Mike Faces Life (27 Oct. 1975)

When Gloria gets her paycheck in the mail, it is good news and bad news. The good news is that the check is more than she expected. The bad news is that the check also comes enclosed with a... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Bogart

Writers:

Norman Lear (developed by), Johnny Speight ("Til Death Do Us Part" created by),

Stars:

Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Carroll O'Connor	...	Archie Bunker
Jean Stapleton	...	Edith Bunker
Rob Reiner	...	Michael 'Meathead' Stivic
Sally Struthers	...	Gloria Bunker-Stivic
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Furth	...	Gordon Crenshaw
Diane Shalet	...	Sheila Tishman

Storyline

When Gloria gets her paycheck in the mail, it is good news and bad news. The good news is that the check is more than she expected. The bad news is that the check also comes enclosed with a pink slip. Determined to find out why she has been fired, she and Mike pay a visit to the boss Mr. Crenshaw. Mike becomes angry and demands to know why Gloria was let go. Crenshaw is records the parts of their conversation that makes Mike look like he is threatening him, but turns it off to confesses that he fired Gloria because she is pregnant, stating that she looks like Alfred Hitchcock in drag. The smug little man assures Mike that he and Gloria can sue him but that they have no evidence. Gloria organizes a protest outside the store that is interrupted by the cops - one of whom is pregnant and joins the protest. The store, with its back to the wall, gives Gloria her job back.

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Plot Keywords:

character name in episode title | fired from the job | pregnant police officer | picketing | sex discrimination | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metromedia Square - 5746 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Archie Bunker: That ain't the American Way, buddy. No, siree. Listen here, professor. You're the one who need an American History lesson. You don't know nothin' about Lady Liberty standin' there in the harbor, with her torch on high screamin' out to all the nations in the world: "Send me your poor, your deadbeats, your filthy." And all the nations send 'em in here, they come swarming in like ants. Your Spanish P.R.'s from the Caribboin, your Japs, your Chinamen, your Krauts and your Hebes and your English ...
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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

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