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The Worst Episodes of Married... with Children

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Every episode of Married... with Children ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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  • Top of the Heap
    5.5/10(732)
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    #1 - Top of the Heap

    Season 5 Episode 20

    Aired 4/7/1991

    In a spinoff attempt of Married ... with Children, we follow the lives of Charlie and Vinnie Verducci. Charlie wants Vinnie to marry rich to get a better life and they go to a formal fund raiser to meet rich women.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Ron Leavitt

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  • Bud Hits the Books
    5.6/10(610)
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    #2 - Bud Hits the Books

    Season 10 Episode 23

    Aired 4/28/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bearly Men
    6.4/10(388)
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    #3 - Bearly Men

    Season 10 Episode 11

    Aired 12/3/1995

    Al and Bud go hunting with Peggy's dad so that he well get back together with her mother.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Russell Marcus

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  • Magnificent Seven
    6.5/10(659)
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    #4 - Magnificent Seven

    Season 7 Episode 1

    Aired 9/13/1992

    Al is shocked about having another kid when Peggy's relatives leave their five-year-old son Seven in the Bundy home.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Thinnergy
    6.6/10(16)
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    #5 - Thinnergy

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 4/12/1987

    Marcy gives Peggy the book "Thinnergy", which is a book about health. Very inspired by the book, Peggy goes on a diet and tries to convince the family to join in, but they refuse. When the diet makes Peggy really annoying, Steve convinces Al to join the diet, and persuades Peggy to quit.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye

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  • But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy
    6.6/10(16)
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    #6 - But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 4/19/1987

    The Bundys and the Rhoades' hear of crime in the neighborhood. Al buys a gun, and the Rhoades' buy a dog. Al hears a noise and accidentally kills the dog, thinking it was a burglar.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Ron Burla

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  • Sixteen Years and What Do You Get
    6.6/10(14)
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    #7 - Sixteen Years and What Do You Get

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 5/10/1987

    Al is unable to purchase a gift for Peg on their 16th wedding anniversary as his credit card seemed to be maxed out.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman

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  • Where's the Boss
    6.6/10(12)
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    #8 - Where's the Boss

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 6/21/1987

    After thinking that his boss is dead, Al tries to find another job unless he gets some appreciation and credit for his work.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Marcy Vosburgh, Sandy Sprung

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  • Get the Dodge Outta Hell
    6.6/10(413)
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    #9 - Get the Dodge Outta Hell

    Season 9 Episode 16

    Aired 2/5/1995

    On their way to W* County, the Bundys stop at the car wash, where their Dodge disappears.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Larry Jacobson

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  • Whose Room Is It Anyway
    6.7/10(13)
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    #10 - Whose Room Is It Anyway

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 4/26/1987

    Steve and Marcy plan on adding another room to their house with their tax refund. Al tries to coax Steve into building a pool room, while Peg and Marcy decide on an exercise room. Who will win?

    Director: Zane Buzby

    Writer: Marcy Vosburgh, Sandy Sprung

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  • Shoeless Al
    6.8/10(424)
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    #11 - Shoeless Al

    Season 9 Episode 25

    Aired 5/14/1995

    Al can't wear shoes because of his phony lawsuit against the mall.

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Undergraduate
    6.8/10(567)
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    #12 - The Undergraduate

    Season 9 Episode 26

    Aired 5/21/1995

    A twelve year old boy with a crush on Kelly gets her to go to his junior prom with him.

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: N/A

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  • Married... without Children
    6.9/10(15)
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    #13 - Married... without Children

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 5/17/1987

    In an attempt to spice up their marriage, Al and Peg check in at a hotel, while Steve and Marcy babysit Bud and Kelly. The Rhoades' learn that babysitting the young Bundys is a mistake when the kids turn their home into a rioting party.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Matt Geller

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  • The Poker Game
    6.9/10(11)
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    #14 - The Poker Game

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 5/24/1987

    Al invites Steve to play poker, but Steve ends up losing his paycheck to Al. Afraid to tell Marcy the truth, Steve tries to convince Peggy to give him the check back.

    Director: Brian Levant

    Writer: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye

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  • Peggy Sue Got Work
    6.9/10(12)
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    #15 - Peggy Sue Got Work

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 5/31/1987

    Peg wants a VCR and Al won't get it for her. She ends up working at a department store for money, which disrupts her and Al's relationship.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Ellen L. Fogle

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  • Have You Driven a Ford Lately?
    7.0/10(14)
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    #16 - Have You Driven a Ford Lately?

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 5/3/1987

    Al and Steve draw closer together when they try to restore a 1965 Mustang. Peg and Marcy on the other hand can't stop from despising their husbands.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman

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  • Every Bundy Has a Birthday
    7.0/10(588)
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    #17 - Every Bundy Has a Birthday

    Season 7 Episode 3

    Aired 9/27/1992

    Peggy discovers that Seven does not know when his birthday is, and the family decides to celebrate him... on Al's birthday.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pilot
    7.1/10(19)
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    #18 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 4/5/1987

    In this pilot we meet Al and Peg Bundy, a very dysfunctional Chicago family. In the pilot, Al and Peg, who have no friends, meet their new neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades. Steve and Marcy are a very happily married couple until they learn from the Bundys.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye

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  • Al Loses His Cherry
    7.1/10(14)
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    #19 - Al Loses His Cherry

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 6/7/1987

    Al spends some time at Luke Ventura's apartment after running out from a fight with Peg.

    Director: Arlando Smith

    Writer: Marcy Vosburgh, Sandy Sprung

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  • Buck Has a Belly Ache
    7.1/10(605)
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    #20 - Buck Has a Belly Ache

    Season 6 Episode 6

    Aired 10/13/1991

    Peggy gets jealous of Buck when the family pay him all the attention, and she flees home to W* County.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: N/A

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  • Johnny Be Gone
    7.2/10(12)
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    #21 - Johnny Be Gone

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 6/28/1987

    Al and Peggy delay going to a closing of their favorite hamburger joint when Bud and Kelly run into a problem. Meanwhile, Steve and Marcy prepare a party for some executive big-shots.

    Director: Linda Day

    Writer: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman

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  • Look Who's Barking
    7.2/10(669)
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    #22 - Look Who's Barking

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 2/10/1991

    Buck brings a female dog into the house, and feels neglected when the family only care about the new dog.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Katherine Green

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  • Frat Chance
    7.2/10(641)
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    #23 - Frat Chance

    Season 7 Episode 6

    Aired 10/25/1992

    Bud starts his own fraternity to get women.

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Larry Jacobson

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  • It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
    7.2/10(569)
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    #24 - It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

    Season 7 Episode 14

    Aired 1/24/1993

    Peggy and Marcy ruin Al's fishing trip by constantly fighting. Meanwhile, Jefferson and the kids spend Marcy's money.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Change for a Buck
    7.2/10(536)
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    #25 - Change for a Buck

    Season 8 Episode 11

    Aired 11/28/1993

    Buck runs away from home and ends up at a dog pound.

    Director: Amanda Bearse

    Writer: Kim Weiskopf

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Top of the Heap" is the worst rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 5.5/10 based on 732 votes. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 4/7/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bud Hits the Books".