Both Al and Peggy were actually huge fans of the idiot box, but Peggy had a particular love for watching Psycho Mom and The Oprah Winfrey Show . You could hear Oprah’s name pop up a number of times in the course of Al and Peggy’s conversations during the show. Undoubtedly, Oprah is an integral part of the couple’s marriage.
The character of Peggy was depicted as a typical housewife who adores The Oprah Winfrey Show . Peggy, in one of the episodes, had to work part-time, so she could buy a VCR to tape Oprah. However, she ended up quitting and became a lazy housewife again (for the record, we’re not saying all housewives are lazy, far from it! Peggy was certainly not typical).
Budrick Was Bud's Real Name
Now, this is not a surprise for us anymore, because we know how bad the writers of the show are when it comes to choosing the names of the characters—case in point, Peggy’s horrendous maiden name! Although we have to cut them some slack, because Peggy’s maiden name was not intended to offend anybody. They had no way of knowing it was an offensive word at the time.
Bud is the young brother of the Bundy family and his full name was actually Budrick Franklin Bundy. However, it was never really mentioned in its entirety. Today, the name Budrick has become a nickname for boys who have terrible luck with girls. By the way, can you remember Bud’s special nickname?
No Ma'am!
Considering the ma’am related memes that are popular nowadays, this next Married With Children fact is unbelievable. In the show, Al and his friends had a group called “No Ma’am,” which stands for National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood. As the name suggests, it is an anti-feminist organization. Al and the group formed this organization to put a halt to feminist domination.
Though unique and hilarious at the time, this anti-feminist group of Al’s would have surely attracted many enemies and controversies if the show had been running today. More and more people today are fighting for gender equality, and being more sensitive to real-life groups and movements like "No Ma’am".
Bud's Love Of Rap
The character of Bud Bundy always wanted to become a rapper one day. And, believe it or not, David Faustino, who played the role of Bud Bundy somehow absorbed his character’s wishes and became a rapper himself! To be fair, he probably always had the same dream as Bud. Faustino pursued both his and Bud’s dreams in the world of hip-hop.
The actor’s rapper name was D’ Lil and he did become something of a sensation in the world of hip-hop. Launched by his album, Balistyx , which was released in 1992, Faustino’s music career was actually quite a success. So, then it was a ‘wrap’ for a rap career. We guess dreams really do come true, huh!
The Show Went Global
It was quite common for popular television shows to be somehow ‘benchmarked’ by other states or countries. Although not exactly the same, the story line of the copycat versions are basically similar, the characters as well. The local versions actually had the same concept as the original, but they had to make it in line with their own culture.
Because of its great success, Married With Children was one of these television shows that spawned local versions in other countries. In 1996, a British version of the show, entitled Married for Life, was released. It was unfortunate for the show, however, that it never did last for life. It ended abruptly seven weeks after it was aired.