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Why the Bundys lived in Chicago (and not Los Angeles)
A question I get a lot is: “Why Chicago?” Why didn’t the Bundys live in L.A. like every other sitcom family, or New York,…
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How Fox’s risky gamble turned into a TV revolution
To understand the rise of Married… with Children, you have to understand Fox in 1987. This wasn’t the Fox you know today. It wasn’t…
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The real story behind recasting Kelly and Bud
A lot of fans don’t know this, but during the very first pilot – before the show ever aired – Kelly and Bud Bundy…
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How Katey Sagal created Peg Bundy out of thin air
Peg Bundy didn’t start out as Peg Bundy. At least not the Peg you know – the queen of big red hair, wilder-than-life outfits,…
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The day Ed O’Neill became Al Bundy (before he even spoke)
One of my favorite stories from the early days is how Ed O’Neill landed the role of Al Bundy. After reading all the “funny…
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The Anti-Cosby idea that scared networks (and attracted Fox)
Before Married… with Children was even a title, the idea behind it had a name. And that name was “NOT The Cosbys.” The creators…
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How This Whole Crazy Thing Started
If you want the real story of how Married… with Children came into existence, you’ve got to picture the TV world in the mid-1980s.…
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Season 3 Episode 10: I’ll See You in Court
The lost episode. Filmed in January 1989 and shelved when FOX’s censors and the producers could not agree during the Rakolta boycott, it aired…
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Season 11 Episode 22: The Desperate Half-Hour (1)
Bud’s prison pen pal breaks out and turns up at the house with two accomplices, taking the whole family and the D’Arcys hostage. Kelly…
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Season 11 Episode 23: How to Marry a Moron (2)
Lonnie leaves prison and proposes properly, and Al’s objection evaporates once he learns the family fortune involved. The wedding gets as far as the…
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