Ron Leavitt
A storm traps the Bundys at the motel and the locals will not help. Then the killer takes Peggy hostage, which forces Al to actually do something. It is also the first appearance of “Thank your father, kids” — a ritual the series kept for ten more years.
Al invites Steve to poker and Steve loses his whole paycheck to him, which Marcy wants back. It is the only episode of the series without Bud, and the first without Kelly. It also introduces Al’s friends, one of whom lasts long enough to become a NO MA’AM member.
Marcy gives Peggy a diet book meant to improve her love life, and Peggy puts the whole family on it. The episode is really about withholding, the weapon both Bundys would use on each other for eleven seasons. It is also the first time the show goes upstairs.
The episode that opened FOX’s first night of prime time, on April 5, 1987. Al has to choose between a basketball game and meeting the new neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. Nancy becomes the first of the shoe store’s oversized customers, and Kelly gets the series’ first line.
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