Love and Marriage
Hey, it is David Faustino here. One of the smartest moves in Married with Children was opening every episode with Frank Sinatra’s “Love and Marriage,” a classy 1955 anthem that hilariously clashed with the dysfunctional Bundy family and set the perfect satirical tone from the very first note.
Most 80s sitcom marriages were idealized fantasy wrapped in soft lighting. Al and Peg were honesty. Here’s why their dysfunction was carefully engineered, and why millions of viewers saw their own relationships in it.