8.6/10853 votes#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
7.7/10708 votes#2 - Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1989
Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Katherine Green
7.4/10657 votes#3 - Buck Saves the Day
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1989
Kelly and Bud try to raise money to got to a concert. Kelly's scheme involves playing poker against Peggy's friends and Bud makes Al take a bunch of kids camping.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.1/10743 votes#4 - 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
7.6/10655 votes#5 - He Ain't Much, But He's Mine
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1989
Peggy talks to a woman at a beauty parlor, and becomes convinced that Al is cheating on her, with that woman.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.3/10837 votes#6 - 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
7.9/10677 votes#7 - 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
8.5/10842 votes#8 - 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
7.9/10669 votes#9 - 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
7.8/10678 votes#10 - At the Zoo
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1989
Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Katherine Green
8.1/10762 votes#11 - 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
8.4/10775 votes#12 - 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
8.0/10679 votes#13 - 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
7.6/10638 votes#14 - A Taxing Problem
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1990
After Peggy lied on the Bundy taxes, Al has to find a quick way to raise money for the audit, and when a couple offers good money for Peggy's hair, Al must find a way to convince her.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.9/10711 votes#15 - 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
7.6/10648 votes#16 - You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (1)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1990
Peggy takes Marcy on a trip to Las Vegas to get over her divorce from Steve.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
7.7/10667 votes#17 - You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2)
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1990
Al, Bud and Kelly arrive in Las Vegas to find Peg and Marcy completely broke, and they must find a way to raise some money to get back home.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kevin Curran
8.1/10719 votes#18 - 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
8.0/10645 votes#19 - 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
7.7/10645 votes#20 - Peggy Made a Little Lamb
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/1990
Peggy must repeat Home Ec class to get her high school diploma.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
8.0/10663 votes#21 - 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
7.6/10663 votes#22 - The Agony of De-Feet
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1990
Al has to judge a beauty contest at the shoe store and has nightmares about feet. Meanwhile, Kelly tricks Bud and Marcy into thinking they slept with each other.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs
7.5/10652 votes#23 - Yard Sale
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/1990
After discovering Peggy's latest purchases, Al throws a yard sale to get rid of a lot of the junk, but no one is interested.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 4
Every episode of Married... with Children Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Married... with Children Season 4!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:FOX
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Hot off the Grill" is the best rated episode of "Married... with Children" season 4. It scored 8.6/10 based on 853 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 9/3/1989. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics".