The BEST episodes of Married... with Children

Every episode of Married... with Children ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Married... with Children!

This Fox comedy broke the mold of unbelievably selfless family characters which had become the norm in American sitcoms of the 1980's. Al Bundy, shoe salesman, fears the frequent amorous advances of his ditsy wife Peggy, who henpecks him and frivolously spends all of his money, reliving his 4 touchdowns in a single game at high school. Supporting characters include their two shallow, self-serving teenage children Kelly and Bud, as well as nosy neighbor Marcy and her husband.

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Damn Bundys
star
8.49
226 votes

#1 - Damn Bundys

Season 11 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/1997

Al makes a pact with the devil and gets to play for the Chicago Bears.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Bud on the Side
star
8.16
304 votes

#2 - Bud on the Side

Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/1997

After Al tells Bud to lower his standards in women, Bud starts dating Al's boss Gary.

Directors: Sam W. Orender
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The Proposition
star
8.14
360 votes

#3 - The Proposition

Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/23/1993

Al's old girlfriend wants to buy Al from Peggy for $500,000.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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England Show (1)
star
8.13
273 votes

#4 - England Show (1)

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/3/1992

The Bundys win a free trip to England, but the villagers of Lower Uncton, England, want to get rid of all male Bundys in the world to break a curse cast upon their village.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Luck of the Bundys
star
8.11
365 votes

#5 - Luck of the Bundys

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1993

When the Bundys start having good luck, Al remembers the Bundy Curse and realizes he is doomed.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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The Naked and the Dead, but Mostly the Naked
star
8.08
370 votes

#6 - The Naked and the Dead, but Mostly the Naked

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1995

Peggy and her friends join the men at a visit to the nudie bar to find out why the men spend so much time there. Meanwhile, Kelly gets a part in a weight loss commercial.

Directors: Sam W. Orender
Writer: Michael Moye
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Teacher Pets
star
8.06
309 votes

#7 - Teacher Pets

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1992

Bud juggles two women at once, one being Miss McGowen, his English teacher. Meanwhile, the family ignores Peggy when she is sick and Al gets free pizza by attending children's birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Chicago Shoe Exchange
star
8.03
383 votes

#8 - Chicago Shoe Exchange

Season 11 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/9/1997

Al and Griff start a barter to get a massage chair. Meanwhile, Kelly gives massages to Bud.

Directors: Mark K. Samuels
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I Want My Psycho Dad (2)
star
8.03
377 votes

#9 - I Want My Psycho Dad (2)

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1994

Thanks to Jefferson, Al gets to talk to the U.S. Senate about Psycho Dad's cancellation.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: David Castro
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The Stepford Peg
star
8.02
311 votes

#10 - The Stepford Peg

Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/1997

When Peggy gets amnesia, Al turns her into the perfect wife, which makes everyone happy, except Marcy.

Directors: Amanda Bearse
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Hot Off the Grill
star
7.99
658 votes

#11 - Hot Off the Grill

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1989

Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.

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The Egg and I
star
7.95
371 votes

#12 - The Egg and I

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1992

Steve Rhoades returns to reclaim his wife, but is shocked to find out that Marcy remarried. The Bundys argue whether friendship is more important than money when they find out that Steve is on the run from the police for stealing a rare egg from a national park.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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The Unnatural
star
7.92
390 votes

#13 - The Unnatural

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1990

Al's softball team wants to bench him before the big championship, but Peggy, Kelly and Bud hold three of the required votes to omit him. Peggy is swayed by the hunk who will replace Al, while it takes food to get the kids' votes.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Grime and Punishment
star
7.92
302 votes

#14 - Grime and Punishment

Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/1997

Bud asks Al to repair the basement after Al starts charging him rent. When Al refuses, Bud calls a health inspector who makes Al live in the basement after it is deemed uninhabitable.

Directors: Sam W. Orender
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Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel (2)
star
7.91
397 votes

#15 - Married... with Prom Queen: The Sequel (2)

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/30/1989

Peggy tries desperately to get more votes but it seems that most of the people are going to vote for Connie. Bud and Kelly ask Marcy and Steve about the sixties and after some history, Bud and Kelly dress up as hippies and visit the prom. Al runs into his old rival Jack, who appears to be Connie's husband, and Al and Jack decides to fight outside. Meanwhile, Peg rigs the election ... will she win?

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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It's a Bundyful Life (2)
star
7.90
517 votes

#16 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1989

Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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And Baby Makes Money
star
7.90
383 votes

#17 - And Baby Makes Money

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1990

Al and Peggy try to have another baby after a dead relative promised $500,000 to the couple who provide an heir named after him.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Art Everett
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Driving Mr. Boondy
star
7.90
318 votes

#18 - Driving Mr. Boondy

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1994

Al must renew his drivers license... and Bud is his driving instructor.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Donald Beck
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Scared Single
star
7.89
319 votes

#19 - Scared Single

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1993

Al tries to help a young man forget the idea of marriage. Meanwhile, Kelly gets stung by bees and becomes crazy.

Directors: Sam W. Orender
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Sleepless in Chicago
star
7.88
349 votes

#20 - Sleepless in Chicago

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1994

Al has to lie in bed next to Marcy while Jefferson switches Marcy's valuable Barbie doll, that Jefferson just bought her, for a regular one.

Directors: Katherine Green
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Breaking up is Easy to Do (1)
star
7.87
260 votes

#21 - Breaking up is Easy to Do (1)

Season 11 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1997

Al and Peggy split up after seeing a marriage counselor. Kelly must learn to box to get a part in a movie.

Directors: Mark Samuels
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'Til Death Do Us Part
star
7.87
326 votes

#22 - 'Til Death Do Us Part

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/1993

Al's lack of performance in the bedroom makes him the laugh of the town, so Al sets his mind on getting back in shape.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Stacie Lipp
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Fair Exchange
star
7.86
614 votes

#23 - Fair Exchange

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1989

The Bundys lets a foreign exchange student live in their home for the weekly $500 that the government will pay them, but the French girl ends up ruining Kelly's social life.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Al Aidekman
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Assault and Batteries
star
7.86
271 votes

#24 - Assault and Batteries

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1994

When Al tries to change some batteries, the computer locks him inside a store. Meanwhile, Kelly and Bud celebrate Buck's birthday.

Directors: Sam W. Orender
Writer: David Castro
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No Chicken, No Check
star
7.86
306 votes

#25 - No Chicken, No Check

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1993

Kelly and Bud buy a car to share, but sharing a car leads to fighting, and the Bundy children has to double date.

Directors: Tony Singletary
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