Married... with Children facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Married... with Children |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Opening theme | "Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra |
| Ending theme | "Love and Marriage" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 259 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Embassy Communications (seasons 1–2) ELP Communications (seasons 2–11) Columbia Pictures Television (seasons 2–11) |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | April 5, 1987 – June 9, 1997 |
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| Related shows | Top of the Heap |
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.
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 and characters
| Actor | Role | Years | Seasons | Episodes (credited) |
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| Ed O'Neill | Al Bundy | 1987–1997 | 1–11 | 259 |
| Katey Sagal | Margaret "Peggy" Bundy | 1987–1997 | 1–11 | 247 |
| Amanda Bearse | Marcy Rhoades/D'Arcy | 1987–1997 | 1–11 | 236 |
| David Garrison | Steve Rhoades | 1987–1990, 1992, 1993, 1995 | 1–4, guest 6–7, 9 | 73 |
| Christina Applegate | Kelly Bundy | 1987–1997 | 1–11 | 256 |
| David Faustino | Bud Bundy | 1987–1997 | 1–11 | 257 |
| Ted McGinley | Jefferson D'Arcy | 1989, 1991–1997 | Guest 4, main 5–11 | 166 |
Home media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released all 11 seasons of Married... with Children on DVD in Regions 1, 2, & 4. On December 12, 2010, Sony released a complete series set on DVD in Region 1.
See also
In Spanish: Married... with Children para niños
