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Married.... With Children

LMLM Posts: 63,511
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Anyone like this show?

I started watching the other day as all 11 seasons are on you tube. Such a brilliant show. Bit OTT in places and a few "jump the shark" moments but i love the humor.

I just adore Katey Sagel. It's interesting to see how her, Ed O'neill and Christina Applegate have done since the show ended
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,127
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    Whoa Bundy !

    Probably my favourite US sitcom........
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    Quite a shame it was never given a proper series finale and that it ended on just a typical episode but then at least it never ended on a cliffhanger

    I believe the show helped launch FOX though.
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    TheTrader78TheTrader78 Posts: 948
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    My favourite US sitcom until Scrubs arrived.
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    swingalegswingaleg Posts: 103,127
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    I first watched it on ITV back in the 80s but it was one of those shows that they never quite knew what to do with and after the first series or so it started to get shoved off to 3AM or dropped for a while.........

    Sky did show it later more or les as a complete run through which was great as I'd never seen the later series after ITV dropped it
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    I have been checking out a lot of old sitcoms, as well as present ones
    90 per cent of i have seen i haven't liked

    What i love about this show is how the Bundy's are not perfect. At the time you had the all perfect american families with the likes of The jeffersons, The cosbys, Family ties and many others. Then the bundy's came along. The kids were a bit rude. The parents were far from being the greatest parents. Nothing was ever tied up in a pretty bow in just 20 minutes. They struggled with living day by day. They were daring. Just damn right unapologetic. I love that.
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    gemma-the-huskygemma-the-husky Posts: 18,116
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    Kelly was really attractive and totally thick. A good combination

    Although they were supposed to be a really poor family, they never seemed that hard up to me. America vs britain, i suppose.
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    GroutyGrouty Posts: 34,041
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    Loves this Al Bundy was hilarious :D
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,442
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    It started off fantastically, being a sort of anti-Cosby show. Sadly, it quite quickly fell prey to lazy writers ramping up various character traits to extreme levels for cheap laughs. It was still good, but not as good as it could have been. All IMHO, of course.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 187
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    All 11 seasons are on Amazon UK to stream now.
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    PaulChatter wrote: »
    All 11 seasons are on Amazon UK to stream now.

    More of a netflix dude
    Shame it isn't on there but You tube will serve my fix
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    Rodney McKayRodney McKay Posts: 8,143
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    A very funny show that I really enjoyed. Ed O'Neill and the rest of the cast were very funny.
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    AL_BundyAL_Bundy Posts: 152
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    little-monster wrote: »
    Anyone like this show?

    I started watching the other day as all 11 seasons are on you tube. Such a brilliant show. Bit OTT in places and a few "jump the shark" moments but i love the humor.

    I just adore Katey Sagel. It's interesting to see how her, Ed O'neill and Christina Applegate have done since the show ended

    So every single episode on youtube?

    I have bought the seasons 1-4 on DVD but no more have ever been released so to be able to watch them would be great.
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    calderyoncalderyon Posts: 4,414
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    One of the greatest comedy shows ever.
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    AL_Bundy wrote: »
    So every single episode on youtube?

    I have bought the seasons 1-4 on DVD but no more have ever been released so to be able to watch them would be great.

    Yes

    and yeah annoying. I would happily buy the complete series but not available on dvd for the last 7 seasons. May settle for a US import, but have been a bit of sad person and actually emailed FOX about any future releases for the show in the UK.
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    jsmith99jsmith99 Posts: 20,382
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    It started off fantastically, being a sort of anti-Cosby show. Sadly, it quite quickly fell prey to lazy writers ramping up various character traits to extreme levels for cheap laughs. It was still good, but not as good as it could have been. All IMHO, of course.

    One of the greatest comedies ever, though ITV (I think it was on ITV) kept shifting it around in the schedules.

    It went downhill when episodes started featuring guest stars, who came in to huge rounds of applause.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    Ed O'Neil is on Modern Family now.
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    kezokezo Posts: 11,086
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    I remember watching this in 90's but it was on the "sky one" run weekdays

    I am pretty sure in every episode there was something to get you in stitches, one episode I have in my head (correct me) was there something about a woman who came in his store about her shoe size and Al goes off on a rant :o:D

    it might be the one lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ZpcJ9kuxw
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    kezo wrote: »
    I remember watching this in 90's but it was on the "sky one" run weekdays

    I am pretty sure in every episode there was something to get you in stitches, one episode I have in my head (correct me) was there something about a woman who came in his store about her shoe size and Al goes off on a rant :o:D

    it might be the one lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-ZpcJ9kuxw

    i also think sky1 showed a episode never aired in the USA.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    little-monster wrote: »
    Yes

    and yeah annoying. I would happily buy the complete series but not available on dvd for the last 7 seasons. May settle for a US import, but have been a bit of sad person and actually emailed FOX about any future releases for the show in the UK.
    i got the complete 11 season box set the usa 2 years ago.
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    dragonzord wrote: »
    i got the complete 11 season box set the usa 2 years ago.

    What is the show like in the later seasons? I hear mixed things.
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    dragonzorddragonzord Posts: 1,585
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    little-monster wrote: »
    What is the show like in the later seasons? I hear mixed things.

    Still some good ones.
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    sonicshadowsonicshadow Posts: 8,388
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    little-monster wrote: »
    Yes

    and yeah annoying. I would happily buy the complete series but not available on dvd for the last 7 seasons. May settle for a US import, but have been a bit of sad person and actually emailed FOX about any future releases for the show in the UK.

    Just import them from Amazon Germany. Not that expensive and it automatically switches the language to English when you put it in a UK DVD player.
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    AL_BundyAL_Bundy Posts: 152
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    little-monster wrote: »
    Yes

    and yeah annoying. I would happily buy the complete series but not available on dvd for the last 7 seasons. May settle for a US import, but have been a bit of sad person and actually emailed FOX about any future releases for the show in the UK.

    Seems I am I equally as sad because I emailed but never got a response keep me updated if they get back to you please also if you manage to get a decent import .
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    LMLM Posts: 63,511
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    dragonzord wrote: »
    Still some good ones.

    Thanks
    sonicshadow wrote: »
    Just import them from Amazon Germany. Not that expensive and it automatically switches the language to English when you put it in a UK DVD player.

    Maybe
    AL_Bundy wrote: »
    Seems I am I equally as sad because I emailed but never got a response keep me updated if they get back to you please also if you manage to get a decent import .

    Yeah of course:)
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    Jason100Jason100 Posts: 17,222
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    Can't believe they had to replace the Sinatra version of the theme on the DVD with a poorly sounding instrumental version of the song.
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