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  Have we seen Al Bundy stick a hand down his pants for the last time?Sitting across from Ed O’Neill Thursday (June 9) in Beverly Hills, the veteran actor appears thrilled to speak with website Zap2it about his scene-stealing voice work as grumpy Hank the Septopus in “Finding Dory.” But as O’Neill stretches out across the fancy hotel couch, you can’t help but expect him to take the hand that isn’t draped across the top of the cushions and insert it firmly under his belt, as “Married … with Children” fans watched him do hundreds of times over the show’s...

The glory moment of his past Al Bundy's life: scoring four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, "Spare Tire" Dixon (played by Bubba Smith in the episode "All-Nite Security Dude"). Fun Fact: Al Bundy and his Polk High Panthers were not supposed to be playing against Andrew Johnson High that faithful day when he scored four touchdowns. Polk was in fact supposed to be playing against George S. Patton High...

  I'm sorry but whenever I watch Modern Family, the only thing I can really think of when I see Ed O'Neill is his character, Al Bundy, from Married... With Children. The show debuted way back in 1987 and ran for 10 iconic years. I feel like this show is in that category of classic sitcoms that still resonate with audiences years and years later. So let's time travel back to 1987 - the year of a devastating stock market crash and the year that the Giants won the Superbowl. It was also the year that the pilot for Married......

Married with Children debuted in 1987, and was Fox's first big sitcom, which generated plenty of controversy. It wasn't a hit right away, but the series gained a huge following throughout its 11-season run, with many calling it the "Anti-Cosby Show." The series ended rather abruptly when it went off the air in 1997, and fans have been clamoring for its return since then. Last year, it was confirmed that Sony Pictures Television is developing a revival of the iconic sitcom Married With Children, which will center on David Faustino returning as Bud Bundy, who is grown up with a...

Married with Children is one of the funniest sit-coms of all time, running from 1987 to 1997 - but the show also magically predicted Bruce Jenner's sex change. At the center of the Married ... with Children was America's most lovable loser, Al Bundy. Played to perfection by Ed O'Neill, Bundy was a washed up former high school football star, who regretted most of the roads his life had taken him down. The highlight of his life would be the infamous moment when played fullback for Polk High and scored 4 touchdowns in the city championship game. In the show,...

When Married ... with Children first aired in 1987, it was most notable for being the very first prime-time series to air on the brand new Fox network. When it ended its run eleven seasons later, the sitcom, which centered on the highly dysfunctional Bundy family, was a modern-day institution and staple television show for decades to follow. At the center of the Married ... with Children was America's most lovable loser, Al Bundy. Played to perfection by Ed O'Neill, Bundy was a washed up former high school football star, who regretted most of the roads his life had taken him down....