You have to wonder after this episode why Irene has anything to do with the Bunkers or at least Archie outside of work..He speaks to her in the rudest manner. I rememeber when Edith tells him soon after meeting Irene and Frank she won't let him ruin another friendship .It's happened before by the sound of it it's happened several times. The episode however is very funny and centers on taking things from work which Archie thinks is fine as he plans to return it . He gets his just desserts in the end as a piece of plywood gets stolen off the back porch and in a fit of anger he slams the kitchen door and breaks a window.
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Sticky fingers Archie
vitoscotti10 February 2022
Wonderful episode. Archie's funny logic when stealing isn't stealing. Love Archie's reply to if he sees "pilferers will be prosecuted" signs. Irene (Betty Garrett) is at her best slugging it out with Archie. How does Archie think a cheap plywood overhang will withstand Queens' harsh weather? Some surprisingly good episodes well into season 5.
Archie the tool
stones7817 October 2014
Considering this story had a fairly simple plot, it was still entertaining and interesting, as Archie borrows a few tools from work to fix stuff around the house. No biggie, right? After being questioned by his family and Irene Lorenzo(Betty Garrett), he explains that it's not really stealing if something is borrowed from work in typical Archie-logic. In a clever order of events, it's discovered that Gloria takes free cosmetic samples from her job, and Mike has a way to get a message to a person without being charged by the phone company. They both admit to their "thefts", which pleases Archie, although it's probably a little more serious in what Archie's taking from his job, which includes a drill and some nails, and I forget what else. Without going into too much detail, Irene's having dinner with the Bunker's, but Archie's afraid she may rat him out to the boss, and tries his hardest to be nice to her, and it's clearly not working. This isn't an overly funny episode, but I enjoyed the different subject matter than what I'm used to.
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