| Married... with Children | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Opening theme | "Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra |
| Ending theme | "Love and Marriage" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Jonathan Wolff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 259 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | April 5, 1987 – June 9, 1997 |
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Married... with Children is an American television sitcom created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt for the Fox Broadcasting Company,[1] broadcast from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997. It is the longest-running live-action sitcom ever aired on Fox. Married... with Children was the first primetime series broadcast on the new Fox network. The series' run ended with the episode broadcast on May 5, 1997.[2][3] Two previously unaired episodes were broadcast on June 9, 1997, and June 18, 2002.
The show is set in Chicago and follows the lives of Al Bundy, a former high school football player turned hard-luck women's shoe salesman; his lazy wife Peggy; their pretty but dim-witted daughter Kelly; and their smart-aleck son Bud. The show also features their neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades, both of whom Al finds annoying, but likewise feel the same way about him. Later in the series, Marcy marries Jefferson D'Arcy, a white-collar criminal who becomes her "trophy husband" and Al's sidekick.
The series is one of the longest-running sitcoms in American television history, covering 11 seasons with 259 episodes in its run. Its theme song is "Love and Marriage" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, performed by Frank Sinatra. Critical reception was mixed during its original run, and the show's sexually charged humor and depiction of a dysfunctional family were in stark contrast to family sitcoms of the era.
The first two seasons were videotaped at ABC Television Center in Hollywood. Seasons 3 to 8 were taped at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, and the final three seasons were taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. The series was initially produced by Embassy Communications. Starting halfway through the second season, it was produced by ELP Communications under the studio Columbia Pictures Television.
In 2008, the show made the top 100 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list, placing number 94.[4] In May 2022, an animated revival was in the works.[5]
- ^ Mclellan, Dennis (February 12, 2008). "Co-creator of 'Married . . . With Children'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "MWC fox promo - Desperate Half Hour & How To Marry A Moron". YouTube. April 27, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Fox May Events: Married with Children Series Finale". IMDb. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "The New Classics: TV". Entertainment Weekly. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2022). "'Married… With Children' Animated Series With Original Cast Heats Up TV Marketplace". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 13, 2022.