History Recap / AllInTheFamilyS3E20EverybodyTellsTheTruth

While eating dinner, in a restaurant, Archie and Mike both give conflicting (and exaggerated) accounts of the events of earlier that evening, involving a confrontation between Archie and a young black assistant who had come to help repair the broken refridgerator.

** Archie's version depitcs himself as calm and passive, and everybody else ganging up on him, or telling him off anytime he acts the slightest bit assertive, including the black assistant who becomes irate with him for no apparent reason.

* AngryBlackMan: Archie's depiction of a blue-collar African American appliance repairman's assistant as a mafia hit man in black power mode.

* NotSoDifferent: One of the key episodes showcasing that Mike and Archie are more similar than they like to admit, as both of their stories are wildly inaccurate and contain different racist depictions of the Black man involved (see AngryBlackMan and UncleTomfoolery). It's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at the end of the episode when Mike claims that his version is truer, but Gloria points out that he originally said that the apprentice didn't have ''any'' kind of knife, when Edith's recount reveals that he did have a small one.

* NotSoDifferent: One of the key episodes showcasing that Mike and Archie are more similar than they like to admit, as both of their stories are wildly inaccurate and contain different racist depictions of the Black man involved (see AngryBlackMan and UncleTomfoolery). It's [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at the end of the episode when Mike claims that his version is truer, but Gloria points out that he originally claimed that the apprentice didn't have ''any'' kind of knife, when Edith's recount reveals that he did have a small one.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: The black apprentice was eating an apple, and was using a penknife to cut it up. Archie told off the black apprentice for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed at Archie's concern, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. A second later he walked past Archie to help the repairman, but accidently got some apple on Archie's shirt, provoking Archie to call him a "boy". The apprentice took offence to this, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen claimed the job was almost finished, but Archie was adament, so he billed Archie and left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed the money went towards finding out what the problem was, with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie could fix it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* [[HalfTruth Half Truths]], [[OutrightLie Outright Lies]] and [[TruthTwister Twisting the Truth]]: In addition to complete inaccuracies from both Mike and Archie about what happened while the repairmen were at the house, both accounts are peppered with these. In doing so, both demonstrate they are not above telling these, showing their own prejudices and views of the world, not to mention it's a show of one-upmanship.

While eating dinner, in a restaurant, Archie and Mike both give conflicting (and exaggerated) accounts of the events of earlier that evening, involving a confrontation between Archie and the repairmen who had come to repair the broken fridge.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen claimed the job was almost finished, but Archie was adament, so he billed Archie and left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed now he now knew the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie could fix it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

While eating dinner, in a restaurant, Archie and Mike both give conflicting (and exxagerated) accounts of the events of earlier that evening, involving a confrontation between Archie and the repairmen who had come to repair the broken fridge.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen claimed the job was almost finished, but Archie was adament, so he billed Archie and left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed now he now knew the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie could fix it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen billed Archie and left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed now he now knew the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie could fix it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen billed Archie and left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed now he now knew the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie would it on fix it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and for eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen billed Archie for a house call and he and his apprentice left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed the money went towards finding the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie planned it on fixing it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed at Archie's fear of the penknife, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. The repairmen billed Archie for a house call and he and his apprentice left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed the money went towards finding the problem with the fridge: a loose wire. Now Archie planned it on fixing it himself... only he broke the fridge worse.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, for possessing a penknife, and eating on the job. The apprentice scoffed at Archie's fear of the penknife, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and the apprentice took offence, and called Archie out on it. Archie, being somewhat intimated by this, told the repairman and his apprentice to stop working and leave. Although they claimed they were almost finished, needing only to fix a loose wire, Archie was adamant. The repairmen billed Archie for a house call and he and his apprentice left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for nothing, but Archie claimed the money went towards finding the problem with the fridge: the loose wire. Now Archie planned it on fixing it himself... only he broke the fridge further.

* ArgumentOfContradictions: The plot is an argument between Archie and Mike about the events from earlier that evening. Archie insists that a repairman's apprentice pulled a switchblade on him, and Mike insists that the apprentice didn't have any knife. Gloria's claim that their statements are contradictory to each other, so someone is wrong. This sets off Archie and Mike giving their exaggerated accounts recalling the earlier events of the evening.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Archie told off the black apprentice, Jack, for possessing a penknife, and eating on the job. Jack scoffed at Archie's fear of the penknife, and claimed eating on the run was necessary for their busy line of work. Archie called him a "boy,", and Jack took offence, and told Archie off for it. Archie was somewhat intimated by this, and told the repairman, Bobby and Jack to stop working and leave. Although Bobby claimed they were almost finished, needing only to tighten one loose wire, Archie was adamant. Bobby billed Archie for a house call and he and Jack left. Mike then complained that Archie spent money for the fridge to still be broken, but Archie claimed the money went towards finding the problem with the fridge: the lose wire. Now Archie could easily tighten it himself. However when he went to do so... he broke the fridge further.

* WillNotTellALie: Once Archie and Mike get done arguing about what happened, Edith reveals the true story: Mike and Archie were arguing as usual, Archie was getting impatient about the refrigerator not being fixed and blamed the repairman's apprentice (the young black man) for the slow progress. When Archie calls the apprentice a "boy," the apprentice calls him on it, the repairman gets fed up and bills Archie, and then Archie tries to fix the refrigerator himself ... but breaks it.

* AngryBlackMan: Archie's depiction of a blue-collar African American appliance repairman's assistant as a mafia hit man.

* AngryBlackMan and PowerFist: Archie's depiction of a blue-collar African American appliance repairman's assistant as a mafia hit man.

* [[HalfTruth Half Truths]], [[OutrightLie Outright Lies]] and [[Truth Twister Twisting the Truth]]: In addition to complete inaccuracies from both Mike and Archie about what happened while the repairmen were at the house, both accounts are peppered with these. In doing so, both demonstrate they are not above telling these, showing their own prejudices and views of the world, not to mention it's a show of one-upmanship.

* UncleTomfoolery: Mike's depiction of a blue-collar African American appliance repairman's assistant as a minstrel show stereotype.

* [[HalfTruth Half Truths]], [[OutrightLie Outright Lies]] and [[TwistedTruth Twisted Truths]]: In addition to complete inaccuracies from both Mike and Archie about what happened while the repairmen were at the house, both accounts are peppered with these. In doing so, both demonstrate they are not above telling these, showing their own prejudices and views of the world, not to mention it's a show of one-upmanship.

* [[HalfTruth Half Truth]]: In addition to complete inaccuracies from both Mike and Archie about what happened while the repairmen were at the house, both accounts are peppered with these.
* [[OutrightLie Outright Lies]]: Not only are their versions of what happened totally wrong, Mike and Archie show they are not above telling these as a show of one-upmanship.

* UncleTomfoolery: Mike's depiction of a blue-collar African American plumber's assistant as a minstrel show stereotype.