Posts

It’s Christmas. Al doesn’t want a Christmas tree, the rest of the family do. Marcy is determined to win the neighborhood decorating contest. Gary hires two young guys, Hal and Biff, to help Al and Griff at the shoe store. Someone (actually Bud and Kelly) kidnaps Mary and Joseph from…

Peg take a holiday in Branson, Missouri, but Al says he can’t afford it. The prospect of all-fried food and only twin beds available, however, make him change his estimate. Lucky has to stay behind, in the care of the D’Arcy-Jeffersons. Then Marcy feels the urge to act out a…

It’s Thanksgiving. In Al’s childhood, it was a tradition to eat aunt Maddie’s potato pie on Thanksgiving, so Al takes a trip with Griff to see aunt Maddie in order to buy some pie. Unfortunately it turns out that she’s just died. Jefferson can’t find a turkey for Marcy because…

Al buries his “dead” Dodge in his backyard and has a funeral ceremony for it. The collectors still desire the spare parts and Peg still intends to sell them. At Bud’s request, Marcy goes through Al’s financial records and declares that Al can’t afford a new car. Al decides to…

Al’s beloved Dodge is fading away. Through a frantic “emergency operation”, Al manages to “stabilize” the Dodge’s condition, but it still needs constant “life support”. Al is unwilling to let the Dodge go because he has fond memories of his father and the car (cue flashbacks). Al calls for a…

In order to get a $20,000 contract of a model for a national olive oil brand, Kelly has to sign a Morals Clause, which requires that she remain chaste. This proves to be a difficult task. Meanwhile, Al hears that Officer Dan is appearing in Al’s favorite TV show Cops…

Gary declares a sales contest between Al and Griff – the winner gets a raise. However, an appearance of an immigrant child who works in Gary’s illegal sweatshop gives Al a better idea than selling shoes.

Bud has discovered that Ariel gets turned on by life-threatening situations and has decided to stage a fake tornado in order to get some from Ariel while they seek shelter in the Bundys’ basement. Peg confirms that danger does in deed turn women on. However, a real twister appears in…

While Griff faces the death penalty due to a NO MA’AM prank, Al plans to get married to an old flame.

There’s a radio contest open to all (except Al), where the winner will get to carry the Olympic torch through the city. Griff wins it and becomes a local hero.