“All in the Family” effectively ended with the season 9 finale, the episode “Too Good Edith,” which aired April 8, 1979. In that last episode, Edith hides a serious bout of phlebitis so she can cook for a St. Patrick’s Day party at Archie’s bar, collapses from overexertion, and is finally forced to admit how sick she is. The show closes on a rare, emotional scene where Archie, usually gruff and closed-off, tells Edith he’s nothing without her, giving the series a tender, character-centered goodbye rather than a big plot twist or cliffhanger.