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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(741 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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  2. Background image for Magnificent Seven
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    #2 - 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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Enemies
    5.6/10(626 votes)

    #3 - Enemies

    S10:E23

    In this pilot for a proposed TV series, a group of "friends" live in a sometimes peaceful co-existence. Tom is a handsome deliveryman living with his gorgeous girlfriend Shannon, his stepsister Maria, and their lazy friend Jackson. Tom is on the rocks with Shannon again over their flirtations with other people. When Tom meets Kelly Bundy while delivering a package to the Bundy house, he asks her out for the evening. To make Tom jealous, Shannon asks out a handsome millionaire named Henry and the four of them end up at the local greasy-spoon diner in the inner city, which is run by friendly cook George. The evening gets more X-rated when Tom and Shannon try to outdo each other with their dates.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Mr. Empty Pants
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Mr. Empty Pants

    S7:E16

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Death of a Shoe Salesman
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Christmas
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Christmas

    S7:E12

    Al remembers how the Bundys celebrated Christmas over the years.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Go for the Old
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Go for the Old

    S7:E19

    Al competes in an athletic championship for seniors.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Al on the Rocks
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Chicago Wine Party
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Chicago Wine Party

    S7:E7

    The Bundys vote against a two cent beer tax.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
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  11. Background image for Rock of Ages
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Rock of Ages

    S7:E9

    Al and the family try to sneak into the first class lounge by dressing up like rock stars.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for What Goes Around Came Around
    6.4/10(9 votes)

    #11 - What Goes Around Came Around

    S4:E18

    Bud tries to get revenge on a girl who humiliated him years ago.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Every Bundy Has a Birthday
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Al Bundy Sports Spectacular
    6.4/10(396 votes)

    #14 - Al Bundy Sports Spectacular

    S10:E11

    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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  16. Background image for What I Did for Love
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #15 - What I Did for Love

    S7:E5

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Buck Saves the Day
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Buck Saves the Day

    S4:E3

    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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for A Taxing Problem
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #17 - A Taxing Problem

    S4:E14

    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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Agony of De-Feet
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #18 - The Agony of De-Feet

    S4:E22

    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.

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    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Yard Sale

    S4:E23

    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.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Kelly Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    S7:E8

    Al makes Kelly get a job, so she becomes a waitress.

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    Director:Amanda Bearse
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  22. Background image for Get the Dodge Outta Hell
    6.6/10(421 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for He Ain't Much, But He's Mine
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - He Ain't Much, But He's Mine

    S4:E5

    Peggy talks to a woman at a beauty parlor, and becomes convinced that Al is cheating on her, with that woman.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.7/10(9 votes)

    #23 - At the Zoo

    S4:E10

    Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.

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  25. Background image for T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #24 - T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp

    S7:E2

    Kelly has to walk through the wilderness after dumping her boyfriend in the forest. Al and Peg try to talk their marriage alive, but without success. Bud dates a girl with the measles.

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  26. Background image for Shoeless Al
    6.7/10(433 votes)

    #25 - Shoeless Al

    S9:E25

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

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    Director:Amanda Bearse
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Top of the Heap" is the worst rated episode of "Married... with Children". It scored 5.5/10 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, "Magnificent Seven".