by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Overprotective grandpa Archie is convinced that Mike and Gloria's babysitter is not up to the task. Firing the sitter, Archie takes on the job of caring for baby Joey himself -- all the while trying to continue his weekly poker game with the boys. This is the episode with the famous (and once-controversial) "full frontal nudity" scene, as a fumbling Archie tries to change the naked Joey's diapers. Featured in the cast are Leslie Ackerman as Sharyn, Joe Mantell as Sidney Schwartz, Ken Menard as Willie Johnson, and Jack Somack as Tiny. First telecast on January 12, 1976, "Archie the Baby Sitter" was written by Lou Derman and Bill Davenport.
