The Best Episodes Written By Ron Leavitt

Every TV Episode Written by Ron Leavitt Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #1 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)

    S4:E12

    Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Change of a Dollar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Change of a Dollar

    S9:E22

    On the night of a big banquet for Tom, George runs out at the last minute to do an errand at his store in Queens. Once there, we're taken back to 1968 and witness the grand opening of Jefferson Cleaners and we see how George earned his first dollar.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Master the Possibilities
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Master the Possibilities

    S2:E16

    When the mailman delivers a credit card pre-approved for Buck the Dog, the Bundys go on a spending spree.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Wabbit Season
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Wabbit Season

    S5:E8

    A rabbit destroys Al's fantasy of having a vegetable garden.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - The Gas Station Show
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Gas Station Show

    S6:E23

    Al must work at a gas station after Peggy and the kids buy too much junk food, which Al cannot pay for, so he has to work off his debt.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Hot Off the Grill
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Hot Off the Grill

    S4:E1

    Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - It's a Bundyful Life (1)
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #7 - It's a Bundyful Life (1)

    S4:E11

    Al has finally saved up enough money to buy Christmas gifts for everyone, but a few late customers to the shoe store makes Al unable to get to the bank.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Oh, What a Feeling
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Oh, What a Feeling

    S4:E9

    Al decides to get a new car, but finds out that Peggy spent all his saved up money, and he has to buy an old, used car.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - She's Having My Baby (1)
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #10 - 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:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Poker Game
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The Poker Game

    S1:E8

    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.

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - A Dump of My Own
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - A Dump of My Own

    S3:E5

    Al plans on building his dream - an executive's type of bathroom in the garage.

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - We'll Follow the Sun
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - We'll Follow the Sun

    S5:E1

    The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day.

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Buck Can Do It
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Buck Can Do It

    S2:E4

    One of the Bundys neighbors threaten to sue when Buck the dog mates with their dog, and asks the Bundys to neuter Buck, which Al refuses to do.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Thinnergy
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Thinnergy

    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.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - He Thought He Could
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #17 - He Thought He Could

    S3:E1

    In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957.

    Director:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Requiem for a Dead Barber
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Requiem for a Dead Barber

    S3:E9

    Al grows his hair when his barber dies, and fears he is turning into a "sissy" just because he has to go to salons.

    Director:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Poppy's by the Tree (1)
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Poppy's by the Tree (1)

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, the Bundys go to a sleazy, dumpy motel in Dumpwater Florida. Trouble head their way when an axe murderer, who hates tourists, arrives.

    Director:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)

    S2:E2

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

    Director:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - Top of the Heap
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    #21 - 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:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - A Small Victory
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - A Small Victory

    S8:E23

    Louise and Helen consider leaving the Help Center due to lack of involvement from others as well as lack of funds. However, just as they're about to call it quits, a young hooker named Maggie walks in the door.

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Ron Leavitt Ratings Summary

"It's a Bundyful Life (2)" is the best rated episode written by Ron Leavitt. It scored 8/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/17/1989 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Change of a Dollar".