This guide lists the episodes of Archie Bunker's Place which aired in season three during the 1981-82 season.
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Season 3: 1981–82[]
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45 | 1 | "Billie" | Linda Day | Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss | October 4, 1981 |
| Archie's niece Billie shows up with a story too sad for Archie to resist. | ||||||
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46 | 2 | "The Business Manager" | Joe Gannon | Mark Fink & Stephen A. Miller | October 4, 1981 |
| When the restaurant is in financial ruin due to Archie's lackluster business sense, his lawyer hires him a business manager, against Archie's strong objections. | ||||||
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47 | 3 | "The Date" | Gary Shimokawa | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | October 11, 1981 |
| Billie accepts a date with Archie's accountant to get under Archie's skin because of his over-protectiveness. | ||||||
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48 | 4 | "Norma Rae Bunker" | Gary Shimokawa | Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg | October 18, 1981 |
| In an effort to make a little extra money, Mrs. Canby gets a job from home folding clothes for a sweatshop. When she is cheated out of half her pay, Archie goes to bat for her. | ||||||
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49 | 5 | "Harry's Investment" | Charlotte Brown | Jeffrey Ferro, Bruce Gilbert & Fredric Weiss | October 25, 1981 |
| Archie wants Harry to buy back Murray's share of the bar. Both Harry's wife and Archie are upset to learn Harry invested in McFeeney's, a competitor (and topless) bar and grill. | ||||||
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50 | 6 | "Three's a Crowd" | Linda Day | Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg | November 8, 1981 |
| When Archie goes to dinner with Barney and his date, she has eyes for Archie instead. Archie feels the same way, but is hesitant so soon after losing Edith. | ||||||
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51 | 7 | "Happy Birthday, Stephanie" | Gary Shimokawa | Mark Fink & Stephen A. Miller | November 15, 1981 |
| Archie objects to Stephanie going to a rock concert after Billie gives her the tickets for her birthday. | ||||||
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52 | 8 | "Growing Up Is Hard to Do: Part 1" | Joe Gannon | Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss | November 29, 1981 |
| Tensions rise when Stephanie's father reappears in the days leading up to her Bat Mitzvah. | ||||||
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53 | 9 | "Growing Up Is Hard to Do: Part 2" | Joe Gannon | Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss | December 6, 1981 |
| Tensions reach a boiling point when Archie catches Stephanie's father stealing her Bat Mitzvah money. | ||||||
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54 | 10 | "Stephanie's Dance" | Linda Day | Mark Fink & Stephen A. Miller | December 20, 1981 |
| Archie must accept the fact that Stephanie is growing up when she attends her first school dance. | ||||||
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55 | 11 | "The Photo Contest" | Joe Gannon | Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss | December 27, 1981 |
| Stephanie enters some candid photos of Archie in a photography contest. | ||||||
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56 | 12 | "Stephanie's Tryout" | Linda Day | Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss | January 10, 1982 |
| Stephanie goes to a tryout in hopes of going to a music school. | ||||||
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57 | 13 | "The Night Visitor" | Linda Day | Andy Borowitz | January 17, 1982 |
| When he becomes homeless. Raoul spends nights in the storeroom, leading everyone to to believe they're the victims of petty thieves. | ||||||
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58 | 14 | "Reggie, 3; Archie, 0" | Gary Shimokawa | Alan Rose & Fred Rubin | January 24, 1982 |
| Archie buys a used pickup truck for the restaurant, and José backs it into Reggie Jackson's Rolls Royce. | ||||||
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59 | 15 | "Blind Man's Bluff" | Joe Gannon | Ron Allen Thompson, Patt Shea, & Harriett Weiss | January 31, 1982 |
| Blind Mr. Van Ranseleer is mugged by a customer at the bar who overhears Van Ranseleer is carrying a sum of money on him. It's now up to Archie and the staff to help him get out of his apartment when he becomes fearful of being attacked again. | ||||||
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60 | 16 | "A Blast from the Past" | Gary Shimokawa | Andy Borowitz | February 7, 1982 |
| Archie wants Billie to date her ex-boyfriend. Billie decides to use Gary as a way to turn her ex- boyfriend away, telling him she and Gary are dating. | ||||||
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61 | 17 | "Sex and the Single Parent" | Linda Day | Mark Fink, Jill Gordon, & Stephen A. Miller | February 21, 1982 |
| Old world Archie refuses to let Stephanie participate in her school's sex education program, until he overhears a conversation between Stephanie, Billie and one of Stephanie's friends. | ||||||
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62 | 18 | "Gloria Comes Home: Part 1" | Carroll O'Connor & Gary Shimokawa | Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss | February 28, 1982 |
| Gloria and Joey return home. Archie learns Gloria left Mike because he joined a commune in California, where he was living with other women. Gloria is determined to make it on her own. | ||||||
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63 | 19 | "Gloria Comes Home: Part 2" | Carroll O'Connor & Gary Shimokawa | Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss | February 28, 1982 |
| Archie has mixed emotions when Gloria announces she has found work as a veterinary assistant and will be moving into a place of her own. | ||||||
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64 | 20 | "Of Mice and Bunker" | Nick Havinga | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | March 7, 1982 |
| Archie takes on a new partner who has plans to squeeze Archie out of his ownership of the bar. | ||||||
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65 | 21 | "Relapse" | Linda Day | Patt Shea & Harriett Weiss | March 14, 1982 |
| Veronica's ex-husband returns and urges Veronica to start drinking again after a year of sobriety. | ||||||
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66 | 22 | "Love Is Hell" | Gary Shimokawa | Lewis Colick | March 21, 1982 |
| A boy Stephanie likes has a crush on her cousin Billie instead of her. | ||||||
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67 | 23 | "The Second Time Around" | Gabrielle Beaumont | Jeffrey Ferro & Fredric Weiss | March 28, 1982 |
| When Archie goes out to dinner with Barney and his new girlfriend, she winds up liking Archie instead. | ||||||
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68 | 24 | "West Side Astoria" | Tony Singletary | Andy Borowitz | April 4, 1982 |
| Katherine invites Archie to supper with her parents,which turns into a disaster when they meet prejudiced Archie. | ||||||
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69 | 25 | "Billie Moves Out" | Gary Shimokawa | Mark Fink & Stephen A. Miller | April 25, 1982 |
| Billie is tired of Archie over-protecting her so she moves in with a secret roommate — Gary Rabinowitz. | ||||||
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70 | 26 | "Rabinowitz's Brother" | Linda Day | Alan Rosen & Fred Rubin | May 2, 1982 |
| Archie fires Gary as his business manager, but soon learns to regret it when Gary is replaced by his brother Barry. | ||||||
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71 | 27 | "Death of a Lodger" | Carroll O'Connor & Gary Shimokawa | Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg | May 9, 1982 |
| Barney takes in a cranky and overbearing border to help pay some bills. | ||||||
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72 | 28 | "The Battle of Bunker III" | Nick Havinga | Andy Guerdat & Steve Kreinberg | May 16, 1982 |
| Stephanie becomes very jealous as Archie's relationship with Katherine progresses. | ||||||
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73 | 29 | "Gloria: The First Day" | Paul Bogart | Joe Gannon, Patt Shea, & Harriett Weiss | N/A |
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Archie appears at the beginning of this episode in which he drives Gloria and Joey to their new place. Gloria finds out she has a lot to learn to be a veterinary assistant, but Dr. Adams is willing to help her along. Note: This episode was intended to be the pilot for the related series Gloria; originally unaired, it was later made part of the Archie Bunker's Place syndication package. | ||||||