Married... with Children
From The TV IV
| Married... with Children | |
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| Premiere | April 5, 1987 |
| Finale | June 9, 1997 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye |
| Network | FOX |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Embassy Television (seasons 1-2) ELP Communications (seasons 3-11) |
| Episodes | 259 + 5 specials |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Origin | USA |
Married... with Children is a sitcom that aired on FOX.
Putting the "fun" in "dysfunctional," the series is essentially a satire of the feel-good family sitcoms of the time (Silver Spoons, Family Ties, etc.). It deals with the Bundys, a Chicago family. Al Bundy is a born-loser shoe salesman, Peg is his hedonistic wife, Bud is his wise but narcissistic son, and Kelly is his beautiful but dense daughter. Al trods through his day hating his life, from dealing with ugly and obnoxious female customers for menial pay to having to satisfy sex-starved Peg and telling Bud the facts of life the Bundy way. Along the way he screens Kelly's dates with an iron fist.
The Bundy's next door neighbors are Steve and Marcy Rhodes. Marcy is the brash and opinionated spouse and Steve is her cuckolded husband. They usually fall victim to the Bundys' half-baked schemes and along the line something gets destroyed.
After four seasons, David Garrison left the show, so his character of Steve was written off as divorced. Marcy would remarry to Jefferson D'Arcy (Ted McGinley) for the rest of the series. In season 7, the show adopted a child named Seven. It was considered the show's "jump the shark" moment and Seven was written out after one season.
In 1994, the show moved taping locale from Fox's Hollywood Studios to the Sony-Columbia locale where the ABC series Full House had taped. Prior to taping their first show at the new locale, the cast of Married...with Children held an exorcism to rid the studio of the Full House spirits.
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Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||||||||||||
| Ed O'Neill | Al Bundy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Katey Sagal | Margaret "Peggy" Bundy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Christina Applegate | Kelly Bundy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| David Faustino | Bud Franklin Bundy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Amanda Bearse | Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| David Garrison | Steve Rhoades | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Ted McGinley | Jefferson D'Arcy | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season. | ||||||||||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | ||||||||||||
| Frank Lloyd | Various | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Dan Tullis Jr. | Officer Dan | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Shane Sweet | Seven | 7 | ||||||||||
| E.E. Bell | Bob Rooney | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| Tom McCleister | Ike | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
| Harold Sylvester | Griff | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX | |||
| Season One | April 5, 1987 | June 28, 1987 | 13 |
| Season Two | September 27, 1987 | May 1, 1988 | 22 |
| Season Three | November 6, 1988 | May 21, 1989 | 22 |
| Season Four | September 3, 1989 | May 13, 1990 | 23 |
| Season Five | September 23, 1990 | May 19, 1991 | 25 |
| Season Six | September 8, 1991 | May 17, 1992 | 26 |
| Season Seven | September 13, 1992 | May 23, 1993 | 26 + 2 |
| Season Eight | September 5, 1993 | May 22, 1994 | 26 |
| Season Nine | September 4, 1994 | May 21, 1995 | 26 + 2 |
| Season Ten | September 17, 1995 | May 19, 1996 | 26 + 1 |
| Season Eleven | September 28, 1996 | June 9, 1997 | 24 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| The Complete First Season | October 28, 2003 | 2 | purchase |
| The Complete Second Season | March 16, 2004 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Third Season | January 25, 2005 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Fourth Season | August 30, 2005 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Fifth Season | June 20, 2006 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Sixth Season | December 19, 2006 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Seventh Season | September 18, 2007 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Eighth Season | March 18, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Ninth Season | August 19, 2008 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Tenth Season | March 17, 2009 | 3 | purchase |
| The Complete Eleventh Season | October 13, 2009 | 3 | purchase |
| Episode Collections | |||
| The Most Outrageous Episodes, Volume 1 | February 4, 2003 | 2 | purchase |
| The Most Outrageous Episodes, Volume 2 | April 1, 2003 | 2 | purchase |
| Fan Favorites | September 29, 2009 | 1 | purchase |
