It's interesting that you mention that. As many times as I saw this series in syndication, growing up in the Midwest, I'm not sure I ever saw this episode. I've noticed this with a couple of other old TV shows that had particularly strong roles for minorities or dealt with certain subjects a certain way. Now I'm surprised there was as much All in the Family out there as there was. Keep in mind though, the Civil Rights Act was only 8 years old. Gordy was the weather man from the beginning of this show (in the second, Lou hired a black sportscaster), and it was a great role for John Amos. Fun role in this episode for Janet Maclachlan!
Terrible to say, but Carol Androsky kept reminding me of John Lithgow in ‘Garp. Must be my screen resolution.