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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 lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 13 - The Godfather
    8.1/10(688 votes)

    #1 - The Godfather

    S5:E13

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Married... with Children Season 4 Episode 8 - 976-SHOE
    8.0/10(855 votes)

    #2 - 976-SHOE

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 21 - You Better Shop Around (1)
    8.0/10(814 votes)

    #3 - You Better Shop Around (1)

    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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 22 - You Better Shop Around (2)
    8.0/10(741 votes)

    #4 - You Better Shop Around (2)

    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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 8 - Sleepless in Chicago
    8.0/10(524 votes)

    #5 - Sleepless in Chicago

    S9:E8

    Al has to lie in bed next to Marcy while Jefferson switches Marcy's valuable Barbie doll, that Jefferson just bought her, for a regular one.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Katherine Green

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  6. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 23 - Bud Hits the Books
    8.0/10(611 votes)

    #6 - Bud Hits the Books

    S10:E23

    Sex gets in the way of Bud studying for his finals, and he risks being expelled when he is caught in the school library.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 7 - Married... with Aliens
    7.9/10(779 votes)

    #7 - Married... with Aliens

    S5:E7

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 4 - Cheese, Cues and Blood
    7.9/10(607 votes)

    #8 - Cheese, Cues and Blood

    S6:E4

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 4 - Luck of the Bundys
    7.9/10(573 votes)

    #9 - Luck of the Bundys

    S8:E4

    When the Bundys start having good luck, Al remembers the Bundy Curse and realizes he is doomed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 8 - Blonde and Blonder
    7.9/10(554 votes)

    #10 - Blonde and Blonder

    S10:E8

    At their high school reunion, Kelly and her best friends compete for the rich nerd whom Kelly teased in high school. Meanwhile, Marcy's bank holds a ""Guns for Toys"" drive.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 21 - Al Goes to the Dogs
    7.9/10(507 votes)

    #11 - Al Goes to the Dogs

    S10:E21

    Al's construction of a dog house for Lucky is constantly abrupted when a building instructor hired by Marcy complains about every little detail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 24 - Kiss of the Coffee Woman
    7.9/10(527 votes)

    #12 - Kiss of the Coffee Woman

    S10:E24

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Married... with Children Season 11 Episode 7 - The Juggs Have Left the Building
    7.9/10(511 votes)

    #13 - The Juggs Have Left the Building

    S11:E7

    Peggy and Kelly both enter a singing contest when they are on vacation in Missouri.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 16 - Master the Possibilities
    7.8/10(774 votes)

    #14 - Master the Possibilities

    S2:E16

    When the mailman delivers a credit card pre-approved for Buck the Dog, the Bundys go on a spending spree.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  15. Married... with Children Season 4 Episode 6 - Fair Exchange
    7.8/10(873 votes)

    #15 - Fair Exchange

    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.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Married... with Children Season 4 Episode 12 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)
    7.8/10(811 votes)

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

    S4:E12

    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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  17. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 12 - So This Is How Sinatra Felt
    7.8/10(626 votes)

    #17 - So This Is How Sinatra Felt

    S6:E12

    Peggy thinks Al is having an affair, so she sends the kids to spy on him.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 21 - Teacher Pets
    7.8/10(627 votes)

    #18 - Teacher Pets

    S6:E21

    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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  19. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 9 - NO MA'AM
    7.8/10(635 votes)

    #19 - NO MA'AM

    S8:E9

    Women take over the nudie bar and the bowling alley, so Al starts an organization called ""NO MA'AM.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Jacobson

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  20. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 18 - Get Outta Dodge
    7.8/10(547 votes)

    #20 - Get Outta Dodge

    S8:E18

    Al will get a new Viper for his Dodge if he lets people film a video of the Dodge crossing the 1 million mile mark. Meanwhile, Kelly tries to find Waldo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  21. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 21 - Nooner or Later
    7.8/10(552 votes)

    #21 - Nooner or Later

    S8:E21

    Peggy must convince Al to come home for a “nooner” in order to win a big radio contest. Meanwhile, Bud and Kelly wait in a very long line to buy concert tickets.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 26 - Kelly Knows Something
    7.8/10(537 votes)

    #22 - Kelly Knows Something

    S8:E26

    Al teaches Kelly about sports, so she can be on a sports trivia game show.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 3 - Kelly Breaks Out
    7.8/10(512 votes)

    #23 - Kelly Breaks Out

    S9:E3

    Kelly's zit ruins her beer commercial.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Larry Jacobson

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  24. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 9 - No Pot to Pease In
    7.8/10(587 votes)

    #24 - No Pot to Pease In

    S9:E9

    Kelly reveals a bit too much about her family when she auditions for a part in a sitcom, and the producers base the new sitcom on the Bundy household.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 6 - The Weaker Sex
    7.8/10(500 votes)

    #25 - The Weaker Sex

    S10:E6

    Al says he thinks women are weak when Peggy and Marcy begin taking a self defense class. But a newscrew labels Al as weak when Peggy punches a man trying to steal Al's wallet.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Godfather" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 8.1/10 based on 688 votes. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/3/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "976-SHOE".