In this episode, Archie is fantasizing about leaving New York for California, even though Gloria doesn't take him seriously mainly because he says this every winter, as he looks at the brochures about leaving for warmer climates. Lo and behold, Archie finds someone in his brochure box who's interested in buying any home, so on a whim, he gives the guy a call and agrees to meet him at the Bunkers' house. You can imagine Archie's surprise when he sees the man is black, even though he's offering $35,000 for the house. He says something to the man, named Justin Byrd, like "you didn't sound black" to which Byrd replies, "that's because I used a white telephone." Thalmus Rasulala plays the other man, and he does have a recognizable face, but I'm not too familiar with his work. This episode also features Archie using his pig Latin skills while on the phone with a friend while the man is still in the room with him, plus Byrd also knows pig Latin of his own. Long story short, Archie wants to take the man's deal because he's been offered a place to stay out West with an old relative of his. Soon after Archie decides to move, he gets a visit from cousin Bertha, played by Peggy Rea, and she's very excited over the news. It turns out that her son(the relative)is actually in financial trouble and is preparing his garage for the Bunkers to live in, although Bertha didn't think this news would totally change Archie's mind and eventually refuse the deal the man offered. This is a real funny early episode when the show was gaining steam, as there are more great moments which I didn't mention.
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Season 2 loaded with classic episodes so far
vitoscotti19 October 2021
Edith saves Archie from himself. Push comes to shove, she comes through. Huge laughs with Chester Byrd (Thalmus Rasulala) negotiating with Archie. Then, Cousin Bertha (Peggy Rea) bursting Archie's bubble the best of many hilarious scenes.
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