Even 19 years since the last episode of Married… With Children aired, Al Bundy Ed O’Neill still comes out to save the day, debunking the momentum gathering rumor that there was going to be a spinoff show, helmed by Bud Bundy David Faustino.
Thank the lord.
A MWC spinoff sounded as good of an idea as the Atlanta Streetcar, which is to say completely terrible and a perfectly good waste of resources and time. Especially with the extra intel that Al had shared during a recent interview:
Al and Peg are in Vegas — they won the lottery.
Did Bud forget that the Bundys never win anything? I know it’s a conveniently easy way to write them out from having to be mainstays on the show, but Al Bundy winning in Vegas is only possible if by some unfortunate happenstance, he immediately loses it on account of like a malfunctioned slot machine or a corrupt dealer or something, and then the entire Bundy family goes back to Illinois like the losers they are, but as an intact family.
Jesus, did the MWC legacy dodge a true bullet.
There’s no way Bud could carry the show, and a premise of him living with his ex-wife would lead to more uncomfortable situation than comedy, and the insertion of a best friend which he never had one of in MWC reeks of a Fuller BlouseHouse forcing of another character. Cameos, would be the one thing viewers would look forward to, and if the legacy characters are on too often, then they’re cast and not cameo.
Good thing Al Bundy decided to come out of the woodwork to debunk this horrifying rumor from gaining any more steam and potentially becoming a terrible reality. After nearly 20 years, scoring four touchdowns in a single game can take a backseat for a day, to Al saving all MWC fans from a terrible idea.
