David Garrison

Married with Children: Why David Garrison Left the Show for Broadway

By David Faustino / August 3, 2026 /

David Garrison, who played Steve Rhoades on Married with Children, left the show after Season 4 to pursue his true love, Broadway theater. In this clip from the Bundy Breakdown, we talk about why he walked away from a hit show and the incredible directing career that followed.

David Garrison (Steve Rhoades) Takes Over the Bundy Breakdown Our Latest Zoom Watch Party Recap

By David Faustino / June 26, 2026 /

What a night it was! David Garrison, the one and only Steve Rhoades, joined us live for our latest Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party and it was everything we hoped for and more. The tech gremlins tried their best to keep him from joining us at the start (a Bundy Club tradition at this point…

Steve Rhodes is Coming to Bundy Breakdown! David Garrison Joins Us Live on June 25th 6PM PT

By David Faustino / June 23, 2026 /

Get ready, Bundy fans – the original next-door neighbor is crashing the block! On Thursday, June 25th at 6PM PT, David Garrison (the one and only Steve Rhoades) is joining our live Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party. We let the community help pick a couple of the best Steve episodes to break down with the…

Married with Children: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake That Shut Down Our Set

By David Faustino / May 23, 2026 /

David Faustino on January 17, 1994 — coming home from the club, riding out the Northridge quake on the epicenter, and how Married with Children went dark for two weeks.

Steve Rhoades: The Original Neighbor Who Grounded the Chaos

By David Faustino / March 20, 2026 /

Before Jefferson came Steve Rhoades. A calm, polite bank manager played by David Garrison, Steve was the original straight man next door, horrified by the Bundy circus and slowly corrupted by it. He wasn’t flashy. He was essential. The spark that let the Bundy chaos glow brighter.

Steve Rhoades: The Original Neighbor Who Grounded the Chaos

By David Faustino / March 4, 2026 /

Before Jefferson showed up and stole scenes, there was Steve Rhoades. The original straight man. The calm, polite bank manager who had zero idea what he was in for living next to the Bundys. Here’s why Steve was more important than people realize.

Jefferson vs. Steve: Two Neighbors, Two Completely Different Worlds

By David Faustino / January 26, 2026 /

Fans ask all the time which neighbor was better, Steve Rhoades or Jefferson D’Arcy. That’s the wrong question. They represented two completely different comedic philosophies, and the show needed both.

Season 3 Episode 10: I’ll See You in Court

By David Faustino / June 18, 2002 /

The lost episode. Filmed in January 1989 and shelved when FOX’s censors and the producers could not agree during the Rakolta boycott, it aired overseas that year but was not shown in America until FX broadcast it on June 18, 2002.

Season 9 Episode 24: Radio Free Trumaine

By David Faustino / May 7, 1995 / Comments Off on Season 9 Episode 24: Radio Free Trumaine

A backdoor pilot set at Trumaine’s campus radio station, where two student DJs interview the new dean of students, Steve Rhoades, and are expelled for it. Bud is in the next studio competing for a girl with a live microphone open.

Season 9 Episode 16: Get the Dodge Outta Hell

By David Faustino / February 5, 1995 / Comments Off on Season 9 Episode 16: Get the Dodge Outta Hell

The Dodge vanishes while the family is at a car wash on the way to Wanker County, and nobody there can account for it. Marcy is at the same car wash trying to get Jefferson a job when Steve Rhoades walks in. The series’ 200th episode.