Married... with Children: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The less-than-lovable Bundys are a radical departure from the saccharine-sweet TV families popular since the days of Father Knows Best. With offbeat humor and unflinching honesty, Married... paints a more realistic picture of middle-class existence, warts and all. Al Bundy is a shoe salesman who is fond of frequently reliving his doubtful 15 seconds of fame on the football field. Al is terrified of the all-too-frequent amorous advances of his ditsy wife Peggy, who spends most of Al's wages at the salon and the mall. They have two teenage kids: stunning but superficial party animal Kelly and egocentric Bud. Married for 16 semi-blissful years, Peggy and Al have found that the secret to a happy marriage is to accept one another's idiosyncrasies.

Series details

• Title: Married... with Children
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1987-04-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 499

Cast and credited roles

• Ed O'Neill — Al Bundy
• David Faustino — Bud Bundy
• Christina Applegate — Kelly Bundy
• Katey Sagal — Peg Bundy
• Amanda Bearse — Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy
• Ted McGinley — Jefferson D'Arcy
• David Garrison — Steve Rhoades

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-04-05; final listed air date 1987-06-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-09-27; final listed air date 1988-05-01; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-11-06; final listed air date 1989-08-27; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-09-03; final listed air date 1990-05-13; episode order: 23.
• Season 5: premiered 1990-09-23; final listed air date 1991-05-19; episode order: 25.
• Season 6: premiered 1991-09-08; final listed air date 1992-05-17; episode order: 26.
• Season 7: premiered 1992-09-13; final listed air date 1993-05-23; episode order: 26.
• Season 8: premiered 1993-09-05; final listed air date 1994-05-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 9: premiered 1994-09-04; final listed air date 1995-05-21; episode order: 26.
• Season 10: premiered 1995-09-17; final listed air date 1996-05-26; episode order: 26.
• Season 11: premiered 1996-09-28; final listed air date 1997-06-09; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Married... with Children on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.