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The Best Episodes of Married... with Children

Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX

Every episode of Married... with Children ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Married... with Children!

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is...
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  • Hot off the Grill
    8.6/10(858)
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    #1 - Hot off the Grill

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/3/1989

    Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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  • 976-SHOE
    8.5/10(851)
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    #2 - 976-SHOE

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 11/12/1989

    Steve risks his job when Al takes a $50,000 loan from Steve's bank to start a shoe hotline.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • It's a Bundyful Life (2)
    8.4/10(786)
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    #3 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 12/17/1989

    Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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  • Fair Exchange
    8.3/10(845)
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    #4 - Fair Exchange

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 10/29/1989

    The Bundys lets a foreign exchange student live in their home for the weekly $500 that the government will pay them, but the french girl ends up ruining Kelly's social life.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Movie Show
    8.3/10(706)
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    #5 - Movie Show

    Season 7 Episode 21

    Aired 4/11/1993

    The Bundys go to the movie theater for Kelly's birthday and they see her boyfriend with another woman.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Egg and I
    8.2/10(658)
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    #6 - The Egg and I

    Season 6 Episode 17

    Aired 2/16/1992

    Steve Rhoades returns to reclaim his wife, but is shocked to find out that Marcy remarried. The Bundys argue whether friendship is more important than money when they find out that Steve is on the run from the police for stealing a rare egg from a national park.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Hood, The Bud and the Kelly (1)
    8.2/10(554)
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    #7 - The Hood, The Bud and the Kelly (1)

    Season 10 Episode 14

    Aired 1/7/1996

    Bud borrows money from the mob for Kelly's exercise video, but when she has a disagreement with the male lead in the video the mob says they will kill Bud if the video isn't finished. Meanwhile, Al and Jefferson try to install a satellite dish.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Tooth or Consequences
    8.1/10(749)
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    #8 - Tooth or Consequences

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/1/1989

    Al goes to Marcy's dentist and finds that he has a relationship with his assistant.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • It's a Bundyful Life (1)
    8.1/10(773)
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    #9 - It's a Bundyful Life (1)

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 12/17/1989

    Al has finally saved up enough money to buy Christmas gifts for everyone, but a few late customers to the shoe store makes Al unable to get to the bank.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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  • What Goes Around Came Around
    8.1/10(726)
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    #10 - What Goes Around Came Around

    Season 4 Episode 18

    Aired 2/25/1990

    Bud tries to get revenge on a girl who humiliated him years ago.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Teacher Pets
    8.1/10(647)
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    #11 - Teacher Pets

    Season 6 Episode 21

    Aired 4/5/1992

    Bud juggles two women at once, one being Miss McGowen, his English teacher. Meanwhile, the family ignores Peggy when she is sick and Al gets free pizza by attending children's birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Katherine Green

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    0
  • The Gas Station Show
    8.1/10(676)
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    #12 - The Gas Station Show

    Season 6 Episode 23

    Aired 4/26/1992

    Al must work at a gas station after Peggy and the kids buy too much junk food, which Al cannot pay for, so he has to work off his debt.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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  • The Agony and the Extra C
    8.1/10(570)
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    #13 - The Agony and the Extra C

    Season 10 Episode 17

    Aired 2/11/1996

    On their anniversary, Jefferson plans to surprise Marcy with a tattoo, but the tattoo artist accidently writes ""I LOVE MARY"".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Kiss of the Coffee Woman
    8.1/10(542)
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    #14 - Kiss of the Coffee Woman

    Season 10 Episode 24

    Aired 5/5/1996

    Al and Marcy are angry when they find Kelly and Jefferson must kiss for a coffee commercial.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Torch Song Duet
    8.1/10(527)
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    #15 - Torch Song Duet

    Season 10 Episode 25

    Aired 5/19/1996

    Al helps Griff win a trip to Atlanta for the Olympic games by helping him answer questions on a radio sports quiz.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Peggy Turns 300
    8.0/10(651)
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    #16 - Peggy Turns 300

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 3/25/1990

    Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday by taking her out to the Bowlarama where he hopes to finally beat his arch rival's high game score. Al beats the score, but minutes later, Peggy bowls a perfect game, destroying Al's self-esteem.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Katherine Green

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  • Rain Girl
    8.0/10(671)
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    #17 - Rain Girl

    Season 4 Episode 21

    Aired 4/29/1990

    Kelly gets a new job as a weather girl at a local news station.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Kevin Curran

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  • Rites of Passage
    8.0/10(642)
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    #18 - Rites of Passage

    Season 6 Episode 16

    Aired 2/9/1992

    In traditional male Bundy bonding, Al takes Bud to the nudie bar on his 18th birthday.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • My Dinner with Anthrax
    8.0/10(695)
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    #19 - My Dinner with Anthrax

    Season 6 Episode 18

    Aired 2/23/1992

    Bud wins a ""Dinner with Anthrax"" contest and sends away Al and Peg on a timeshare vacation to Florida while Anthrax visit the house.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Larry Jacobson

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  • Turning Japanese
    8.0/10(535)
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    #20 - Turning Japanese

    Season 10 Episode 20

    Aired 3/17/1996

    Marcy tries to convince Al to sell his Dodge to Marcy's boss, a big collector of classic cars.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Desperately Seeking Miss October
    7.9/10(681)
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    #21 - Desperately Seeking Miss October

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 11/5/1989

    A Playboy model visits the shoe store and Al wants to find out which issue she is in, but Peggy sold his Playboy collection and Al has to convince her to get the magazines back.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Oh, What a Feeling
    7.9/10(674)
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    #22 - Oh, What a Feeling

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 11/19/1989

    Al decides to get a new car, but finds out that Peggy spent all his saved up money, and he has to buy an old, used car.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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    0
  • Who'll Stop the Rain
    7.9/10(684)
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    #23 - Who'll Stop the Rain

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 1/7/1990

    Al's pride and "do-it-yourself" beliefs annoys the rest of the family when Al decides to fix the leaking roof himself.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Kevin Curran

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  • Rock and Roll Girl
    7.9/10(718)
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    #24 - Rock and Roll Girl

    Season 4 Episode 15

    Aired 2/4/1990

    Kelly becomes a rock and roll singer with Bud as her agent.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: N/A

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    0
  • Cheese, Cues and Blood
    7.9/10(616)
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    #25 - Cheese, Cues and Blood

    Season 6 Episode 4

    Aired 9/29/1991

    In order to earn money for a competition, Kelly hustle men for money by playing pool.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hot off the Grill" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 8.6/10 based on 858 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/3/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "976-SHOE".