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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 5 Episode 20 - Top of the Heap
    5.4/10(741 votes)

    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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  2. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 23 - Bud Hits the Books
    5.4/10(615 votes)

    S10:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 11 - Bearly Men
    6.3/10(365 votes)

    S10:E11

    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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  4. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 1 - Magnificent Seven
    6.5/10(661 votes)

    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. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 16 - Get the Dodge Outta Hell
    6.6/10(399 votes)

    S9:E16

    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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  6. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 25 - Shoeless Al
    6.7/10(408 votes)

    S9:E25

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

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 26 - The Undergraduate
    6.8/10(573 votes)

    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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  8. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 3 - Every Bundy Has a Birthday
    6.9/10(582 votes)

    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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  9. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 6 - Buck Has a Belly Ache
    7.1/10(607 votes)

    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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  10. Married... with Children Season 5 Episode 14 - Look Who's Barking
    7.2/10(686 votes)

    S5:E14

    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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  11. Married... with Children Season 8 Episode 11 - Change for a Buck
    7.2/10(538 votes)

    S8:E11

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

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  12. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 8 - God's Shoes
    7.3/10(636 votes)

    S6:E8

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 26 - England Show (3)
    7.3/10(624 votes)

    S6:E26

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Kevin Curran

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  14. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 6 - Frat Chance
    7.3/10(577 votes)

    S7:E6

    Bud starts his own fraternity to get women.

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Larry Jacobson

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  15. Married... with Children Season 7 Episode 14 - It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
    7.3/10(562 votes)

    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. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 10 - Dud Bowl
    7.3/10(535 votes)

    S9:E10

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  17. Married... with Children Season 9 Episode 21 - And Bingo Was Her Game-O
    7.3/10(533 votes)

    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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  18. Married... with Children Season 10 Episode 12 - Love Conquers Al
    7.3/10(500 votes)

    S10:E12

    Al, Peggy, and her parents go to a marriage retreat and water park to get her parents back together. Meanwhile, Kelly has a guy she likes, Carlos, who agrees to date her if Bud can amuse his sister.

    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writers:Brad Walsh, Paul Corrigan

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  19. Married... with Children Season 11 Episode 13 - T*R*A*S*H
    7.3/10(493 votes)

    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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  20. Married... with Children Season 1 Episode 2 - Thinnergy
    7.4/10(1121 votes)

    S1:E2

    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
    Writers:Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye

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  21. Married... with Children Season 2 Episode 2 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)
    7.4/10(860 votes)

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Linda Day
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  22. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 2 - I'm Going to Sweatland
    7.4/10(743 votes)

    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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  23. Married... with Children Season 3 Episode 20 - Life's a Beach
    7.4/10(716 votes)

    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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  24. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 1 - She's Having My Baby (1)
    7.4/10(621 votes)

    S6:E1

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

    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  25. Married... with Children Season 6 Episode 5 - Looking for a Desk in All the Wrong Places
    7.4/10(588 votes)

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Top of the Heap" is the worst rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 5.4/10 based on 741 votes. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Ron Leavitt, it aired on 4/7/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bud Hits the Books".