No Lessons

Why the Show Never Taught Lessons (And Never Would)

By David Faustino / March 22, 2026 /

Every sitcom in the 1980s handed out lessons like candy. Married… with Children handed out nothing but truth. Michael Moye and Ron Leavitt built a show where nobody evolved, nobody apologized, and nobody became a better person next week, and that’s exactly why audiences fell in love with the Bundys.