Married... with Children

Kelly Breaks Out - S9-E3

Revealing mistake: Kelly lost all her hair as a side effect from pimple potion. You can see the lines on her forehead that show she's wearing a flesh piece covering her hair to make her look bald. The color is lighter than her face. (00:18:42)

Tis Time to Smell the Roses - S7-E23

Other mistake: When Al talks about the man who bought the shoe store he wanted to buy, he says the same guy bought the store he used to work at and got his old job back. However, Gary is a woman who owned the store before this episode and again afterwards for the remaining episodes. So it couldn't have been bought by a man because Gary the woman still owns it.

twstr988

Nooner or Nothing - S8-E21

Other mistake: The guys push Bud out of the line and to the back. When they do that, there is a guy with a black and yellow jersey on with the number 25 in it. There were more guys behind him in the line. A little later, Kelly returns to the line where Bud is. All a sudden that guy with the black and yellow jersey with the number 25 is the person right in front of Bud.

twstr988

The Bald and the Beautiful - S3-E7

Other mistake: Al and Steve are using Dr fur for growing hair. After using it, Steve says it was recalled. Later in the show, Peg says she is going to the store to buy Dr Fur because it was the only thing that Buck would eat. If it was recalled it wouldn't be available to buy anymore in the store.

twstr988

Naughty but Niece - S9-E4

Continuity mistake: Marcy's niece asks Bud to take a shower so she can get out of her sticky clothes. Next scene, she's sitting on the couch with a towel on her head. She talks to Bud awhile then gets up and leaves. Shes wearing the same "sticky" clothes and she takes the towel off her head, and her hair is completely dry.

You Better Shop Around (1) - S5-E21

Continuity mistake: When the store employee comes over to ask Al and Peg what they were doing, Peg throws a bag of chips in the shopping cart and says shopping. When Al asks Peg what the ingredients are, next shot the bag of chips are on Peg's lap.

Show generally

Continuity mistake: The outside view from the Bundy sliding doors/patio is different in the opening and most scenes from the shows. In fact, I can't think of any time it's the same.

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: Steve is the bank manager and is closing up for the day. There is also a security guard sitting right by the door. And he has to unlock the door to let Al in. No mistake here.

Amy Emerick Tice

The mistake is about leaving the vault door wide open instead of closing it. Not about Steve needing to unlock the front door to let Al in.

My point is Steve is closing the bank with a security guard there and the door is locked. So what if the vault is open? Steve just hasn't closed it yet.

Amy Emerick Tice

Poppy's By the Tree (2) - S2-E2

Plot hole: Al and Peg are upstairs with the killer. Both of them are screaming, but downstairs, you can't hear anything. Everyone is sitting around talking. It's not until Al and Peg scream again that everyone runs upstairs. And you can tell the screams were "on cue" also.

Hot off the Grill - S4-E1

Factual error: Al uses ashes to cook food on the grill. You can't just throw ashes in a grill and light them! They wouldn't light at all. That's like trying to light cigarette ashes and expecting them to burn hot enough to cook food.

Rock and Roll Girl - S4-E15

Deliberate mistake: When the family is trying to get money from Al at the start of the episode, he throws it on the ground making the rest of the family to dive on it and you can see Bud get it, then throw the bunch of money in the middle of Kelly, Peg and Bud so they can all get to it instead of taking it all. (00:02:10)

Liam612

The Mystery of Skull Island - S6-E14

Continuity mistake: When the grown-ups are playing 'Ethical dilemma' Peggy lands on the field 'Sexual intimacy' (the field right after 'Start' with a one-word-title). Four minutes later in the show Al lands on the same field - but now it's 'Caring'. They can't have turned the game board because all the cards on it are in the same position. (00:09:40 - 00:13:40)

Upvote valid corrections to help move entries into the corrections section.

Suggested correction: Decades ago (including the 1980s when this show aired), credit cards were sometimes sent to almost anyone - or "anything", such as a family's dog. People used to joke about actually getting a credit card for their cats, dogs, infant children, etc. Credit card representatives also went on campuses to lure "unemployed" students into getting credit cards by offering a free gift. They hoped college students would buy what they wanted or needed and parents would bail them out (pay the bills).

KeyZOid

Suggested correction: It should be pointed out that credit card companies, especially in the past, do send out random cards (and offers). They buy customer information from stores from various sources, like warranty cards. People who have received credit cards for their pets (which has happened) have often filled out warranty cards with their pets' name but the rest of the information is the person's.

Bishop73

And some of the "less than honest" recipients of unsolicited credit cards were able to use the cards practically immediately, so went on shopping sprees and charged thousands of dollars for whatever they wanted with no intention of paying or being identified. And not all college students had parents that would bail them out, resulting in huge losses. It took a while, but the credit card companies learned from their mistakes and made drastic changes to avoid getting ripped-off in the future.

KeyZOid

The Legend of Ironhead Haynes - S8-E23

Other mistake: A lady comes in the shoe store and asks for a shoe in a certain size. She tells Al to hurry because she doesn't have much time. Al goes in the back to get her shoes. She sits there for 6 seconds then leaves. Why bother going to get shoes?

Wabbit Season - S5-E8

Other mistake: Al is running the water down the rabbit hole. Bud says the ground isn't even wet and asks where the water is going. A few seconds later Marcy is walking through the yard squishing on the ground because it's flooded.

twstr988

Just Married ... With Children - S2-E20

Factual error: In the game show near the end, when Marcy and Steve come out as Al and Peggy. When the real Al and Peggy win the car, because they used Marcy and Steve's names, the car would have never gone to the real Al and Peggy. In reality, it would have gone to Steve and Marcy because it was won under their names. Al and Peggy would not have been able to keep the car. In fact Al and Peggy would not have been allowed to be on the show at all using someone else's name.

twstr988

The Mystery of Skull Island - S6-E14

Al Bundy: "I Care", by Al Bundy. When hooters jiggle around and I find nickels on the ground, I care. When a Mustang engine purrs and the bathroom is not hers, I care. When the pitchers on the mound and the wife is underground, I care. But when I've been playing this for days, I will kill anyone who stays, I SWEAR!

More quotes from Married... with Children

Trivia: Ed O'Neil has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was placed right in front of a shoe store, which is now closed.

More trivia for Married... with Children

Show generally

Question: When Bud's date says something stupid, Kelly says, "What did we send to her country? A head of lettuce and some sand?" What in the world did she mean by that?

Answer: Bud's date is a foreign exchange student and Kelly was wondering what was sent to the country Monique was from in exchange for Monique being sent to America.

More questions & answers from Married... with Children

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.