Married... with Children: Season 4

1989 · 23 episodes · ★ 7.5

What Season 4 of Married... with Children

Al Bundy sells women's shoes in Chicago and dreams of recapturing the glory he had as a high school football star. His paycheck barely keeps him afloat, and at home nobody appreciates his efforts. Peggy spends her days watching talk shows while burning through the money he brings in. Kelly has a reputation as a flirt, and Bud thinks of nothing but sex and his failures with girls. Over the fence live Steve and Marcy, a stuffy banker and an environmentalist feminist, who end up dragged into Al's schemes.

23episodes

Sep 3, 1989premiered

May 13, 1990latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Hot off the Grill
Sep 3, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.
Written by: Ron Leavitt · Starring: David Garrison
4x02 Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics
Sep 10, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Written by: Katherine Green · Starring: David Garrison, Tom Lahm, Michele Smith, Kathryn Edwards
4x03 Buck Saves the Day
Sep 24, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Charlotte Crossley, Lana Schwab, Aeryk Egan
4x04 Tooth or Consequences
Oct 1, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Al goes to Marcy's dentist and finds that he has a relationship with his assistant.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Traci Lords, Joe Flaherty, Scott Garrison
4x05 He Ain't Much, but He's Mine
Oct 8, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Peggy talks to a woman at a beauty parlor, and becomes convinced that Al is cheating on her, with that woman.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Elizabeth Keifer, Vernee Watson, Kimmy Robertson
4x06 Fair Exchange
Oct 29, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
The Bundys lets a foreign exchange student live in their home for the weekly $500 that the government will pay them, but the french girl ends up ruining Kelly's social life.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Milla Jovovich, Richard Israel, Gregg Thomsen
4x07 Desperately Seeking Miss October
Nov 5, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
A Playboy model visits the shoe store and Al wants to find out which issue she is in, but Peggy sold his Playboy collection and Al has to convince her to get the magazines back.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Brandi Brandt
4x08 976-SHOE
Nov 12, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Steve risks his job when Al takes a $50,000 loan from Steve's bank to start a shoe hotline.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Ray Reinhardt, Kari Whitman, Kerry Burke
4x09 Oh, What a Feeling
Nov 19, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writing: Ron Leavitt · Starring: John Welsh, Mike Tino, Joe Farago, Marc Bentley
4x10 At the Zoo
Nov 26, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writing: Katherine Green · Starring: David Garrison, Matt McKenzie, Lisa Moss, Jennifer Banko
4x11 It's a Bundyful Life (1)
Dec 17, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
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.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writing: Ron Leavitt · Starring: David Garrison, Kate Romero, Don Sparks, Trevor Eyster
4x12 It's a Bundyful Life (2)
Dec 17, 1989 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writing: Ron Leavitt · Starring: Sam Kinison, Ted McGinley
4x13 Who'll Stop the Rain
Jan 7, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Al's pride and "do-it-yourself" beliefs annoys the rest of the family when Al decides to fix the leaking roof himself.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writing: Kevin Curran · Starring: David Garrison
4x14 A Taxing Problem
Jan 14, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Starring: David Garrison, Paul Coufos, Coleen Maloney, A.J. Freeman
4x15 Rock and Roll Girl
Feb 4, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Kelly becomes a rock and roll singer with Bud as her agent.
Directing: Linda Day · Starring: David Garrison, Dan Tullis Jr., Adolfo Quinones, Anthony Smedile
4x16 You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (1)
Feb 11, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Peggy takes Marcy on a trip to Las Vegas to get over her divorce from Steve.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: Michael Stoyanov, Lawrence Lott, Michael Saccente
4x17 You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2)
Feb 18, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Al, Bud and Kelly arrive in Las Vegas to find Peg and Marcy completely broke, and they must find a way to raise some money to get back home.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Written by: Kevin Curran · Starring: Ava Fabian, Rick Zumwalt, Tony Cimber, Lynn Braxton
4x18 What Goes Around Came Around
Feb 25, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Bud tries to get revenge on a girl who humiliated him years ago.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Starring: Cory Tyler, Mik Scriba, Carol Gustafson, Steven Sprung
4x19 Peggy Turns 300
Mar 25, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday by taking her out to the Bowlarama where he hopes to finally beat his arch rival's high game score. Al beats the score, but minutes later, Peggy bowls a perfect game, destroying Al's self-esteem.
Writing: Katherine Green · Starring: Michael O'Guinne, Garrett Glaser, Roy Firestone, Michael McManus
4x20 Peggy Made a Little Lamb
Apr 15, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Peggy must repeat Home Ec class to get her high school diploma.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Starring: Chuck E. Weiss, Marge Redmond, Patrick J. Dancy, Zoe Trilling
4x21 Rain Girl
Apr 29, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Kelly gets a new job as a weather girl at a local news station.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Written by: Kevin Curran · Starring: Ben Lemon, Fran Montano
4x22 The Agony of De-Feet
May 6, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
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.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Written by: Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs · Starring: Noah Blake, Robin Angers, Jim O'Doherty, Michael John Burns
4x23 Yard Sale Season Finale
May 13, 1990 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Directed by: Gerry Cohen · Starring: Alex Walters, Andy Steinfeld, Kate Morrison, Josh Carroll