Celebrity True or False: Ted McGinley on Married with Children & More | The Rich Eisen Show

[@marvinshenk]

Married with Children is still one of the best shows ever.

[@kensandler2909]

There are 50 at least before I get to M w/ C

[@tommyriam8320]

@@kensandler2909 Try 1000

[@tommyriam8320]

Terrible show...poorly drawn characters and poorly written , an abomination

[@Hypno-Swag]

​@@tommyriam8320 Drawn? 😂😂

[@Hypno-Swag]

Easily.

[@philgod420]

Jefferson was the absolute best character ever. The way he roasts Marcie behind her back is absolutely hilarious.

[@ryanm4013]

Steve was better

[@Hypno-Swag]

​@ryanm4013 I have to disagree. Jefferson matched Al's energy, which made him a much more fun character. It also contributed to Marcy becoming such a feminazi which made her character even funnier.

[@AAAskeet]

"you better watch it Al!"

[@johncahill3644]

Pretty funny in Shrinking too!

[@ravensdark99]

She shows where they followed the whole spy story line were epic

[@Fakeaorta]

My cousin's EX was a hairstylist on 'Married With Children'. She said Ted was the nicest guy on the set and always brough special needs teens and their parents to the show to watch them filming.

[@louisg3598]

I love hearing this.

[@smithyamiami]

That's a wonderful story.

[@jaysonb.6669]

To be fair, he didn't have as much lines as the lead cast or the pressure of carrying the show like Ed, David, Christina, Katey. This is probably the best type of role tbh.

[@ToddyTornado]

no

[@r.edward5701]

He comes across as a super nice dude. Glad to hear he is.

[@webslinger48]

Has anybody ever had a career as fascinating as McGinley? He was like the greatest sitcom relief pitcher of all time. He came in as a late inning replacement on Happy Days, Love Boat, and Married With Children and was pivotal in keeping all three on tha air. Oh yeah, and he was in one of the most memorable movies of the 80's. Not too shabby, Mr McGinley.

[@Peter-hk6yl]

Revenge of the Nerds is an all time classic

[@zoebear1992]

Agreed 💯

[@peterbec6568]

“These Freshmen, FRESHMEN, are sittin’ pretty in there!”

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he had both a great villain and then a great redemption arc in the movies…

[@skyraider1656]

His stint on Married With Children was terrific.

[@firebird7479]

Funniest moment of his in Married W/Children was when he accidentally calls Al "Fonzie", then "Captain".

[@wadesickler7121]

@@firebird7479 Ha! I forgot about that.

[@pam7022]

Ted was fantastic in Nerds !

[@hectorlopez1069]

Yes he was

[@oregonguy13]

Hey, that’s my pie

[@jamescook4116]

Possibly his best work!

[@pam7022]

Really~really good in MwithC as well! Super funni.

[@Jimmyd134]

You are looking at nerd? Thought I was looking at my mother’s old douche bag, but that’s in Ohio.

[@kalzyoung]

Jefferson laughing at Marcy was always hella funny

[@BrianPatrick-l3l]

Rich...you and your crew have the uncanny ability to bring in guests that they don't think they care about but once they are there we cannot turn away because we revert to our younger selves and just enjoy the ride!

[@johnnyvegas8030]

He was hilarious as Jefferson D'Arcy on "Married with Children".

[@tommyriam8320]

Awful program, amateurish and unimaginative; just plain dumb

[@johnnyvegas8030]

@tommyriam8320 Millions of people disagree.

[@djharms86]

Jefferson Millhouse D’Arcy!

[@grant1739]

​@@tommyriam8320the show launched the fox network, who the hell are you

[@SimoExMachina2]

When Marcy realizes she will be called "Marcy D'Arcy", it still makes me laugh.

[@computerjantje]

Ted McGinley in Shrinking. He is so fantastic in it. His best role ever.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

Totally agree! GREAT show!

[@twentyfifthdui4717]

One of my fav lines from MWC was when Al told Jefferson, You don't own any property, your wife owns property, some of which is you.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Eisenhower!

[@JoeR203]

Looking at him straight on.....he reminds me of Kurt Russell. My favorite Jefferson moment was when Kelly had a job at a tv show theme park and Jefferson enters the shot with 3 or 4 kids following him: Boy: "What was it like being on Happy Days?" Jefferson: "I'm telling you. I was never on Happy Days. My name is Jefferson D'Arcy." Girl: "Was that your name on Love Boat?"

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

That reminds me of the time Ed O'Neil had some movie coming out and it was a big dud and they had the post of the film in the background in one shot begging people to come and see it.

[@JoeR203]

@Bigbadwhitecracker Yeah when Al and Peg were in the video rental store, the poster for the movie Dutch was in the background.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

poor Jefferson got that a lot, at least he wasn’t mistaken for the jerk in Revenge of the Nerds 🤣

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Bigbadwhitecrackerit was a poster but it was far worse: the poster had a sticker giving away copies of the movie with Peggy taking one then putting it back during the English trip episodes they make another joke about the movie by Al saying that they showed the movie on the plane and have the nerve to say that his feet stink

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@JoeR203then she took a free videotape of it and put it back in disgust

[@Trueraider22]

Met him back in 2006 at the LA Auto expo. He had all his kids jumping in & out of the new Dodge Ram. We chatted up. He's so dope!! Told him I 1st saw him in revenge of the nerds when I was 5 😂

[@michaelowendavis]

Man, Ted McGinley! Underrated career!!

[@welcome2mytruth]

Great interview with Ted. MWC was kind of cut short in the UK and thankfully I have all the episodes that didn't air here. Jefferson and Al were just like 2 slapstick cartoon characters that killed me and it was great to see everyone together when Steve returned too.

[@america1st721]

jenner loved beyond words every second of that photo shoot.

[@ericsloss3963]

That doesn't make sense though. Jenner still dates women. No matter when he was a dude or a woman now.

[@podunkcitizen2562]

He thought, while I'm kneeling in front of the Hulkster..........

[@seanmiller7187]

True or false - Ted has been on literally every television show ever.

[@america1st721]

only at the very end. When your show was at the end of its run...get Ted

[@mdshonkkc]

True. But with MWC, he actually made the show better. At least his character did.

[@christinahek]

His appearance was a sign of shark jumping back in the day.

[@chadschafer3890]

@@mdshonkkc so much better they cancelled it

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

@@christinahekyep. Him and Sheryl Lee Ralph had that stigma.

[@mrhyde2484]

Jefferson and Al were hilarious.

[@scottparsons7825]

Ted is hilarious in Shrinking! I love this guy!

[@MM-ud1xf]

He is! Even though he’s somewhat of a “show killer”.

[@lbagz202]

He is my favorite character on Shrinking next to Gaby !!

[@scottparsons7825]

@@lbagz202 I love both of them as well!

[@sbenn6917]

Great interview, I really enjoyed it. Brought back a lot of great memories as a kid.

[@GMan-cv9ig]

What great memories I had in from of the tube watching Ted and the rest of the cast in Marriege w children. Those where my happiest days had a kid

[@hoggers7572]

A lot of people believing aging wont happen to them ..the guy still looks better than most of people writing the comments for sure

[@maverick214]

Despite being regularly typecast, he has had a good, steady acting career over 40+ years.

[@alfandeddie]

Typecasting is why he’s had it.

[@ericinla65]

LOVE TED - He is very underrated as a comedic actor.

[@johnmccandles2197]

I've always liked him, on everything I've seen him in. Married, with children is the best comedy TV show ever. They never tried to teach you any moral or social lessons, it was just pure funny, with a great cast, and characters.

[@Vecchio244]

Ted is awesome. From playing Stan and Jefferson, he was a good part of my childhood.

[@jefflebowski3578]

Jefferson Darcy, Stan Gable, and Mr. Scream in Wayne’s World. Epicness.

[@juliolopez6289]

Jefferson Darcy!The greatest sidekick/Buddy/partner in crime a Guy could ask for.

[@RandalSandal825]

That was a fantastic interview! Thanks for this!

[@jussimatikainen4681]

Thanks. He is a legend :)

[@greenwaytravelgroup534]

Stan Gable is an underrated 80s villain!

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was a villain as a baseball manager for the twins in ML3.

[@greekpapi]

I loved it when Jefferson told Marcy......"I had her shaking like a California quake"....and Marcy shoots back....."yes, and like California, Im still waiting for the big one"...LOL

[@jamiebeaver8214]

He is one of my favorite characters on Shrinking!

[@johnzubil2875]

They should have spent more time on Married with Children. It's by far the part Ted McGinley is known for.

[@tommyriam8320]

If that's what _'he's known for'_ that ought to tell you all you need to know about the desperate nature of his "career"

[@sashlipinski7034]

That was truly awesome!!

[@eddievonb.7463]

This was great....I love your show, Rich!!

[@juno4494]

He seems like a well-spoken, class act. Good to see that here....

[@SKR75]

Great interview

[@SteeeeveC]

Rich took a shot at Hulk Hogan there…”he was much bigger then”. Rich that was 40 years ago! Cmon man

[@EddieHenderson92]

Great actor loved him in Revenge of the Nerds and Married with Children.

[@len3169]

I remember going to school with Al Bundy at Polk high, I was at the game that he scored 4 touchdowns!!!

[@derekspringer1596]

This guy is the best!

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

McGinley has had quite a career!

[@tommyriam8320]

Yeah, _'quite'_ a *lame* one.

[@canuckfreak007]

The episode with Sam Kinison he's talking about was a two-part episode called it's a Bundyful life. what a classic episode

[@bribriboy]

He was such a good looking guy, seems really nice too. I love him in "Revenge of The Nerds".

[@steveleslie2170]

His first movie is called Valentine...he is not listed on Imdb...Ted should put it on his Imdb page.

[@paulblack8887]

Ted is turning into John Madden! His character sent Married to certified classic.

[@anthonygentile8968]

Ted is a legend

[@sotheresthat7882]

Everyone says he ruined the show, but it ran longer with Ted than David Garrison. Great show, btw; I loved Jefferson.

[@Faded420Penguin]

Yoooo that's Jefferson !!!!!

[@Stever99999]

1:35 - Cool story (which is one reason why these Eisen interviews are so great) but also another example of how stupid the NCAA has always been.

[@MNWILD43]

I miss Married With Children. We can't even show that anymore these days. Those were good times back then! Ted looks great, hell yeah.

[@Nathan-qz3mg]

You can buy it on DVD

[@Undeadassasin727]

It's on Hulu

[@okdenny]

It's in syndication to this day. You can watch it right now.

[@TEC_Stuff]

You guys are dense and missed his whole point. Not surprised.

[@erick88chavez]

That's a lie, it's streaming on Hulu and on syndication on tv

[@arthurflegenheimer7541]

Happy Days ,Revenge of the nerds, Married with children, I almost forgot Loveboat. What a career. Jefferson Darcy and Al Bundy are all time greats.

[@valepopstar1926]

Outstanding career !!!!!

[@362chop]

Great guy, not surprising.

[@Sunny-in-Tucson]

He was also on Dynasty in the 80s, he played Clay Falmont.

[@drzsmith2368]

@6:29. Best line i’ve ever heard

[@markswain365]

One of the great character actors in the Biz !

[@tommyriam8320]

You need to get out more.

[@lucyfuir6386]

He brought up the miz lmao love ted

[@tigersunruss]

I always liked steve better as Al's "side kick" but as an adult Ted's character was better for married with children, Al need a guy who would do the dumb things with him. Any time those two would "fix" the house it was hilarious.

[@workingshlub8861]

the bundy episode where they are on that cruise boat and jefferson punches al lol......" i said pinch me" lol lol

[@AAAskeet]

I bet he did really good with his money too because I remember watching a behind-the-scenes married with children episode when they were filming and he was driving a very used Toyota pick up truck to the studio

[@berzerkbankie1342]

I got his autograph once on the set of Hope and Faith.

[@The_Four_One_Six]

I'll always remember him as Mr. Scream.

[@brianbaldwin1217]

Was Chuck Cunningham holding the camera? He's never in the photos.

[@dr.miguelitoloveless9478]

When Ted comes on any show, it's a death sentence.

[@shabadoo24]

Experts call Ted a sitcom killer. I didn't mind him at all

[@squirellmaster1]

He was great on Married

[@mariogallego5513]

Whoooooa Jablonskiii!!!!

[@d.l.9517]

That was a great episode of Married, and paved the way for Jefferson D'arcy 👍🏻

[@georgeg.7124]

Still love MWC. I knew the two scenes he was going to talk about before he even said it. "Bad Americans!"

[@thenewtowncryer]

Likeable chap!!!

[@frankdiaz2657]

This dudes hilarity was a huge portion of my childhood tv viewing. i still watch revenge of the nerds and married with children.

[@JBM425]

The last role I remember him in was as a dentist and put-out husband of Faith Ford in “Hope and Faith” with Kelly Ripa and soon-to-be hit starlet Megan Fox.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was the QB of the alpha betas football team in adams college in revenge of the nerds. He hated the nerds and made pranks on them.

[@graylobo133]

That's Jefferson!!

[@emsauce75]

Ted McGinley: The Series Killer.

[@robertkessler7423]

Dang, straight for the throat huh ha ha

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

They used to say that about Sheryl Lee Ralph too.

[@r.d.493]

I know Ted McGinley got a lot of criticism for what he either did or did not bring to Married with Children, but as a big fan of the show, I must say that he did have some very funny moments and I can't blame the writers for wanting to give Marcy a new husband who was the opposite of straight-laced nine-to-five desk-job Steve.

[@mrsteve4313]

Sign me up for that show, going back on the team!!! 😂

[@czars694]

That's my pie!

[@stevestarscream5182]

He will always be Stan Gable to me 😂

[@phillipweber6059]

Handsome Dan!

[@jefflebowski3578]

Handsome Dan was Harry Shearer. McGinley was Mr. Scream.

[@phillipweber6059]

@jefflebowski3578 oh yeah that's right. Even Wayne and Garth made the same mistake! 🤣

[@saljablo2767]

@@jefflebowski3578this made me lol because I came here to make the same correction but you nailed it.

[@DocPortland]

I did not know McGinley was this big Water Polo stud on full scholarship, and captain of the team.

[@Cookie-Dough-Dynamo]

We all know him best as Mr Scream.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

He did a pilot with Michael Richards many years before Seinfeld... and it looks like it could have been a good show.

[@davidfrederick1971]

Robert Caradine I remember saying (in both dvd and convention interviews) that yes him and others nerd (actors) separated themselves from the Alpha Beta (actors). This is/was similar to how old school professional wrestlers were. the heels (bad guys) and baby faces (good guys) did not and could not be seen together at all before the wrestling match.

[@bonestripper1969]

let me quess, Rich is going to say "there you go, that is our production value"

[@tedsperos1620]

The TV movie he made with Jack Albertson and Mary Martin was in 1979 called 'Valentine". He isn't even listed in IMDb but on its site there's a photo of a man figure running on the beach so I guess that's him.

[@SirVic42]

This guy is the ultimate get for CToF.

[@Jimmyd134]

Dude was talking to Stan freakin gable. You win homecoming. U get a bowl bid!! Jesus Betty, ur like a goat

[@jerzeyguy71]

OK, he looks like Robert from Shark tank! LOL

[@covidkid1482]

Jeezus.... How much Tang u think this guy drank during that filming at UA!!!!??????🎉😂

[@scottthomas3672]

Ted was the scapegoat of sitcoms cause he was a hunk.

[@lewjones3]

What sport did he play?

[@wadesickler7121]

Funniest TV show of all-time, and Ted/Jefferson were hilarious. Perfect casting.

[@tommyriam8320]

Positively, horrendous television show - one of the worst to have plagued the airwaves for such a prolonged period

[@wadesickler7121]

@tommyriam8320 You're dead inside.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@wadesickler7121 Quite the contrary... which makes recognizing and acknowledging an extremely poor quality production, _no matter the medium_ , an easily accomplished task.

[@wadesickler7121]

@@tommyriam8320 Yeah... thanks for proving me correct. Lol

[@Football__Junkie]

Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!

[@ThomasGoldringJr]

Don’t Forget He Was On Happy Days

[@ViperRose1978]

The Great Stan Gable!

[@HoldenNY22]

So Ted got Happy Days before he got his Villain Role in "Revenge of the Nerds."? I am surprised about that.

[@ScooterOnHisWay2024]

The "Show Killer!"

[@mattcwatkins]

Hair pie!