Married... with Children season 1
| Married... with Children | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| File:Marriedwithchildrendvdseason1.jpg DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 5 – June 28, 1987 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for the premiere season (1987) of the television series Married... with Children.
This season introduces the major characters: Al, Peg, Kelly and Bud Bundy, along with their neighbors, Steve and Marcy Rhoades. The first season is the only one in which Al and Peg are regularly intimate, to the point of Al initiating the sessions. It is also the only one where Peg can be seen doing housework under normal circumstances, and she even has her own car (as seen in "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get"). In "Thinergy," Bud mentions that Kelly had been held back a year in school. Al's dislike of the French is first shown in this season and it is also the first time that he calls Marcy a "chicken." It also contains the first mention of Peg's family being "hillbillies" from the fictional Wanker County, Wisconsin.[1]
Pilot episode
In the show's pilot episode, Tina Caspary played the role of Kelly Bundy, while Hunter Carson played Bud. Before the series aired publicly – and at the behest of Ed O'Neill – the roles for the two Bundy children were re-cast. O'Neill felt a lack of chemistry with the original actors cast as the children. He requested a re-cast, which the producers approved. All of the scenes in the original pilot were re-shot with the replacement actors, Christina Applegate and David Faustino.[2]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Linda Day | Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye | April 5, 1987 | 1.01 |
| 2 | 2 | "Thinergy" | Linda Day | Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt | April 12, 1987 | 1.02 |
| 3 | 3 | "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy" | Linda Day | Ron Burla | April 19, 1987 | 1.03 |
| 4 | 4 | "Whose Room Is It Anyway" | Zane Buzby | Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung | April 26, 1987 | 1.04 |
| 5 | 5 | "Have You Driven a Ford Lately?" | Linda Day | Richard Gurman & Katherine Green | May 3, 1987 | 1.05 |
| 6 | 6 | "Sixteen Years and What Do You Get" | Linda Day | Katherine Green & Richard Gurman | May 10, 1987 | 1.06 |
| 7 | 7 | "Married... without Children" | Linda Day | Teleplay by: Ralph R. Farquhar Story by: Matt Geller | May 17, 1987 | 1.07 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Poker Game" | Brian Levant | Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye | May 24, 1987 | 1.08 |
| 9 | 9 | "Peggy Sue Got Work" | Linda Day | Ellen L. Fogle | May 31, 1987 | 1.09 |
| 10 | 10 | "Al Loses His Cherry" | Arlando Smith | Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung | June 7, 1987 | 1.10 |
| 11 | 11 | "Nightmare on Al's Street" | Linda Day | Michael G. Moye | June 14, 1987 | 1.11 |
| 12 | 12 | "Where's the Boss" | Linda Day | Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung | June 21, 1987 | 1.12 |
| 13 | 13 | "Johnny B. Gone" | Linda Day | Katherine Green & Richard Gurman | June 28, 1987 | 1.13 |
References
- ^ Andreas, Carl (April 10, 2001). "Changes throughout the Seasons". Bundyology. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- ^ Facts About Married… With Children That Will Surprise You