In the episode where Al wants to watch the last episode of Psycho Dad one of the kids asks why the show was cancelled, Al replied along the lines of "Some woman in Michigan got offended and wrote a letter". The activist that started the controversy was from Michigan, it was a direct jab at her.
Actually, protests DID have one effect - some groups found Psycho Dad (which was going to be an ongoing gag) so offensive that the producers removed it. Given the actual show was never shown (only the dialogue and Al describing it), I didn't see it any more offensive than other gags.
It was Peas In A Pod. A show Kelly auditioned for but didn't get, she then told the producers all about her family and they used her family as the peas family. Al loved it but everyone else was upset because they were making fun of everyone. Al confronted the producer who offered him $500 a month while the show was on if he would leave. Al agreed against everyone's wishes and the show was a hit until the Michigan woman complained and got it canceled. Marcy was the one who told them.
Ed O'Neil is in my opinion one of the greatest facial actors to ever grace media... sometimes he doesn't need dialog, he can say it all with an expression... his body language is exceptional as well...
Correct on this with him... I liked that about him as well.. Another Awesome Actor who is good with Facial Expressions in their acting is Jensen Ackles.
there's one episode in season 6-7 (I think 7 but its been years) where Bud is going to college and Al/Peg think the bank made a 25k error and take all of Bud's cash. There's a moment when they first think they got the cash, where peg tells al to act normal, and he just slumps over and looks miserable. amazing body acting
As a young kid, the show was funny and...different. As an adult with a wife,son and daughter, it has become a reality for me and so many other men. That show was a message.
Because my dad watched it, teenage me watched this show every night growing up, and it was funny. I recently found it again (one of the streaming services, don't remember which one) and watched it for nostalgia, and died laughing. Age defiantly puts a new perspective on it
When I was a kid the only thing my father and I could agree on was that we both wanted to sit down and watch Married With Children. When I first started watching that show I didn't get all the jokes but my father did. Just watching my father busting a gut laughing so hard made the show worth it for me and then as I got older I started laughing as hard as him.
That comment brought up a lot of memories with my father as well sounds exactly like my experience, watching the show with my father, but we had a small advantage. My father, somehow found the exact same couch that Al Bundy sat on, I remember he was driving by a garage sale and he spotted it and hit the brakes and backed up and immediately bought it . We dubbed it THE BUNDY COUCH and soon sat on it while watching married with children together.
Hey German here. I recorded every episode on VHS when I was a kid. I even took all 15 tapes and took a second tape recorder to record all episodes to other casettes without the comercials. Took me a whole weekend. I was addictet to that show and wore suit jackets like Bud did in later seasons when I was like 11 back in elementary shool. The german dub was pretty good but it was a total different expirience when I re wached as an adult while living in Vegas. good times
Im not kidding when i say this but when i feel down i think about the sky diving episode were al has this laugh when ask if he needs a minute or advice or something like that and his laugh was hilarious to me as a kid and even more so after getting into relationships that was garbage. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l8sgodmn3IQ.html that and i really felt a brother hood between Al and darsy and his coworker that was there without the cameras showing. Ive been fantasizing about getting "No mamn" shirts made as of lately in this hypothetical world i find myself in.
That lovely theme song. I have it stuck in my head to this day. Along with the Neverending Story song and the Mentos Jingle. All those spin-offs in different countries are great. I had no idea it was such an international hit.
Argentinean here. "Casados con hijos" (Married with Children) was HUGE here and well loved, to the point of the characters participating in recent commercials. The actors are some of the most iconic Argentinian actors, and the one playing the dad, Guillermo Francella, receiving an Oscar for best foreign movie for El Secreto de dos Ojos. And the actors playing the kids are real life siblings, which was perfect.
Love this show. The 2nd season Christmas episode where Santa crashes into the backyard is probably my favorite and in my playlist of favorite Christmas movies and TV shows/specials every December. Other favorite episodes are the Labor Day barbeque, when Al meets aliens, the overdue library book, when Al becomes obsessed with the song Anna, and others.
My favorite was when there was a blizzard and Kelly & Bud won a radio contest to have Anthrax play a concert in their living room. They all ate the "mystery meat" from the freezer and Marcy started tripping. I also liked the one where Marcy got married when she was drunk and woke up to find out her new name was Marcy Darcy.
One of my favorite episodes is season 3 episode 4 "The Camping Show" where they all go to a cabin in the woods and Peggy, Marcy and Kelly all get their periods at the same time. It was interesting watch the show change over the years. The first 3 seasons or so, they felt more like an authentic family for the most part. Al and Peggy admitted on occasion that they loved each other, and so did Kelly and Bud. In later seasons they became even more antagonistic towards each other, but one thing that didnt change was that if someone messed with one member of the family the others were quick to join in to defend them.
I think they all admitted that. In Ed's Emmy legends interview he talks about the first three seasons as the hallmark of the show. I remember watching the first season and when they talk about the antagonism, about six of the shows ended with them about to have sex. Thats more sex than ALL the 'family' shows ever did. Apparantly once you have kids your sex life is over. I wonder if thats partly why people stopped having kids:)
I used to watch _Married… with Children_ all the time and I loved it! But I didn’t realize that Sam Kinison was considered for the part of Al Bundy I do, however, remember the _Anti-It’s A Wonderful Life_ episode in which Kinison appeared as Al’s Guardian Angel. _It’s A Bundyful Life_ was a Season 4 two-parter and is one of my absolute favorites! RIP, Sam Kinison.
They were able to keep costs low during first three seasons mainly due to the fact that Bundy's living room and Al's store were virtually the only sets used as literaly 99% of scenes in the early seasons happened in Bundy's living room and the store. It wasn't until later seasons that they started doing more on location shoots and moving outside of Bundy's house and Al's work much more.
Always felt MWC and In Living Color had more or less TV cult followings, and along with Cheers, would have been the funniest shows of the 90s, had Seinfeld and Friends not gained the global audience that they did in the latter half of decade.
That was a hilarious episode. Although Steve and Jefferson actually do meet twice throughout the show, not including the pirate episode. First was the season 6 episode "The egg and I", where Steve returns being on the run from the feds after stealing a rare egg from the park he was rangering. The second one was the season 9 episode "Get the Dodge outta Hell" where they lose the Dodge at a gas station where Marcy made Jefferson work.
Great video! Thank you! My wife and I recently binge-watched this show all the way through on streaming. It took quite a while, but doing so helped us realise that: 1) there were a lot more running gags than either of us remebered; 2) the writing was WAY more clever and prescient than it's usually given credit for; and 3) the detractors can say what they want -- this is one of the best TV shows of all time, a sublime mix of excellent writing, marvellous comedic acting, perfect character studies, relatable situations, pointed social commentary, and over-the-top silliness.
@@Beedo_Sookcool No problem! Reading these comments is so fulfilling! This show was always a guilty pleasure of mine, heavy on the _guilty._ Glad to find so many others who appreciate it, too!
@@EndPoliticalCorruption I find that the absolute best comedy is thoroughly appreciated as "speaking to people like us" . . . by the people it's actually making fun of, and who don't really get the joke, because it's on them. Either that, or its point is completely missed by its critics, even though it's saying the exact same thing the critics are saying themselves, only ironically. 😉
I remember watching this show on Sundays between the Simpsons and X-Files. AL was the man. Jefferson was cool. The Bundys Go To England episodes were my favorite.
My fav episodes too! I remember it was in two parts. And yes X files played on the same night. I believe also Tales from the Crypt or atleast in my region maybe that was reruns.
One of my favorite shows as a little kid growing up and still one of my all-time favorites. Me and some of my childhood friends still bring the show up from time to time.
This show was a part of my childhood and is still a part of my adulthood. Talk about a show that was more realistic than most that aired at the time. It allowed me to laugh at the toxicity of my family life because I could see how these characters were reflected in my own family. Al was quite an inspiration, down on his luck, underappreciated, yet still got up in the morning everyday and was a provider. Just like in that speech he gave his childhood librarian. Of course he also got away with things we wish we could have like beating up Kelly's sleaze boyfriends and enacting vigilante justice. This show would never be made again in this day and age where humor is practically gone, people are made of glass, and self entitlement runs rampant. I will always treasure this show and it's humor. Long live the Bundys and the man himself AL.
So true,this show couldn't be made today,a product of it's time.That lone female detractor is minor compared to what MWC would get today. LOL.GREAT tv show.
@Bluebirdfalling I was greatful I was able to watch this, THE SIMPSONS, and IN LIVING COLOR during those primte time blocks. Despite how my family is they didn't censor much of what we watched. Probably because they knew they were worse lol. I'm glad they didn't because as a kid I loved the humor. As an adult I see the relatability and when I feel like Al sometimes myself, I can watch and enjoy and maybe even feel a bit inspired too.
Was the first show where we could finally stop trying to compare ourselves to the families and feeling inadequate. Though even the Bundy's had a leg up on me, I was the lone kid in my class with divorced parents in 87. Bigger house than me, too. Thank God my dad didn't sell women's shoes for a living though, so mom was able to give us more than toaster leaving's for breakfast. Mom was about as good a cook as Peggy though. Lol sorry mom I love ya but you don't have any family recipes I'll be passing down.
I don't know why everyone thinks this show was so "edgey for the time". Go watch "3's Company", the Ropers are practically Al and Peg. I like MWC but this whole rebel status it gets is overblown.
Fun fact: the character of Al Bundy is basically Ed O’Neill’s uncle. Or he’s based on his uncle The producers liked O’Neill’s portrayal of Al Bundy because it was unique amongst other actors who auditioned. Whenever other actors auditioned they played Al Bundy as an “angry character.” But O’Neill played him with a “yeah, whatever” attitude so to speak so that’s how he got the role
@@chrism3784 people say that they could never broadcast a show like this nowadays, yeah well back then it was still offensive because at that time it was only “good wholesome family” sitcoms
It’s one of my favorite show. I was in the live audience for Married with Children’s last episode. I didn’t know it was the last episode when I went. I was glad at least I was able to experience it live once.
Definitely need to look this series up online or on DVD. I remember watching it and liking it a lot when I first saw it on Television. It was truly a standout series. Definitely worth looking up again. Love your videos!
as a kid I could not wait for a married with children episode, I just called it Al bundy....later in life i bought the dvd boxsets. I am 38 now and it is still my favorite show ever
Thank you for doing this! Al Bundy and his family and his shenanigans were a vital part of my childhood! And don't forget the song Love and marriage oh man the minute you hear it you know exactly what it is! Good stuff Minty!!!!!!
Ed O'Neil was Al Bundy. Nobody could do it like he can. He is a legendary iconic figure. You always think of him as Al when he appears on screeen as someone else. They chose well.
In the 90s, my Dad and I would watch this show every week. One of the ways we bonded. This and The Simpsons is still my fav shows. Now it's so dope to watch this with my son. Thank you for this one Minty!!
I’m glad you covered this show. It is as far as I’m concerned, the best sitcom ever. Personally though, I think it was best it ended when it did. Some of the plots seemed like a little too outlandish and cartoony in the later seasons, even for Married With Children. But it did still feel like the end of an era in some ways. My parents were also fans of the show too, even going as Al and Peggy for Halloween a couple of times.
Yeah around the time they ended the Network was becoming more serious. Taking on football focusing on dramas more. Even the Simpsons were starting to get stale. End of an Era indeed. Outside of Football never really watch Fox anymore.
Aww, thanks for this Minty! As a child growing up in Ireland, Married With Children seemed like the norm to me. Looking back now as an adult, I can see the controversy associated with it, oblivious to younger me. I have so many fond memories of this as a kid. Thanks again!
I love the idea of sending the activist flowers for every renewal for a new season! That gives the phrase, "kill them with kindness," new meaning. 🤣💐 I bet that even now, the activist's face turns beet red whenever she sees the Married... with Children reruns and the words "Married... with Children" can't be spoken in her house. 😂
(thanks Herm Ask, #6 at 7:50 ) It's called the Streisand Effect when you try to stop something but only succeed in making a "problem" worse. Sending flowers to the "Karen" who tried to stop the show flowers is poetry. I'm so glad the "do-gooders" got a pie to the face. Bravo.
And the whole Hogwarts Legacy proves that the Karens are incapable of learning their lesson. Just like communists they think if they give it one more shot, it'll work this time!
I’m surprised it’s not called the Tipper Gore effect. When her and her group tried to censor all “explicit” music and ended up, making the albums with parental advisory stickers on them a lot more money.
I always loved this show. Ed O'Neil even commented on how, after ten years on Married... With Children he didn't win any awards, but then he finally did on Modern Family. I just bought the complete series on DVD. And if they do an animated series, I really hope they get as many original cast members as possible to voice their old selves. But most of all... it really is a shame about there being no final episode.
Aloha Minty, I am so happy you did a look at "Married with Children" because that WAS one of the best comedies about the family EVER. I remember how they had a back and forth with "Roseanne" especially when one won an Emmy or something? "Different Strokes" and "Family Ties" were great but MWC was the first show, of any kind really, to show life without the rose tinted cosy editing of reality. And it foreshadowed the grittiness and willingness to show a more truthful vision of life in drama, comedy and other genres. Plus, the writers kind of revealed what the future would be: politically correct dumbing down of comedy and what writers are allowed to do in a world where the networks are scared of offending ANYONE. Which is the world we live in now. David
Didn’t watch the show often, but of the few episodes I did watch my favorite one was the one where Kelly gets into a boxing match to fight a rival for an acting role. The two favorite parts were when Kelly’s rival says can I steal your brother, and Bud is more than happy to have that happen to him. And when the rival accidentally punches Bud during the fight and Kelly says no one hits my brother unless they date him first.
Great video, Minty! One of my all time favourites! I also particularly liked Ed O'Neill as the near psychopathic manager Glen, the manager of 'Stan Mikita's Donuts' in Wayne's World!
Peak episode Minty! One of the top greatest sitcoms of all time without a doubt. People need to realize that edgy and raunchy “for its time” means that it would cause triggered mass meltdowns today.
The way Al used to poke fun at fat women would definitely cause a Woke uproar today! This show existed when people could laugh, and not take offense to everything.
@@thumperjdm before people all had smartphones to complain about every little thing in a place where other Karens can hear it. Before, they just went home and whioned to their families. lol
My grandmother loved this show & particularly Al Bundy. She would grimace & laugh & say “He’s just so dirty. He looks like he smells…”. She loved him! She was also a huge fan of Rodney Dangerfield for the exact same reason 😂❤️
Minty this is truly one of your best works. I loved it. The Family Truckster in the intro and the international versions of the show both blew me away. I am going to have to start having viewing parties for your releases. They are they good mate.
One thing you didn't mention, or didn't know. David Milch originally created the role of Al Swearengen specifically for Ed O'Neill on the HBO show Deadwood. O'Neill screen-tested for the role, but HBO executives did not want to cast him, because of his fame as Al Bundy from Married... with Children (1987). After Deadwood was canceled, Ed O'Neill was cast in David Milch's next project, John from Cincinnati (2007).
This show was not sugar coated in anyway which made it great, relatable and ahead of the curve at the time. '4 touchdowns in a single game! "-Al Bundy the original Goat.
Ed and Amanda had a falling out, because of Amanda's sexuality. He wasn't invited to the wedding, because she was afraid Ed would make fun of the fact that Amanda and her wife were both going to wear suits and ties. She revealed this in an interview a couple of years ago.
It had nothing to do with her sexuality, it was because she was a pain in the back door. And when asked about not being invited to her wedding, he said of course I would’ve laughed, to women getting married and tuxedos? That’s hilarious. (That’s a paraphrase, not a direct quote)
The falling out supposedly started (or culminated) when TV Guide was shooting a cover and there was a rule that only a specific number of ppl could be featured and Ed supposedly didn't fight for her nor even tried. That was the story according to him, anyway.
Love the video. Not the first time I've heard most of these but always love seeing stuff about MWC. I am actually from Youngstown Ohio Ed O'Neil is a friend of the family so I have a special place in my heart for this show. Once again Minty LOVED the video!
I distinctly remember being in a movie theater when a trailer for _Flight of the Intruder_ played. It had a tense build-up to the reveal of O'Neill's character, and when they showed him, the whole theater burst out laughing. This was quickly followed by so much thunderous applause and whistling that the rest of the trailer was inaudible. Now, I've never watched that movie, so maybe tonally it _was_ correct to recast O'Neill. But if bottom line numbers were more important to the studio, then they made a HUGE mistake.
didnt even know this show existed ,,,,,,,discovererd it early hours (very long time ago ) never heard of any of the actors , became an instant fan have seen every episode at least once ,,keep up the good work minty top video
One of the best shows ever. I still watch it today. One of the few shows where a main character is replaced and is still as funny/funnier with the new guy. Steve was great but so was Jefferson. I am glad though that it did survive the 1st season and grew into what it became. Had they continued with the early Al in season 1, I don't think it would have continued for much longer. some favorite moments just of the top of my head. "Bleen", "law office of Haagen and Daz" and "when you turn a satisfactory shade of blue, you go moo and I'll let go".
@@ri067953 He is actually caring and says I love you to Peggy. A totally different Al than the 1 we know and love in later seasons. I usually skip season 1 eps 1 through 5-6 maybe.
@Trigga Woods How exactly was it "underrated"? It was a global smash. It ran for ten years. It has a HUGE fan base. It launched several careers. It made Fox a lot of money. The format was sold to a lot of countries. It's still remembered by many people 25 years after ending. It was full of iconic and much loved characters. People associate a Frank Sinatra song with the show, rather than seeing it as only a Frank Sinatra song. The show's stars were so associated with their respective characters that people found it difficult to see them in other roles. Many people list it as their favourite sitcom, if not TV show. It changed sitcoms forever. "Underrated"?
@@ianmacfarlane1241 I'm guessing the OP is saying was effectively forgotten, and discarded as smutty comedy, and not spoken of with the same fondness as Seinfeld, Friends etc?
