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 Burglars Horace (Cleavon Little) and his friend/accomplice Coke both encourage Edith to sing the ditty which she's composed in "Edith Writes a Song" in Season 2 (ep.#4). | ||||
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| Series: | All in the Family | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV | |||
| Air date | October 9, 1971 | |||
| Production code | 204 (2x4) | |||
| Written by: | Lee Kalcheim | |||
| Directed by: | John Rich | |||
| Guest starring: | Cleavon Little Demond Wilson Mike Evans | |||
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Edith Writes a Song is the 17th overall episode and the fourth episode of Season 2 of CBS-TV's All in the Family. Written by Lee Kalcheim, and directed by John Rich, it was first telecast on October 9, 1971.
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Synopsis[]
Edith wants to use the $30 collected in the family pot to get a song published but Archie has other plans...to buy a gun. While out at the movies they receive a visit from a pair of robbers.
Plot Summary[]
Archie's insistence upon purchasing a gun to protect his household backfires when a couple of burglars named Coke and Horace break into the Bunker household. Keeping Archie at bay with his own gun, the two thieves reveal a lot about themselves -- and, in the course of the evening, genially encourage the disingenuous Edith to compose an impromptu ditty about her life.
Trivia[]
The two cat burglars, "Horace" and "Coke", are played by Tony award-winning actor Cleavon Little and relative Hollywood newcomer Demond Wilson, who on the strength of this performance was soon cast as Lamont Sanford in the Norman Lear-produced hit NBC-TV sitcom Sanford and Son.
Cast (in credits order)[]
- Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker
- Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic
- Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker Stivic
Recurring cast/characters[]
Guest starring[]
- Cleavon Little as Horace, the 1st burglar
- Demond Wilson as Coke, the 2nd burglar
