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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 Worst Episode
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    Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 22 - Enemies
    5.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Enemies

    S10:E22

    In another spinoff attempt, Kelly ends up in the middle of a couple.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Russell Marcus

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  2. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 20 - Top of the Heap
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Top of the Heap

    S5:E20

    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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  3. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 1 - Magnificent Seven
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Magnificent Seven

    S7:E1

    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:Unknown

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  4. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 25 - Torch Song Duet
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Torch Song Duet

    S10:E25

    Al helps Griff win a trip to Atlanta for the Olympic games by helping him answer questions on a radio sports quiz.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 3 - Poke High
    5.8/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Poke High

    S3:E3

    A high school football player is threatening to break the record Al set for Polk High.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 11 - My Mom, the Mom
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #6 - My Mom, the Mom

    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.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 16 - Mr. Empty Pants
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Empty Pants

    S7:E16

    Peggy creates a cartoon character named Mr. Empty Pants, who bears a strange resemblance to Al.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 20 - Turning Japanese
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Turning Japanese

    S10:E20

    Marcy tries to convince Al to sell his Dodge to Marcy's boss, a big collector of classic cars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 12 - Christmas
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Christmas

    S7:E12

    Al remembers how the Bundys celebrated Christmas over the years.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 17 - The Agony and the Extra C
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Agony and the Extra C

    S10:E17

    On their anniversary, Jefferson plans to surprise Marcy with a tattoo, but the tattoo artist accidently writes ""I LOVE MARY"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 25 - England Show (2)
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #11 - England Show (2)

    S6:E25

    The Bundys spend a day shopping in England before finally going to Lower Uncton, not knowing what awaits them.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 4 - Reverend Al
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Reverend Al

    S10:E4

    Al becomes a priest when NO MA'AM forms its own church to avoid a beer tax.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  13. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 10 - Death of a Shoe Salesman
    6.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Death of a Shoe Salesman

    S7:E10

    Al buys a cemetery plot so that he will be buried next to a western movie star and a mule. But Peggy feels excluded.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 2 - A Shoe Room with a View
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #14 - A Shoe Room with a View

    S10:E2

    When Al suggests an aerobics studio for the open lot next door, he puts peep holes in the wall, but all of the students are fat.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 7 - The Chicago Wine Party
    6.3/10(13 votes)

    #15 - The Chicago Wine Party

    S7:E7

    The Bundys vote against a two cent beer tax.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 16 - Calendar Girl
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Calendar Girl

    S10:E16

    Al convinces Bud to make a calendar with beautiful women in order to win a rivalry.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 18 - Spring Break (1)
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Spring Break (1)

    S10:E18

    During Spring Break, Kelly and friends seduce Bud and friends' airline tickets and hotel reservations at Fort Lauderdale. Al, Jefferson, and Griff go to Fort Lauderdale to judge a bikini contest. When Marcy sees Jefferson and Al on a Spring Break TV special, she heads out to Fort Lauderdale with Bud and friends.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  18. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 19 - Spring Break (2)
    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Spring Break (2)

    S10:E19

    When Al finds that the bikini competition Jefferson is judging has a $100,000 prize, he has Kelly enter and Griff and him become judges to pick Kelly. When, Marcy, Bud, and friends finally arrive at Fort Lauderdale, she tries to ruin Al's scheme.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 20 - Life's a Beach
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Life's a Beach

    S3:E20

    When the family visit the beach, Al meets an ex-girlfriend and Bud and Kelly both look for dates.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 7 - If I Could See Me Now
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #20 - If I Could See Me Now

    S6:E7

    Bud and Kelly convince Al to get glasses after a few minor accidents.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 16 - Rites of Passage
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Rites of Passage

    S6:E16

    In traditional male Bundy bonding, Al takes Bud to the nudie bar on his 18th birthday.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 3 - Every Bundy Has a Birthday
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Every Bundy Has a Birthday

    S7:E3

    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:Unknown

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  23. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 4 - Al on the Rocks
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Al on the Rocks

    S7:E4

    Al has to take a job as a topless bartender to pay for Seven's doctor bill, but Peggy fears that Bud and Kelly might make Seven sick, and kicks them out of the house.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 19 - Go for the Old
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Go for the Old

    S7:E19

    Al competes in an athletic championship for seniors.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 12 - Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me

    S3:E12

    Kelly has to tap dance at a dance recital because of a prank she pulled.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Enemies" is the worst rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 5.1/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Russell Marcus, it aired on 4/14/1996. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Top of the Heap".