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Season 2, Ep. 5: Mike Meets Archie Jun 06, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 5 of Season 2, "Flashback: Mike Meets Archie," which explores the first time Archie & Edith met Mike. Early battle lines are drawn between Mike and Archie over Viet Nam, baseball's racial integration, and general unwillingness to be accommodating or understanding.

Season 2, Ep. 3: Archie And The Lock-Up May 17, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 3 of Season 2, "Archie And The Lock-Up," where Archie finds himself in jail with a bunch of hippies & freaks after an anti-war protest at the U.N. gets broken up by the police. Chris & Lindsay talk about defense spending, China's relationship with human rights, parallels between Nixon going to China and Trump (maybe) going to meet with Kim Jong-un, Archie liking the military for totally-Commie reasons, and Mike liking a conservative-minded thing.

Season 2, Ep. 1: The Saga of Cousin Oscar May 02, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 1 of Season 2, "The Saga Of Cousin Oscar," where Archie's cousin, who tormented Archie throughout his childhood, has the decency to stay in the Bunkers' house for a few days, eat a lot of the Bunkers' food, smoke Archie's cigars...and then, in a final act of complete rudeness, dies. Chris & Lindsay discuss the hollow nature of funerals, death, and the mortuary industry.

Ep. 13: The First And Last Supper Apr 21, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 13, "The First And Last Supper," where The Jeffersons come over to The Bunkers' house for dinner. Chris & Lindsay discuss religion's clouding effect on foreign policy making, the merit of NASA, and race relations in the 1970s.

Ep. 11: Gloria Discovers Women's Lib Apr 06, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 11, "Gloria Discovers Women's Lib," where Gloria discovers feminism and faces serious resistance from Mike, who has ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE views on women. Chris & Lindsay discuss what they liked about the episode, the jarring characterization of Mike in this episode, begin a recurring conversation about "the good life," and talk about the passion of new political converts.

Ep. 09: Edith Has Jury Duty Mar 16, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 9, "Edith Has Jury Duty," where Edith finds herself on the jury of a highly-publicized murder trial. Chris & Lindsay discuss the changing role of women in society in the 1970s, why Chris thinks it's generally a bad thing for murder trials to capture the public imagination, and Gloria's you-have-to-see-it-to-fully-understand-and-then-you'll-wish-you-hadn't terrible dancing.

Ep. 07: Mike's Hippie Friends Come To Visit Mar 08, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay are joined by Aryeh Cohen-Wade to discuss Episode 7, "Mike's Hippie Friends Come To Visit," where the Best Man from Mike's wedding, having gone through some substantive changes, drops in at 10:30 P.M. with his "old lady" to spend the night at the Bunker house. Chris, Lindsay, and Aryeh didn't love this episode and they explain why.

Ep. 05: Judging Books By Covers Feb 16, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 5, "Judging Books By Covers," where Mike & Gloria's friend, Roger, who Archie thinks is gay, comes to visit. Later in the episode, Archie is shocked to find out that one of his own friends, who Archie thinks is a man's man, is gay. Chris & Lindsay discuss gender performance, two-handed handshakes, how Archie is like Trump, and a key way in which Archie and Trump are quite different.

Ep. 03: Oh, My Aching Back Feb 04, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 3, "Oh, My Aching Back," where Archie gets into a car accident of his own creation and, rather than owning up to it, chooses to hide behind his antisemitism. They also talk about table grazing, correcting grammar, the correct way to enjoy one's food, and the beginning of The Jeffersons moving on up.

Ep. 01: Meet The Bunkers Jan 19, 2018

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Chris & Lindsay discuss Episode 1, "Meet The Bunkers," where Archie and Edith come home from church early, interrupting the Stivics' privacy. They broadly discuss their initial impressions of Archie, Edith, Mike and Gloria, as well as Lionel Jefferson.

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