England Show (Part 2) (aka Wastin' the Company's Money) is the twenty-fifth episode of Season 6 of the FOX sitcom Married... with Children, as well as the 130th overall episode in the series. Written by Stacie Lipp, the episode was directed by Gerry Cohen and premiered on FOX on May 10, 1992.
Synopsis[]
After shopping and eating a while longer in London, the Bundys arrive in Lower Uncton - minus Kelly, who decides to stay behind since she is a "city girl". Marcy and Jefferson continue the quest to catch up with their luggage. Meanwhile, at a London disco Kelly receives a warning that the family is in danger. She must somehow find her way to Lower Uncton before it's too late.
Plot[]
Al making sure his new suit really fits
Having essentially shopped 'till they dropped at the end of last episode, the Bundys now send Lower Uncton further into debt by ordering practically everything on the room service menu at the Savoy, one of London's most prestigious, and pricey, hotels. The family wants to sightsee, provoking various, and failed, murder attempts by Upper Uncton, and Al gets a Savile Row suit. Finally, the family are ready to set out for Lower Uncton, all that is except Kelly, who, as a "city girl" doesn't want to waste herself in, as she puts it, " a one-whore town". Marcy and Jefferson, meanwhile, stranded penniless and passport-less in London, make some new friends at a "special interests" club, and Kelly, with her English to English dictionary, is informed of the plot against her family. In Lower Uncton, the Bundys settle in and make themselves comfortable, for what looks like Al and Bud's last night. Bud's visit from the ghosts of his ancestors makes this graphically clear to him.
Cast[]
Regular Cast[]
- Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy
- Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy
- Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
- David Faustino as Bud Bundy
- Amanda Bearse as Marcy D'Arcy
- Ted McGinley as Jefferson D'Arcy
- Buck the dog as Buck Bundy
Guest Stars[]
- Bill Oddie as Winston
- Alun Armstrong as Trevor
- Steven Hartley as Igor
- Tony Steedman as Mayor Fivshaw
- Kevin Curran as Voice of Buck
- Mark Addy as Lower Uncton Local (Uncredited)
- Charlotte Chatton as Maid (Uncredited)
- Michael G. Moye as Man in Bondage Club Theatre (Uncredited)
- Gerry Cohen as Man knocked out by Kelly (Uncredited)
Quotes[]
- [Peg, Kelly, and Bud are sitting in a fancy suite at the Savoy hotel and wolfing down plates of food as a worried Winston watches]
- Winston: [clears throat] Um, gentlefolk? [the trio stare at him while chewing their food] Uh, listen, When we said um... "all expenses paid," we uh... we didn't exactly mean a river suite at the Savoy.
- Peggy: I'll have you know, sir, that we are accustomed to the finer things in life.
- Kelly: [holding a fork up] Mom, what's this?
- Peggy: It's a fork, honey.
- Kelly: Oh, cool! [immediately stuffs it into her robe pocket]
- Al: Hey, Menthol!
- [Al approaches Winston while looking around the room to avoid suspicion]
- Al: [quietly] Uh, where in this bird can a man get a copy of "Big 'Uns"?
- Winston: [puzzled] "Big 'Uns"?!
- [Al gestures a pair of breasts in front of his chest, causing Winston to realize what Al requested]
- Winston: Oh! Yes, well, uh, [looks around the room, and talks in a hushed tone] in this country, we call them uh..."Boobie Rags"
- [Winston opens his jacket and pulls out a folded magazine called "Cheerio, Boobs". The two men then begin looking at it and admire the photos]
Notes[]
Title[]
- The three episodes are set in England.
- The working title of the episode is listed as "England Show II: Wastin' The Company's Money".
Trivia[]
- When Marcy and Jefferson enter the club, after they are referred to as "Bad Americans", a man in leather comes by and ask them if they want a drink or a spanking. That man is played by MWC co-creator Michael G. Moye.
- Director Gerry Cohen appears as the man on the street who whispers something suggestive to Kelly and gets punched out by her.
- In a scene that was cut from the original airing, but later shown in syndication, Peggy tells the family to loot the hotel room for souvenirs that they can send back home to Chicago. At the time of the original broadcast, the 1992 Los Angeles riots were still part of the public consciousness, and any references to looting was considered to be in bad taste, even for Married... with Children.
- When Bud sees the ghosts of his ancestors, it appears that they were killed in various ways: Hanging, impaled with a sword, beheaded and shot with a cannonball.
- Mark Addy, who plays the Lower Uncton gallows builder, later came to international attention as one of the stars of 1997's The Full Monty and the first season of Game of Thrones.
- Kelly-isms heard in the episode:
- "Arriverdouche" instead of arrivederci ("Goodbye" in Italian)
- "One whore town" instead of One horse town
- "I must run like the stocking" instead of I must run like the wind
- Al reveals that the game where he scored Four Touchdowns was the last championship game that Polk High School ever won.
Cultural References[]
- As with the previous episode, Winston is referred to by other cigarette brand names or elements of cigarettes:
- The Savoy Hotel that the Bundys stay at is a real luxury hotel located in Central London.
- The London Dungeon is a real tourist attraction in South Bank, which features wax figures depicting historical events in gory detail.
- The Bundys go shopping at Poole and Co. Tailor, which is an actual gentleman's bespoke tailor. It has been family owned and run since 1806 and historically known as the creators of the dinner jacket.
- Customers include the British Royal family and royalty from other countries.
- In 1886, a James Potter (from the Tuxedo Club) purchased a dinner jacket from Poole and Co. He then brought it back to America. In the United States, the Dinner Jacket is known as the tuxedo.
- The voiceover at the end of the episode asks the question "Was 'Brooklyn Bridge' really worthy of an Emmy?".
- This is a reference to the CBS television show, which focused on the life of a Jewish-American family during the 1950s in Brooklyn, New York. It was nominated for an Emmy in outstanding television series (comedy/musical) in 1992 after only one season.
- It may also be poking fun at the fact that Married...With Children has never been nominated for an Emmy in outstanding television comedy, even though it had been on television longer than Brooklyn Bridge.
- One of the show's stars, Armin Shimmerman, previously appeared on MWC in "Buck the Stud" as Mr. Lovejoy, the man who offers the Bundys $10,000 for Buck to breed with his dog.
- During Kelly's run through the streets of London, she ends up in walking through the 1956 film The Animal World.
- While the Bundys are staying at the Savoy, the assassin from Upper Uncton tries to kill them by wheeling in a fancy dessert called "A Bombe" with a real bomb on the cart underneath it. This is identical to a scene in the James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever, where a waiter brings him a dish named "Bombe Surprise", which was a bomb hidden within a fake cake underneath a food cart.
- After Marcy and Jefferson enter the Red Fanny and the lady calls them "Bad Americans!", Jefferson tells her that he thinks it might be The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy written by English writer, William Shakespeare.
- At the nightclub, Kelly is revealed to be in a private booth with Charles, Prince of Wales and warns her that she can't wear the crown without him present as she exits. Afterward, his then wife Diana, Princess of Wales walks in and attacks him. This is in reference to the couple separating in 1992 after it was revealed that he had been having an extramarital affair, claiming that the marriage had broken down 5 years after their televised wedding in 1981.
Music[]
- The song that is played when Al is shopping at Poole and Co. Tailor and is fitted for a suit is "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred.
- The song that is played when Kelly is running around and asking people where Lower Uncton is the theme song for Lassie.
Locations[]
- The Savoy Hotel
- Hyde Park
- London Dungeon
- Saville Row
- Lower Uncton
- The Red Fanny
- London Nightclub
- London
- India
- Egypt
- France
Sets[]
- The Savoy Hotel River Suite / Hallway
- Hyde Park fish pond
- London Dungeon exhibits
- Poole and Co. Tailor
- Lower Uncton Castle
- The Red Fanny
- Nightclub floor
- Taj Mahal
- Pyramids of Egypt
- Eiffel Tower
External Links[]
England Show (Part 2) at the Internet Movie Database- England Show (Part 2) on Bundyology
- England Show (Part 2) - Transcript on Springfield! Springfield!
- #130 England Show (Part 2) - MWC Podcast on Horrorphilia
