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** A UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game based on the show was planned. From what little is known about it, it would have been an UnlicensedGame from Sharedata and would have been an adults-only game that played similarly to ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry''.

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** A UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game based on the show was planned. From what little is known about it, it would have been an UnlicensedGame from Sharedata and would have been an adults-only game that played similarly to ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry''.''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry''.
** Creator/RitaWilson was considered for Marcy.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As the Fox network was not available across the entire United States when ''Married...with Children'' premiered in spring 1987, word of mouth and reruns played a significant role in helping it build an audience until Fox expanded its reach.
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* ''Married... with Children'' was the first show to air on FOX's primetime schedule (the first FOX network show altogether was ''The Late Show with Joan Rivers'', which premiered six months earlier). It was by far the longest-lasting survivor of the network's inaugural primetime season; indeed only one other show in that lineup (barely) made it into TheNineties (''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'').

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* ''Married... with Children'' was the first show to air on FOX's primetime schedule (the first FOX network show altogether was ''The Late Show with Joan Rivers'', which premiered six months earlier). It was by far the longest-lasting survivor of the network's inaugural primetime season; indeed only one two other show shows in that lineup (barely) made it into TheNineties (''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'').(''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'' and ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'').
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** Creator/DanCastellaneta first appeared as a gay man who bonds with Al and came back several seasons later as a funderal director from whom Al buys a burial plot.

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** Creator/DanCastellaneta first appeared as a gay man who bonds with Al and came back several seasons later as a funderal funeral director from whom Al buys a burial plot.
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** Creator/DanCastellaneta first appeared as a gay man who bonds with Al and came back several seasons later as a funderal director from whom Al buys a burial plot.
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** Creator/ChristinaApplegate played both Kelly and a girl living next door who looks exactly like her.
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** A UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game based on the show was planned. From what little is known about it, it would have been an UnlicensedGame from Sharedata and would have been an adults-only game that played similarly to ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry''.


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** Creator/AbrahamBenrubi appeared as Al's newborn baby in a dream sequence where he beats up Al and as a cousin who's about to get married, only for Bud to unknowingly sleep with his fiance.
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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://marriedwithchildren.wikia.com/wiki/Married...with_Children_Wiki Married...With Children Wiki]].
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* DuelingShows: Although rarely observed at the time, many fans have noticed the similarities between this show and ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', which also featured a blue-collared, wisecracking, dysfunctional family set in the state of Illinois and also ended production in the same year, 1997. Although ''Roseanne'' earned more Emmys (usually at the expense of ''MWC''), this show lasted longer.

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* DuelingShows: Although rarely observed at the time, many fans have noticed the similarities between this show and ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', which also featured a blue-collared, wisecracking, dysfunctional family set in the state of Illinois and also ended production in the same year, 1997. Although ''Roseanne'' earned more Emmys (usually at the expense of ''MWC''), this show lasted longer. Ironically, Katey Segal went on to become a major character on ''Series/TheConners''.
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* DuelingShows: Although rarely observed at the time, many fans have noticed the similarities between this show and ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', which also featured a blue-collared, wisecracking, dysfunctional family set in the state of Illinois and also ended production in the same year, 1997. Although ''Roseanne'' earned more Emmys (usually at the expense of ''MWC''), this show lasted longer and tends to be remembered more fondly.

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* DuelingShows: Although rarely observed at the time, many fans have noticed the similarities between this show and ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', which also featured a blue-collared, wisecracking, dysfunctional family set in the state of Illinois and also ended production in the same year, 1997. Although ''Roseanne'' earned more Emmys (usually at the expense of ''MWC''), this show lasted longer and tends to be remembered more fondly.longer.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Attributed to Al Bundy: "Don't try to understand women. Women understand other women, and they hate each other."
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** Creator/ChristinaApplegate was 15 years old and playing a 15-year-old in the first season of (her character's age was said to be 16 a few months before Christina herself, making it a rare case of a teen actor ''younger'' than her role). Of course, while Kelly was repeatedly stated to have an active sex life, Applegate wasn't actively portrayed making out on camera until after she turned 18.
** David Faustino was much the same, playing a 12-year-old boy when he was in fact 12 years old. In both cases, the characters aged at the same rate as the actors.

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* ActorInspiredElement: All of the purchased merchandise seen in the Bundy home during the episode "Master the Possibilities" weren't props. They were actually the personal possessions loaned for use during filming by both the cast and crew of the show due to the show's low budget.

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All of the purchased merchandise seen in the Bundy home during the episode "Master the Possibilities" weren't props. They were actually the personal possessions loaned for use during filming by both the cast and crew of the show due to the show's low budget.budget.
** Marcy being compared to a chicken came about because Creator/EdONeill noticed how Creator/AmandaBearse would stand arms akimbo with her elbows cocked back when playing Marcy angry. He said that if she leaned forward a bit and thrust her neck forward, it would make for a visual gag. Although annoyed at how it made her look silly, Bearse conceded that it was funny and went along with it.
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** Katey Segal was present at Applegate's induction to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in late 2022, where she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mBw0DnmN-U&t=37s&ab_channel=EntertainmentTonight stood behind Applegate and helped hold her up to the podium ]] during her induction speech.[[note]]Applegate has developed multiple sclerosis which has severely limited her mobility. She now walks with a cane and needed assistance to stand up at the podium long enough to give her induction speech.[[/note]] The sight of a [[WheelchairWoobie sickly Applegate]] being cared for by her TV Mom was a TearJerker for any fan of the series.
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* NeverWorkWithAnimalsOrChildren: Buck was nearly "fired" from the show because he constantly humped Katey Sagal's leg.

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* NeverWorkWithAnimalsOrChildren: NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals: Buck was nearly "fired" from the show because he constantly humped Katey Sagal's leg.
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* NeverWorkWithAnimalsOrChildren: Buck was nearly "fired" from the show because he constantly humped Katey Sagal's leg.

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