Series synopsis
Married is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on FX on July 17, 2014. It ended on October 1, 2015. It was created by Andrew Gurland. It stars Judy Greer, Nat Faxon, Raevan Lee Hanan and Rachel Eggleston.
Married is a half hour comedy about being miserably in love. Russ and Lina Bowman can barely remember what life was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance -- but every once in a while, in between the arguments about their declining sex life and who's driving carpool, they are reminded what drew them together in the first place -- they're best friends. The show also features Russ and Lina's friend AJ, who is recently divorced and pretending he's over his wife, and their othe ...
Premise
Married is a half hour comedy about being miserably in love. Russ and Lina Bowman can barely remember what life was like before kids, debt, and suburbia rained on their romance -- but every once in a while, in between the arguments about their declining sex life and who's driving carpool, they are reminded what drew them together in the first place -- they're best friends. The show also features Russ and Lina's friend AJ, who is recently divorced and pretending he's over his wife, and their other friend Jess, who is married to a much older man who can't keep up with her.
Premise: Domestic bliss was never like this!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Judy Greer as Lina Bowman
- Nat Faxon as Russ Bowman
- Raevan Lee Hanan as Ella Bowman
- Rachel Eggleston as Maya Bowman
- Skylar Grey as Frankie Bowman
- Jenny Slate as Jess
- Brett Gelman as AJ
Guest cast
- Whitney Rose Pynn as Teenage Girl #2
- Kimiko Glenn as Miranda
- Ido Mor as Amir
- Sarah Baker as Mindy
- Sarah Burns as Abby
- James Pumphrey as Tyler
- Lucius Baybak as Mike
- Bradley Bundlie as Charlene's Son (uncredited)
- Verton R. Banks as Brian
- Kaitlyn Jenkins as Megan
- Alexandra Daddario as Ella the Waitress
- Mandy June Turpin as Meg (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 12 seasons with 260 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 14 | December 12, 1986 | April 22, 2012 |
| Season 1 | 10 | July 17, 2014 | September 18, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 13 | July 16, 2015 | October 1, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 21 | November 6, 1988 | August 27, 1989 |
| Season 4 | 23 | September 3, 1989 | May 13, 1990 |
| Season 5 | 25 | September 23, 1990 | May 19, 1991 |
| Season 6 | 26 | September 8, 1991 | May 17, 1992 |
| Season 7 | 26 | September 13, 1992 | May 23, 1993 |
| Season 8 | 26 | September 5, 1993 | May 22, 1994 |
| Season 9 | 26 | September 4, 1994 | May 21, 1995 |
| Season 10 | 26 | September 17, 1995 | May 19, 1996 |
| Season 11 | 24 | September 28, 1996 | June 9, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Original Pilot The original pilot was taped on December 12, 1986. The producers were not happy with the original child actors Tina Caspary (as Kelly) and Hunter Carson (as Bud). They recast the roles and all the scenes with the Bundy kids had to be reshot. |
December 12, 1986 |
| 2 |
Backstage with the Bundys This half-hour special aired on MTV. It documented the making of the episode "The Good-Bye Girl" (622). |
September 5, 1992 |
| 3 |
The Best O' Bundy In the 200th episode, clips of past episodes are shown. This episode is hosted by George Plimpton and you get to see the Married... with Children set as just a Hollywood set and not the Bundy household. |
February 5, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Russ develops an inappropriate relationship with a waxing technician. |
July 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
The Shower AJ and Jess hijack Russ and Lina's night out. |
July 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Getaway Russ and Lina go on a romantic getaway. Jess gets in trouble for sexting her neighbor. |
July 31, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thanksgiving Russ and Lina have an unexpected Thanksgiving, while Jess and AJ pretend they don't know each other. |
July 16, 2015 |
| 2 |
Aftershocks Lina and Russ let the wrong friends host her 40th birthday party. |
July 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
The Sandwich Russ and Lina go out on separate dates. |
July 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
He Thought He Could In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957. |
November 6, 1988 |
| 2 |
I'm Going to Sweatland Peg thinks she might have seen Elvis at the mall and Marcy notices a pit stain shaped like him on Al's shirt. Elvis fans come flocking around just to see it. |
November 20, 1988 |
| 3 |
Poke High A high school football player is threatening to break the record Al set for Polk High. |
November 27, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hot off the Grill Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers. |
September 3, 1989 |
| 2 |
Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead. |
September 10, 1989 |
| 3 |
Buck Saves the Day Kelly and Bud try to raise money to got to a concert. Kelly's scheme involves playing poker against Peggy's friends and Bud makes Al take a bunch of kids camping. |
September 24, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
We'll Follow the Sun The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day. |
September 23, 1990 |
| 2 |
Al... with Kelly Al and Kelly pretend to be sick so they can avoid going with Peggy and Bud to Wanker County, but Kelly ends up really getting sick and Al has to care for her for the entire week which interrupts Al's fantasies of being with two beautiful women. |
September 30, 1990 |
| 3 |
Sue Casa, His Casa After Al decides he doesn't need insurance, Bud gets in an accident and they counter sue the other driver with Marcy as a witness. |
October 7, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
She's Having My Baby (1) Marcy and Peggy discover they are both pregnant, to Jefferson's joy and Al's horror. |
September 8, 1991 |
| 2 |
She's Having My Baby (2) Al runs off to a bus station to escape Peggy's constant demands, and Jefferson does the same by running away from Marcy. |
September 15, 1991 |
| 3 |
If Al Had a Hammer Al builds a private room for himself, using the Bundy hammer. Meanwhile, Bud starts going by "Grandmaster B," but nobody can remember his nickname right. |
September 22, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Magnificent Seven Al is shocked about having another kid when Peggy's relatives leave their five-year-old son Seven in the Bundy home. |
September 13, 1992 |
| 2 |
T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp Kelly has to walk through the wilderness after dumping her boyfriend in the forest. Al and Peg try to talk their marriage alive, but without success. Bud dates a girl with the measles. |
September 20, 1992 |
| 3 |
Every Bundy Has a Birthday Peggy discovers that Seven does not know when his birthday is, and the family decides to celebrate him... on Al's birthday. |
September 27, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket? When Al and Peggy go to a basketball game, Peggy switches seats with Al and her seat is chosen for a $10,000 free throw contest. |
September 5, 1993 |
| 2 |
Hood 'n the Boyz Al helps his childhood girlfriend deal with a young tough guy and his gang. |
September 12, 1993 |
| 3 |
Proud to Be Your Bud The family thinks Bud is insane when they overhear him talking to himself in his room. |
September 19, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shoeway to Heaven After finding a box of old shoes, Al and Jefferson turn the shoe store into a 70's themed retro shoe store. |
September 4, 1994 |
| 2 |
Driving Mr. Boondy Al must renew his drivers license... and Bud is his driving instructor. |
September 11, 1994 |
| 3 |
Kelly Breaks Out Kelly's zit ruins her beer commercial. |
September 18, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Al is excited when Bud decides to move out, but a bit disappointed when Bud moves back in to the basement, and even more horrified when Peg's mother comes to live with them after splitting up with Peg's father. |
September 17, 1995 |
| 2 |
A Shoe Room With a View When Al suggests an aerobics studio for the open lot next door, he puts peep holes in the wall, but all of the students are fat. |
September 24, 1995 |
| 3 |
Requiem for a Dead Briard Buck dies and is reassigned to the Bundys in the form of a puppy, Lucky. |
October 1, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Twisted The neighbors take refuge from a twister. |
September 28, 1996 |
| 2 |
Children of the Corns Al and Griff blackmail Gary, because of a bad promotion contest, when they find the shoes from the shoe store are made by children in sweatshops. Meanwhile, Peggy wins a microwave and Kelly and her try to hide it from Al. |
October 5, 1996 |
| 3 |
Kelly's Gotta Habit Kelly must sign a morals clause when she gets a commercial part playing a nun. Meanwhile, Al gets to be on Cops as Officer Dan's partner. |
October 12, 1996 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 17, 2014 |
| Last aired | October 1, 2015 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |