MeTV pays tribute to legendary actor and director Rob Reiner, who died on December 14, 2025, at age 78, with a marathon of All in the Family episodes focused on his character, Mike “Meathead” Stivic, on Sunday, December 21, beginning at 6pm EST.

Reiner won an Emmy for his work on the show, playing the liberal husband of Sally Struthers‘ Gloria — who often found himself at odds with the conservative and infamously prickly Archie Bunker — on the show’s first eight seasons. Reiner, who had gotten his start writing on variety shows like The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, also wrote several episodes of the series. He left the show in 1978 to focus on working behind the camera, though he did drop by one 1979 episode of the spinoff show Archie Bunker’s Place.

All in the Family airs every Sunday night on MeTV, from 8—10pm EST.

MeTV’s Rob Reiner All in the Family tribute schedule

6pm: “Mike’s Problem” (Season 2, Episode 9)
Mike’s anxiety over his upcoming college exams causes him to temporarily become sexually impotent.

6:30pm:  “Mike Comes Into Money” (Season 3, Episode 8)
Mike donates his $275 inheritance to George McGovern’s presidential campaign against an apoplectic Archie’s express wishes that the money be used for room and board.

7pm:  “Mike’s Appendix” (Season 3, Episode 11)
Mike needs emergency surgery to remove his appendix but is uncomfortable with the idea of a female surgeon doing the operation.

7:30pm: “The Games Bunkers Play” (Season 4, Episode 8)
Mike refuses to accept constructive criticism during a group therapy board game.

8pm: “Mike’s Graduation” (Season 4, Episode 24)
Mike graduates from college, an occasion that to Archie means Mike will soon be moving out of the house.

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8:30pm: “No Smoking” (Season 5, Episode 23)
A contest between Archie and Mike, to see who can abstain from his favorite indulgence (Archie’s being smoking cigars, Mike’s eating everything in sight) becomes a battle of wills. Who will win this 48-hour contest?

9pm: “Gloria Suspects Mike” (Season 6, Episode 10)
One night when Mike goes to tutor the woman, they become mutually attracted to each other and kiss. Meanwhile, Archie gets an idea to trap Mike in a confession: Knowing that he can’t hold his wine, Archie decides to liquor him up as a truth drug. They both get drunk, and Archie passes out–and misses Mike’s confession that he simply got up and left the woman’s apartment.

9:30pm:  “Two’s a Crowd” (Season 8, Episode 19)
Mike and Archie get locked together in the storage room at Archie’s Place and have a long talk.