ALL IN THE FAMILY: CALIFORNIA, HERE WE ARE (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy programs about a working-class household presided over by the opinionated Archie Bunker. In this episode, Archie, Edith, and Stephanie fly to California to spend Christmas with Gloria, Mike, and grandson Joey. After an airport reunion replete with Archie's requisite grouchiness -- targeted at a group of Hasidic Jews -- the family drives to the Stivics' Santa Barbara house, where Edith becomes instantly enamored of the patio and lemon tree in the backyard. When Mike and Gloria finally get a moment alone, it is revealed that there is major tension between the couple. Later that evening, Gloria admits to her mother that she and Mike are considering divorce. Edith wonders whether Mike has mistreated Gloria, but Gloria reveals that it was actually she who strayed from the marriage after Mike ignored her for months. When they tell Archie about the possible divorce, he assumes that Mike has cheated on his daughter and is shocked to learn the truth. The next morning, the whole family convenes in the living room to open Christmas presents and attempt to patch things up. Commercials deleted.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by the Verizon Foundation, 2002.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 17, 1978 Saturday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:48:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:14739
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1971-1979
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Norman Lear … Executive Producer, Developed by
- Mort Lachman … Executive Producer
- Milt Josefsberg … Producer, Writer
- Brigit Jensen-Drake … Associate Producer
- Paul Bogart … Director
- Phil Sharp … Writer
- Bob Schiller … Writer
- Bob Weiskopf … Writer
- Johnny Speight … Based on "Till Death Do Us Part" by
- Lee Adams … Theme Music by, Opening theme "Those Were the Days" by
- Charles Strouse … Theme Music by, Opening theme "Those Were the Days" by
- Carroll O'Connor … Cast, Archie Bunker
- Jean Stapleton … Cast, Edith Bunker
- Rob Reiner … Cast, Mike Stivic
- Sally Struthers … Cast, Gloria Stivic
- Cory Miller … Cast, Joey Stivic
- Danielle Brisebois … Cast, Stephanie