Season 8 effectively was the last season of All in the Family. I'm not sure why the producers didn't spin off into Archie Bunker's Place after The Stivics Go West because this opener lays the groundwork for the continuation. Archie, desperate to raise himself up from his lower middle class roots, wants Kelsey's Bar. After visiting a recovering Kelsey, played by Frank Maxwell this time instead of Bob Hastings, in the hospital, Archie becomes intrigued as soon as he learns that Kelsey is ready to sell. Harry (Jason Wingreen) is also trying to raise up enough capital to buy the bar outright from his boss. Though not the funniest of episodes, it is one that can only work late in a show's run. It only works if the character development is of the highest order. In that sense, it's what sets this episode apart from what was, by AITF's very high standards, an average season. We still watched this show because we fell in love with the main players and by extension, with the brilliant actors who played them.