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The Best Episodes Directed By John Rich

Every TV Episode Directed by John Rich Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - Axis Annie
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E23

    Hogan must deliver important information to a contact in the nearby town, but the Gestapo has cracked down tight on the camp.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E3

    Archie is convinced he'll collect a large settlement from a petty traffic accident if a Jewish lawyer handles the case. The stylistic minimalism of the Bunkers' sparsely furnished set is on full display in this early episode. According to director John Rich, who grew up not far from Archie's neighbood, the Spartan look of the Bunkers' living room deco was achieved as a result of painstaking efforts. The director remembers personally supervising the cracking of windows and repainting of walls to give the place a run-down, lived-in look. "I told the set designers to take all the color out of it," remembers Rich. "Norman and I wanted to do the show in black and white, but CBS nearly went into a coma. So we decided to do the next best thing and shoot the entire show in muted sepia tones."

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Mike's Hippie Friends Come to Visit
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E7

    Mike invites one of his hippie friends to spend the night in his living room, despite Archie's strenous ojections.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - The First and Last Supper
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    S1:E13

    The Jeffersons arrive for dinner at the Bunkers'--minus husband George, who refuses to socialize with his white neighbors.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Gloria's Pregnancy (aka Gloria Has a Belly Full)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E6

    Archie's dream of becoming a grandfather is dashed when Gloria suffers a sudden miscarriage.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Archie Gives Blood
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E4

    Archie refuses to donate blood because he's afraid that his vital fluids might get mixed in with those of a different race.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Writing the President
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E2

    Mike writes a letter to President Nixon, protesting everything that's wrong with America, including the state of the environment and the nation's involvement in Vietnam. Archie finds out, and to refute his son-in-law's claims he decides he too will write a letter praising the nation's chief and attempting to explain the Meathead as an ignorant. While penning the letter, Archie pictures the family all standing behind him, dressed in his Sunday best, all supporting his positions.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Lionel Moves Into the Neighborhood
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E8

    Louise Jefferson makes her first appearance, through husband George will remain an offscreen character for another two seasons. Their son, Lionel, had been a regular visitor to the Bunkers since the pilot episode, when the writers discovered how effective the street-smart black youth was at gently letting the air out of Archie's sails.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Archie Is Worried About His Job
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E10

    No one in the family gets any sleep when Archie spends the night worring that he might lose his job.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Gloria Discovers Women's Lib
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S1:E11

    Gloria leaves the house in a rage after Mike refuses to recognize her as an equal partner in their marriage.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Edith Has Jury Duty
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E9

    Edith abandons the kitchen for the courtroom when she is chosen for jury duty, leaving Archie to fend for himself.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Success Story
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    S1:E12

    Archie reevaluates his definition of success after he meets an old army buddy who's become wealthy in the used-car trade.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - A Most Unusual Camera
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    S2:E10

    Chester Diedrich and his wife Paula, after burglarizing a curio shop, end up with a camera that takes pictures of events five minutes into the future.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Sticky Wicket Newkirk
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E20

    Corporal Newkirk sneaks into town for a romantic rendezvous with a German girl, one who professes that she is on the side of the Allies. But when Newkirk sneaks her into the camp and shows her the gang's secret setup, she promptly reports her findings to Major Hochstetter!

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - Archie Goes Too Far
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E17

    Edith and Gloria end the latest family brawl when they storm out of the house to spend the night on their own.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Class Reunion
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E18

    Archie refuses to tag along to Edith's thirtieth high school reunion-- until he finds out that one of her beaus will be attending.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Archie in the Hospital (aka Archie Goes to the Hospital)
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E15

    Archie befriends the other patient in his semiprivate room, unaware that he's black.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - A Kind of a Stopwatch
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    S5:E4

    The world's biggest bore and most avid talker gets a magical stopwatch that can stop everything except him.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - The Saga of Cousin Oscar
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E1

    Archie is incensed when his sponging cousin Oscar has the nerve to drop dead in the upstairs bedroom.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Archie and the Lock-Up
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S2:E3

    Archie suffers his ultimate indignity when he's arrested along with a group of radicals at a protest rally.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Threat
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    S3:E3

    Archie can barely contain himself when the attractive young wife of an old army buddy spends an eventful night in the Bunker's household.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Everybody Tells the Truth
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    S3:E21

    It's -Rashomon-Bunker-style when the family recounts vastly different versions of the same disastrous encounter with a pair of handyman in the Bunker kitchen.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Archie and the Computer
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E7

    Edith receives a small fortune in quarters as a result of a computer error. Then another computer informs Archie that he's been officially declared dead.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Gloria's Boyfriend
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E19

    Archie's misconceptions run amok when Gloria befriends the retarded box boy from the local market.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Lionel's Engagement
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E20

    The family attends Lionel's engagement party, where his parents discover that one of his fiancé's parents is white.

    Director:John Rich
    Writer:N/A

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John Rich Ratings Summary

"Axis Annie" is the best rated episode directed by John Rich. It scored 8.3/10 from 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on February 10, 1968. It is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Oh, My Aching Back (aka Archie's Aching Back)".