

6.822 minSeason 11 • Episode 24
LatestAl and Griff start a barter to get a massage chair. Meanwhile, Kelly gives massages to Bud.
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
Acting
Ed O'Neill's thousand-yard stare of suburban defeat
Writing
Punchlines that would never survive 2024
Costume
Peggy's iconic big hair and leopard print armor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fox's first primetime hit, it almost got canceled after three episodes for being too 'anti-family values'—then became the blueprint for every cynical sitcom after it.
Ed O'Neill's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is placed exactly where fans can step on Al Bundy's face. He specifically requested this.