Archie Bunker's Place Archie Alone: Part 1 (1979–1983) Online
- Original Title :
- Archie Alone: Part 1
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Comedy
- Year :
- 1979–1983
- Directror :
- Carroll O'Connor,Gary Shimokawa
- Cast :
- Carroll O'Connor,Martin Balsam,Danielle Brisebois
- Writer :
- Stephen A. Miller,Mark Fink
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 8.4/10
Archie struggles to cope with the death of his beloved wife, Edith. A month earlier, Edith had suffered a fatal stroke in her sleep. A stunned Archie rebuffs efforts from his friends to help him grieve.
| Episode cast overview: | |||
 | Carroll O'Connor | - | Archie Bunker |
 | Martin Balsam | - | Murray Klein |
 | Danielle Brisebois | - | Stephanie Mills |
 | Allan Melvin | - | Barney Hefner |
 | Jason Wingreen | - | Harry Snowden |
 | Bill Quinn | - | Mr. Van Ranseleer |
 | Anne Meara | - | Veronica Rooney |
 | Janet MacLachlan | - | Polly Swanson |
 | Renne Jarrett | - | Kathy Wakefield |
 | John Welsh | - | Jim Spencer |
| Sandy Lipton | - | Arlene Schiff |
 | Wil Albert | - | Bob |
| Heidi Hagman | - | Linda |
This was originally an hour-long episode broken into two for syndication.
Jean Stapleton grew tired of playing Edith Bunker, that she called producer Norman Lear and asked him to write Edith out of the show. She said to him "Let her die, she's only fiction". Lear replied "Not to me.." but it was done, and became one of the most well known moments of 1970s Television, as Archie mourns the loss of his beloved wife.
Many fan theories suggest the medical reason behind Edith's fatal stroke, was in fact the phlebitis she is diagnosed with in the AiTF finale.