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| Season 8, episode # 20 | ||||
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| Note: | Also titled: "Stalemates" | |||
| Series: | All in the Family | |||
| Network/Country: | CBS-TV / USA | |||
| Air date | February 19, 1978 | |||
| Production code | 820 (8x20) | |||
| Written by: | Bob Weiskopf & Bob Schiller | |||
| Directed by: | Paul Bogart | |||
| Guest starring: | Judith Kahan Terry Kiser | |||
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Stale Mates is the 20th episode of Season 8 of All in the Family, and the 177th overall episode in the series. Written by Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf, the episode, which was directed by Paul Bogart, originally aired on CBS-TV on February 19, 1978.
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Synopsis[]
Even a Pocono weekend doesn't seem to spark the romance in the Stivic's marriage.
Storyline[]
Mike and Gloria have dinner at a Japanese restaurant to celebrate their friends' seventh anniversary together as a presumably passionate, yet unmarried couple. The experience causes them to acknowledge the sad state of their own marriage, and they decide to spend the weekend at a Pocono resort in an attempt to reignite their passion for each other.
Did You Know?[]
Connections[]
- References
- The episode appeared to recycle some content from the season 5 All In The Family episode "Amelia's Divorce." which suggested that some relationships which appear happy are not actually not, with Mike suggesting that Bob and Lorraine were only kissing in public to cover up that they were actually unhappy. Russell and Amelia would also do similar antics to suggest they were extreme happy as a couple when visiting Archie and Edith, only for Amelia to reveal to Edith in private that she in reality wanted to divorce Russell.
- Hee Haw (TV Series) - Mentioned in dialogue
Scene excerpts[]
- Quotes
- Gloria: [Mike and Gloria are on the bathroom floor making out] What if the maid comes in?
- Mike: I don't care. I don't want her. I want you.
Cast (in Credits Order)[]
Main Cast[]
- Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker
- Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic
- Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker Stivic
Guest Stars/Recurring Cast[]
- Judith Kahan as Lorraine (credited as Judy Kahan)
- Tery Kiser as Bob
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