Married... with Children

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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  1. 8.6/10(861 votes)

    #1 - Hot off the Grill

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    S4:E1

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

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    Director:N/A
  2. 8.6/10(814 votes)

    #2 - You Better Shop Around (1)

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    S5:E21

    Al buys a cheap old air conditioner which leads to a massive blackout in the entire neighborhood, forcing the Bundy's to move into a supermarket.

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.5/10(853 votes)

    #3 - 976-SHOE

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    S4:E8

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.5/10(745 votes)

    #4 - You Better Shop Around (2)

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    S5:E22

    The Bundys and the D'Arcys face off to see who can spend the $1,000 shopping spree first. Meanwhile, Bud and Kelly bother celebrity Jerry Mathers who judges the contest.

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.4/10(894 votes)

    #5 - You Better Watch Out

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    S2:E13

    This Christmas episode tells about Santa Claus, who is late showing up at the mall. His parachute doesn't open up and he falls off his sleigh and onto the Bundy property ... dead.

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    Director:Linda Day
  6. 8.4/10(790 votes)

    #6 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)

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    S4:E12

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  8. 8.3/10(848 votes)

    #7 - Just Married ... With Children

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    S2:E20

    Having filled in an application for the Rhoades' to be on a game show, Al and Peg appear on the game show for newlyweds - "How Do I Love Thee", portraying Steve and Marcy.

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.3/10(908 votes)

    #8 - He Thought He Could

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    S3:E1

    In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  10. 8.3/10(808 votes)

    #9 - My Mom, the Mom

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    S3:E11

    Peg goes to Kelly's school for mother-daughter day and talks about the joy of being a housewife, meanwhile Bud has to learn the value of a dollar after breaking the Rhoades' window.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  11. 8.3/10(849 votes)

    #10 - Fair Exchange

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    S4:E6

    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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  12. 8.3/10(769 votes)

    #11 - Married ... with Aliens

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    S5:E7

    Al gets a visit from small green aliens who steal his socks.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  13. 8.3/10(714 votes)

    #12 - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy

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    S5:E9

    Al become the neighborhood stud when some women see him move a couch.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  14. 8.3/10(700 votes)

    #13 - The Godfather

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    S5:E13

    Al becomes the neighborhood godfather when Kelly starts dating a 41-year-old man with the right connections.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  15. 8.3/10(746 votes)

    #14 - Oldies but Young 'Uns

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    S5:E17

    Al goes crazy trying to remember the name of a song he heard on the radio.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Bill Prady
  16. 8.2/10(812 votes)

    #15 - Her Cups Runneth Over

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    S3:E6

    Al and Steve head off to a fancy boutique to get Peggy a new bra for her birthday.

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  17. 8.2/10(846 votes)

    #16 - A Three Job, No Income Family

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    S3:E13

    Al gets a second job in an attempt to make more money than Peg after she starts earning money selling 'Patty Girl' cosmetics.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  18. 8.2/10(759 votes)

    #17 - The Dance Show

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    S5:E5

    Al doesn't mind Peggy going out with Marcy every night to a ballroom dance hall and dance the night away with a handsome man named Andy, until another man, named Pete, tells Al that Peggy is stealing someone's husband - his.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  19. 8.2/10(662 votes)

    #18 - The Egg and I

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    S6:E17

    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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  20. 8.1/10(817 votes)

    #19 - Earth Angel

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    S2:E12

    Bud meets a 21 year old art student in the park and brings her to the Bundy household. Everybody seems to like her but Marcy, who plans to get rid of her.

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    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:N/A
  21. 8.1/10(779 votes)

    #20 - Here's Lookin' at You, Kid

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    S3:E21

    When all the women in the neighborhood gets peeped on except Peggy, she gets really jealous and eventually puts out a ladder, milk, and cookies for the him. Meanwhile Al convinces Bud to stop fooling Kelly and actually help her with her studies.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  22. 8.1/10(752 votes)

    #21 - Tooth or Consequences

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    S4:E4

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  23. 8.1/10(729 votes)

    #22 - What Goes Around Came Around

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    S4:E18

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.1/10(720 votes)

    #23 - We'll Follow the Sun

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    S5:E1

    The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  25. 8.1/10(759 votes)

    #24 - Kelly Bounces Back

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    S5:E6

    Kelly auditions for a job as a spokesperson for the new Allante car.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A
  26. 8.1/10(669 votes)

    #25 - Married ... with Who

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    S5:E12

    Marcy wakes up after a drunken night and finds herself married to Jefferson.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Hot off the Grill" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 8.6/10 based on 861 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/3/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "You Better Shop Around (1)".