"Married With Children" was a satire of the clean, wholesome sitcoms of the 50s and 60s such as Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons, The Patty Duke Show, etc., and so on...
@@kylestubbs8867 Not the pc culture of everything works out by just doing your best and wverything's great. Sometimes you just get Negan and everything waddle away at you until allyou got left is lashing out with snark and a quick witt.
It's hard to say between Mama and Al Bundy but the the thing about Mama was that was my grandma. When I watched that show I swore they put hidden video cameras in my grandparents' house and spied on them to get the idea for that character LOL
This is definitely a show worth buying the box set. It was great when it was on, and it took to the last few seasons to really taper off. And Al rarely won, but when he did, he really deserved it. Perhaps the best victory was his "So you think I'm a loser" speech. It makes every day a victory for him, and it's still relevant to this day! He was a bit unfortunate, but he was, and still is, a role model for all men.
You are correct.. at the time all the family shows showed the happy family with their day-to-day problems. That's why they wanted to go the opposite with Married with Children and show a dysfunctional family and be over the top with everything they did.
Oh yeah definitely. Al Bundy was hilarious ASF! He was supposed to be a spoof of the typical masculine, American man. Someone to wouldn't want to be but now without PC everything is, he's practically a freaking hero.
I wish I could've been there to explain the context of these scenes. I've seen every episode dozens of times and these clips still crack me up. I think knowing what was happening helps some.
@Lostmymind1 believe you're talking about the clip where he says he'd like to burry a shovel between her eyes. They had a relative die & the first Bundy to have a child would inherit a bunch of money so they were having a lot of sex which was basically killing Al. Before that scene the kids wheeled him in & they had to pick him up out of the seat & commented how light he was. They also put him in clothes bigger than he is to make him look like he lost a ton of weight. He finds out in that scene that Peggy has been taking birth control to not get pregnant, and he's about to fake a positive pregnancy test to mess with her.
Yeah Married With Children was savage comedy. But Sanford and Son, All in the Family and The Jeffersons were all from the 70s and all were savage and some of the funniest sitcoms ever made.
You're right about the TV shows of that time. Most of the network shows were about loving, caring, moral families so a big part of the inspiration for 'Married With Children' was to be the opposite of 'The Cosby Show' and it helped get the new Fox network some big ratings and led to other hit shows.
Big Al was the most loving and kind American there ever was. Absolutely nobody was immune to his loving personality, not even his drinking buddies. The loved everybody equally, and never played favorites.
The show opened in the 80s. There were shows like this though. Go back a few years and you'll find All In The Family. Ed based the character of Al Bundy on his uncle who was a district court judge.
Mama's family has that spicy main character but Married with Children has so many characters. Each one is hilarious I. Their own way. Its not just Al Bundy, it's the whole family thats fucked up. I mean, they do WILD SHIT.
And thats why I really liked it. (Looks ate in the eye of the beholder) the fact is both him and Peg are in great shape for their age in the show and I of course find Peg super sexy I would believe that women to a degree would find Al sexy ( physically)..... but as you know.... their married with children
His hair was white cause him and peggy been having ALOT of relations. Al's uncle had died and whatever relative who had a kid first and named it after him got a big inheritance.
Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper and Al Bundy would not go off on each other. More likely they'd team up destroy people's inner souls and high five and laugh.
11:34 Things weren't really darker back then, especially not on TV. The show was satirical and the first of its kind to do anything like this, but it was funny and people enjoyed something different than the usual fake portrayal of family life, like Andy Griffin, The Brady Bunch, The Cosby Show, etc. People in normal suburban life, rarely acted in a manner he portrayed, you'd get arrested if you pulled out a bat to threatened someone. And before cell, text, and mobile Internet were mainstream, word of mouth reputation among those in a neighborhood was much more important, if you treated neighborhood children or your own kids the way he did, you'd be a total outcast, people wouldn't want to be associated with you.
I love that they designed this show to be the opposite of the Cosby's. A family that you'd hate. However people saw so many things that they had in common with them that the show became a huge success. One of those concepts that failed successfully.
Im truly disappointed in myself, for not thinking of that........I think Al and Mama meeting would have been one of the greatest episodes EVER! Peace and Love!✌🏻
Feminists and the "body positivity" movement would go CRAZY if this show came out today. The only show more controversial than this is all in the family and many tried to "cancel" that show lol
Al Bundy is an American legend.
And the uk loves him aswell
AG!
Polk High #33 Legend
Al Bundy IS America
He was the Chosen One!
“Why go out for milk when you have a cow at home” 😂😂😭
Imagine saying that today lol
Librarian: Make a promise keep a promise
Young Al: yea yea bake a pie eat a pie
Al Bundy is savage, but speaks his mind about everything!
Too many Karen's today wouldn't tolerate it.
Al closing the door on people... this never gets old.
I also love when he not even opens the door to help kellys visitors out of the house 😅🤣
They fought with each other but mess with one Bundy you gotta fight the whole bunch!! 😂😂 And i loved that Al was overprotective over Kelly, so sweet 🥰
"Married With Children" was a satire of the clean, wholesome sitcoms of the 50s and 60s such as Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons, The Patty Duke Show, etc., and so on...
Al Bundy is famous in the UK for being everyones Dad. Love it
Peg (coming home): Hi, Al, i'm home. Did you miss me?
Al: With every bullet so far.
'You didn't have shows like this'
All in the family begs to differ.
The working title for this show in pre-production before they settled on the final name was "Not the Cosbys".
Strikes a bit differently now… but what did it mean back then?
@@kylestubbs8867
Not the pc culture of everything works out by just doing your best and wverything's great.
Sometimes you just get Negan and everything waddle away at you until allyou got left is lashing out with snark and a quick witt.
It's hard to say between Mama and Al Bundy but the the thing about Mama was that was my grandma. When I watched that show I swore they put hidden video cameras in my grandparents' house and spied on them to get the idea for that character LOL
Married with children was an updated version of the 70s All In The Family Al Bundy was Archie bunker
All shows back then occasiomally had insults as comedy.. but married with children made them into running gags in every show.
Al Bundy and Fred Sanford were the most savage on TV
I think that Archie bunker, Sanford and son,& the Jefferson .... made the way for married with children
The reason the show was successful it was more relatable and ahead of its time there was nothing like it in tv
Love the kid at the library, so funny🤣
That's Al. As a kid.
Al Bundy didn't have any filters and that made the show a hit when it was on the air.
Used to be my favorite show. Got em all on dvd
7:28 One of the best scenes ever! His laugh is hilarious!
11 seasons of pure gold
😂 love being back to this channel
Actually, I think Al Bundy and Thelma Harper would have beers and commiserate over how bad their families are.
This is definitely a show worth buying the box set. It was great when it was on, and it took to the last few seasons to really taper off.
And Al rarely won, but when he did, he really deserved it. Perhaps the best victory was his "So you think I'm a loser" speech. It makes every day a victory for him, and it's still relevant to this day! He was a bit unfortunate, but he was, and still is, a role model for all men.
You are correct.. at the time all the family shows showed the happy family with their day-to-day problems. That's why they wanted to go the opposite with Married with Children and show a dysfunctional family and be over the top with everything they did.
Oh yeah definitely. Al Bundy was hilarious ASF! He was supposed to be a spoof of the typical masculine, American man. Someone to wouldn't want to be but now without PC everything is, he's practically a freaking hero.
I wish I could've been there to explain the context of these scenes. I've seen every episode dozens of times and these clips still crack me up. I think knowing what was happening helps some.
.........why did Al Bundy have Guy Fieri's hair in the one clip?
@Lostmymind1 believe you're talking about the clip where he says he'd like to burry a shovel between her eyes. They had a relative die & the first Bundy to have a child would inherit a bunch of money so they were having a lot of sex which was basically killing Al. Before that scene the kids wheeled him in & they had to pick him up out of the seat & commented how light he was. They also put him in clothes bigger than he is to make him look like he lost a ton of weight. He finds out in that scene that Peggy has been taking birth control to not get pregnant, and he's about to fake a positive pregnancy test to mess with her.
Yeah Married With Children was savage comedy. But Sanford and Son, All in the Family and The Jeffersons were all from the 70s and all were savage and some of the funniest sitcoms ever made.
1:18 That woman's scream in the audience! LOL
One of my all time favorite shows great reaction guy's
0:50 1987 to 1997, Mario and Nicole.
I forgot about Mama's Family but I watched both shows a ton back then.
You're right about the TV shows of that time. Most of the network shows were about loving, caring, moral families so a big part of the inspiration for 'Married With Children' was to be the opposite of 'The Cosby Show' and it helped get the new Fox network some big ratings and led to other hit shows.
True, the original title of the show was to be "Not the Cosbys"
Big Al was the most loving and kind American there ever was. Absolutely nobody was immune to his loving personality, not even his drinking buddies. The loved everybody equally, and never played favorites.
Wonderful shirt Nicole!
Golden Girls had some savages too.
It was 1987-1997, the best show ever!!!
The kid at the library IRS supposed to be Al Bundy as a kid.
Thanks For The Laughs & The Memories Of Yesteryear 🤣🥳😂😄 👋🏼-✌🏼
More true to life than the cosby show
Before it was eventually titled "Married with Children" it was in development under the name "Not the Cosbys"
One of the best shows ever made. Love it.
The show opened in the 80s. There were shows like this though. Go back a few years and you'll find All In The Family. Ed based the character of Al Bundy on his uncle who was a district court judge.
At the end the dogs always run upstairs and bring back his slippers.
3:32 Al's Thanos moment
Mama's family has that spicy main character but Married with Children has so many characters. Each one is hilarious I. Their own way. Its not just Al Bundy, it's the whole family thats fucked up. I mean, they do WILD SHIT.
In a way married with children was like the 90s version of All in the Family
He hated his wife, but deep down, really loved her. He's juts bored of her.
And thats why I really liked it. (Looks ate in the eye of the beholder) the fact is both him and Peg are in great shape for their age in the show and I of course find Peg super sexy I would believe that women to a degree would find Al sexy ( physically)..... but as you know.... their married with children
The show was on from April 5th 1987 to June 9th 1997
The 70s and 80s had some savage classics
His hair was white cause him and peggy been having ALOT of relations. Al's uncle had died and whatever relative who had a kid first and named it after him got a big inheritance.
Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper and Al Bundy would not go off on each other. More likely they'd team up destroy people's inner souls and high five and laugh.
11:34 Things weren't really darker back then, especially not on TV. The show was satirical and the first of its kind to do anything like this, but it was funny and people enjoyed something different than the usual fake portrayal of family life, like Andy Griffin, The Brady Bunch, The Cosby Show, etc. People in normal suburban life, rarely acted in a manner he portrayed, you'd get arrested if you pulled out a bat to threatened someone. And before cell, text, and mobile Internet were mainstream, word of mouth reputation among those in a neighborhood was much more important, if you treated neighborhood children or your own kids the way he did, you'd be a total outcast, people wouldn't want to be associated with you.
The Show started in 1987 and ended in 1997
Late 80's to The Late 90's. 💯
The show was called ‘Married… With Children’.
Crackheads: “🤯😳😄Lookit me, BITCHES! ICANWRITE ON TUBE?!”
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Fox was trying to expand viewership (new network). They had a lot of shows dancing on the edge of censorship including this one and In Living Color.
His uncle in real life was like that. Thats how he got this character
I love that they designed this show to be the opposite of the Cosby's. A family that you'd hate. However people saw so many things that they had in common with them that the show became a huge success. One of those concepts that failed successfully.
The people weren't butt-hurt BY. EVERY. LITTLE. THING.
Married With Children is late 80’s to late 90’s. 1987 to 1997.
Gone are the days that we could just laugh at anything without being cancelled
*NO-MAAM*
First time watching you guys. Great reaction. Also, like the Ohio shirt. Thanks from Dayton.
1987 to 1997 an awesome decade of tv comedy😊
I'm glad I grew up with MWC. Good times.
Married With Children first aired in 1987 and ran for almost 20 years.
Mama V.S. Al would be like Godzilla V.S. King Kong
best show ever but would have been cancelled 10000% in todays cancel culture
Cancel culture sucks 100%
Al Bundy for president!"Hooters and beer's for every one"!!!
Al Bundy is a role model lol
People back then knows to take a joke. And now people these day are so sensitive.
Not really. Organizations tried to take this show off the air
Try listening to Redd Foxx in the show Sanford and Son when Ester comes over to visit. Or even the Jeffersons show. Both were great and savage then.
Aunt Esther is still one of my favorite characters on TV. Her and Fred were epic.
Good job guys. Trying to understand white humor is brutal man, for real killer man!
Epic video...Archie bunker (all in the family) vs Al Bundy.
Al Bundy is The Goat!
Al Bundy was my favorite character but love Kelly Bundy even more
Honestly I think if y'all watched it now you all would enjoy the show very much
The show ran from 1988 to 1997
1987
Al gave folks the business
Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns for Poke High
Al bundy vs Betty white's character from hot in cleavland they were both masters of the burn.
“Married With Children” was the anti “Cosby Show”…
I love this show it was funny because it's reality
They were indeed darker,, but also in your face,, wene we could all laugh at our selves together 🤔🤔😎👍🤘
Im truly disappointed in myself, for not thinking of that........I think Al and Mama meeting would have been one of the greatest episodes EVER! Peace and Love!✌🏻
It was the first show fox aired in 1987
Al Bundy is a global icon and a national treasure.
I found out that the series is being revived.. but as an animated series
The title Married With Kids. It's "Married With Children." 🤣
I'm 44 and I absolutely loved al bundy .he was awesome.
Mama & Al Bundy, don't hold a candle, to Sophia Petrillo, from The Golden Girls.
It's not Married With kids. It's Married With "Children."
Thelma Harper vs. Al Bundy...Let's get!!!
"Married with Children" was essentially created to be the "Anti-Cosby" show.
This is true. I always knew there was just something not quite right about old doctor Huxtable. I said what I said.
You need to find All in the Family
I have seasons 6 , 10 & 11 on DVD
The role of Peg was originally written for Roseanne Barr, and Sam Kinnison was written for Al Bundy. That would have been wierd.
I miss Sam
My Mom is a complete idiot and my x-wife is evil! But why fight it when you can laugh at it!?
Al Bundy, hands down.
Feminists and the "body positivity" movement would go CRAZY if this show came out today. The only show more controversial than this is all in the family and many tried to "cancel" that show lol