California, Here We Are (2)

what happens

separation is Archie's reaction when he discovers that Gloria has been unfaithful to her husband: For the first time in nine years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael. The script, rife with disturbing details of the petty cruelties that have already poisoned the Stivics' marriage, avoids the easy out of a tidy resolution. Mike and Gloria do effect a spontaneous reconciliation under the tree, but the tentative exchange lacks the conviction of a permanent reunion. They've been through enough to know, as we do, that the optimism of Christmas morning doesn't always stand up to the cold light of the new year. years, he turns his back on his daughter and sides with Michael.

who made it

written

Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic
• Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic