David Faustino – Page 8 – Bundy Club

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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 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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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 21: Damn Bundys

Al sells his soul to play for the Chicago Bears and reach the Super Bowl, with Robert Englund as Lucifer and three actual Bears…
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Season 11 Episode 20: Lez Be Friends

Marcy’s cousin Mandy arrives, befriends Al and Jefferson, and makes Marcy jealous. Then Mandy tells Al she is gay. Amanda Bearse plays both parts,…
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Season 11 Episode 19: Birthday Boy Toy

Jefferson turns forty and Marcy decides he needs a job. Al tries to cure Peggy’s shopping habit. And Bud and Kelly shoot a commercial…
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Season 11 Episode 18: A Babe in Toyland

A children’s show host has a breakdown on air and Kelly takes over as Princess Kelly, becoming a hit. Then she introduces a puppet…