by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Jack Gilford delivers a poignant performance as Bernard Bernstein, an elderly Jewish watchmaker who has spent a lifetime vainly chasing rainbows. Archie befriends Bernstein in hopes of making vast quantities of money from the little watchmaker's latest "sure-fire" invention. It isn't until Archie has sunk 1,000 dollars of Edith's savings in the project that he realizes what the pathetic Mr. Bernstein has known all along -- there is no such thing as a sure thing. Written by Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine, "Archie Finds a Friend" first aired on January 26, 1976.
