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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...
  1. Background image for Top of the Heap
    5.5/10(743 votes)

    #1 - 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
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  2. Background image for Bud Hits the Books
    5.6/10(629 votes)

    #2 - Bud Hits the Books

    S10:E23

    Bud has invited not-too-bright student Ariel to play the "Strip Study" game, to prepare for upcoming exams he has to pass in order to graduate. Despite years of not ending up getting some, Bud gets lucky but falls asleep and realizes that in order to be able to concentrate on studying, he has to give up everything that reminds him of sex. This proves to be quite difficult. In order to find a place where nothing turns him on, Bud goes to the library. Surely he can forget about sex there?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Bearly Men
    6.4/10(398 votes)

    #3 - Bearly Men

    S10:E11

    Al and Bud go on a bear hunt in the woods to prove they're as manly as Peggy's father, Ephraim, so he can take back Peggy's unseen mother. Al and Bud bring back what they think is a dead bear they found in the woods, but they are in for a big surprise when the bear wakes up from hibernation and wreaks havoc on them and the city.

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  4. Background image for Magnificent Seven
    6.5/10(671 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Get the Dodge Outta Hell
    6.6/10(422 votes)

    #5 - Get the Dodge Outta Hell

    S9:E16

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

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  6. Background image for Shoeless Al
    6.7/10(434 votes)

    #6 - Shoeless Al

    S9:E25

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

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Al Bundy Sports Spectacular
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Al Bundy Sports Spectacular

    S10:E28

    This half-hour special, hosted by Roy Firestone, features various Pulmuset (1987) sports-related highlights. It aired after the episode "Dud Bowl II" (1009) and included the following sports: Football (0910, 0615, 0613), Bowling (0420, 0209), Wrestling (0417), Basketball (0801), Baseball (0615, 0911), Boxing (0615) and Athletics (0719). Al also appears in a sports quiz (0823).

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  9. Background image for The Undergraduate
    6.8/10(584 votes)

    #8 - The Undergraduate

    S9:E26

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

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Every Bundy Has a Birthday
    6.9/10(596 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Buck Has a Belly Ache
    7.1/10(616 votes)

    #10 - Buck Has a Belly Ache

    S6:E6

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Change for a Buck
    7.1/10(549 votes)

    #11 - Change for a Buck

    S8:E11

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

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  13. Background image for Look Who's Barking
    7.2/10(677 votes)

    #12 - Look Who's Barking

    S5:E14

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

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  14. Background image for Frat Chance
    7.2/10(650 votes)

    #13 - Frat Chance

    S7:E6

    Bud starts his own fraternity to get women.

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  15. Background image for It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
    7.2/10(578 votes)

    #14 - It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

    S7:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for And Bingo was Her Game-O
    7.2/10(548 votes)

    #15 - And Bingo was Her Game-O

    S9:E21

    Peggy wins $10,000 playing Bingo. Meanwhile, NO MA'AM chooses their official beer.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for T*R*A*S*H
    7.2/10(514 votes)

    #16 - T*R*A*S*H

    S11:E13

    Seeking regular meals, Al and Griff join the army, but end up having to help with a garbage strike.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for I'm Going to Sweatland
    7.3/10(744 votes)

    #17 - I'm Going to Sweatland

    S3:E2

    Peg thinks she might have seen Elvis at the mall and Marcy notices a pit stain shaped like him on Al's shirt. Elvis fans come flocking around just to see it.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for She's Having My Baby (1)
    7.3/10(632 votes)

    #18 - She's Having My Baby (1)

    S6:E1

    Marcy and Peggy discover they are both pregnant, to Jefferson's joy and Al's horror.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  20. Background image for Looking for a Desk in All the Wrong Places
    7.3/10(600 votes)

    #19 - Looking for a Desk in All the Wrong Places

    S6:E5

    Peggy and Marcy go out on a journey to buy back all of Marcy's childhood furniture, which Jefferson sold.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for God's Shoes
    7.3/10(644 votes)

    #20 - God's Shoes

    S6:E8

    After having a vision of God, Al starts building the perfect shoes.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for England Show (3)
    7.3/10(637 votes)

    #21 - England Show (3)

    S6:E26

    Al has to joust for his and his family's life in a medieval tournament in Lower Uncton.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  23. Background image for What I Did for Love
    7.3/10(570 votes)

    #22 - What I Did for Love

    S7:E5

    Peggy tries to make Al more interested in having sex with her by purchasing new dresses, unsucessfully.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Death of a Shoe Salesman
    7.3/10(575 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Dud Bowl
    7.3/10(556 votes)

    #24 - Dud Bowl

    S9:E10

    Al's high school plays a football game against their rival school.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  26. Background image for Love Conquers Al
    7.3/10(518 votes)

    #25 - Love Conquers Al

    S10:E12

    To go out with hot guy named Carlos, Kelly bribes the reluctant Bud to keep company for Carlos's cousin Esmeralda by offering Bud a date with Fawn. Fortunately for Bud, Esmeralda turns out to be quite hot. Meanwhile, Al and Peg take Ephraim and Peggy's unseen mother to a marriage retreat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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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 743 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".