HOW LONG WOULD THIS LAST ON TV TODAY? First Time Reacting To Best Bundy-isms | Married With Children

[@drunk-mangaming2744]

I grew up watching Al Bundy, and I wanted to be like him.....and I am

[@chrismaverick9828]

I didn't entirely understand Al's hatred of the general shopping public, but after some time in retail I do.

[@misteradrianojeda6702]

I was a junior in high school when this primered....there was nothing else like it! Every Sunday night it was a must watch. It literally put the Fox network on the map

[@chasestreet8082]

I'm just a few months younger than Christina Applegate (Kelly Bundy), so I obviously fell in love with her first, lol. However, it was only a few episodes before I enjoyed the entire cast with Al becoming my favorite, of course. By the time the show went off the air, I was sad to see the Bundy's go. Married with Children remains one of the best sitcoms of all time, and while the entire cast was amazing... Ed O'Neil's Al Bundy character became someone that I think all of us could relate to. Thanks for doing this reaction!! Its so fun to see that Al, the Bundy's and the Rhoades/D'Arcy's are still making people laugh over 25 years later!!

[@andeeharry]

oh yeah, Kelly was everyone;s favourite, she was the reason people tuned in. I am not surprised, I had a crush on her for a long time

[@JohnLoutsenhizer]

Hopefully it would last forever. The world needs this kind of humor and freedom to say whatever now more than ever.

[@lesterhale]

Married With Children is the most realistic TV show depicting the lives of an American family. V Bundys are very relatable to every lower to middle class American family even to this day. They remind me of my family so much that it's unreal. I love the show and it never fails to get a laugh out of me😂

[@alexhaas9653]

My favorite Sitcom. Still got the whole and complete series on DVD. I will keep them. Even if I could stream it (I never checked), I wouldn't be sure if there were some cuts of edits nowadays. Or whole episodes missing...

[@philliplambson]

I have it on DVD also. Worth it!

[@williamreiser3118]

Thanks didn't know whole 11seasons on DVD one set I'm ordering it show was comedy genius

[@robbieracer3294]

Does it have bloopers? I've never seen any except one, where Kelly gets ice cream stuck on her and Al/Ed/ turns away from the camera and starts laughing

[@peteyp123]

Same here 😂

[@Viraxii]

Just come to Denmark, reruns still going unedited

[@dustinjones8887]

My fave Bundyism is when Peg painted the bathroom pink. Al then went to the nearest gas station to use the bathroom, where there was a line of men. The men asked what are you here for? Al said, the wife painted it pink. The guys said oh man, take front of the line and go first. LOL My fav scene

[@martinperry5072]

You guys just made me feel incredibly old. When I was growing up, all gas stations were full service, wash the windshield, check the oil, etc.

[@mondospieler]

"Samantha Bundy😅" This is one of my all-time favorite tv series. The comedy writing and comedic timing of the entire cast was amazing. And they all could give as well as they got.

[@mikefetterman6782]

The show ran from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. The FOX network was started that year as a network. Before that, many of us only had 3-4 television channels..........period. When this first started I still remember having to twist the outdoor antennae and adjust the foil on the rabbit ears for better reception.

[@mikefetterman6782]

You can tell if it was an 80s episode if Kelly has Platinum white hair, and Peg's hair is actually her's. In the 90s Chritina went to a yellower blonde and, Katie started wearing a wig, her hair suffering from the treatment the first couple years.

[@lawrenceb5236]

One of my favorite shows ever. Good to see you like it too.

[@RockinMamaT]

They sure don't make sitcoms like this anymore. I freaking love AL. You know he had 4 touchdowns in one game 😂Great reaction guys and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️

[@yxvoegl2263]

They've never made a sitcom like this one, before or after. How they got it on TV is a mystery to me.

[@cheripetty1805]

If the measure of how funny a Sit-Com is is by laughs per minute, MWC takes top prize. More hard laughs per minute and per episode than any other American production. Rapid fire pace , never a dull moment!

[@BranDZ7]

You can guarantee there will never be another show like this because it would not be allowed on TV now a days

[@CH3NO2Semonious]

Most episodes had a scene with Al at work in the shoe store, where he got to do his insults.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

Ed O' Neill played football for Ohio University and Youngstown State. 1969 he was signed as a undrafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was cut in training camp having to compete with fellow rookies Joe Greene and L.C. Greenwood

[@TheNewRevolution]

This was the best sitcom ever on TV. It was must watch TV on Sunday night for a long time. I was lucky because I had a TV in my room. Many of my classmates were not allowed to watch it. I never missed it.

[@scottmoquin]

Al Bundy rules!!!!!!!!!!

[@BillGraper]

The show ran for 11 seasons. 1997-98 was season 11.

[@bettyrose959]

Still on TV today, on multiple stations. You can probably watch it all day long like you can the Simpsons. Guess people don't know that FOX changed the world of television. They hit them with Married with Children and the Simpsons right out the gate. Was like when Elvis was on television. They formed committees, had investigations, congressional hearings, even threw tons of lawyers and lawsuits at them. Was and still is good comedy. People still watch them everyday 40 years later.

[@428chase]

best sitcom of all time

[@sirraf23]

I have the entire series on DVD. I've slowly been watching every single episode in order for the first time. I highly recommend watching it, funniest sitcom ever.

[@MikeHart72]

Married With Children is on many stations in reruns. It has already lasted a long time

[@MrErrandboy]

also on HULU

[@deannajones3849]

Love Al Bundy!

[@Rick-or2kq]

Full serve, that use to mean not only did they pump your gas, but they also cleaned the windshield, checked the oil and were courteous.

[@jeffreykeith6494]

This and the Simpsons. The Simpsons are still here. Great time for television.

[@_eclipz_]

When i travelled a lot this was another show that would be in EVERY single country i was in... A LOT lol. Don't think people know how big this was. Noticed something funny when you were talking about hairstyles.... you are bringing the 60's back to us folks born in the 70's. It's all a big ol merry go round haha :) Love you guys, hope u good.

[@badbob6689]

One time my sister called me and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was watching married with Children. My sister told me it was a disgusting show and asked why I would watch it. A few weeks later I called her and asked her what she was doing. She told me she was watching All in the Family, she found it funny.

[@kallsop2]

The advantage here is the setup, instead of just Al's comments. That was the fun part.

[@rumbleyoungmanrumble5369]

In New Jersey, all gas stations are full service, except for military bases. Do the compilation where Al beats up Kelly's boyfriends.

[@js3599]

Oregon too...

[@christopherrobertson8098]

Sad that christina Applegate can't do shows like this now due to her Multiple sclerosis

[@greatriffishere]

Great reaction !! I enjoyable the longer cuts of Married with Children. I use to watch this all the time back in the late 80's. Good times !!

[@ReinhardRickert]

Married with Children or in German...a terribly nice family. One of the best series ever. The humor, the sarcasm is simply terrific. In this day and age, something like that would no longer be produced because it would discriminate against too many “groups”. which wasn't the problem 20 or 30 years ago, everyone knew it was humor. Today names like Zigeunerschnitzel, Mohrenkopf/Negerkuss, Sarotti Chocolate, Uncle Ben's Rice are renamed because they are no longer "gender" like

[@Rygel-XVI]

Al Bundy is a wise man.

[@srinath6247]

React to Sanford and Son. Great TV show! Come on guys, y'all who are members vote for Sanford and Son reaction for the next video.

[@steve-pm9nf]

i watched the one where al had a gun he heard a prowler in the backyard and shoot at it it was steves dog lol al killed it steve came over and said wheres my dog al said out back you cant miss it i didnt

[@toots1568]

Its cute that you picked Sunday morning to watch Al😆

[@andeeharry]

Good question. it did sort of end in our time. 1987-1997...and rhe reruns stopped in 2011 It lasted for 11 seasons despite people trying to get rid of the thing...but your right though...how long would it last now? Well, the reruns are back and has been going for a year now, and it is twice as popular as before. So much so, that we have a brand new animated reboot next year thanks to family guy. Oh yes, the show is back and this time they will clash with Florida.. I am curious to see how long this will last. Al Bundy IS King

[@justinschauwecker]

When I was much younger, my grandma's neighbors had two dogs. Named Bud and Kelly.

[@mtw2025]

This would last a long time in my opinion. Even though people publicly talk about being appropriate all the time with the under 45 crowd, they secretly love it. If they can separate fiction from reality, they would enjoy it. Married was never real, nor were any of the putdowns. Nobody was ever targeted and even those talked about like fat people (women), gay people and Marcy were purposely done to offend them. I'm gay and never was offended by anything on the show and this show was therapy, because this family did and said things I could only dream of.

[@gretamckenzie4245]

it was cute.. didn't watch this show when it was out... Full Service Gas stations didn't originally charge more, the price was what was posted, sometimes you would get your windshield cleaned, they would also ask if you wanted your oil checked... later when the self serve stations started popping up, hubby says, that's when the full service price went up a bit... Gosh we are getting old🙃😄

[@3DJapan]

This is so much better than those short clip videos.

[@deputyduffy]

Do they even do full serve....lol.... She didn't even pick up the REGULAR gas part though. She is so hysterical.

[@greghansen-o8t]

It would not last on tv today. The younger generations are not able to see the jokes. They are soft and would not have make it in the 80's. Great tv show and I am proud to have been there to see and live through it.

[@astralnomad]

"This land is your land, this land is my land.. from Buena Vista to Vancouver Island, from the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters - this land was made for you and me."

[@brianm4550]

In regards to full serve gasoline, here in New Jersey, USA it is a law that gas is pumped by a gas attendant. Another great reaction!👍👍

[@billallen1307]

Trenton makes, the world takes.

[@scottmoquin]

Hi Sam.....oh you too Phil.

[@jackgilchrist]

In the U.S., like with many things, it depends on the state whether you have self service or not. Of course, way back in the day it was all full service everywhere (which included washing your windshield, checking fluids, tire pressure, etc). Here in Washington state when self service first came around, many places still had full service lanes for a while, but now it's all self service. In Oregon, on the other hand, it's all full service and you can't pump your own gas. At least that was the case, but I've heard they passed a law recently allowing self service in less populated areas or something like that. I think New Jersey is also all full service. But it seems full service is fading into history, which is too bad. Although being a backyard mechanic I've always generally preferred to pump my own gas, the old school full service where they pump your gas and provide all the other services while filling your tank was pretty nice. Society has become much less service oriented, it seems. Now they just want to make you do everything yourself while charging you as much as possible.

[@stewpot6998]

Peg Bundy was always totally hot. Al was a lucky man. My favorite scene with Christina Applegate though, is when she hosted SNL and was in the Matt Foley sketch (live in a van down by the river). 😢 time flies...

[@RaceDayReplay]

there were campaigns against MWC at the time go get it taken off air

[@devlinallistair-zx5by]

Al - Hey, Peg. What's for dinner? Peg - Filty pig! Al - We had that last night.

[@Akubra123]

best sitcom ever

[@randolpho-]

New Jersey by law is Full Service, but Jersey is cheaper than PA and definitely NY.

[@markhellman-pn3hn]

when "cable-TV" was a brand new idea, and "FOX" was a brand new network - they needed a brand new show !! .... AND THIS WAS IT !!

[@nrrork]

15:30 People were offended _then,_ too. Fox almost didn't let them air the period episode. It was intended to be the third season's premiere, but it got moved back to mid season as they were fighting over it. This wealthy mother in Detroit who had connections with Michigan's Republican Party led this campaign to get the show taken off the air because SHE got offended by an episode. It just generated more publicity for the show, ratings skyrocketed, and attracted new sponsors to replace the ones her campaign targeted. We now know this as the Streisand Effect: you try to suppress something and tell people they can't watch it, they'll seek it out in greater numbers than they otherwise would've. People tuned it to see what all the kerfuffle was over, and they _STAYED_ because they discovered the show was hilarious.

[@scottwhittle6995]

All in the family is great Archie Bunker is a national treasure 😂

[@adwood201]

My first full time job was as a Pump Jockey, I also worked in the parts department.

[@donjackson5522]

This not only wouldn't fly today, it almost didn't fly then. FOX was new, struggling to get started as a network. For those who grew up with a thousand streaming channels, back then we had three and FOX was trying to be the fourth. This show, The Tracey Ullman Show and The Simpsons were their only hits at first.

[@michaelgreve2466]

Oregon was full service. One employee told me they could get fired if I pumped my own gas and they cannot accept tips.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

Unfortunately Christina Applegate has MS. 😞

[@kerry-j4m]

Oh,man,I didn't know this,so sad.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

marci, marci, naughty girl! who would have guessed! 😅

[@julianwaters7192]

Fire reaction guys 🔥

[@stefanmodigh6312]

The ultimate man is a mix of Al Bundy, Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson! 👍👍👍💕🇸🇪😎

[@kdm71291]

You have to realize that Peggy was a carryover from the seventies, style wise.

[@christianhoneyman9001]

Great reaction to a great show. My mom would always do full serve. 😀😃😄😁😊

[@clarencewalker3925]

This scenario was played on "Modern Family." How ironic for Ed O"Neill.

[@DavidLowman-f3x]

My. Favorite. Us. Comedy.

[@MATTHEW-bk7mc]

All time best show and Cheers was another one

[@MacMc691]

As mentioned here already I'm sure, but the show is still shown in syndication. Would it make it to primetime TV today, no telling, depends on the network. People tried to cancel the show back then and we were much more forgiving than today's world. Shows like South Park, which is about as bad and funny as it gets, is still on. I don't see a show like Married With Children being aired on FOX again, let alone in primetime again to be clear. lol FOX was the fourth network next to ABC, CBS and NBC, and this show helped to make that network become what it now is. This show was huge.

[@MrErrandboy]

everything is reality tv these days. i only watch the stations that play the reruns.

[@428chase]

I never see any full service stations anymore

[@Patryn71]

New Jersey it's the law still. I think one or two other states may have them still.

[@nrrork]

I not only think there will be another show like this in the future, I think all the cultural trends that make people say "this could never be made today" are what will make _inevitable._ When one side of the political culture war gets too far up its own ass, and too dominant, a counterforce rises up to combat it. In the 80s, TV was seen as squeaky clean and sanitized fluff by large segments of the audience. In response, the Fox network is formed as the rebel network that will air the shows that are too hot for NBC, CBS, or ABC. In the 2000s, there was conservative moral panic that led to another crackdown on network TV, and the big hits moved to cable. Now it's liberal moral panic we're dealing with, and the counterforce is emerging against THAT. Could we just sorta land in the middle and stay there someday? No. This country can't correct shit, it only knows how to _overcorrect._

[@johnsmith-h1q7k]

My 3 teenage boys sound like that when they eat.

[@visionaryventures12]

I had read that the characters were named after wrestling stars… King Kong Bundy, etc.

[@wadecollins671]

In New Jersey there is no self service gas stations

[@m00nm00n]

I too bathe my food in ketchup. Even when we go out eating. Chinese restaurant? Easily rice and chicken...with lots of ketchup. To be fair, even my friends shakes their heads, after all these years.

[@jamesmcclain5005]

When the kids get older in this show, it gets funnier!

[@Rebel9668]

Well, it's still playing in reruns so that's almost like lasting on tv today.

[@KevinHollisWI]

Certain states, full service is mandatory due to drive offs and gas spills.

[@arnoldcox9128]

Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in one game that's all you need to know

[@tomf2953]

That's the sad thing... The question in your title

[@alansnow1129]

The clothes were better back then in 87-97 then they are now.

[@Raven5150]

The actress thst played marcy was the head writer and directed many episodes, she is an open lesbian and was at this time, most of these jokes were writen by her

[@RaceDayReplay]

this is not correct. She directed some episodes but has no writing credits on the series

[@GregDunne-zf2ep]

I don't know if you know of a song by red gum I was only 19 it affected Americans and Australian troops worth a look its played every anzac day in Australia

[@Jalapenioman8049]

Hulu is airing it

[@vincentvancraig]

poor Al, he was so beat down by life, lol.

[@DesertProductions1]

Comedy used to be great. No we have cry babies who do not know these are just jokes.

[@John_Locke_108]

Everytime I eat steak I think of Al.

[@MandiOz-ym2xj]

Loved this show in the 80s

[@Arminius420]

Why would you put ketchup on your steak???? LOL

[@gazoontight]

Find the compilation with Al's best insults.

[@JohnPlatzer-i7g]

Ah, Peggy, potatoes are vegetables.

[@Brandon-mx3zx]

can you please change seats. it's jarring seeing yall in different spots. 😅

[@JamesBond-ib9tq]

It was kinda shocking when they changed sides and I hope they do a reaction of "why we switched positions" lol

[@terrysperman304]

How long would this last today? You are literally watching it today and you can watch all the episodes on KZbin. Does that answer your question? You were lied to!

[@GregDunne-zf2ep]

I don't know if you know of a song by red gum I was only 19 it affected Americans and Australian troops worth a look

[@sjw4life546]

It would last as long as it was profitable.

[@arrow5599]

NOPE I MENT THE OTHER ONE

[@michaelavila9963]

This was on FOX network, the OTHER breakout show on this network at that time was "In Living Color". You MUST react to that show as well. The first few seasons were WILD! That show was the reason why we have a SB halftime show.

[@barrybritt2210]

i always go to full serve just because it's usually a retired person or a kid just making ends meet pumping gas and yes i'm in canada

[@thomaswest7746]

Sam Should have said, I know where you sleep.

[@robbielux8353]

Kelly Kelly Kelly ❤️❤️…man I was in love with her..then again wasn’t every guy? 🤷🏻‍♂️