Married... with Children
SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 10/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10RaunchyExplicit, adult, boundary-pushing humor.This show: 7/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ed O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey SagalAmanda BearseDavid FaustinoBuck
Written by
Ron LeavittMichael G. Moye
Starring
Ed O'NeillChristina ApplegateKatey SagalAmanda BearseDavid FaustinoBuck
Written by
Ron LeavittMichael G. Moye
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Married... with Children Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | |||||||
| S3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | |||||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | ||||||
| S5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | ||||
| S6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | |||
| S7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |||
| S8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | |||
| S9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | |
| S10 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | ||
| S11 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
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About
"Gleeful, vulgar rebellion against the perfect TV family"
A deliberately miserable Chicago shoe salesman, his lazy wife, and their dim-witted kids trade insults in a house with no love and even less money. Married... with Children was built as the anti-sitcom, mocking the wholesome family shows of its era with crude jokes, broad slapstick, and a laugh track cranked to eleven. It's raunchy, cynical, and proudly dumb rather than warm. Episodes are disposable and interchangeable, but the sneering chemistry between the cast and the sheer commitment to bad taste give it a scrappy, quotable charm that aged into a cult touchstone.
Watch it for
the gleeful commitment to being the crudest, most cynical sitcom family on television.
Maybe skip if
you want warmth, character growth, or humor that isn't deliberately mean-spirited.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 11987
7.712K145h 22m
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Season 21987
7.817K229h 40m
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Season 31988
7.916K228h 26m
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Season 41989
8.016K239h 56m
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Season 51990
7.917K259h 41m
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Season 61991
7.716K269h 58m
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Season 71992
7.615K2610h 5m
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Season 81993
7.814K269h 55m
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Season 91994
7.715K2810h 27m
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Season 101995
7.714K2710h 22m
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Season 111996
7.712K248h 45m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ed O'Neill Al Bundy, Al's Father, Captain Courage
Christina Applegate Kelly Bundy, Self, Ship's Navigator
Katey Sagal Peggy Bundy, Princess Scarlett, Self
Amanda Bearse Marcy D'Arcy, Marcy Rhoades, Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy
David Faustino Bud Bundy, Cool Bud (aka Gilligan), Fluvio the Handsome
Buck Buck the Dog, Long John Buck
Ted McGinley Jefferson D'Arcy, Norman Jablonsky, Prince Paco
David Garrison Steve Rhoades, Rubio the Cruel
Kevin Curran Buck, Lucky, Buck the Dog
Lucky Lucky the Dog
Crew
Ron Leavitt
Michael G. Moye
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