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MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN
EPISODE DATABASE
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"Number one - he didn't respond to any of my commands...
and number two -- his brains are in the begonias." (Steve)
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TITLE: BUT I DIDN'T SHOOT THE DEPUTY
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PRODUCTION #: 0104
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EPISODE NUMBER ORDER: 003
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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: April 19, 1987
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DIRECTED BY: LINDA DAY
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WRITTEN BY: RON BURLA
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SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
from Dean Adams' guide:
There is a crime spree in the neighborhood. Steve and Marcy
buy a Doberman after their house is robbed. Al and Peggy
buy a gun to protect themselves. A noise in the night tests
both defenses.
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CAST:
ED O'NEILL ............ AL BUNDY
KATEY SAGAL ........... PEGGY BUNDY
DAVID GARRISON ........ STEVE RHOADES
AMANDA BEARSE ......... MARCY RHOADES
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE ... KELLY BUNDY
DAVID FAUSTINO ........ BUD BUNDY
MIKE .................. BUCK THE DOG
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RECURRING CHARACTERS:
FRANK LLOYD ........... NORRIS
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GUEST CAST:
THOMAS HILL ........... MULDOON
J. JAY SAUNDERS ....... BRONSON
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REFERENCES
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PEOPLE:
ABZUG, BELLA
- Steve and Marcy name their dog after Democrat Bella Abzug
DONAHUE, PHIL
- Bud: Well, when Dad was practicing his quick draws at
the TV during Donahue...
Al: Ah, Bud, number one - shut up. And number two - it
was Phil's salute to The Huge and Fat Women's
carcass...
LUGOSI, BELA
- When they reveal the name of their new dog, Al asks:
Al: You named that dog after Bela Lugosi?
Steve: No, Abzug.
Marcy: We thought it was kind of cute... But he won't wear
the hat.
- the dog is later said to be wearing the hat when shot
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PLACES:
CHICAGO RIVER
ILLINOIS
VIRGINIA
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FOOD/DRINK:
BEER
FISH
FOWL
KIBBLE
WHEAT
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GENERAL:
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
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EPISODE STUFF
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FACTS:
Although this was the fourth episode produced, it was the
third episode to air.
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GOOFS:
Steve says that although Bella "only lived one year in dog
years, he lived seven in people years..." Shouldn't it be
the other way around?
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MUSIC:
AMAZING GRACE
- the people at the funeral hum this tune
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MADE-UP STUFF:
AHAB'S
- Peggy knows to call them "when you don't want to cook"
BOWL-N-BREW
- a place the neighbors go to calm themselves down after
a prowler strikes
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RUNNING GAGS AND REFERENCES:
FEET/SHOES
- Al: I'll tell ya something, Peg. Feet and the return of
warm weather sure makes for a deadly combination.
MARCY'S VIOLENCE
- Marcy: I say we hunt the scum down, then we run them
over with our cars. Then we get out these fish
hooks, and we...
SEX
- Peggy: There. That should buy us about 10 minutes...
7 more than we'll need.
- Steve: Hope we're not interrupting anything.
Al: Naaaah, just going to have a little sex with the
wife! What the heck, there's always next month.
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STUFF YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:
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TRIVIA:
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SCRIPTS:
Transcript
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PICTURES:
MWC Capture Gallery (DVD caps)
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REVIEWS:
by Grail
by Justice
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BUNDY STUFF
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BELIEFS:
CRIME & PROTECTION
- Al: You can't depend on anybody but yourself.
- Marcy: I'm talking about a real dog. A guard dog. A
Doberman. Steve, first thing tomorrow, we're
going to one of those deadly doggie places.
Steve: Yes, Al. Because we're against guns and the
voilence they stand for.
Marcy: That's right. A dog. A vicious dog. With sharp
teeth that'll go through a jugular like a hot
knife cutting through butter on a warm summer
night... So the next guy who tries to get in my
bedroom uninvited will walk out on bloody stumps!
GUNS
- Peggy: Bud, guns are not toys. They are lethal weapons
and should only be handled by responsible adults.
Bud: Well, when Dad was practicing his quick draws at
the TV during Donahue...
Al: Ah, Bud, number one - shut up. And number two - it
was Phil's salute to The Huge and Fat Women's
carcass; number three - there were no bullets in
the gun. Your mother took them out and hid them for
safety reasons... and she won't tell me where!
- Steve: Bela will be missed, but his death was not in
vain. He taught us about the value of life.
[pointedly to Al] And that guns and violence are
not the answer to society's ills.
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CHARACTERS:
AL
- gets his car radio stolen
- doesn't like being touched:
Steve: I know how you feel.
Al: If you did, Steve, you wouldn't be touching me.
- apparently Peggy says that he "can be loud, and annoying,
and the whole neighborhood hates his guts, but at least
he's a good protector." (Marcy)
Bud: Gee, Mom, that's just what you say about Dad.
- accidentally shoots Steve and Marcy's dog, Bela, "in the
middle of a bowel movement"
- pays the garbage man "twenty dollars and a six pack" to
take Bela to the landfill
- cries over his buried bowling ball
AL & PEGGY
- seem turned on by the killing and/or Al's bravery
- pay $150 for a crate to put some heavy things in it for
Steve & Marcy's funeral
KELLY
- is "failing five classes." (Bud)
MARCY
- her first violent streak is revealed
- wants a thousand dollars from Al for killing their dog
PEGGY
- "can't get Al to dress unisex at all."
- snores
- hides the bullets to Al's gun in the fingerholes of his
new bowling ball. She later buries said bowling ball with
some rocks in the backyard in place of the dog
STEVE
- now knows "why we got our house so cheap."
STEVE & MARCY
- decide to "let it go and forgive" Al
- want to give Bela a proper burial
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NICKNAMES:
BIG GUY
- Steve to Al
DEAD EYE
- Peggy to Al
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NEIGHBORS:
BRONSON
MULDOON
NORRIS
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