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Married With Children Season 1 DVD Box Set Released Tomorrow!!!
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RossMAN
Grand Nagus
Triumph
Lifer
Despite all its crassness, Married with Children really was a great show. It was something totally different than all of the Growing Pains/Family Ties/Cosby Show stuff when it came out. In some ways the show was more realistic than the other family sitcoms of the day. But it was also so totally extreme that you just had to laugh, because it was completely unrealistic.
Ed Oneil should have won an Emmy for that performance. (Emmy is the TV awards, right?)
Ed Oneil should have won an Emmy for that performance. (Emmy is the TV awards, right?)
Fritzo
Lifer
It was good until after the third season, when it started getting to "cartoon-ie". Actually, when Steve left and was replaced by Jefferson (Ted McGinley, the partron saint of Jumping the Shark 🙂 ), it started getting pretty bad. We do have Married with Children and The Simpsons to thank for today's crass TV shows though. Before them, everything was a wholesome, family oriented vomit fest 😛
Triumph
Lifer
That is a misrepresentation of the Simpsons. All of their older shows had an ethical foundation, and they are a close family unit. Many of the shows deal with ethical-type problems, and at the end the character usually ends up choosing the "right" path. The Bundys, on the other hand, are pure unadulterated white trash. 😀
Amused
Elite Member
Not True! There are many fine episodes after McGinley joined the show. The two losers were Seven (the true point at which the show jumped the shark), and when they followed Vinnie Verducci (Joey from friends) and his dad in 1991 (that almost killed the show early). Other than that, the show was almost always good.
And who can forget Miranda Veracruz de la Jolla Cardenal 😀 Classic!!!
Amused
Elite Member
The first season was only 13 episodes. They had a late start.
First season 1987 (13) episodes
Second season 1987-88 (22) episodes
Third season 1988-89 (22) episodes
Fourth season 1989-90 (23) episodes
Fifth season 1990-91 (24) episodes
Sixth season 1991-92 (26) episodes
Seventh season 1992-93 (26) episodes
Eighth season 1993-94 (26) episodes
Ninth season 1994-95 (26) episodes
Tenth season 1995-96 (26) episodes
Eleventh season 1996-97 (24) episodes
Amused
Elite Member
First 13 episodes:
1. 04/05/87 "PILOT" (101)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt / Linda Day
After 15 years of marriage and two kids, Chicagoans Al and Peggy have
settled into a peaceful coexistence -- disturbed only by the verbal
volleys they exchange while awake. The opener introduces the Bundys to
newlywed neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades. We also meet Luke, Al's
swinging single co-worker at the shoe store. Peg wants Marcy and Steve
to come over, so she refuses to let Al go to a basketball game with Luke.
Customer #1 ................. Diana Bellamy
Customer #2 ................. Sue Ann Gilfillan
Tawny ....................... Linda Dona [Dona Speir]
Arnold ...................... Victor Di Mattia
Luke Ventura ................ Ritch Shydner
2. 04/12/87 "THINNERGY" (102)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
Marcy gives Peg a diet book called Thinnergy, and seeking to inject more
energy into their lives - and bedroom - Peggy tries to get Al to join her
on the diet. Fat chance. Life is not the same in the Bundy house, until
Al can get her to give it up.
Sandy ....................... Elizabeth Edwards
3. 04/19/87 "BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT THE DEPUTY" (104)
Ron Burla
There is a crime spree in the neighborhood. Steve and Marcy buy a guard
dog after their house is robbed, Al and Peggy buy a gun to protect
themselves. A noise in the night tests both defenses.
Muldoon ..................... Thomas Hill
Bronson ..................... J. Jay Saunders
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
4. 04/26/87 "WHOSE ROOM IS IT ANYWAY" (106)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh / Zane Buzby
Steve and Marcy plan to add a room onto the house with their tax refund
money. Al convinces Steve to make it a pool room, while Peggy and Marcy
decide on an exercise room. Who will win?
<no guest cast>
5. 05/03/87 "HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY" (105)
Richard Gurman & Katherine Green
Al and Steve find a common bond as they restore a '65 Mustang; Peg and
Marcy find a bond in detesting their husbands' all-consuming project.
<no guest cast>
6. 05/10/87 "SIXTEEN YEARS AND WHAT DO YOU GET" (103)
Katherine Green & Richard Gurman
Neither Peggy nor Al can to stick to an agreement not to exchange gifts
on their 16th anniversary, but Al comes home empty-handed when his credit-
card is rejected for being over its limit. It seems that everyone else
has maxed out the card, buying presents for themselves and Al.
Violinist ................... Walter Olkewicz
Marcel ...................... Elias Zarou
Salesman .................... Don Draper
Mr. Conner .................. Richard Sanders
7. 05/17/87 "MARRIED... WITHOUT CHILDREN" (109)
Teleplay: Ralph R. Farquhar, Story: Matt Geller
Marcy and Steve learn once is enough after volunteering to care for
Kelly and Bud while Al and Peg have a weekend away at a motel.
Dweep ....................... Gunther Jensen
Sean ........................ Noah Blake
Debbie ...................... Liane Curtis
8. 05/24/87 "THE POKER GAME" (110)
Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye / Brian Levant
Steve feels "the rhythm of the game" and decides to sit in with Al and
his poker cronies. He loses his paycheck to Al in the process.
Lisa ........................ Sue Ann Gilfillan
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
E.J. ........................ James Lashly
Bum ......................... William Utay
Barney ...................... Steve Susskind
Russ ........................ Garrett Morris
9. 05/31/87 "PEGGY SUE GOT WORK" (108)
Ellen L. Fogle
To get the VCR that Al won't buy her, Peg gets a job in a department
store, which threatens the "fun" of the Bundy marriage.
Mr. Pond .................... Ernie Sabella
Mr. Hugo .................... Irwin Keyes
Woman #1 .................... Jeryl Jagoda
Woman #2 .................... Regina Leeds
10. 06/07/87 "AL LOSES HIS CHERRY" (107)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung / Arlando Smith
Al gets a firsthand look at Luke's swinging-singles life when he takes
refuge at Luke's bachelor pad rather than return home to a fight with
Peggy.
Terry Cherry ................ Jerry Hall
Sherry Cherry ............... Pamela Bowman
Luke Ventura ................ Ritch Shydner
Delilah ..................... Estelle Harris
11. 06/14/87 "NIGHTMARE ON AL'S STREET" (112)
Michael G. Moye
Steve is out of town, and Marcy becomes a nervous wreck when a
romance-minded Al begins appearing nightly in her dreams.
<no guest cast>
12. 06/21/87 "WHERE'S THE BOSS" (111)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung
After mistakenly thinking the shoe store owner Gary is dead, Al decides
to quit the shoe business if he doesn't get some personal recognition
from the boss he has never seen.
Gary ........................ Geoffrey Scott
Guard ....................... Billy Beck
Happy ....................... J.J. Johnston
Ed .......................... Lewis Arquette
Bart ........................ Rick Waln
Donna ....................... Amanda Sherman
Nancy ....................... Diana Bellamy
Teddy ....................... Vonni Ribisi
13. 06/28/87 "JOHNNY BE GONE" (113)
Katherine Green & Richard Gurman
Problems for Kelly and Bud make Al and Peggy delay their departure for
the closing bash at their favorite hamburger joint, "Johnny B Goods".
1. 04/05/87 "PILOT" (101)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt / Linda Day
After 15 years of marriage and two kids, Chicagoans Al and Peggy have
settled into a peaceful coexistence -- disturbed only by the verbal
volleys they exchange while awake. The opener introduces the Bundys to
newlywed neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades. We also meet Luke, Al's
swinging single co-worker at the shoe store. Peg wants Marcy and Steve
to come over, so she refuses to let Al go to a basketball game with Luke.
Customer #1 ................. Diana Bellamy
Customer #2 ................. Sue Ann Gilfillan
Tawny ....................... Linda Dona [Dona Speir]
Arnold ...................... Victor Di Mattia
Luke Ventura ................ Ritch Shydner
2. 04/12/87 "THINNERGY" (102)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
Marcy gives Peg a diet book called Thinnergy, and seeking to inject more
energy into their lives - and bedroom - Peggy tries to get Al to join her
on the diet. Fat chance. Life is not the same in the Bundy house, until
Al can get her to give it up.
Sandy ....................... Elizabeth Edwards
3. 04/19/87 "BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT THE DEPUTY" (104)
Ron Burla
There is a crime spree in the neighborhood. Steve and Marcy buy a guard
dog after their house is robbed, Al and Peggy buy a gun to protect
themselves. A noise in the night tests both defenses.
Muldoon ..................... Thomas Hill
Bronson ..................... J. Jay Saunders
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
4. 04/26/87 "WHOSE ROOM IS IT ANYWAY" (106)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh / Zane Buzby
Steve and Marcy plan to add a room onto the house with their tax refund
money. Al convinces Steve to make it a pool room, while Peggy and Marcy
decide on an exercise room. Who will win?
<no guest cast>
5. 05/03/87 "HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY" (105)
Richard Gurman & Katherine Green
Al and Steve find a common bond as they restore a '65 Mustang; Peg and
Marcy find a bond in detesting their husbands' all-consuming project.
<no guest cast>
6. 05/10/87 "SIXTEEN YEARS AND WHAT DO YOU GET" (103)
Katherine Green & Richard Gurman
Neither Peggy nor Al can to stick to an agreement not to exchange gifts
on their 16th anniversary, but Al comes home empty-handed when his credit-
card is rejected for being over its limit. It seems that everyone else
has maxed out the card, buying presents for themselves and Al.
Violinist ................... Walter Olkewicz
Marcel ...................... Elias Zarou
Salesman .................... Don Draper
Mr. Conner .................. Richard Sanders
7. 05/17/87 "MARRIED... WITHOUT CHILDREN" (109)
Teleplay: Ralph R. Farquhar, Story: Matt Geller
Marcy and Steve learn once is enough after volunteering to care for
Kelly and Bud while Al and Peg have a weekend away at a motel.
Dweep ....................... Gunther Jensen
Sean ........................ Noah Blake
Debbie ...................... Liane Curtis
8. 05/24/87 "THE POKER GAME" (110)
Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye / Brian Levant
Steve feels "the rhythm of the game" and decides to sit in with Al and
his poker cronies. He loses his paycheck to Al in the process.
Lisa ........................ Sue Ann Gilfillan
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
E.J. ........................ James Lashly
Bum ......................... William Utay
Barney ...................... Steve Susskind
Russ ........................ Garrett Morris
9. 05/31/87 "PEGGY SUE GOT WORK" (108)
Ellen L. Fogle
To get the VCR that Al won't buy her, Peg gets a job in a department
store, which threatens the "fun" of the Bundy marriage.
Mr. Pond .................... Ernie Sabella
Mr. Hugo .................... Irwin Keyes
Woman #1 .................... Jeryl Jagoda
Woman #2 .................... Regina Leeds
10. 06/07/87 "AL LOSES HIS CHERRY" (107)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung / Arlando Smith
Al gets a firsthand look at Luke's swinging-singles life when he takes
refuge at Luke's bachelor pad rather than return home to a fight with
Peggy.
Terry Cherry ................ Jerry Hall
Sherry Cherry ............... Pamela Bowman
Luke Ventura ................ Ritch Shydner
Delilah ..................... Estelle Harris
11. 06/14/87 "NIGHTMARE ON AL'S STREET" (112)
Michael G. Moye
Steve is out of town, and Marcy becomes a nervous wreck when a
romance-minded Al begins appearing nightly in her dreams.
<no guest cast>
12. 06/21/87 "WHERE'S THE BOSS" (111)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung
After mistakenly thinking the shoe store owner Gary is dead, Al decides
to quit the shoe business if he doesn't get some personal recognition
from the boss he has never seen.
Gary ........................ Geoffrey Scott
Guard ....................... Billy Beck
Happy ....................... J.J. Johnston
Ed .......................... Lewis Arquette
Bart ........................ Rick Waln
Donna ....................... Amanda Sherman
Nancy ....................... Diana Bellamy
Teddy ....................... Vonni Ribisi
13. 06/28/87 "JOHNNY BE GONE" (113)
Katherine Green & Richard Gurman
Problems for Kelly and Bud make Al and Peggy delay their departure for
the closing bash at their favorite hamburger joint, "Johnny B Goods".
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