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THE DAY ED O’NEILL BECAME AL BUNDY (BEFORE HE EVEN SPOKE)
One of my favorite stories from the early days is how Ed O’Neill landed the role of Al Bundy. Most actors walk into an audition and try to “perform” the character. They come in with jokes ready, voices prepared, a whole act designed to show off range. Ed didn’t do…
THE ANTI-COSBY IDEA THAT SCARED NETWORKS (AND ATTRACTED FOX)
Before Married… with Children was even a title, the idea behind it had a name. And that name was “The Anti-Cosby Show.” The creators said this openly in the early days, and it wasn’t disrespect—it was strategy. They saw that every sitcom family on TV was perfect. Every parent was…
HOW THIS WHOLE CRAZY THING STARTED
If you want the real story of how Married… with Children came into existence, you’ve got to picture the TV world in the mid-1980s. Back then, sitcom families were shiny. Perfect. Polished. Everyone solved their problems with a heartwarming hug at the end of the episode. You had shows like…
Season 3 Episode 10: I’ll See You in Court
In the infamous ‘lost episode’, Al and Peg learn they have been video taped getting intimate at a sleazy motel. The same thing has also happened to Steve and Marcy. They decide to take the matter to court.
Season 11 Episode 24: Chicago Shoe Exchange
Hey BundyClub crew, David Faustino here, sprawled out on my couch with a beer sweating in my hand, just like old Al would approve. Man, it’s been too long since I dove back into these episodes with you exclusive degenerates. You know, the ones who get it, who remember when…
Season 11 Episode 23: How to Marry a Moron (2)
Lonnie is freed from prison because it was overcrowded. He asks Al’s blessing for marrying Kelly. He even has a ring. Turns out that Lonnie is one of the Tots who own Tot Industries, makers of Weenie Tots. Suddenly Lonnie is most welcome to the Bundy family.
Season 11 Episode 22: The Desperate Half-Hour (1)
Al is kicking Peg and the kids out so he can watch Death Wish 6 3-D in privacy on pay per view. But Bud also needs the house for himself: his pen pal Starla is getting out of prison and is coming to see him. Unfortunately, Starla decides to rob…
Season 11 Episode 21: Damn Bundys
Al sells his soul to the Devil so he can play for the Bears. However, the Devil takes him to Hell the day of the Super Bowl with a fate worse than death planned: an eternity with the family and the D’Arcys.
Season 11 Episode 20: Lez Be Friends
Hey BundyClub fam, David Faustino here, kicking back on my couch with a beer in one hand and a remote in the other, flipping through old tapes like it’s 1990 all over again. You exclusive members are the only ones getting this raw dump of memories. No filters, no bullshit…
Season 11 Episode 19: Birthday Boy Toy
Al makes Peg stop her constant shopping by taking his card away from her and by electrifying the phone so that she can’t place any orders. Meanwhile, t’s Jefferson’s 40th birthday and he has to accept he’s no longer a young man and Marcy may one day leave him. So,…