Sally Struthers), son-in-law, Mike (Rob Reiner), and grandson, Joey, are no longer regular characters, having moved from New York to California. However, the Bunkers pay Mike, Gloria, and Joey a visit at Christmastime -- only to discover that the younger couple is on the verge of divorce. Back at home, the Bunkers have become surrogate parents for little Stephanie Mills (Danielle Brisebois), who has been dumped on their doorstep by her father, Edith's no-good cousin Floyd. The introduction of Stephanie brings out the warmer, mellower side of the bombastic Archie, though there are still times that he re-emerges as his old reactionary self. Technically speaking, the ninth season of All in the Family marked the series' swan song. However, the venerable property would re-emerge the following year under a new title, Archie Bunker's Place. ~ Rovi