Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for me to present what I feel is one of the ultimate collectables anyone can have in their Married… With Children collection; an actual screen-worn Polk High jacket made especially for the show:
I obtained this after an epic bidding war on Ebay from the infamous Married… With Children memorabilia seller mwcfan1. The bidding war ended with me being victorious. The price?
565 dollars. I was ready to go higher for this to be a part of my collection. I’ve always,
always wanted one of these Polk High jackets. I think they look absolutely wonderful, and the fact that it’s actually made
for the show and was used in it really sealed the deal for me. Not many of these were made for and worn the show, probably only 8-10 if my math isn’t off. We’ll probably never see one being sold on Ebay after this. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity that I'm glad I didn't let go by me.
The jacket has been distressed by the wardrobe department to look old, mainly the sleeves which you can see on the photos. The jacket was made by Rennoc and is a size large, luckily the same size that I wear. The sleeves are made of leather. The jacket is in great shape and looks great on me, if I may say so myself. If it wasn’t a rare, treasured and expensive part of my collection, I’d wear it often. I’ll only wear it on special occasions. It will spend most of its time hanging proudly above the rest of my collection:
Let’s move on to the question who wore this jacket on the show. Well, I’m sorry to say I’m not 100% sure who. I can, however, tell you who didn’t. I’m pretty sure one of the characters in the tenth episode of season nine entitled “
Dud Bowl” wore it. By watching the jacket I own closely and compare it to the jackets the characters in the show wore , I can say that these people did
not wear it:
Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill) – His jacket had “Al” embroidered on his jacket.
Aaron (Hill Harper) – His jacket was slightly different than the rest, the P had a different font and it said “Polk High” on the back of the jacket.
Bob Rooney (E.E. Bell) – The P on his jacket is higher up than the P on mine.
Rodent (Dean Norris) – Same thing there, the P is placed higher up.
I don’t know this characters name in the episode, so I’ll show you a picture of him crossed out instead. The same thing that eliminated the last two on the list eliminates him as well:
This strongly narrows it down to perhaps three more characters that wore the jacket on the show, whose names I’m not sure was ever mentioned in the show. Maybe after a few more viewings, I can say who wore it. I’ll let you all know if I ever do.
I usually attend a sci-fi convention in Sweden about once or twice a year where some of the attendees dress up as characters from films and TV. I’ve decided that next time I go to one, I’ll go dressed as Al Bundy. I’ll wear this jacket, a distressed Polk High t-shirt underneath and a pair of either brown or grey pants that Al usually wore, with a matching belt. I’ll also carry with me a football that I’ll pose with. It’ll be a lot of fun, I’m sure, and I’m looking forward to it already.