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{{for2|the in-universe TV series|Married... with Children (TV Series)}}
 
 
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'''''Married... with Children''''' was an American television sitcom which aired from 1987 to 1997 on [[FOX]].
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'''''Married... with Children''''' was a 1987-1997 U.S. television sitcom starring Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy), [[Katey Sagal]] (Peg Bundy), Christina Applegate (Kelly Bundy) and David Faustino (Bud Bundy).
  
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The show has been referenced several times in ''The Simpsons''.
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The show has been referenced several times in ''The Simpsons''.  
  
 
== References to ''Married... with Children'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
 
== References to ''Married... with Children'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
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{{TB|[[Greg Berg]]}}
 
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{{TB|Voiced a commercial actor in "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy".}}
 
{{TB|Voiced a commercial actor in "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Rory]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Rory]] in "[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Terry Bradshaw.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played himself in two episodes.}}
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{{TB|Portrayed himself in two episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Terry Bradshaw|himself}} in the [[season 17]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XVI]]" and the specials ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]'' and ''[[Super Bowl Promo]]''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Terry Bradshaw|himself}} in the [[season 17]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XVI]]" and the special episodes ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]'' and ''[[Super Bowl Promo]]''.}}
 
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{{TB|Played a judge in "Sue Casa, His Casa".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed a judge in "Sue Casa, His Casa".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Joyce Brothers|herself}} in the [[season 4]] episode "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Joyce Brothers|herself}} in "[[Last Exit to Springfield]]".}}
 
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{{TB|Voiced {{ap|James Brown|NFL character|himself}} in the special ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{ap|James Brown|NFL character|himself}} in the special episode ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]''.}}
 
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{{TB|Played Pete in "Death Show" and a funeral director in "Death of a Shoe Salesman".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Pete in "Death Show" and a funeral director in "Death of a Shoe Salesman".}}
 
{{TB|Voices [[Homer Simpson]] and many other recurring characters.}}
 
{{TB|Voices [[Homer Simpson]] and many other recurring characters.}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Gary Coleman.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played a property inspector in "How Green Was My Apple" and a Reverend in "The Joke's on Al".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed a Property Inspector in "How Green Was My Apple" and a Reverend in "The Joke's on Al".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Gary Coleman|himself}} in the [[season 11]] episode "[[Grift of the Magi]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Gary Coleman|himself}} in "[[Grift of the Magi]]".}}
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{{TB|Played Roger in "No Ma'am" and "The Legend of Ironhead Haynes".}}
 
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{{TB|Original voice of [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Moe]].}}
 
 
{{TBT|[[File:Tim Conway.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played Ephraim Wanker in 4 episodes.}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Ephraim Wanker in four episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Tim Conway|himself}} in the [[season 8]] episode "[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Tim Conway|himself}} in "[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]".}}
 
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{{TB|Played Lucifer in "Damn Bundys".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Lucifer in "Damn Bundys".}}
 
{{TB|Voiced [[Freddy Krueger]], the character he played on ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]".}}
 
{{TB|Voiced [[Freddy Krueger]], the character he played on ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Brian George.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Brian George]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played a chef in "Look Who's Barking".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed a chef in "Look Who's Barking".}}
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{{TB|Voiced several British men in the [[season 32]] episode "[[The 7 Beer Itch]]" and [[MI5]] agents in the [[season 32]] episode "[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced several British men in "[[The 7 Beer Itch]]" and "[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]".}}
 
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{{TB|Played Zemus in "Magnificent Seven".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Zemus in "Magnificent Seven".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Bobcat Goldthwait|himself}} in the [[season 9]] episode "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Bobcat Goldthwait|himself}} in "[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]".}}
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{{TB|Played himself in "Just Shoe It".}}
 
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Ed "Too Tall" Jones|himself}} in the [[season 31]] episode "[[Frinkcoin]]".}}
 
 
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{{TB|Played himself in "Rock of Ages".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed himself in "Rock of Ages".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Robby Krieger|himself}} in the [[season 12]] episode "[[The Great Money Caper]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Robby Krieger|himself}} in "[[The Great Money Caper]]".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Howie Long.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Howie Long]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played himself in "A Bundy Thanksgiving".}}
 
{{TB|Played himself in "A Bundy Thanksgiving".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Howie Long|himself}} in the specials ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]'' and ''[[Super Bowl Promo]]''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Howie Long|himself}} in the special episodes ''[[Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX]]'' and ''[[Super Bowl Promo]]''.}}
 
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{{TB|Played Greta in "Valentine's Day Massacre".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Greta in "Valentine's Day Massacre".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Roz Davis]] in the [[season 23]] episode "[[Replaceable You]]" and [[Jeanie]] in the [[season 30]] episode "[['Tis the 30th Season]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Roz Davis]] in "[[Replaceable You]]" and [[Jeanie]] in "[['Tis the 30th Season]]".}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Cheech Marin.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|Voiced Buck the Dog in three episodes.}}
 
{{TB|Voiced Buck the Dog in three episodes.}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Cheech Marin|himself}} in the [[season 22]] episode "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Cheech Marin|himself}} in "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dreams]]".}}
 
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{{TB|Played himself in "Dances with Weezie".}}
 
{{TB|Played himself in "Dances with Weezie".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Joe Namath|himself}} in the [[season 9]] episode "[[Bart Star]]" and the [[season 25]] episode "[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced {{Ch|Joe Namath|himself}} in "[[Bart Star]]" and "[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]".}}
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{{TB|Played Molly in "He Ain't Much, But He's Mine".}}
 
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{{TB|Voiced [[Samantha Stanky]] in the [[season 3]] episode "[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]".}}
 
 
{{TBT|[[File:Katey Sagal.jpg|150px]]}}
 
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{{TB|Played main character Peg Bundy.}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Peg in ''Married... with Children''.}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Leela]] in the [[season 26]] ''[[Futurama]]'' crossover episode "[[Simpsorama]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced Turanga [[Leela]] in "[[Simpsorama]]".}}
 
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{{TB|Played Stan in "My Dinner with Anthrax".}}
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{{TB|Portrayed Stan in "My Dinner with Anthrax".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Wally Kogen]] in the [[season 10]] episode "[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]".}}
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{{TB|Voiced [[Wally Kogen]] in "[[Sunday, Cruddy Sunday]]".}}
 
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Married... with Children was a 1987-1997 U.S. television sitcom starring Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy), Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy), Christina Applegate (Kelly Bundy) and David Faustino (Bud Bundy).

The show has been referenced several times in The Simpsons.

References to Married... with Children in The Simpsons[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Married... with Children Marge in Chains.png 4 80 "Marge in Chains" When Todd is sick from Osaka Flu, Ned wonders what the family did to upset God. He then recalls watching Married... with Children, and remembers the network slogan "watch FOX and be damned for all eternity"..
Married... with Children Deep Space Homer.png 5 96 "Deep Space Homer" Dr. Babcock showed an episode of Married... with Children to the scientists at NASA to show them what the average American liked watching. The scene cut to Al Bundy refusing to make love with Peg, whereupon he literally flushes a toilet seen next to him in the living room.
5 Special "Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX" At the start of the special Homer and Bart are watching Married... with Children.
8 173 "The Canine Mutiny" An episode is mentioned in which the Bundys spend money a credit card actually credited to their dog, Buck.
Married... with Children.png
Alien Married... with Children.png 		26 556 "Treehouse of Horror XXV" An extraterrestrial alien version of Married... with Children appears on Syfy, with Peggy Bundy being an alien from Alien and Al Bundy being a black hole alien.
Shows fed to Hack-GPT.png 36 769 "Bart's Birthday" According to host Conan O'Brien, one of the shows an artificial intelligence device used to write this entire episode was Married... with Children.

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed in-universe.

When Homer Simpson was flicking through all of the channels on his television, Married... with Children was playing on each channel: Al Jazeera, Animal Planet, BET, FXXXXXX, The Herstory Channel, and Syfy.[1]

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in Married with Children Role on The Simpsons
Greg Berg.jpg Greg Berg Voiced a commercial actor in "But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy". Voiced Rory in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".
Terry Bradshaw.jpg Terry Bradshaw Portrayed himself in two episodes. Voiced himself in the season 17 episode "Treehouse of Horror XVI" and the special episodes Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX and Super Bowl Promo.
Joyce Brothers.jpg Joyce Brothers Portrayed a judge in "Sue Casa, His Casa". Voiced herself in "Last Exit to Springfield".
James Brown (NFL).jpg James Brown Portrayed himself in two episodes. Voiced himself in the special episode Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX.
Dan Castellaneta.jpg Dan Castellaneta Portrayed Pete in "Death Show" and a funeral director in "Death of a Shoe Salesman". Voices Homer Simpson and many other recurring characters.
Gary Coleman.jpg Gary Coleman Portrayed a Property Inspector in "How Green Was My Apple" and a Reverend in "The Joke's on Al". Voiced himself in "Grift of the Magi".
Tim Conway.jpg Tim Conway Portrayed Ephraim Wanker in four episodes. Voiced himself in "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase".
Robert Englund.jpg Robert Englund Portrayed Lucifer in "Damn Bundys". Voiced Freddy Krueger, the character he played on Nightmare on Elm Street, in the season 10 episode "Treehouse of Horror IX".
Brian George.jpg Brian George Portrayed a chef in "Look Who's Barking". Voiced several British men in "The 7 Beer Itch" and "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.".
Bobcat Goldthwait.jpg Bobcat Goldthwait Portrayed Zemus in "Magnificent Seven". Voiced himself in "The Last Temptation of Krust".
Robby Krieger.jpg Robby Krieger Portrayed himself in "Rock of Ages". Voiced himself in "The Great Money Caper".
Howie Long.jpg Howie Long Played himself in "A Bundy Thanksgiving". Voiced himself in the special episodes Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX and Super Bowl Promo.
Jon Lovitz.jpg Jon Lovitz Played Jeff Littlehead in "Kelly Does Hollywood: Part 2". Voiced Professor Lombardo, Aristotle Amadopolis, Artie Ziff, Llewellyn Sinclair and Jay Sherman.
Jane Lynch.jpg Jane Lynch Portrayed Greta in "Valentine's Day Massacre". Voiced Roz Davis in "Replaceable You" and Jeanie in "'Tis the 30th Season".
Cheech Marin.jpg Cheech Marin Voiced Buck the Dog in three episodes. Voiced himself in "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams".
Joe Namath.jpg Joe Namath Played himself in "Dances with Weezie". Voiced himself in "Bart Star" and "Four Regrettings and a Funeral".
Katey Sagal.jpg Katey Sagal Portrayed Peg in Married... with Children. Voiced Turanga Leela in "Simpsorama".
Jerry Springer.jpg Jerry Springer Played himself in "No Ma'am". Voiced himself in the season 10 episode "Treehouse of Horror IX". He was also interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
Fred Willard.jpg Fred Willard Portrayed Stan in "My Dinner with Anthrax". Voiced Wally Kogen in "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday".

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XXV"


External links[edit]


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