The WORST episodes of Married... with Children
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
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.
#1 - Radio Free Trumaine
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/7/1995
In an attempt for a spinoff, we follow the lives of DJs Oliver Cole and Mark Campbell at a local radio station at Bud's college. Oliver and Mark risk being expelled for revealing the truth about dean Steve Rhoades' past.
#2 - Top of the Heap
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/1991
In a spinoff attempt of Married ... with Children, we follow the lives of Charlie and Vinnie Verducci. Charlie wants Vinnie to marry rich to get a better life and they go to a formal fund raiser to meet rich women.
#3 - Enemies
Season 10 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/1996
In another spinoff attempt, Kelly ends up in the middle of a couple.
#4 - I'm Going to Sweatland
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/20/1988
Peg thinks she might have seen Elvis at the mall and Marcy notices a pit stain shaped like him on Al's shirt. Elvis fans come flocking around just to see it.
#5 - The Legend of Ironhead Haynes
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/1/1994
Al loses his precious parking space after insulting a fat woman, which leads to "No Ma'am" seeking out to find a guru, Ironhead Haynes, and seek his advice.
#6 - 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.
#7 - A Shoe Room with a View
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1995
When Al suggests an aerobics studio for the open lot next door, he puts peep holes in the wall, but all of the students are fat.
#8 - Thinnergy
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/1987
Marcy gives Peggy the book "Thinnergy", which is a book about health. Very inspired by the book, Peggy goes on a diet and tries to convince the family to join in, but they refuse. When the diet makes Peggy really annoying, Steve convinces Al to join the diet, and persuades Peggy to quit.
#9 - Business Sucks (1)
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1994
NO MA'AM counter-protests against Marcy and company when Al banishes a customer for nursing her baby. Meanwhile, train accidents delay Peggy's trip home.
#10 - Looking for a Desk in All the Wrong Places
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1991
Peggy and Marcy go out on a journey to buy back all of Marcy's childhood furniture, which Jefferson sold.
#11 - If Al Had a Hammer
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1991
Al builds a private room for himself, using the Bundy hammer. Meanwhile, Bud starts going by "Grandmaster B," but nobody can remember his nickname right.
#12 - Nooner or Later
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/1994
Peggy must convince Al to come home for a "nooner" in order to win a big radio contest. Meanwhile, Bud and Kelly wait in a very long line to buy concert tickets.
#13 - Hood 'n the Boyz
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1993
Al helps his childhood girlfriend deal with a young tough guy and his gang.
#14 - Sofa So Good
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/1994
While Al and Peggy are away at a family reunion, Kelly's boyfriend ruins Peggy's couch. Bud and Kelly have to find a new couch similar to the one they had.
#15 - The Weaker Sex
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1995
Al says he thinks women are weak when Peggy and Marcy begin taking a self defense class. But a newscrew labels Al as weak when Peggy punches a man trying to steal Al's wallet.
#17 - Dud Bowl II
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1995
Marcy tries to do her best to stop it when her bank wants to dedicate a scoreboard at Polk High... to Al.
#18 - Whose Room Is It Anyway?
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/1987
Steve and Marcy plan on adding another room to their house with their tax refund. Al tries to coax Steve into building a pool room, while Peg and Marcy decide on an exercise room. Who will win?
#20 - Married... Without Children
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1987
In an attempt to spice up their marriage, Al and Peg check in at a hotel, while Steve and Marcy babysit Bud and Kelly. The Rhoades' learn that babysitting the young Bundys is a mistake when the kids turn their home into a rioting party.
#21 - Love Conquers Al
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1995
Al, Peggy, and her parents go to a marriage retreat and water park to get her parents back together. Meanwhile, Kelly has a guy she likes, Carlos, who agrees to date her if Bud can amuse his sister.
#22 - Look Who's Barking
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/1991
Buck brings a female dog into the house, and feels neglected when the family only care about the new dog.
#23 - 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.
#25 - What I Did for Love
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1992
Peggy tries to make Al more interested in having sex with her by purchasing new dresses, unsucessfully.