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|caption = Peggy asks Al to show him the bank book.
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|caption = Al's Guardian Angel (Sam Kinison) expresses his predicament to the stars in Part 2 of "It's a Bundyful Life" in Season 4 of MWC.
  
 
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|guests = [[Sam Kinison]]<br>[[Lisa Moss]]<br>[[Matt MacKenzie]]<br>[[Jennifer Banko]]<br>[[Michael Francis Clarke]]<br>[[Dan Tullis, Jr.]]<br>[[Frank Lloyd]]<br>[[Trudy Adams]]
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|guests = [[Don Sparks]]<br>[[Ann Nelson]]<br>[[Trevor Eyster]]<br>[[Kate Romero]]<br>[[Kristeen Buxton]]<br>[[Thomas Ian Nichols]]<br>[[Eve Smith]]
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|writers = [[Ron Leavitt]] & [[Michael G. Moye]]
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|writers = [[Ron Leavitt]]<br>[[Michael G. Moye]]
 
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|previous = ''[[Episode:At the Zoo|"At the Zoo"]]''
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|previous = ''[[Episode:At the Zoo|"At the Zoo"]]''
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|next = ''[[Episode:Who'll Stop the Rain|"Who'll Stop the Rain"]]''
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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the eleventh episode of of [[Season 4 (1989/90)|Season 4]] of the FOX TV series ''[[Married... with Children]]'', as well as the 68th overall episode. Written by [[Ron Leavitt]] and [[Michael G. Moye]], the episode was directed by [[Gerry Cohen]]. It first aired along with its [[Episode:It's a Bundyful Life (Part 2)|second part]] as a one-hour episode on FOX on December 17, 1989.
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==Synopsis==
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' are the 11th and 12th episodes of ''[[Married... with Children]]'', also the 68th and 69th overall episodes of the series. Directed by Gerry Cohen, they are written by series creators Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt. The episodes both originally aired on FOX on December 17, 1989.
 
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[[Al Bundy|Al]] has finally saved up some cash to buy his family Christmas presents this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank in time and retrieving the money he needs.
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==Episode summary==
  
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In ''It's a Bundyful Life Parts I and II'', [[Sam Kinison]] guest stars as [[Al's Guardian Angel]], sent to give Al a vision of how things would have been with his family had he never been born; this was the Bundys' simultaneous homage to and parody of the Frank Capra film classic, and included a number of moments which have proved to be fan favorites. The eleventh episode of the fourth season, it offered such gems as the [[Whoa Bundy!|Whoa Jablonsky!]], a French speaking Kelly and ladies' man (for real) Bud. [[Ted McGinley]], who would later appear on the series as [[Jefferson D'Arcy]], made his first appearance as [[Norman Jablonsky]], the husband of [[Peggy Bundy|Peg]] in place of the unborn Al.
  
   
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==Plot==
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In ''Part I'', On Christmas Eve, Al plans the best Bundy Christmas by withdrawing money from his secret savings account to buy the selfish and ungrateful Peggy and the kids presents. When Al can't get to Marcy's bank on time, he tries a ill-fated cash motivated plan for a day care center which leaves him sad and alone with no money
  
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==Cast==
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In ''Part II'', Al Bundy gets fed up with how his family treats him, and he wishes he was never born. His guardian angel arrives to face the ungrateful man and shows him what life would be like without him. Peggy is married to a wealthy socialite named, Norman Jablonsky and is a wonderful mother and housewife. Kelly is a college student genius and child prodigy in French and writing. Bud is not a dysfunctional nerd, but a ladies man and also a genius. Norman reveals that he's planning to buy a mansion for all of them to live in. Then he shows Al, where Marcy lives. She is still married to Steve and has three children. Unlike the perfect Jablonsky family, she has developed Peg-like manners when she refuses to cook and clean for him, causing him to inherit Al-like manners. He's very miserable and works in a shoe store. This finally give the misanthropic Al a clue, that in wishing he was never born, not only are Peg, Bud and Kelly are happy, but Marcy and Steve are miserable. He decides he wants to return...to get back at them for having such a happy life without him!
  
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===Regular Cast===
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*[[Ed O'Neill]] as [[Al Bundy]]
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==Trivia==
  
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*[[Katey Sagal]] as [[Peg Bundy|Peggy Bundy]]
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*Sam Kinison, the onetime preacher turned stand-up comedian who plays Al's guardian angel, sadly died in an automobile accident in April, 1992, about 18 months after giving this performance, aged 38.
  
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*[[Christina Applegate]] as [[Kelly Bundy]]
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*[[David Faustino]] as [[Bud Bundy]]
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*The episode borrowed heavily from Frank Capra's 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life".
  
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==Recurring cast/guest stars==
  
 
*[[Amanda Bearse]] as [[Marcy D'Arcy|Marcy Rhoades]]
  
*[[Amanda Bearse]] as [[Marcy D'Arcy|Marcy Rhoades]]
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*[[David Garrison]] as [[Steve Rhoades]]
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*[[David Garrison]] as [[Steve Rhoades]]
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===Guest Stars===
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*[[Don Sparks]] as [[Santa Claus]]
  
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*[[Don Sparks]] as [[Santa Claus (Season 4)|Santa Claus]]
 
*[[Ann Nelson]] as Elderly Woman
  
*[[Ann Nelson]] as Elderly Woman
 
*[[Trevor Eyster]] as [[Franklin]] (as Tim Eyster)
  
*[[Trevor Eyster]] as [[Franklin]] (as Tim Eyster)
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*[[Thomas Ian Nicholas]] as [[Bobby]]
  
*[[Thomas Ian Nicholas]] as [[Bobby]]
 
*[[Eve Smith]] as Mom
  
*[[Eve Smith]] as Mom
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*[[Ted McGinley]] as [[Norman Jablonsky]]
  
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==Notes==
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===Title===
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*It's a Bundyful Life is a play on the title of the 1946 classic Christmas movie ''It's a Wonderful Life'', which this episode parodies.
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===Trivia===
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*Fox re-aired this episode two-parter on December 15, 2003, the same year that the ''[[Married... with Children Reunion]]'' special was aired, making it a rare occurrence in which a classic TV show re-airs on its parent network after being canceled.
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*On the ''Married... with Children Podcast'' this is the first two-parter to get two separate podcast episodes.
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*When Al puts his feet up, he has a noticeable hole in his shoe.
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===Cultural References===
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*The whole two-parter is a parody on the 1946 classic Christmas movie ''It's a Wonderful Life''.
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===Music===
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*The song that plays in the beginning of the episode and during the end credits is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas".
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*The Christmas carolers can be heard singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
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*The music playing in Marcy's bank is an instrumental version of "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller.
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===Locations===
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*[[Bundy Residence]]
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*[[Gary's Shoes & Accessories for Today's Woman]]
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*[[Kyoto National Bank]]
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===Sets===
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*Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
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*Al & Peggy's Bedroom
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*Shoe Store
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*Bank
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===Goofs===
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*When Steve and Marcy come to the Bundys, to wish them a merry Christmas, Bud is "stealing" Marcy's wedding ring from her right hand; later when Marcy asks who has it, she looks at her left hand, where the ring supposedly was.
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*One of the partying bank employees is handing the already dead drunk Marcy another drink - but the glass has clearly not very much in it.
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* Al says he was gonna pick up the money at he bank the next morning. But when he tries to go there to pick it up ( before being held up by the old ladies) it's afternoon.
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==External Links==
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*{{IMDb title|tt0642303}}
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*''[http://bundyology.com/hpg/412.html It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)]'' on [http://www.bundyology.com/ Bundyology]
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*''[http://www.albundy.net/marriedaniac/ate/script/0412t.html It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1) - Transcript]'' on [http://www.albundy.net/ albundy.net]
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*''[https://www.horrorphilia.com/married-children-podcast-69-its-a-bundyful-life-part-1/ #69 It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)]'' - MWC Podcast on [https://www.horrorphilia.com/ Horrorphilia]
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Revision as of 05:45, 14 May 2020

MWC episode
“It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)”
It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1)
Peggy asks Al to show him the bank book.
Season 4, Episode # 11
Number (#68) in series (259 episodes)
Guest star(s) Don Sparks
Ann Nelson
Trevor Eyster
Kate Romero
Kristeen Buxton
Thomas Ian Nichols
Eve Smith
Network: FOX
Production code: 4.12
Writer(s) Ron Leavitt
Michael G. Moye
Director Gerry Cohen
Taping date
Original airdate December 17, 1989
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It's a Bundyful Life (Part 1) is the eleventh episode of of Season 4 of the FOX TV series Married... with Children, as well as the 68th overall episode. Written by Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye, the episode was directed by Gerry Cohen. It first aired along with its second part as a one-hour episode on FOX on December 17, 1989.

Synopsis

Al has finally saved up some cash to buy his family Christmas presents this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank in time and retrieving the money he needs.

Plot

To be added.

Cast

Regular Cast

Guest Stars

  • Don Sparks as Santa Claus
  • Ann Nelson as Elderly Woman
  • Trevor Eyster as Franklin (as Tim Eyster)
  • Kate Romero as Midge
  • Kristeen Buxton as Denise
  • Thomas Ian Nicholas as Bobby
  • Eve Smith as Mom

Notes

Title

  • It's a Bundyful Life is a play on the title of the 1946 classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life, which this episode parodies.

Trivia

  • Fox re-aired this episode two-parter on December 15, 2003, the same year that the Married... with Children Reunion special was aired, making it a rare occurrence in which a classic TV show re-airs on its parent network after being canceled.
  • On the Married... with Children Podcast this is the first two-parter to get two separate podcast episodes.
  • When Al puts his feet up, he has a noticeable hole in his shoe.

Cultural References

  • The whole two-parter is a parody on the 1946 classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life.

Music

  • The song that plays in the beginning of the episode and during the end credits is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas".
  • The Christmas carolers can be heard singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".
  • The music playing in Marcy's bank is an instrumental version of "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller.

Locations

Sets

  • Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
  • Al & Peggy's Bedroom
  • Shoe Store
  • Bank

Goofs

  • When Steve and Marcy come to the Bundys, to wish them a merry Christmas, Bud is "stealing" Marcy's wedding ring from her right hand; later when Marcy asks who has it, she looks at her left hand, where the ring supposedly was.
  • One of the partying bank employees is handing the already dead drunk Marcy another drink - but the glass has clearly not very much in it.
  • Al says he was gonna pick up the money at he bank the next morning. But when he tries to go there to pick it up ( before being held up by the old ladies) it's afternoon.

External Links

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