Original Airdate: January 26, 1971
Archie comes home later after being in a minor car accident (Archie claimed was caused by a Jewish woman), which he claims was rather serious, but Lionel, who comes in afterwards, states the car just has a small ding in it.
Archie then learns that Lionel's father bought a dry cleaning business from the money he got from a settlement from an accident. Upon hearing Lionel's father received this money, Archie then pretends that his back is injured. Instead of getting a doctor first, though, he wants a lawyer - specifically, a Jewish lawyer, believing they can get more money out of it for him.
After choosing the firm Rabinowitz, Rabinowitz, and Rabinowitz, Archie awaits the lawyer. Surprising Archie, one Whitney Fitzroy IV comes, stating that as the neighborhood was mostly white, the Rabinowitz's thought a white lawyer would be more appreciated. This infuriates Archie, and sends Fitzroy back, claiming he wants a Jew.
Rabinowitz arrives, along with the attorney for the other party in the accident. Rabinowitz does his best to defend Archie, but when it's revealed that not only were there witnesses that claimed Archie was at fault, but more so, those witnesses were nuns, Rabinowitz decides he can do no more. Archie then loses the lawsuit.
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| Archie pleading to Rabinowitz |
This episode was pretty decent, one reason being that Archie managed to refrain from saying too many foolish things. Though his ploy was obvious, at least Archie tried to come up with a plan. I am glad, though, he lost the lawsuit against him.
While fairly one-dimensional, I will give a shout out to the actor who played Whitney Fitzroy IV, being George Furth. His character was greatly amusing for his short screen time, and most of the chuckles this episode got from me were because of him.
Archie did insult Michael's Polish ancestry once again, which Michael jumped on him for. I would expect that eventually, Michael refuses to take it, but it's not clear when or if that time will come. Lastly, the fact that Archie can't see how bigoted he is astounds me. At least admit it. But like a coward, Archie refuses to do such, which is how it is with many bigots (be them homophobes, racists, what have you).
Not a bad episode at all, and at the very least, more entertaining than the previous one.
Quote of the episode:
Rabinowitz: "There's an old, old rule of law, Mr. Bunker. They say it dates back to before the turn of the century. In a court of law, you can't beat a station wagon filled with nuns."
Rating: Above Average
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