Married... with Children is an American television sitcom created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt for Fox. Originally broadcast from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997, it is the longest-lasting live-action sitcom that aired on Fox. Married... with Children was the first series to be broadcast in the primetime slot of the then-new fourth network, Fox. In addition to the show's original run, one episode that was not aired after filming on January 6, 1989, was aired on FX on June 18, 2002, five years after the series' conclusion.
The show follows the Chicago lives of Al Bundy, a once-glorious high school football player turned hard-luck women's shoe salesman; his lazy wife, Peggy; their pretty and dim-witted daughter, Kelly; and their smart-aleck son, Bud. The show also prominently features their neighbors, the stuffy Steve and Marcy Rhoades, both of whom Al finds somewhat annoying, although the feeling is mutual from the Rhoades; and later, Marcy's second husband Jefferson D'Arcy, a white-collar criminal who becomes her "trophy husband" and Al's sidekick.
The series is one of the longest running sitcoms in television history, comprising eleven seasons with 259 episodes during its run. Its theme song is "Love and Marriage" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, performed by Frank Sinatra from the 1955 television production Our Town.
The first two seasons of the series were videotaped at ABC Television Center in Hollywood. Seasons three to eight were taped at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood; the final three seasons were taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. The series was produced by Embassy Communications during its first season and half of its second season and the remaining seasons by ELP Communications under the studio Columbia Pictures Television.
In 2008, the show made the top 100 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list, placing number 94.
In May 2022, it was announced that an animated revival of the series was currently in the works.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
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| Al Bundy | Ed O'Neill | ||
| Peggy Bundy | Katey Sagal | ||
| Kelly Bundy | Christina Applegate | ||
| Bud Bundy | David Faustino | ||
| Marcy Rhoades/D'Arcy | Amanda Bearse | ||
| Steve Rhoades | David Garrison | ||
| Jefferson D'Arcy | Ted McGinley |
International versions[]
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Czech | Ženatý se závazky[12] | Prima (formerly) TV Nova (formerly) Nova Cinema (formerly) |
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French | Mariés, deux enfants | M6 (formerly)[13] Comédie+ (formerly) |
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German | Eine schrecklich nette Familie[14] | RTL (formerly) ProSieben (formerly) Kabel eins (formerly) Sat.1 Comedy (formerly) 3+ (formerly) ORF 1 (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) ATV (formerly) Kabel eins Classics (formerly) ProSieben MAXX (formerly) ProSieben Fun (formerly) Nitro (formerly) S1 The Biography Channel (formerly) Universal TV (formerly) TV24 (formerly) TV25 (formerly) Comedy & Co. (formerly) Premiere Comedy (formerly) |
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Hungarian | Egy rém rendes család[15] | HBO (formerly) TV3 (formerly) Viasat 3 (formerly) RTL Klub (formerly) Cool TV (formerly) Poén!/Prizma TV (formerly) Humor+ (formerly) |
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Italian | Sposati con figli | Canale 5 (formerly) FX (formerly)[16] |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Um Amor de Família[17] | PlayTV (formerly) |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Matrimonio... con hijos | Azteca 7 (formerly) Sony Channel (formerly) Comedy Central (formerly) TCM (formerly) TBS (formerly) Telefe (formerly) Venevisión (formerly) Canal 6 (formerly) |
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Spanish (Spain) | Matrimonio... con hijos[18] | TVE2 (formerly) |
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Turkish | Evli ve Çocuklu | Star 1 (formerly) CNBC-e (formerly) |
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Valencian | Matrimoni amb Fills[19] | Canal Nou 2 (formerly) |
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Bulgarian (bTV) |
Женени с деца | bTV (formerly) bTV Comedy (formerly) |
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Bulgarian (Diema) |
Женени с деца | DIEMA (formerly) NOVA (formerly) |
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Bulgarian (Pro Films) |
Женени с деца | Star Life |
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Latvian | Precējies... Ir Bērni | Duo 6 |
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Lithuanian | Vedęs ir turi vaikų | TV3 (formerly) |
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Polish | Świat według Bundych[20] | Polsat (formerly) Polsat 2 (formerly) TV6 (formerly) ATM Rozrywka (formerly) Super Polsat (formerly) Polsat Play (formerly) Polsat Seriale (formerly) Zoom TV (formerly) |
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Russian (DTV-Viasat) |
Женаты… с детьми | DTV-Viasat[21] (formerly) |
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Russian (Domashniy) |
Женаты… с детьми[22] | Domashniy (formerly) |
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Russian (TV-6) |
Женаты… с детьми | TV-6 (formerly) |
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Serbian | Bračne vode | Fox (formerly)[23] |
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Ukrainian (TET) |
Одружені... та з дітьми | TET (formerly)[24] |
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Ukrainian (1+1) |
Одружені... та з дітьми | 1+1 (formerly)[24] |
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Croatian | Bračne vode | HRT 1 (formerly) RTL Televizija (formerly) Nova TV (formerly) |
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Danish | Vore værste år | TV3 (formerly) TV3+ |
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Dutch | Married... with Children | Comedy Central (formerly)[25] |
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Estonian | Tuvikesed | Kanal 12 (formerly) |
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Finnish | Pulmuset | MTV3 (formerly) Nelonen (formerly) TV5 (formerly) |
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Greek | Παντρεμένοι με παιδιά | ANT1 (formerly) Mega Channel (formerly) Makedonia TV (formerly) |
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Norwegian | Bundy | TV3 (formerly) Viasat 4 (formerly) |
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Romanian | Familia Bundy | Pro TV (formerly) Antena 1 (formerly) Pro Arena (formerly) Pro Cinema (formerly) |
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Swedish | Våra värsta år | TV3 (formerly) ZTV (formerly) TV6 (formerly) |
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Armenian | Ազիզյանները | Armenia TV |
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Bulgarian | Женени с деца в България | Nova TV |
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Croatian | Bračne vode | Nova TV |
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English (UK) | Married for Life | ITV |
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German | Hilfe, meine Familie spinnt | Super RTL |
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Hebrew | נשואים פלוס | Channel 2 |
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Hungarian | Egy rém rendes család Budapesten | TV2 |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | A Guerra Dos Pintos | Rede Bandeirantes |
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Russian | Сча́стливы вме́сте | TNT |
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Spanish (Argentina) | Casados con hijos | Telefe |
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Spanish (Chile) | Casado con hijos | Mega |
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Turkish | Evli ve Çocuklu | Kanal D |
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040603014658/http://www.btv.gov.bw/btv/programme_lineup.html
- ↑ https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/classic-nz-tv-listings/11979/381
- ↑ https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/0/2/002cbfda240d3cb11da86961c78a9dcda8e7081a.jpeg
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181223040123/https://www.primetv.co.nz/tv-guide
- ↑ https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/classic-tv-listings/511
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19930709-1.2.38.1?qt=sbc,%205,%2025,%20december,%201993&q=SBC%205%2025%20December%201993
- ↑ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_in_Irish_television#Network_2
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080225165356/http://www.orbit.net/Set/WeeklySchedule.aspx?CH=CO
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090505151859/http://www.clickthecity.com:80/tv/tvnetworks.php?netid=123
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011112125512/http://www.guardian.co.uk:80/TV/paramount.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240713192633/https://www.calaclassics.com/movies
- ↑ Sample dubbing (Czech)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (French)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (German)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (Hungarian)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (Italian)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (Brazilian Portuguese)
- ↑ Sample dubbing (European Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.ficcioenvalencia.com/2019/06/matrimoni-amb-fills-1987-1997.html
- ↑ Sample voice over (Polish)
- ↑ DTV-Viasat voice over (Russian)
- ↑ Sample voice over (Russian)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BTJoWzEy00
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Sample voice over (Ukranian)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120429065510/http://www.comedycentral.nl/shows/married_with_children/