Married... with Children is an American television sitcom created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Originally broadcast from April 5, 1987, to June 9, 1997, it is the longest-lasting live-action sitcom on Fox and the first to be broadcast in the network's primetime slot. In addition to the show's original run, one episode that was not screened on Fox when originally filmed on January 6, 1989, was aired on FX on June 18, 2002, five years after the series' conclusion. The show follows the suburban Chicago lives of Al Bundy, a once-glorious high school football player turned hard-luck women's shoe salesman; his lazy wife, Peggy; their beautiful, dumb and popular daughter, Kelly; and their smart, horny and unpopular son, Bud. Their neighbors are the upwardly mobile Steve Rhoades and his wife Marcy, who later gets remarried to Jefferson D'Arcy, a white-collar criminal who becomes her "trophy husband" and Al's sidekick.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt |
| Starring | Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Ted McGinley |
| Theme music composer | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen |
| Opening theme | "Love and Marriage", by Frank Sinatra |
| Ending theme | "Love and Marriage", (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 259 |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael G. Moye, Ron Leavitt, Katherine Green, Richard Gurman, Kim Weiskopf, Pamela Eells O'Connell |
| Producer(s) | Barbara Blachut Cramer, John Maxwell Anderson |
| Camera setup | Videotape, Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Embassy Communications, (1987–1988), (seasons 1–2), ELP Communications, (1988–1997), (seasons 2–11), Columbia Pictures Television, (1988–1997), (seasons 2–11) |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures Television |
| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Related shows | Top of the Heap |
About Married... with Children
A misanthrope does his best to deal with his mediocre life and family. The show ran for 11 seasons and aired a total of 259 episodes.
Achievement of Married... with Children
Chi McBride and Matt LeBlanc have both guest starred on the show. The show launched a spin-off called Top of the Heap.
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Latest information about Married... with Children updated on July 28 2021.
