Married... with Children (Season 1)
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This is a list of episodes for the premiere season (1987) of the television series ''[[Married... with Children (TV Series)|Married... with Children]]''. | This is a list of episodes for the premiere season (1987) of the television series ''[[Married... with Children (TV Series)|Married... with Children]]''. | ||
| - | This season introduces the major characters: Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud Bundy, along with their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. The first season is the only one in which Al and Peg are regularly intimate, to the point of Al initiating the sessions. It is also the only one where Peg can be seen doing housework under normal circumstances, and she even has her own car (as seen in "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get"). In "Thinergy," Bud mentions that Kelly had been held back a year in school. | + | This season introduces the major characters: Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud Bundy, along with their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. The first season is the only one in which Al and Peg are regularly intimate, to the point of Al initiating the sessions. It is also the only one where Peg can be seen doing housework under normal circumstances, and she even has her own car (as seen in "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get"). In "Thinergy," Bud mentions that Kelly had been held back a year in school. Al's dislike of the French is first shown in this season and it is also the first time that he calls Marcy a "chicken." It also contains the first mention of Peg's family being "hillbillies" from the fictional Wanker County, Wisconsin. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
| + | :''See also: [[List of Married... with Children episodes|List of Married... with Children episodes]]'' | ||
| + | * Christina Applegate and David Faustino both missed one episode | ||
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| - | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|A down-on-his-luck shoe salesman named Al Bundy, unhappily married with two children, is forced to choose between going to a basketball game or joining his lazy wife, Peg, in meeting their new neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades, a happy young couple | + | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|A down-on-his-luck shoe salesman named Al Bundy, unhappily married with two children, is forced to choose between going to a basketball game or joining his lazy wife, Peg, in meeting their new neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades, a happy, young couple who have moved in next door and are the epitome of 1980s social climbing and greed.<br />Note: On April 22, 2012, Fox re-aired the series premiere in honor of its 25th anniversary. The re-aired pilot had 2.9 million viewers. |
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Inspired by a diet book from Marcy to improve their sex life, Peg decides the entire family should be eating healthier and starts them on a diet, much to the dismay of the family, mostly Al. Al actually says, "I love you" to Peg at the end of the episode. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Inspired by a diet book from Marcy to improve their sex life, Peg decides the entire family should be eating healthier and starts them on a diet, much to the dismay of the family, mostly Al. Al actually says, "I love you" to Peg at the end of the episode. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|The neighborhood has a local robber on the loose. After Steve and Marcy are robbed, they buy a guard dog to protect themselves, but Al, on the other hand, illegally buys a revolver (without a permit), causing a lot of trouble with the police. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|The neighborhood has a local robber on the loose. After Steve and Marcy are robbed, they buy a guard dog to protect themselves, but Al, on the other hand, illegally buys a revolver (without a permit), causing a lot of trouble with the police. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Steve and Marcy plan on adding another room to their house with their tax refund, but the men and wives get into a huge argument when Al and Steve want a room to play 8 ball pool in, while Peg and Marcy want to put together an joga exercise room. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Steve and Marcy plan on adding another room to their house with their tax refund, but the men and wives get into a huge argument when Al and Steve want a room to play 8 ball pool in, while Peg and Marcy want to put together an joga exercise room. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Steve gets a vintage rusty 1965 [[Ford Mustang]]. Since the car is in bad condition, Al and Steve decide to restore the car for themselves but it completely takes their time, irking their wives. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Steve gets a vintage rusty 1965 [[Ford Mustang]]. Since the car is in bad condition, Al and Steve decide to restore the car for themselves but it completely takes their time, irking their wives. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al is unable to purchase a gift for Peg on their 16th wedding anniversary and later learns that his credit card was maxed out by Peg and Kelly, who used it to buy gifts for him and pay for their catered dinner and entertainment, and Al is unable to outgun them both. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al is unable to purchase a gift for Peg on their 16th wedding anniversary and later learns that his credit card was maxed out by Peg and Kelly, who used it to buy gifts for him and pay for their catered dinner and entertainment, and Al is unable to outgun them both. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al and Peg decide to go on vacation. They ask Steve and Marcy to take care of their kids, Bud and Kelly. They don't get along, as Bud and Kelly throw a huge party at the Rhoades's house, irking Steve and Marcy. Meanwhile, Al and Peg have a better-than-expected time on their vacation and decide to length it much longer than expected, while Steve and Marcy stare in horror at the street hoping for them as the party goes wild. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al and Peg decide to go on vacation. They ask Steve and Marcy to take care of their kids, Bud and Kelly. They don't get along, as Bud and Kelly throw a huge party at the Rhoades's house, irking Steve and Marcy. Meanwhile, Al and Peg have a better-than-expected time on their vacation and decide to length it much longer than expected, while Steve and Marcy stare in horror at the street hoping for them as the party goes wild. | ||
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Note: Christina Applegate and David Faustino do not appear in this episode. | Note: Christina Applegate and David Faustino do not appear in this episode. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Peg takes a job as a clerk at a clock store at the mall when Al won't buy her a VCR, in the order to earn on her own to have money for herself. Both Peg and Al are unhappy with the situation and pay their kids to suggest that Peg should quit the job. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Peg takes a job as a clerk at a clock store at the mall when Al won't buy her a VCR, in the order to earn on her own to have money for herself. Both Peg and Al are unhappy with the situation and pay their kids to suggest that Peg should quit the job. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al runs away from home after a fight with Peg and stays with his best friend, Luke. When a pair of sisters show up, Luke takes one to bed while the other tries to seduce Al. Al has mixed feelings whenever he should cheat on Peg, since he is already 16 years with her, but unhappy with his life. He decides not to cheat on Peg and returns home. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al runs away from home after a fight with Peg and stays with his best friend, Luke. When a pair of sisters show up, Luke takes one to bed while the other tries to seduce Al. Al has mixed feelings whenever he should cheat on Peg, since he is already 16 years with her, but unhappy with his life. He decides not to cheat on Peg and returns home. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Marcy freaks out when she begins having erotic dreams about Al after a heated argument about men vs women, and wonders whether she is actually sexually attracted to Al. She accidentally tells him this, who is aroused and takes it to his advantage. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Marcy freaks out when she begins having erotic dreams about Al after a heated argument about men vs women, and wonders whether she is actually sexually attracted to Al. She accidentally tells him this, who is aroused and takes it to his advantage. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al threatens to quit his job at the shoe store unless he gets some appreciation and credit for his work, which results in him being fired. He then tries to find another job and refuses to apologize to his boss because of his pride. In the end, he returns with a reduced salary. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al threatens to quit his job at the shoe store unless he gets some appreciation and credit for his work, which results in him being fired. He then tries to find another job and refuses to apologize to his boss because of his pride. In the end, he returns with a reduced salary. | ||
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al and Peggy delay going to a closing of their favorite hamburger joint when Bud and Kelly need them to solve their own problems. Meanwhile, Steve and Marcy prepare a party for their bosses at home. | |style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="7"|Al and Peggy delay going to a closing of their favorite hamburger joint when Bud and Kelly need them to solve their own problems. Meanwhile, Steve and Marcy prepare a party for their bosses at home. | ||
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Revision as of 07:15, 20 July 2017
| Married... with Children (season 1) | ||
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of episodes | 13 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | FOX | |
| Original run | April 5, 1987 – June 28, 1987 | |
| Home video release | ||
| DVD release | ||
| Region 1 | October 28, 2003 | |
| Season chronology | ||
| Next → Season 2 | ||
| List of Married... with Children episodes | ||
This is a list of episodes for the premiere season (1987) of the television series Married... with Children.
This season introduces the major characters: Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud Bundy, along with their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. The first season is the only one in which Al and Peg are regularly intimate, to the point of Al initiating the sessions. It is also the only one where Peg can be seen doing housework under normal circumstances, and she even has her own car (as seen in "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get"). In "Thinergy," Bud mentions that Kelly had been held back a year in school. Al's dislike of the French is first shown in this season and it is also the first time that he calls Marcy a "chicken." It also contains the first mention of Peg's family being "hillbillies" from the fictional Wanker County, Wisconsin.
Episodes
- Christina Applegate and David Faustino both missed one episode
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Linda Day | Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye | April 5, 1987 | 1.01 |
| A down-on-his-luck shoe salesman named Al Bundy, unhappily married with two children, is forced to choose between going to a basketball game or joining his lazy wife, Peg, in meeting their new neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades, a happy, young couple who have moved in next door and are the epitome of 1980s social climbing and greed. Note: On April 22, 2012, Fox re-aired the series premiere in honor of its 25th anniversary. The re-aired pilot had 2.9 million viewers. | ||||||
