California, Here We Are

Directed by:	Paul Bogart
Written by:	Norman Lear Milt Josefsberg Phil Sharp Bob Schiller Bob Weiskopf Johnny Speight
Release date:	December 17, 1978
Running time:	50 minutes
Rating:	TV-PG
Available on:	DVD Freevee Amazon Prime Video

"California, Here We Are" is the two-part seventh and final Christmas episode of the CBS sitcom All in the Family, aired as the tenth and eleventh episodes in the show's ninth and final season.

Synopsis

Part 1

Archie, Edith, and Stephanie arrive in Santa Barbara to spend Christmas with the Stivics but the happiness they are greeted with is merely an illusion, as Mike and Gloria try to hide the major change in their personal lives to avoid ruining the holiday.

Part 2

Unable to keep up appearances any longer, Gloria finally tells Edith in the middle of the night that she and Mike have separated because she feels neglected and has been seeing another man. While Archie expresses his outrage and tells Mike he is too good for Gloria, Edith is determined to do all she can to help the Stivics save their marriage.

See also

• "Christmas Day at the Bunkers"
• "Edith's Christmas Story"
• "The Draft Dodger"
• "Edith's Crisis of Faith"
• "Bogus Bills"
• "The Bunkers Go West"

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