Married... with Children: Season 1

1987 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.3

What Season 1 of Married... with Children

Al Bundy was a high school football star, but today he sells women's shoes and barely makes ends meet. Waiting for him at home are Peggy, who doesn't lift a finger and spends the money he earns; Kelly, with her reputation as a loose woman; and Bud, obsessed with sex and his failures with girls. Al is determined to get back that lost glory. On the other side of the fence are Steve and Marcy Rhoades, a stuffy banker and an environmentalist feminist, who end up dragged into their neighbor's schemes. Between diets, poker nights, a 65 Mustang and a gun to protect himself from burglars, the conflicts between the two families keep growing.

13episodes

Apr 5, 1987premiered

Jun 28, 1987latest episode

4.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Apr 5, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye · Starring: Ritch Shydner, Diana Bellamy, Sue Ann Gilfillan, Linda Dona
1x02 Thinnergy
Apr 12, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye · Starring: Ritch Shydner, Elizabeth Edwards
1x03 But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy
Apr 19, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
The Bundys and the Rhoades' hear of crime in the neighborhood. Al buys a gun, and the Rhoades' buy a dog. Al hears a noise and accidentally kills the dog, thinking it was a burglar.
Directing: Linda Day · Writing: Ron Burla · Starring: Thomas Hill, J. Jay Saunders, Frank Lloyd
1x04 Whose Room Is It Anyway
Apr 26, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
Steve and Marcy plan on adding another room to their house with their tax refund. Al tries to coax Steve into building a pool room, while Peg and Marcy decide on an exercise room. Who will win?
Directed by: Zane Buzby · Written by: Sandy Sprung, Marcy Vosburgh
1x05 Have You Driven a Ford Lately?
May 3, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Al and Steve draw closer together when they try to restore a 1965 Mustang. Peg and Marcy on the other hand can't stop from despising their husbands.
Directing: Linda Day · Writing: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman
1x06 Sixteen Years and What Do You Get?
May 10, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Al is unable to purchase a gift for Peg on their 16th wedding anniversary as his credit card seemed to be maxed out.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman · Starring: Ritch Shydner, Walter Olkewicz, Elias Zarou, Richard Sanders
1x07 Married... Without Children
May 17, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
In an attempt to spice up their marriage, Al and Peg check in at a hotel, while Steve and Marcy babysit Bud and Kelly. The Rhoades' learn that babysitting the young Bundys is a mistake when the kids turn their home into a rioting party.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Matt Geller · Starring: Liane Curtis, Noah Blake, Gunther Jenson
1x08 The Poker Game
May 24, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directed by: Brian Levant · Written by: Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye · Starring: Sue Ann Gilfillan, James Lashly, Steve Susskind, William Utay
1x09 Peggy Sue Got Work
May 31, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Peg wants a VCR and Al won't get it for her. She ends up working at a department store for money, which disrupts her and Al's relationship.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Ellen L. Fogle · Starring: Ernie Sabella, Irwin Keyes, Jeryl Jagoda, Regina Leeds
1x10 Al Loses His Cherry
Jun 7, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Al spends some time at Luke Ventura's apartment after running out from a fight with Peg.
Directed by: Arlando Smith · Written by: Sandy Sprung, Marcy Vosburgh · Starring: Ritch Shydner, Pamela Bowman, Estelle Harris, Jerry Hall
1x11 Nightmare on Al's Street
Jun 14, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Steve is away on business and Marcy is having sexual fantasies with Al involuntarily. Marcy becomes so disgusted and she tells Peg, who tries to give her tips on how to avoid them.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Michael G. Moye
1x12 Where's the Boss?
Jun 21, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
After thinking that his boss is dead, Al tries to find another job unless he gets some appreciation and credit for his work.
Directed by: Linda Day · Written by: Sandy Sprung, Marcy Vosburgh · Starring: Geoffrey Scott, J.J. Johnston, Rick Waln, Diana Bellamy
1x13 Johnny Be Gone Season Finale
Jun 28, 1987 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Al and Peggy delay going to a closing of their favorite hamburger joint when Bud and Kelly run into a problem. Meanwhile, Steve and Marcy prepare a party for some executive big-shots.
Directing: Linda Day · Writing: Katherine Green, Richard Gurman