Married With Children

Dan “OFFICER DAN” Tullis Jr. joins us this Thursday evening for the Bundy Breakdown

By David Faustino / July 29, 2026 /

Hey Bundy Club family, Surprise Surprise! This Thursday, August 6th, we are bringing in one of the most consistently funny recurring characters in Married… with Children history. Dan “Officer Dan” Tullis Jr. is joining us live. If you know the show, you already know the man. The donut-loving Chicago cop who somehow manages to be…

Bundy Breakdown Zoom 8: Sam Kinison Tribute and our 1st Trivia Night

By David Faustino / July 24, 2026 / Comments Off on Bundy Breakdown Zoom 8: Sam Kinison Tribute and our 1st Trivia Night

Sam Kinison’s Angelic Chaos Takes Over Our Bundy Breakdown Zoom + First-Ever Stump Bud Bundy “Yeah, sure, I was a goddamn good one too.” David Faustino, Richard Gurman, Darren, Brian, and a packed virtual room of hardcore Bundy fans gathered for a special tribute to one of the loudest, wildest, and most unforgettable guest stars…

Ed O’Neill (Al Bundy) Takes Over the Bundy Club – Our 5th Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party

By David Faustino / June 16, 2026 /

The Godfather himself showed up. Ed O’Neill joined David Faustino, Darren, Brian, and the full Bundy Club crew for a live breakdown of Season 5 Episode 13: “The Godfather.” What started with tech gremlins, ghost mode, and Ed doing the dishes turned into one of the best nights we’ve ever had.
If you missed it live, the full replay is now available for members.

Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party with Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Reviewing “If Al Had a Hammer” – May 28th

By David Faustino / May 31, 2026 / Comments Off on Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party with Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Reviewing “If Al Had a Hammer” – May 28th

On May 28th the Bundy Club came together for another lively Bundy Breakdown Zoom Watch Party. Comedian and longtime podcast host Greg Fitzsimmons joined David Faustino, Darren Blatt, Brian, Richard Gurman, and a full room of members to break down Season 6 Episode 3: “If Al Had a Hammer.” This was the debut of Grandmaster B, and having Greg experience the episode for the very first time created some of the best moments of the night.
The full replay is now available for members in the group. If you have not watched it yet, grab a seat and enjoy the laughs.

Married with Children: Why Ed O’Neill’s Thick Chicago Accent Vanished After the Pilot

By David Faustino / May 29, 2026 /

Richard Gurman noticed something wild rewatching the pilot: Ed O’Neill’s thick Chicago accent completely vanished by episode three or four. David Faustino breaks down how Ed naturally evolved Al Bundy from a raw, angry South Side guy into the universal everyman we all know.

Married with Children: My Childhood Crush on Alyssa Milano Across the Hallway

By David Faustino / May 26, 2026 /

When Married with Children started shooting in 1987, the kid actors had a schoolroom on the lot. Mine was down the hall from Alyssa Milano’s, where she was filming Who’s the Boss. I was 13, already a fan, and the first time she walked by I went full tongue-tied. Vicious and unrequited.

Sam Kinison Screamed Happy Birthday to My Dad and It Made His Year

By David Faustino / May 26, 2026 /

Folks, this is one of those stories I never get tired of telling, mostly because every time I tell it I can still hear Sam Kinison’s voice ringing through the phone. If you were around for season 4 of Married with Children, you remember the two-part Christmas episode It’s a Bundyful Life Part 1 and…

The Banned Married with Children Episode and the Spinoff That Almost Happened

By David Faustino / May 25, 2026 /

A fan who was actually in the Sunset Gower audience asked two of the all-time great Married with Children questions on the latest watch party. What really happened to the Next Gen Bundy spinoff? And what was the one episode Fox banned? I took the first one. Richard Gurman, who wrote the show, took the second. Here’s both stories.

Married with Children: 10 Years on Set and Why the Bundy Cast Is Still Best Friends Today

By David Faustino / May 24, 2026 /

David Faustino and Amanda Bearse on what 10 years filming Married with Children was really like, why the Bundy cast is still extremely close today, and the Ed O’Neill phone call that David’s wife has learned to hide the phone from.

Married with Children: Harold Sylvester from Tulane Basketball and Pete Maravich to Hollywood

By David Faustino / May 24, 2026 /

Harold Sylvester (Griff) tells me about being the first African American scholarship athlete at Tulane, going up against Pete Maravich at LSU, and walking off the court into Sounder, An Officer and a Gentleman, and Uncommon Valor before he ever sat down with No Ma’am.