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Gloria
Overview
Gloria is an American situation comedy that lasted one season on CBS, from September 1982 to April 1983. It starred Sally Struthers, reprising her role as Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie Bunker on the hugely successful 1970s sitcom All in the Family. Gloria was a spin-off of Archie Bunker's Place, which was a continuation of All in the Family.
Status
Ended
Created By
Joe Gannon, Patt Shea, Harriett Weiss, Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall
Network
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes
Gloria, The First Day
Archie drives Gloria and Joey to Dr. Adams house... Gloria new boss; who is owner and head veterinarian of the veterinary clinic she works for. Dr. Adams also lets Gloria and Joey be his roomates, with the rule of no pets. Meanwhile, a rich lady leaves her pure-bred show dog's non-pure-bred puppies at the office, and tells Gloria that Dr. Adams will destroy them for her. So it is up to Gloria and Joey try rescue them.
The First Day
Gloria and Joey arrive at their new home; but then find out that it belongs to the head veterinarian, Dr. Adams (Burgess Meredith). So instead of having a house full to themselves, like they originally thought, they will be his housemates. After a while, Gloria considers take her and Joey back to live with Archie after meeting Dr. Adams' bitchy business partner, Dr. Maggie Lawrence (Jo deWinter), being charmed by the other veterinary assistant, Clark Uhley, Jr., and then to have her job not be what she expected.
First Date
After receiving flowers from a client of the vet, an exceedingly nervous Gloria goes out on a date with him. Which is her first date since her break-up with Michael.
Bully for You
Michael's presence is sorely missed when Gloria tries to curb Joey's urge to fight a bully.
If at First You Don't Succeed
On an emergency call, Gloria and Dr.Adams make a near-fatal mistake that gives them both pause about their careers.(TV Guide)
Pig In a Blanket
Jealousies arise over a runt piglet: Clark's upset when Gloria is entrusted with it's care, and Joey thinks the ""new baby"" has taken his place in his mother's heart.(TV Guide)
Teacher's Pet
It is test time in her vet-assistant class and Gloria - known in high school as ""Gloria Flunker"" -has additional cause for anxiety: Dr Adams is the substitute teacher. (TV Guide)
Malpractice
Maggie makes a big mistake in refusing a lawyer's toster oven as payment for treating his monkey. (TV Guide)
F-F-Father's Day
It's bad enough that Clark told his father Gloria is his fiancee, but now Dad is offering her money to call off the wedding.(TV Guide)
The Taxman Cometh
With visions of more money for Dr. Adams-and herself-Gloria signs him up for Social Security, only to find the computer has declared him dead.(TV Guide)
Still Life with Cat
Joey nominates Gloria to rescue his friend's cat from the home of a women who, it is said, uses pets for potting soil and bakes children in her oven. (TV Guide)
Miracle at Fox Ridge
Joey's Christmas may not be very merry if he discovers that his father hasn't sent him the bicycle he wants. (TV Guide)
Visitation
A reluctant Joey agrees to visit his dad for the first time since his parents' separation, but Gloria is panic–stricken when she learns he wasn't on the plain when it landed in California. (TV Guide)
Gloria On The Couch
Gloria is a Victim of an armed robbery at the office, and she can't recall a single detail for the police.(TV Guide)
Love In The Past Tents
On a ""house call"" to a traveling circus, Maggie meets an old flame-Boffo the Clown.(TV Guide)
Truth and Consequences
A Plague-ridden squirrel sends the clinic staff into quarantine, which occasions intimations of mortality and confessions of innermost feelings. (TV Guide)
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Dr. Adams's longtime paramour brings up the subject of marriage-but Dr.Adams isn't the groom she had in mind.(TV Guide)
Death Row Dog
Gloria is overjoyed with a hefty reward for finding a recently deceased client's dog-until she discovers what the dog's role is in the old lady's funeral plans. (TV Guide)
Coming Apart
Gloria falls into a blue funk when she receives the final papers on her divorce. (TV Guide)
It Almost Happend One Night
Stranded with moter truoble. Gloria and Clark are forced to share a room at a romantic honeymoon motel.(TV Guide)
Class Struggle
The vet-assistant class falls victim to budjet cuts. So Gloria resorts to a tactic from her activist days with the Meathead: A sit in. (TV Guide)
An Uncredited Woman
Gloria discovers that when she got divorced she lost more than a husband-she also lost her credit rating. (TV Guide)
Top Cast
Sally Struthers
Gloria Stivic
Burgess Meredith
Dr. Willard Adams
Jo De Winter
Dr. Maggie Lawrence
Lou Richards
Clark V. Uhley, Jr.
Christian Jacobs
Joey Stivic
