Edith Works Hard! | All In The Family

Edith (Jean Stapleton) talks with Archie (Carroll O'Connor) about being paid for the work she does around the house. But Archie doesn't think her efforts are worth the money.
From Season 9, Episode 8 'Edith Versus the Bank': No one will loan Edith money to buy a new television because she has no job and is just a housewife.
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One of the most acclaimed comedy series of all time, All in the Family with Archie Bunker as the irascible, highly opinionated, working-class family man who viewed the world on his terms and his terms only. When not arguing with his liberal son-in-law, "Meathead," Archie took refuge in his long-suffering wife, Edith, who tries her best to understand Archie's conservative ways and outdated beliefs.
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[@henryevans2935]

Edith was my hero when she stood up to Archie. I just loved when she showed she's no push over

[@jeffreygranger6913]

Yeah, the way Edith paid her half of the mortgage. Oh wait... Why didn't she just ask for some money. My wife of 42 years does. And guess what? I never refuse her. Somebody put Edith up to this feminist nonsense. Husband and wife are a team, not a business.

[@pisto30]

@@jeffreygranger6913 "Why didn't she just ask for some money?" because she wanted to buy the TV for Archie herself. She even says so in the episode.

[@jeffreygranger6913]

@@pisto30 That puts a different light on it. It wasn't like Edith to act that way. Now that I see the motivation, it was quite in character. Thank you for the correction.

[@mariahwhitneycelinejanetmadona]

@@jeffreygranger6913 seek help

[@jeffreygranger6913]

@@mariahwhitneycelinejanetmadona With what? I feel great.

[@timothyleon558]

There are/were literally women who held the home front as did Edith. They were unheralded, yet the true backbone of families. Great respect and ♥️.

[@Akihito007]

While men are expected to work and act like an ATM for women while being blamed for EVERYTHING!

[@misha2197]

I did it in the early 2000s!!!❤👍

[@AlinaTowers]

Uh, yes there a billions of us.

[@srldwg]

​@@misha2197You are amazing to have done all that!

[@denisemayer3837]

I am that woman raised 5 kids nurses them all and took care of my husband and still do it’s hard and under raided and sometimes unappreciated and most often then not it’s looked down on I would not change my life for anyone else I have grandbabys that love their maymay and kids that walk in and make a sandwich and tell me there problems r just drop by for a hug now that is a gift from god

[@themermaidstale5008]

When Edith starts bobbing up and down you know she’s really upset!

[@MrAlienmagnet]

A great actress draws you in and makes you feel and care about the character. That was Jean Stapelton.

[@brendafizer6444]

She was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT as Edith Bunker. I’ve watched her interview on PBS called “Pioneers of American Television.” & she exemplified Grace & Intelligence. #RIHJEANSTAPLETON

[@verlinden80]

Factz! She made u love Edith's character. I hope I Marry a woman like Edith but loves sports too

[@itsmylife842]

I agree with all three of you!!! Jean Stapleton was great as Edith Bunker!! A great actress and a great character!!

[@jakesingerman9257]

She was absolutely a gifted actor. Pure genius.

[@srldwg]

​@@verlinden80I hope you can find her

[@jamesorsby7553]

The fact that she was able to put up with Archie's bs for 30 years, is a testament to the type of person that she was.

[@michelinelalonde2217]

You know they was actin’, right? 🙃

[@Person-mh6xq]

@@michelinelalonde2217don’t be a snarky *sshole with that comment. People comment here on the human nature of various characters in TV shows. It’s entertainment and life together.

[@michelinelalonde2217]

@@Person-mh6xq Consider my comment entertainment, then. No need to be so sensitive, muffin.

[@lindaeasley5606]

That alone was worth $1 million

[@jamesorsby7553]

@@michelinelalonde2217 Yes...I know that All in the Family is a tv sitcom. Why would you ask such an asinine question?

[@atiffany83]

Love this show!! Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor were absolutely fantastic ❤

[@InterestedCitizen]

This is an astounding scene! I absolutely love it. I can only imagine how many women this helped at the time it aired. Edith helped women to stand up for themselves.❤️

[@Akihito007]

Yea now they're all single with kids with no fathers and miserable.

[@JohnSmith-yb1im]

Yeah, until Archie takes into account paying for all the room and board and everything else Edith has for 30 years. She and women like her need to Stifle!

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

​@@JohnSmith-yb1imIt's not about money all the time. Housework (especially raising children in addition) is often under appreciated. Going to a 9 to 5 job is easier than that. Archie totally underappreciated Edith and was often cheap.

[@Retroearthling]

@@JohnSmith-yb1im omg you're a horror. She worked NIGHT and day. Was she ever really off? No weekends, holidays, sundays.

[@Kimberly-pf4iy]

That's telling him, Edith. I loved the Edith Bunker character. She was sweet, lovable and even-tempered. But, if the issue was important, Edith wasted no time putting Archie in his place. God bless and RIP to Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor. They made a terrific pair.❤😊🎉🙏

[@elizabethburnham4692]

They sure did!

[@Edwards-Videos]

I love Edith's comment: "I ain't a communist; I voted for Jimmy Carter." So true. I also love it at the end telling Archie to clean up and that she isn't paying HIM for doing it either. Archie hoisted by his own petard.

[@47alice91]

Archie always underestimated Edith. Edith at times thought out a process down to it's lowest terms and left brain-fogged Archie....deer-in- the-headlights crazed.

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

She was so unappreciated but beautiful 🥰

[@Edwards-Videos]

1:09 I love Archie's expression when he realized he what Edith was up to! Priceless.

[@ArttuTheCat]

"You got a wild look on your face, like your aunt Louella up at the Funny Farm." 😹👍

[@trismaccarran9950]

@Ari Kinnunen...Aunt Louella 😁

[@Highlander9740]

Like Archie said to Edith in an episode, "Without you, I wouldn't be nothing."

[@PenelopePitstop069]

Loved these shows especially Edith. "Tell you what, let's make a deal." When things don't go her way she let's Archie know it. Loved the end telling him to clean up the table.

[@UkeOne]

YOU GO GIRL, dearest Edith...You put Archie in his place and show him who has the backbone to be boss of the household! Without you, he's lost!

[@TheCloakedOwl]

"I should go out and paint the whole house!!!!" Lol!

[@Listening4n0w]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Love when she got him.

[@davidnyeko5695]

Edith really went out in a blaze of glory 😂

[@TH-kd1ju]

You feel sorry for widowers when they lose their wife of decades like Archie does, but they sure do finally understand ALL that their wives had been doing for them all those years!

[@winendesertrose]

Are married five months later. And they find another nurse (or the casserole ladies discover there's a widower on the Block) with maybe a purse till 💀

[@TH-kd1ju]

@@winendesertrose even if they do quickly remarry they still usually spent at least several months realizing that their laundry doesn't magically appear clean and folded in their drawers, the dishes don't magically wash themselves etc etc . My husband and I have an old fashioned agreement: he goes to work everyday and makes the money and I keep the house clean, cook, pay the bills etc. After I had spinal surgery and was down for a little while he soon realized everything that goes into keeping a house tidy and running lol he certainly doesn't take it all for granted anymore!

[@garymattscheck9066]

Behind all his bluster Archie really DID love her!

[@TH-kd1ju]

@@garymattscheck9066 yes that's 1 thing I like about the show: they get a lot of laughs showing them bickering and stuff (which will inevitably happen when 2 people live together especially for so long, i know, I'm about to celebrate my 25th anniversary!) BUT underneath it all it's clear they love each other:)

[@greenthumbmary5970]

​@@TH-kd1jumy husband and I have been married for 42 years. My parents were married for 64 before daddy passed, and my mother and father in law were married for 60 years before my father in law passed. My maternal grandmother lost granddaddy after nearly 50 years of marriage. She NEVER remarried or even dated. She always said that granddaddy was the love of her life and couldn't be replaced. They had 10 children. She lived to be close to 90 years of age. With all those kids and grandkids she wasn't lonely.

[@Jotinko]

I loved it when Edith stood up to Archie.

[@laurie113]

Not enough AWARDS for all of them!

[@JL-zn7me]

I absolutely love Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton… but NO ONE could handle Archie except for Edith!

[@Retroearthling]

Gloria was pretty good at it to.

[@michaeljones3509]

Maude also can handle Archie and put him in his place

[@Kris-ru5ue]

Shes soooo good that I dont at all see someone acting I see nothing but Real Edith.

[@auntiem873]

As relevant today as it was back in the 70’s. You go girl!

[@JohnSmith-yb1im]

Yeah, until Archie takes into account paying for all the room and board and everything else Edith has for 30 years. She and women like her need to Stifle!

[@Orcl1100]

“I ain’t no communist.” “I voted for Jimmy Carter!”

[@FR-tb7xh]

Same thing! 🤣

[@janice369]

ALWAYS an ah MAGAt eh? ​@@FR-tb7xh

[@Retroearthling]

@@FR-tb7xh and how is that? Huh?

[@PRHILL9696]

@@FR-tb7xh Exactly. Voting democrat is the same as voting for a communist

[@TourPace]

"Maybe I should work overtime. When would I work overtime, when I sleep? Maybe I shouldn't sleep! And maybe I should go paint the house in the middle of the day!" OMG, this scene spoke for so many of us out there! Love love love!

[@janp6621]

Love Edith! Archie didn’t know what to say 😂! You go girl!

[@rebels42wynn83]

YOU GO, MISS EDITH!!!!

[@justme6767]

I love her she made sense if you listen 😂

[@lindaeasley5606]

I wish Edith had stood up to Archie more often. He treated her like a worthless dumbbell even though she was really smarter than him

[@TourPace]

She stood up to him when it was most important to her. She knew when to pick her battles, and knew how she would win them prior to doing so. She was a very shrewd woman.

[@terribey3189]

Edith was an Angel! She had such a huge ❤🙏

[@e.leohassanmodeste756]

Edith was always smarter than Archie. Beautiful heart and great actress

[@oliviapowers8280]

Edith ROCKS!!!!

[@edsherrod5216]

Touche' Edith, touche'. Your work is worth a lot more than $1.00 a week. Too bad Archie doesn't respect that. He should give you something for all the work you've done through the years so you can treat yourself.

[@EmmaPerkins-dl8ce]

And she wanted the money to buy Archie a new television. Edith was an amazing woman. Archie was lucky to have someone like her.

[@lorakendall4940]

❤ Eadith does great math. I would have never been able to figure that out. Way to go eadith‼️❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 and thanks so much for sharring.😊😊😊

[@Brunette_Rapunzel]

Anyone who is a housewife knows how much work goes into it, and yet is largely unappreciated work.

[@happycook6737]

And housework is invisible work because it is mostly done when the working spouse is away from the home. But stop doing the housework and it becomes very visible.

[@fredrika27]

In Germany if a woman is a stay at home mum or vice versa, then the husband has to give her pocket money that is NOT attached to household expenses! It's part of the law! I'd love to see this enacted in the US. Then each spouse would do their fair share of household work and get rewarded!

[@RAJOHN-ke7mc]

Wow that is amazing. Thanks for sharing

[@wkbellows]

How much pocket money? How does the law define that?

[@fredrika27]

@@wkbellows It's been a while. I want to say about 7% the last time I got it.

[@azaleataylor8031]

Women really were taken for granted still are. I remember how it was growing up in the older generation when women were expected to take care of everything in the house and never got a day off and holidays are always more work. She was expected to provide all the meals. Clean everything, take care of the kids,run all the errands and look pretty doing it. She couldn't show any emotion without being called crazy. I really admire who Edith was as a woman. She really embraced the challenges women of the older generation went through and what was expected of them.

[@greenthumbmary5970]

I kind of wish it were still that way. You never saw women shopping in their pajama pants and slippers, covered in tattoos with nasty looking, ratty hair, their breasts hanging out and a huge muffin top. They took pride in the way they looked, and even more pride in the way their homes looked.

[@Bloombaby99]

​@@greenthumbmary5970 Maybe that'll teach you all to appreciate what you have when you have it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@greenthumbmary5970]

@@Bloombaby99 I already have it. I'm retired, live in my dream home and enjoy taking care of it and my husband.

[@DeeDeeKarol]

@@greenthumbmary5970many women are opting out of marriage nowadays. It’s a form of slavery.

[@annehenry861]

Give the woman her money

[@coleenrudolph5807]

Edith was right. I like when she put Archie in his place. lol😂😂They both were great❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@melissavazquez2953]

This is my job today.I take care of my home,nine children and my husband.He in turn works his butt off outside of home.As soon as he gets paid he hands me check so I can deposit it and pay bills and get what is needed for us to survive.Then I will divide whats left and we both get spending money.I appreciate him,he appreciates me.

[@CorvetteStingray1969]

I was addicted to this show for years and years and years, and for some freaking reason, I don’t remember this episode, and it is hysterical!!!!!!! Boy, do I miss the actors and actresses of all in the family

[@suejohnson3972]

Same!!🤔

[@linscrattish2648]

Priceless!!!

[@eugenemcdonald4414]

Like I said earlier Archie treats eat it like a kitchen utensil and she should get a raise

[@mslinda8456]

I'm surprised he didn't faint a heart attack when she told him she voted for Jimmy Carter. Archie was a Republican who supported Richard Nixon, and most likely Gerald Ford who lost to Jimmy Carter.

[@njpubadjuster3710]

And Ronald Reagan.

[@mslinda8456]

@@njpubadjuster3710 Ronald Reagan became president after "All in the Family" aired its final episode. But I'm sure Archie would have voted for him.

[@njpubadjuster3710]

@@mslinda8456 yes, he even predicted it. He once told Mike he was going to get Reagan in 1980.

[@njpubadjuster3710]

@@mslinda8456 yes, Reagan became president in 1980, but All in the Fsmily was still going in 1978 when they were talking about the primaries.

[@priscillawilemon7901]

Loved These Too Too Bad They Ain't Got Shows Like This Today ❣️❣️❣️

[@imperiallebaron2391]

All the work women did and do is worth a damn site more than $520 a year. In fact when you think about it, us husbands couldn't afford our wives if we actually paid them for all the work they do.

[@Bloombaby99]

Thank you for being honest.

[@hutch1197]

Of course, it's worth more. Edith used $1 because it was an easy way to get him to agree with her.

[@Xfile1947]

Classic as they come! Brilliant!

[@ellenwinkler2002]

She was the best👍🥰👏🏻❤️Rip🙏🙏🙏

[@InterestedCitizen]

You give it to him Edith🥊🥊

[@bigroy38]

“I voted for Jimmy Carter!”😂🤣

[@cherylcantrell2426]

❤ hey she was a good lady she was smarter than he thought.i love it when she stood up to archie.i always thought you go girl go.❤🎉❤

[@Shiftworker247]

TV Guide (does anyone remember), used to conduct a poll of best mothers from television history. I never remember Edith winning because it always contained mothers with multiple children. I always wondered why the woman who instilled in their child to love and respect others, put up with the demanding husband that never helped at home had prejudiced views and really wasn't that smart, NEVER won the poll.

[@kristinadospoy7347]

That's telling him, Edith!!😂

[@kirstenarthur3715]

And if I remember correctly, she wanted the money to surprise Archie with something 😅

[@Blade-420]

I think.... it was an Air conditoner?

[@michaellanzisera8180]

A new color tv...for their wedding anniversary.

[@Blade-420]

@@michaellanzisera8180 oh, OK. thanx ! its been so long since I have seen that Ep I had forgot what she wanted to buy him :)

[@greenthumbmary5970]

A new television when theirs blew up.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

$1.00 a week? Edith really undersold herself. Archie was such a crumb and didn’t deserve a jewel like Edith.

[@randomunicorn1578]

OMG I love her! 💗💖💝

[@madkap2428]

If I recall, she wanted the money to buy a gift for Archie. I think a tv.

[@crimsonite2044]

Edith had a lot of patience but when she had enough she put Archie in his place

[@AlinaTowers]

Ah for all the times we wished she would have stood up to him!!

[@jamesstuart3346]

AITF had the knack of showing on your television screen the exact conversation you were having in your kitchen

[@FollowerSt]

I love edith, she is such a great actress and a great friend

[@ruthhersh6779]

One of the funniest episodes!! Love it!!

[@mamap3948]

You go Edith! 😊 What l despise the most is when people don’t consider housework and being a full time mom a JOB. I know the difference bc l had a full time job before having a family of my own. Here’s the difference you work from 9 to 5 and after five you simply end your day of work but a full time mom and or housewife works from morning to end of evening even sometimes during the night depending on the needs of her children where the next day continues on whether you are tired or not. No sick days paid and no vacation paid so you tell me if it is not a full time job. I consider it more than a full time job and l am super proud to say that l am a full time mama and was super blessed to see my children grow up, have an amazing husband who recognizes the difference. In the long run the love you give your family will reflect upon you. You just can’t buy love you have to earn it and give it and share it. ❤️🥰❤️

[@wkbellows]

I agree with you - except for one thing. Staying home with children and everything that goes with that until they are out of the home HURTS YOUR ABILITY TO GO BACK OUT INTO THE WORK FORCE - so you should actually be paid MUCH MORE than a regular job so you can "make it last" for when you are forced to take early retirement. Unfortunately, the world doesn't recognize this.

[@user-jc8rz2jj9r]

Pure genius acting!

[@georgemurphy2579]

This show's principle objective was to shift the American mindset...and in nine years (when all was said and done)...it accomplished just that!

[@greenthumbmary5970]

WRONG. It was simply an excellent comedy. Lear himself confirmed that.

[@georgemurphy2579]

@@greenthumbmary5970 well now that just shows how clueless some people are...wake up and smell the coffee

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

“Alice Kramden” would be PROUD!!!!!!

[@lorrilewis2178]

$1 a week. Trying hiring someone outside the family to do all that and see what it costs.

[@TourPace]

She knew that, but, the smart person she was, knew the math had to work out in the end so that it wasn't so unfathomable that the whole argument would be over.

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@TourPace Yes, I know.

[@sharonparis8916]

This was a great one!Tell it like it is.

[@justinjoseph6966]

This was my favorite moment from the final season!😂

[@jameschan9634]

After that scene, I totally appreciate Jean Stapleton's thespian abilities.

[@anxietyatwheel8512]

I loved Edith’s character 😅

[@19Dtheking]

Go head Edith ❤

[@c.rutherford]

This is about the maddest I've ever seen Edith

[@beckycottrellbabazam3]

They were the best!!!👏👏

[@nadiathompson-gb4zy]

Epic acting.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Just the best !! ❤️🤩🤩

[@alondralabute2310]

It always irked me that every time it was brought up about Mike living there for 5 years not paying anything, but that when he finished school and started working he'd pay Archie back with interest. Nothing was ever said, not even once, about all that Edith had done to allow Mike to live there. She cooked his meals. She washed his clothes. She did all the housework to make the home comfortable for him. Didn't he owe her something? But Edith wouldn't have asked for money, she never even got a thank you!

[@kathconserv]

“The man is the head of the house but the woman is the neck.” Maria Portokalos- My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

[@davidthegreat5230]

Idea: Archie can take unpaid leave of absence from back breaking work at loading dock and relax whilst Edith figures out how to keep the lights on

[@SkyeRangerNick]

Brilliant actors; no two ways about it.

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

I always thought women should be paid for running the house and staying home to raise their kids if thats what they want to do. It's an important job and you know it when no one is behind the wheel so to speak. I always wanted to do that but had no choice but to be the primary earner in our family.

[@Cloudyberry7]

Every woman should be so lucky to find a man that loves her like Archie loves Edith.

[@c-man2nd739]

3:26 3:27 And You Got A Mean Look On Your Face Like That Man That From The First Friendly Bank!!!!!!!

[@alopez9716]

2023 and Still Watch This Show

[@justachick7761]

I sent this to my husband last year

[@krisrhood2127]

Reminds me of my mother

[@DeePayne-nk5ri]

Yes ma'am, Edith!

[@wendyboglarsky9309]

Lol she told him off

[@chinesesquawk]

one of the best shows in American TV.....

[@asteverino8569]

San Fran tastic! Lovely 🥰

[@tracieparker9169]

Poor Edith deserves so much better ❤

[@user-mj3zk5vb5k]

That’s Right Edith ❤❤❤❤Go Get Archie

[@uncleleo1873]

Yeah you rite Edith!

[@joannewalton3059]

Love Ediths character ❤. Give it to him Edith. 😅😅

[@gracewise4720]

One reason I divorced after 28 years of marriage and being in a moneyless marriage and raising three kids. And they think you will never do it lol

[@maryrowley3295]

The best

[@kyle-rv7zd]

One thing I respect about this show is the reality. One thing that I believe this shows is that one the reasons the American family has been destroyed the way it has is not just that woman have been degraded but womanhood has been degraded. One reason women should be at home taking care of the family is not simply because it's putting their place is because they are the best at it. And their is no job more important than taking care of the home. I would say in a most case situation if you show me a successful man I'll show you a man that had a good mother.

[@MichaelCharles-zn6rh]

all she wanted to do was buy him a new TV