Married...With Children or Married with Children is an American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago that lasted 11 seasons over a span of 10 years. It was the first-ever prime time television series to air on the Fox network, debuting on April 5, 1987, and airing its final first-run broadcast on June 9, 1997. The series was created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt. The show featured various racy topics, which garnered the fledgling FOX network a standing among the Big Three Television Networks (i.e. ABC, CBS and NBC).
The series' 259 episodes over 11 seasons make it the second-longest-lasting sitcom on the FOX network (second only to The Simpsons). The show's theme song is "Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra.
The series was produced by Embassy Television/ELP Communications. It was distributed by Columbia TriStar Television. It currently runs in syndication on FX Network by Sony Pictures Television in the United States, and on CMT and TVtropolis in Canada.
The Bundys are a stereotypical "white trash" American family. Al is a shoe salesman who is fond of frequently reliving his doubtful 15 seconds of fame on the football field. Al is terrified of the all-to-frequent amorous advances his ditsy wife Peggy, a woman who must spend most of Al's wages at the salon and the mall. They have two children: Kelly, the stunning but superficial party animal, and Bud, who is too wrapped up in himself to realize his goal of "scoring" with a girl. Written by Murray Chapman
