Before bedtime, Mike and Gloria have a game of Scrabble in which Mike ends up winning. He uses this game as an opportunity to rub Gloria's nose in the fact that he has to be better at everything, leading to an argument between the two. Gloria asserts that this is because Mike has had the chance to go to college and use his skills, while she hasn't had the chance yet, bringing up the fact that Mike promised her three years ago that chance. Gloria accuses Mike of ruining her life, causing him to walk out and try to spend the night at Archie and Edith's house. Archie and Mike reluctantly become roommates, which ends up in disaster. Archie then scolds Mike for trying to correct everybody's way of doing and saying things. Realizing his mistake, Mike goes home and apologizes to Gloria for being pompous, and Gloria apologizes to Mike for saying he ruined her life.
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: 1970s , american-dream , bad-father-in-law , bigot , bigotry , biting , conservative , dark-comedy , family , family-drama , family-s-daily-life , intergenerational-trauma , liberal , mother-in-law , new-york-city , political-instability , politically-incorrect , racism , remake , sitcom , social-issues , traditional-values , working-class