▁Gl oria ▁St iv ic , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Arch ie ▁B unker ▁on ▁All ▁in ▁the ▁Family . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁set - up ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁that ▁Gl oria ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁with ▁loose ▁ends ▁after ▁her ▁husband , ▁Michael ▁" the ▁Me at head " ▁St iv ic ▁( who ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁series ), ▁left ▁her ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁commune . ▁Gl oria , ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁now - wid owed ▁father , ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁with ▁her ▁young ▁son , ▁Jo ey ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Christian ▁Jacob s ), ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁pieces ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁two ▁veter in ari ans ▁in ▁Fox ▁R idge , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁veter in ari ans ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Burg ess ▁Mer ed ith ▁and ▁Jo ▁De ▁Winter ; ▁the ▁character ▁played ▁by ▁Mer ed ith ▁was ▁also ▁Gl oria ' s ▁land l ord . ▁ ▁CBS ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁renew ▁Gl oria ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁ranked ▁ 1 8 th ▁for ▁the ▁season , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁spin - offs ▁of ▁All ▁in ▁the ▁Family ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁successful ▁run . ▁ ▁Pil ot ▁CBS ▁rejected ▁G lor ias ▁original ▁pilot ▁which ▁featured ▁a ▁brief ▁came o ▁by ▁Car roll ▁O ' Con nor ▁as ▁Arch ie ▁B unker ▁dro pping ▁off ▁Gl oria ▁and ▁Jo ey