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I agree, and yet Mr Bean is streets ahead in terms of quality. Shows the difference between the two countries.
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Greatest Ever Sitcom Round 4 - Mr Bean vs Married With Children
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WTF. Married with Children diahorreahs all over Mr Bean. What a shithouse result/poll. You should all be ashamed
Pretty pathetic really.
A show which had no longlevity beats a long-lasting, far funnier, ground breaking sitcom.
It's obvious people are just voting for shows because they saw a couple of episodes that were funny.
Ironically re; Mr. Bean that's about as many as there were.
A show which had no longlevity beats a long-lasting, far funnier, ground breaking sitcom.
It's obvious people are just voting for shows because they saw a couple of episodes that were funny.
Ironically re; Mr. Bean that's about as many as there were.
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Bean ruined it with movies and cartoons...hearing the talking too often killed a show that I absolutely loved.
As for the head of NO MAAM, who once scored four touchdowns in a game for Polk (spelling?) High and got to call Christina Applegate "pumpkin" at her absolute ****tiness - superlatives don't do him justice
As for the head of NO MAAM, who once scored four touchdowns in a game for Polk (spelling?) High and got to call Christina Applegate "pumpkin" at her absolute ****tiness - superlatives don't do him justice
Just because a show has stacks of episodes doesn't mean it is better than a show with only a few eps. Most good British comedies don't drag it out, the Office, Fawlty Towers, Extras, Bean.. all great.
I did like MWC though and watch it quite a bit on Fox but Bean is better.
Fair enough RL. Each to their own.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married..._with_Children
Synopsis -
The show follows the lives of Al Bundy, a once-glorious high school football player turned hard-luck salesman of women's shoes, his wife, Peggy, a tartish, uneducated housewife known for her large red bouffant hairdo, 1960s clothes and funny walk due to always wearing high heels, and their two children: Kelly, their attractive, promiscuous, dim-witted daughter, and Bud, their unpopular and girl-crazy but intelligent son (as the only Bundy who ever attended college). Their neighbors are the upwardly mobile Steve and Marcy Rhoades. (Marcy later marries second husband Jefferson D'Arcy.) Most storylines involve a scheming Al being foiled by his cartoonish dim wit and bad luck. His rivalry and loathing of Marcy also play a significant role in most episodes.
The Bundy family
The creators of the show named the "Bundy" family after their favorite wrestler King Kong Bundy, though some fans mistakenly believed that the name was derived from serial killer Ted Bundy. King Kong Bundy once appeared on the show as Peg's hick inbred uncle Irwin, and again appeared as his wrestling persona, since "NO MA'AM" (a fictional club depicted on the show) were big fans of King Kong Bundy.
Al Bundy
The head of the Bundy family, Al (Ed O'Neill) is doomed to fail in all aspirations because of the 'Bundy curse'. Once a promising fullback for fictional Polk High School (his proudest moment in life was running for four touchdowns in a single game), he was on his way to college on a scholarship until he impregnated his girlfriend, married her, broke his leg, and ended up a shoe salesman at Gary's Shoes in the New Market Mall. Al often spends time attempting to recapture his glory days but is usually undermined in spectacular fashion by bad luck and poor judgment. He considers his family to be the cause of his failures, and his resentment of them (and fear of having sex with his wife) provides much of the show's humor. However, Al is still devoted to them, given that he protectively beats up Kelly's boyfriends, once threatened a male stripper that "if my wife loses anything in your pants, so will you," once gave his entire paycheck to Bud to enjoy his eighteenth birthday at the nudie bar, and holds down a lousy job to put food on the table. Despite his yearning for "the touch of a beautiful woman," he always passes on those rare temptations, once explaining, "I actually kinda like my family." He frequents "nudie bars" and strip joints with his friends. The only thing that seems to consistently put him in the mood for his wife is watching her do manual labor, which virtually never happens. It is mentioned in a Season 5 episode, aired in 1990, that Al is 43, which means his age pays homage to his real-life self, Ed O'Neill, who was also 43 at the time. Al has extremely severe foot odor, prefers the escapism of television and bowling over his dysfunctional family and life of drudgery and starvation (as Peg refuses to cook, she claims that she is allergic to fire, despite the fact that she smokes); and is often seen in his trademark couch-potato pose — seated on the sofa with one hand stuck under the waistband of his pants. The foot odor is not his only health problem, for once in 1983 he had a bad case of dandruff. He also has terrible teeth, as noted in the episode "Tooth or Consequences" where his extremely poor dental hygiene (green, black, bleeding and loose teeth amongst them) leads to a trip to the dentist with typical bad luck results.
Al's favorite television series, the fictional Psycho Dad, was a source of joy and entertainment that Al seemingly at times wanted to emulate. He would hum the words to the theme song and pretend to "shoot" his fictional gun while watching the show. Much like Al's family, "Psycho Dad" was tormented by his family and was stated to kill his wife and get revenge on his children in the opening credits and during various fictional "airings" of the episode though no video was ever shown. His other joys were Westerns, often John Wayne films, most notably "Hondo" where Peg's family ruined his recording of the movie by taping over it with a song dedicated to Peg. He has also referenced "Shane" where the w***er clan ruined his enjoyment of that movie.
Al also has his "faithful" Dodge that invariably had bad brakes, no brakes, constant break-downs and numerous other problems associated with its age. At the time of the fourth season at least, Al was still paying it off, despite it being over 20 years old and by the eighth season, had passed one million miles.
The producers originally wanted to cast comedian Sam Kinison as Al Bundy. However, they ultimately chose not to, due to the profaneness of Kinison's comedy routines. Kinison would later play Al's guardian angel in the episode "It's a Bundyful Life", spoofing Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. The producers also considered Michael Richards for the role.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married..._with_Children
Synopsis -
The show follows the lives of Al Bundy, a once-glorious high school football player turned hard-luck salesman of women's shoes, his wife, Peggy, a tartish, uneducated housewife known for her large red bouffant hairdo, 1960s clothes and funny walk due to always wearing high heels, and their two children: Kelly, their attractive, promiscuous, dim-witted daughter, and Bud, their unpopular and girl-crazy but intelligent son (as the only Bundy who ever attended college). Their neighbors are the upwardly mobile Steve and Marcy Rhoades. (Marcy later marries second husband Jefferson D'Arcy.) Most storylines involve a scheming Al being foiled by his cartoonish dim wit and bad luck. His rivalry and loathing of Marcy also play a significant role in most episodes.
The Bundy family
The creators of the show named the "Bundy" family after their favorite wrestler King Kong Bundy, though some fans mistakenly believed that the name was derived from serial killer Ted Bundy. King Kong Bundy once appeared on the show as Peg's hick inbred uncle Irwin, and again appeared as his wrestling persona, since "NO MA'AM" (a fictional club depicted on the show) were big fans of King Kong Bundy.
Al Bundy
The head of the Bundy family, Al (Ed O'Neill) is doomed to fail in all aspirations because of the 'Bundy curse'. Once a promising fullback for fictional Polk High School (his proudest moment in life was running for four touchdowns in a single game), he was on his way to college on a scholarship until he impregnated his girlfriend, married her, broke his leg, and ended up a shoe salesman at Gary's Shoes in the New Market Mall. Al often spends time attempting to recapture his glory days but is usually undermined in spectacular fashion by bad luck and poor judgment. He considers his family to be the cause of his failures, and his resentment of them (and fear of having sex with his wife) provides much of the show's humor. However, Al is still devoted to them, given that he protectively beats up Kelly's boyfriends, once threatened a male stripper that "if my wife loses anything in your pants, so will you," once gave his entire paycheck to Bud to enjoy his eighteenth birthday at the nudie bar, and holds down a lousy job to put food on the table. Despite his yearning for "the touch of a beautiful woman," he always passes on those rare temptations, once explaining, "I actually kinda like my family." He frequents "nudie bars" and strip joints with his friends. The only thing that seems to consistently put him in the mood for his wife is watching her do manual labor, which virtually never happens. It is mentioned in a Season 5 episode, aired in 1990, that Al is 43, which means his age pays homage to his real-life self, Ed O'Neill, who was also 43 at the time. Al has extremely severe foot odor, prefers the escapism of television and bowling over his dysfunctional family and life of drudgery and starvation (as Peg refuses to cook, she claims that she is allergic to fire, despite the fact that she smokes); and is often seen in his trademark couch-potato pose — seated on the sofa with one hand stuck under the waistband of his pants. The foot odor is not his only health problem, for once in 1983 he had a bad case of dandruff. He also has terrible teeth, as noted in the episode "Tooth or Consequences" where his extremely poor dental hygiene (green, black, bleeding and loose teeth amongst them) leads to a trip to the dentist with typical bad luck results.
Al's favorite television series, the fictional Psycho Dad, was a source of joy and entertainment that Al seemingly at times wanted to emulate. He would hum the words to the theme song and pretend to "shoot" his fictional gun while watching the show. Much like Al's family, "Psycho Dad" was tormented by his family and was stated to kill his wife and get revenge on his children in the opening credits and during various fictional "airings" of the episode though no video was ever shown. His other joys were Westerns, often John Wayne films, most notably "Hondo" where Peg's family ruined his recording of the movie by taping over it with a song dedicated to Peg. He has also referenced "Shane" where the w***er clan ruined his enjoyment of that movie.
Al also has his "faithful" Dodge that invariably had bad brakes, no brakes, constant break-downs and numerous other problems associated with its age. At the time of the fourth season at least, Al was still paying it off, despite it being over 20 years old and by the eighth season, had passed one million miles.
The producers originally wanted to cast comedian Sam Kinison as Al Bundy. However, they ultimately chose not to, due to the profaneness of Kinison's comedy routines. Kinison would later play Al's guardian angel in the episode "It's a Bundyful Life", spoofing Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. The producers also considered Michael Richards for the role.
Foxtel love mini Married marathons, usually late at night which is a shame for the working man. Sometimes when I watch old comedies their jokes do seem dated but I still love the show. Pretty tough match-up this one to be honest.
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Mr Bean takes out Match 5 in a close one.
Hey anyone who voted 'Mr.Bean' in....
I voted Mr Bean because Married with Children while amusing in the day now looks like outdated crap. Rowan Atkinson has more talent than the entire Married with Children cast (and I'm not saying it was a bad cast it was quite good). Al Bundy was a great character but nothing on Mr BEanHey anyone who voted 'Mr.Bean' in....
