Ed’s Real-Life Inspiration

quote-when-i-read-the-pilot-for-married-with-children-it-just-reminded-me-of-my-uncle-joe-just-a-ed-o-neill-137937It was a very fortunate thing for both O’Neill the audience that while searching for inspiration to play his character of Al Bundy, he found it in his own family. He said that it was his uncle who would resemble and do the same activities which Al did in the show. Surely, this research and vision of O’Neill produced great results.

Budrick Is His Real Name!

zz616We have told you before that all the characters in the show had some or the other nickname.  But, it was the full name of Kelly’s younger brother Bundy which was not spoken of a lot. It went by Budrick Franklin Bundy. We still give you chance to think of Bud’s nickname before we disclose it. 

It’s A Man’s World

 

b3a6a9e309a73499b5e1079cb2f8f44cThough unique and hilarious at that time, the group of Al and his buddies named No Ma’am which stood for National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood would have surely attracted a lot of controversy in the present time. As it was an anti-feminist organization founded by Al Bundy.

Peggy Hearts Oprah

oprah_winfrey2-620x412It was evident that Oprah Winfrey had a deep impact on the married life of Al and Peggy. Her name was taken more than once in the course of the show. Peggy is even portrayed as someone who loves The Oprah Winfrey Show. Apart from that Peggy like her husband also laid back on the couch and watched shows like Psycho Mom.

It’s A “Rap”

mwcs605It is an amazing fact that David Faustino who played the character of Bud Bundy is a rapper in real life and goes by the name of D’ Lil which is exactly what his character Bud dreamed of being in the show. David even released an album called Balistyx in the year 1992.

Married… But Not For Life

Image result for married with childrenIt is a very common way to earn a profit by making local adaptations of popular television shows. Similar was the case with this show as it was in Britain where the local version of its first season was broadcasted in the year 1996. It was named Married For Life and was a failure and ran for only seven weeks.