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The Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 2

Every episode of Married... with Children Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 2!

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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
    Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 1 - Poppy's by the Tree (1)
    7.6/10(914 votes)

    #1 - Poppy's by the Tree (1)

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, the Bundys go to a sleazy, dumpy motel in Dumpwater Florida. Trouble head their way when an axe murderer, who hates tourists, arrives.

    Director:Linda Day

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  2. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 2 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)
    7.4/10(874 votes)

    #2 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)

    S2:E2

    Peg is kidnapped by the axe murderer and it's up to Al to save her.

    Director:Linda Day

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  3. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 3 - If I Were a Rich Man
    7.6/10(804 votes)

    #3 - If I Were a Rich Man

    S2:E3

    Al and Steve visit the vault at Steve's bank and the next day, one million dollars is reported missing. Peg and the kids hear about it and worship Al thinking that he stole the money and that they are now a wealthy family.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 4 - Buck Can Do It
    7.7/10(837 votes)

    #4 - Buck Can Do It

    S2:E4

    One of the Bundys neighbors threaten to sue when Buck the dog mates with their dog, and asks the Bundys to neuter Buck, which Al refuses to do.

    Director:Linda Day

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  5. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 5 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1)
    7.8/10(840 votes)

    #5 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1)

    S2:E5

    Marcy and Steve have a fight, which leads to Marcy joining Peggy and her friends going to a strip club, where Marcy accidentally loses her wedding ring ... down a stripper's pants.

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  6. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 6 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (2)
    8.0/10(814 votes)

    #6 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (2)

    S2:E6

    A stripper shows up at Al's with Marcy's wedding ring. Al convinces Steve to make Marcy feel guilty about losing it, and confronts Peg about what she was doing at the strip club.

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  8. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 7 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
    7.9/10(806 votes)

    #7 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

    S2:E7

    The phone company cuts off the phone service to the Bundy household after Al refuses to pay for a phone call he did not make. This annoys Peggy, Kelly, and the rest of the neighborhood.

    Director:Linda Day

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  9. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 8 - Born to Walk
    7.6/10(769 votes)

    #8 - Born to Walk

    S2:E8

    Al fails his test for renewing his license on the same day Kelly gets hers.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 9 - Alley of the Dolls
    8.0/10(817 votes)

    #9 - Alley of the Dolls

    S2:E9

    Peg meets and old rival from high school and their two families face off at a bowling match to see who the real loser is. With the Bundy team being one player short, Steve has to step in to help.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 10 - The Razor's Edge
    8.0/10(793 votes)

    #10 - The Razor's Edge

    S2:E10

    A fight with Marcy about his newly grown beard makes Steve spend a few nights at the Bundy household, which everyone is happy about, except Peggy and Marcy.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 11 - How Do You Spell Revenge?
    7.6/10(791 votes)

    #11 - How Do You Spell Revenge?

    S2:E11

    Al tries to improve Peg's softball skills while Kelly's boyfriend asks her to prove her love to him by getting a tattoo.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 12 - Earth Angel
    8.2/10(850 votes)

    #12 - Earth Angel

    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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 13 - You Better Watch Out
    8.4/10(943 votes)

    #13 - You Better Watch Out

    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.

    Director:Linda Day

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  15. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 14 - Guys and Dolls
    7.6/10(794 votes)

    #14 - Guys and Dolls

    S2:E14

    Al and Steve have to go out to the streets looking for Marcy's old Barbie doll, that they traded for two rare baseball cards, not knowing that Marcy wanted to keep the doll.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 15 - Build a Better Mousetrap
    7.9/10(791 votes)

    #15 - Build a Better Mousetrap

    S2:E15

    A mouse finds its way into the Bundy home. Too manly and proud to hire an exterminator, Al sets on killing the mouse, even if it means he has to tear the house down and damage it to shreds.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 16 - Master the Possibilities
    8.1/10(796 votes)

    #16 - 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

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  18. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 17 - Peggy Loves Al, Yeah Yeah, Yeah
    7.5/10(743 votes)

    #17 - Peggy Loves Al, Yeah Yeah, Yeah

    S2:E17

    On Valentines day, Bud awaits his first valentine, Kelly has a load of valentines to choose from, Steve plans on taking Marcy to Hawaii, and Peg wants Al to say "I love you" to her.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 18 - The Great Escape
    7.9/10(787 votes)

    #18 - The Great Escape

    S2:E18

    The Bundy home is fumigated for termites, forcing the family to spend the night in the shoe store, where a grounded Kelly tends to sneak out to get to a rock concert.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 19 - Im-Po-Dent
    7.9/10(768 votes)

    #19 - Im-Po-Dent

    S2:E19

    Marcy dents Steve's new Mercedes and heavily regrets it. Revenge brings Steve to claim she made him impotent and he uses her as his personal servant.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 20 - Just Married... with Children
    8.4/10(886 votes)

    #20 - Just Married... with Children

    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.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 21 - Father Lode
    7.7/10(745 votes)

    #21 - Father Lode

    S2:E21

    Al tries to keep his race track winnings a secret, while Peg starts taking money from Al's wallet.

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 22 - All in the Family
    7.5/10(829 votes)

    #22 - All in the Family

    S2:E22

    Peg's hillbilly relatives from W* County pay a visit. Fighting uncles, singing triplet aunts, whose showbiz career is threatened by Al's inputs, and Al is trying all he can to watch the John Wayne film "Hondo."

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Poppy's by the Tree (1)" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 914 votes. Directed by Linda Day and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/27/1987. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Poppy's by the Tree (2)".