Married... with Children
With a pay check that is lower than what the local beggar is earning, and with a wife and two children whose only interest is to rob him of his last cents, shoe-salesman Al Bundy is lucky if he can sit down in front of the TV with an ice-cold beer, or sneak out to the local Nudy bar every Tuesday night. Life isn't what it used to be when he was the star of the high-school football team, and when he scored four touch-downs in a single game.
- Metascore58
- 1987-1997
- 11 seasons
- Fox Network
- Comedy
- TV-PG
With a pay check that is lower than what the local beggar is earning, and with a wife and two children whose only interest is to rob him of his last cents, shoe-salesman Al Bundy is lucky if he can sit down in front of the TV with an ice-cold beer, or sneak out to the local Nudy bar every Tuesday night. Life isn't what it used to be when he was the star of the high-school football team, and when he scored four touch-downs in a single game.
Season 11 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Twisted
Sat, Sep 28, 1996 22 mins
Bud has discovered that Ariel gets turned on by life-threatening situations and has decided to stage a fake tornado in order to get some from Ariel while they seek shelter in the Bundys' basement. Peg confirms that danger does in deed turn women on. However, a real twister appears in Chicago and the rest of the Bundys and the Jeffersons also have to seek shelter in the Bundys' basement. Which also means that Peg and Marcy get turned on...
Episode 2
Children of the Corns
Sat, Oct 5, 1996 22 mins
Gary declares a sales contest between Al and Griff - the winner gets a raise. However, an appearance of an immigrant child who works in Gary's illegal sweatshop gives Al a better idea than selling shoes.
Episode 3
Kelly's Gotta Habit
Sat, Oct 12, 1996 22 mins
In order to get a $20,000 contract of a model for a national olive oil brand, Kelly has to sign a Morals Clause, which requires that she remain chaste. This proves to be a difficult task. Meanwhile, Al hears that Officer Dan is appearing in Al's favorite TV show, Cops, and blackmails him to become his partner.
Episode 4
Requiem for a Chevyweight: Part 1
Sun, Nov 10, 1996 22 mins
Al's beloved Dodge is fading away. Through a frantic "emergency operation," Al manages to "stabilize" the Dodge's condition, but it still needs constant "life support". He is unwilling to let the Dodge go because he has fond memories of his father and the car, so he calls for a car doctor, who sees that the Dodge needs a fuel pump "transplant". Since those fuel pumps are a rarity, the doctor suggests that the car be "harvested" for spare parts instead, which would sell for a high price. This, of course, is completely unacceptable to Al. While he fights to keep the Dodge "alive" and looks for a new fuel pump, Peg and the kids already start auctioning the spare parts.
Episode 5
Requiem for a Chevyweight: Part 2
Sun, Nov 17, 1996 22 mins
Al buries his "dead" Dodge in his backyard and has a funeral ceremony for it. The collectors still desire the spare parts and Peg still intends to sell them. At Bud's request, Marcy goes through Al's financial records and declares that Al can't afford a new car. Al decides to prove her wrong and goes to a car dealer. Meanwhile, Jefferson's secret past helps him to locate a fuel pump for Al's old Dodge.
Episode 6
A Bundy Thanksgiving
Sun, Nov 24, 1996 22 mins
It's Thanksgiving. In Al's childhood, it was a tradition to eat Aunt Maddie's sweet potato pie on Thanksgiving, so Al takes a trip with Griff to see Aunt Maddie in order to buy some pie. Unfortunately, it turns out that she's just died. Jefferson can't find a turkey for Marcy because they've sold out. Then a stray turkey just happens to follow Kelly home. Will Kelly let the others eat it?
Episode 7
The Juggs Have Left the Building
Sun, Dec 1, 1996 22 mins
Peggy wants to take a vacation in Branson, Missouri, but Al says he can't afford it. The prospect of all-fried food and only twin beds available, however, make him change his mind. Lucky has to stay behind in the care of the D'Arcys. Then Marcy feels the urge to act out a dirty fantasy at the Bundy's. In Branson, the Bundys get a room at the Deliverance Inn (yes, just like that movie). Peg and Kelly take part in a country music talent contest.
Episode 8
God Help Ye Merry Bundymen
Sun, Dec 22, 1996 22 mins
It's Christmas. Al doesn't want a Christmas tree, the rest of the family does. Marcy is determined to win the neighborhood decorating contest. Gary hires two young guys, Hal and Biff, to help Al and Griff at the shoe store. Someone (actually Bud and Kelly) kidnaps Mary and Joseph from Marcy's Nativity Scene and demand $500 in ransom. Hal and Biff turn out to be such good workers that Gary decides to replace Al and Griff with them, permanently.
Episode 9
Crimes Against Obesity
Sun, Dec 29, 1996 22 mins
On Al's birthday he orders that Kelly and Bud leave him alone and Peg doesn't bother him for sex. While the kids put tinted windows on his Dodge, he goes to work with Jefferson by way of a great breakfast at the Jiggly Room, and Griff suggests treating him to lunch at the Jiggly Room. But as they're about to leave, a fat woman named Shirley storms in demanding her money back because her shoes fell apart after one day. Al responds by calling her a giant seal; she storms out and he heads to the Jiggly Room. When he returns to the shoe store, Shirley and the obese women he's insulted over the years parade in and put him on trial for excessive crimes against obesity. Will Al be forced to endure the punishment they've planned for him, or will he live to use his birthday coupons?
Episode 10
The Stepford Peg
Mon, Jan 6, 1997 22 mins
Al is planning a get-together for the guys and they'll be watching wrestling from cable. Al wants Peg to help, but she declines. Then Peg has an accident where she hits her head and gets amnesia. Kelly, Bud, and Al are then amazed to see Peg cooking, cleaning, and doing other housework. They decide to milk the situation for all it's worth.
Episode 11
Bud on the Side
Mon, Jan 13, 1997 22 mins
Bud confides in Al and says he can't get a single girl to go out with him. Al has a problem too: his boss Gary is being a real bitch. She won't agree to have a break room made for Griff and Al. Bud comes to see Al, but Gary catches him looking at his ass in front of a mirror and expresses her interest in him. Bud gives in to his needs and starts sleeping with Gary. What happens when Al finds out?
Episode 12
Grime and Punishment
Mon, Jan 20, 1997 22 mins
Since Bud is actually earning money, Al starts charging rent for the basement. Bud and Al sign a lease and Bud pays his rent, after which he claims that the "apartment" is in need of repair. A health inspector declares the basement condemned and gives him a month to get the basement repaired. Al then is forced to wear an electronic neck band that prevents him from leaving the basement.
Episode 13
T*R*A*S*H
Mon, Jan 27, 1997 22 mins
Jefferson has joined the National Guard. He tells Al and Griff of the benefits: for one weekend per month, one gets to party with a bunch of guys and even get paid for it. Of course, you have to pass basic training first, but even that has a benefit. One does not have to go to one's regular job, but the boss still has to pay the salary. Al and Griff suddenly feel the urge to serve their country.
Episode 14
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Part 1
Mon, Feb 24, 1997 22 mins
Al agrees to let Peg invite the Darcy's and Griff (plus one) to an evening party in exchange for a month of no sex. As a party game, the pairs test their knowledge of the other half. Unfortunately, Al has forgotten the most romantic night between him and Peg, who throws him out to the doghouse, literally. Meanwhile, Kelly is auditioning for a role, but faces stiff competition from her nemesis Heather Talrico, another blonde bimbo. Kelly challenges Heather to a boxing match; the loser has to give up the role.
Episode 15
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Part 2
Mon, Feb 24, 1997 21 mins
Al makes true of his threat to move out. But what about custody of the two TVs? The kids Al leaves to Peg. In foresight, he has hidden a nest egg in a secret compartment in the toilet seat. Peg becomes depressed, but the kids decide to find themselves a new step-dad. Marcy is ecstatic about Al's departure and has another plan to cheer Peg up. Meanwhile, Al is trying out the bachelor lifestyle, complete with a new look.
Episode 16
Breaking Up Is Easy to Do: Part 3
Mon, Mar 3, 1997 21 mins
Al is having difficulty adjusting to being single. Marcy is more than happy to share with him that Peg is having a dinner party with a millionaire. Al doesn't believe it, so Marcy tells him that what Peg really wants is for Al to come to the dinner party.
Episode 17
Live Nude Peg
Mon, Mar 10, 1997 22 mins
Peggy, jealous that Al is spending all his time at The Jiggly Room, decides to try out on amateur night while Al and the No Ma'am boys judge it. She wins the competition dressed as a harem girl named Jasmin, wearing a veil over her face. Al is turned on like never before, and he and Peggy have their best sex ever.
Episode 18
A Babe in Toyland
Mon, Mar 17, 1997 21 mins
When Kelly becomes successful on a kid's television show, she becomes a total bitch and control freak. Her manager, Bud, decides Princess Kelly should be taught a lesson she will not forget. Meanwhile, Al tries to avoid sharing a bed with Peg by sawing off half of their bed as she is tempted to have sex with him in bed.
Episode 19
Birthday Boy Toy
Mon, Mar 31, 1997 22 mins
Al makes Peg stop her constant shopping by taking his card away from her and electrifying the phone so that she cannot place any orders. Meanwhile, it's Jefferson's 40th birthday and he has to accept he is no longer a young man and Marcy may one day leave him; so, Marcy forces him to get a job, which he does, as the new aerobics instructor at a new health club Peggy wins a free membership pass for. Elsewhere, Gary hires Bud and Kelly to shoot a TV commercial for the shoe store. There is a role for a shoe salesman. Al forces Bud to hire him, but Al has no acting experience.
Episode 20
Lez Be Friends
Mon, Apr 28, 1997 22 mins
Marcy wants the Bundys to stay indoors because her "identical" cousin Mandy is coming for a visit and Marcy does not want her to be repulsed by them. Mandy's flight, however, is early and she takes a cab. Since the D'Arcys are at the airport waiting for her, she comes to the Bundys. This leads to Mandy spending the day out with Al and Jefferson. Suddenly Peg and Marcy find themselves jealous.
Episode 21
Damn Bundys
Mon, Apr 28, 1997 22 mins
Al dreams of playing for the Chicago Bears and taking them to the Super Bowl. When the Devil appears to him, Al sells his soul to have the chance to take the Bears to the Super Bowl. In the process, Al wins league MVP, and becomes a national sensation. The Devil of course takes the definition of the contract literally and chaos ensues.
Episode 22
The Desperate Half-Hour
Mon, May 5, 1997 22 mins
Al is kicking Peg and the kids out of the house so he can watch Death Wish 6 3-D in privacy on pay per view. But Bud also needs the house for himself: his pen pal, Starla, is getting out of prison and is coming to see him. Unfortunately, Starla decides to rob the Bundy's at gunpoint. It turns out that she has escaped and is on the run, so she ends up holding the Bundy's hostage. Starla also has a dim-witted boyfriend, to whom Kelly becomes attracted to, and the feeling is mutual. Then the D'Arcy's, who are about to leave on a charity masquerade cruise, barge in and end up hostages as well.
Episode 23
How to Marry a Moron
Mon, May 5, 1997 22 mins
Lonnie is freed from prison because it was overcrowded. He asks Al's blessing for marrying Kelly. He even has a ring. Turns out that Lonnie is one of the Tots who owns Tot Industries, makers of Weenie Tots. Suddenly, Lonnie is most welcome to the Bundy family.
Episode 24
Chicago Shoe Exchange
Mon, Jun 9, 1997 22 mins
Gary is restocking the shoe store and donating all the old shoes to Filipino orphans. When the lunch delivery girl accepts old sandals as payment because Al and Griff have no money, they realize that the shoes have trading value. Meanwhile, Kelly finally gets her masseuse license, but accidentally cripples Bud when trying out her skills on him.
