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Title: Sammy's Visit (19 Feb 1972)
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| Episode cast overview: | |||
| Carroll O'Connor | ... | Archie Bunker | |
| Jean Stapleton | ... | Edith Bunker | |
| Rob Reiner | ... | Michael 'Meathead' Stivic | |
| Sally Struthers | ... | Gloria Bunker-Stivic | |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Sammy Davis, Jr. | |
| Mike Evans | ... | Lionel Jefferson | |
| Allan Melvin | ... | Barney Hefner | |
| Isabel Sanford | ... | Louise Jefferson | |
| Fay DeWitt | ... | Mrs, Haskell | |
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Keri Shuttleton | ... | Clarissa Haskell |
| Billy Halop | ... | Bert Munson | |
Archie comes home excited because while he was out driving his cab, one of his passengers was the legendary 'Sammy Davis Jr.' It seems that Mr. Davis left his briefcase in the cab and wants to come by the house to pick it up. Archie tries to keep the singer's visit under wraps but Edith can't help blabbing. First Lionel comes over, then his mother, then Barney Hefner. Finally, Sammy requests a picture with he and Archie and at the last minute kisses him on the cheek. Written by Jerry Roberts <armchair-cinema@hotmail.com>
If not the best episode ever, this has to be the most memorable episode of All In The Family ever filmed. Archie comes home from his second job as a taxi driver to announce that none other than Sammy Davis Jr. rode in his cab. This episode probably holds the record for the amount of times Archie sticks his foot in his big(oted) mouth. Even before Sammy Davis makes his appearance, Archie proves that he will never understand black people, let alone black celebrities.
This episode was the only one written by the comic genius Bill Dana. For those old enough to remember, "My name... Jose Jimenez". It was the most popular comic character of the early 60s. I remember listening to the LPs "Live from The Hungry i" and "In Orbit" over and over when I was a kid. I'm sure Bill Dana and Sammy Davis Jr. were very good friends from their years of working in Las Vegas. Dana's writing and Davis's acting (as himself) made perfect use of Archie's character to make socially relevant statements.
There's good reason why this episode is consistently rated in TV Guide's "Top 100 Television Episodes of All Time."