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| Season 9, episode # 21 | ||||
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| Series: | All in the Family | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV / USA | |||
| Air date | February 25, 1979 | |||
| Production code | 920 (9x21) | |||
| Teleplay by: | Patt Shea & Harriet Weiss | |||
| Story by: | Mort Lachman | |||
| Directed by: | Paul Bogart | |||
| Guest starring: | Barbara Cason Angela Clarke Michael McGuire Dolores Sutton Leonard Stone Victor Kilian Gerald Castillo | |||
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Edith Gets Fired is the 21st episode of Season 9 of All in the Family, and the 202nd overall episode in the series. Prepared for TV as a teleplay by Patt Shea and Harriet Weiss from an original story written by Mort Lachman, the episode, which was directed by Paul Bogart, originally aired on CBS-TV on February 25, 1979.
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Synopsis[]
Edith is dismissed when she honors a patient's wishes and lets her die in peace.
Storyline[]
Edith loses her job at the Sunshine Home after being in the company of a terminally ill woman as she died. The thing is, Edith honored the woman's wish to "die with dignity," and she did nothing to alert the on-duty nurses after she lost consciousness. The woman's family complained, and Edith was let go. In the end, the woman's daughter thanks Edith because her mother is no longer suffering.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
- Note: Danielle Brisebois doesn't appear in this episode.
- Despite Norman Lear's history of challenging on behalf of separation of church and state, the subject of accepting death, which the episode brought up, was in fact at the time a frequent subject of Rev. Billy Graham's sermons. Despite Graham even having closer ties to U.S. Presidents, Lear also did not tend to make Graham a frequent target of his organization People for the American Way, This was perhaps due to the fact that despite Graham's conservative stance on Christian theology, he was in fact otherwise a more social progressive Democrat, with Lyndon Johnson also being considered the President who was closest to Graham's political mindset. While he would on one occasion-The Man In The Street- use Nixon's ties to Graham to justify Nixon's Christian faith, at least two All In The Family episodes-including Joey's Baptism-even had Archie express greater disdain for Graham.
Scene excerpts[]
- Quotes
- Archie: [discussing the death of Mrs. Dillon and respecting her final wishes] What did you do?
- Edith: I did what she asked me to do. I held her hand and I didn't let go.
Cast (in Credits Order)[]
Main Cast[]
- Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker
- Danielle Brisebois as Stephanie Mills (credited only)
Guest Stars/Recurring Cast[]
- Barbara Cason as Miss Critchen
- Angela Clarke as Mrs. Loretta Dillon
- Michael McGuire as Charlie Hammer
- Dolores Sutton as Norene Hammer
- Leonard Stone as Mr. Johnson
- Victor Kilian as Mr. burkvist
- Gerald Castillo as Orderly
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