The BEST episodes of Married... with Children season 4

Every episode of Married... with Children season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Married... with Children season 4!

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.

Last Updated: 11/14/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
Hot Off the Grill
star
7.99
658 votes

#1 - 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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It's a Bundyful Life (2)
star
7.90
517 votes

#2 - 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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Fair Exchange
star
7.86
614 votes

#3 - 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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It's a Bundyful Life (1)
star
7.81
489 votes

#4 - It's a Bundyful Life (1)

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1989

Al has finally saved up enough money to buy Christmas gifts for everyone, but a few late customers to the shoe store makes Al unable to get to the bank.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Who'll Stop the Rain?
star
7.75
451 votes

#5 - Who'll Stop the Rain?

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1990

Al's pride and "do-it-yourself" beliefs annoys the rest of the family when Al decides to fix the leaking roof himself.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
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What Goes Around Came Around
star
7.74
467 votes

#6 - What Goes Around Came Around

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/1990

Bud tries to get revenge on a girl who humiliated him years ago.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2)
star
7.69
487 votes

#7 - You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2)

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1990

Al, Bud and Kelly arrive in Las Vegas to find Peg and Marcy completely broke, and they must find a way to raise some money to get back home.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
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Oh, What a Feeling
star
7.69
459 votes

#8 - Oh, What a Feeling

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1989

Al decides to get a new car, but finds out that Peggy spent all his saved up money, and he has to buy an old, used car.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Tooth or Consequences
star
7.68
531 votes

#9 - Tooth or Consequences

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1989

Al goes to Marcy's dentist and finds that he has a relationship with his assistant.

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Yard Sale
star
7.67
397 votes

#10 - Yard Sale

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/1990

After discovering Peggy's latest purchases, Al throws a yard sale to get rid of a lot of the junk, but no one is interested.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em (1)
star
7.63
509 votes

#11 - You Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em (1)

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1990

Peggy takes Marcy on a trip to Las Vegas to get over her divorce from Steve.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
976-SHOE
star
7.61
700 votes

#12 - 976-SHOE

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1989

Steve risks his job when Al takes a $50,000 loan from Steve's bank to start a shoe hotline.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Rock and Roll Girl
star
7.61
383 votes

#13 - Rock and Roll Girl

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1990

Kelly becomes a rock and roll singer with Bud as her agent.

Directors: Linda Day
Peggy Made a Little Lamb
star
7.59
371 votes

#14 - Peggy Made a Little Lamb

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/1990

Peggy must repeat Home Ec class to get her high school diploma.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics
star
7.55
454 votes

#15 - Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1989

Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Peggy Turns 300
star
7.52
398 votes

#16 - Peggy Turns 300

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/1990

Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday by taking her out to the Bowlarama where he hopes to finally beat his arch rival's high game score. Al beats the score, but minutes later, Peggy bowls a perfect game, destroying Al's self-esteem.

Directors: Tony Singletary
Desperately Seeking Miss October
star
7.51
579 votes

#17 - Desperately Seeking Miss October

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1989

A Playboy model visits the shoe store and Al wants to find out which issue she is in, but Peggy sold his Playboy collection and Al has to convince her to get the magazines back.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Rain Girl
star
7.47
388 votes

#18 - Rain Girl

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1990

Kelly gets a new job as a weather girl at a local news station.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
Buck Saves the Day
star
7.44
589 votes

#19 - Buck Saves the Day

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1989

Kelly and Bud try to raise money to go to a concert. Kelly's scheme involves playing poker against Peggy's friends and Bud makes Al take a bunch of kids camping.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
He Ain't Much, But He's Mine
star
7.44
555 votes

#20 - He Ain't Much, But He's Mine

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1989

Peggy talks to a woman at a beauty parlor, and becomes convinced that Al is cheating on her, with that woman.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
The Agony of De Feet
star
7.38
485 votes

#21 - The Agony of De Feet

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1990

Al has to judge a beauty contest at the shoe store and has nightmares about feet. Meanwhile, Kelly tricks Bud and Marcy into thinking they slept with each other.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
At the Zoo
star
7.36
466 votes

#22 - At the Zoo

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1989

Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
A Taxing Problem
star
7.14
436 votes

#23 - A Taxing Problem

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1990

After Peggy lied on the Bundy taxes, Al has to find a quick way to raise money for the audit, and when a couple offers good money for Peggy's hair, Al must find a way to convince her.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Paul Diamond