Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 1) is the fifth episode of Season 2 of the FOX sitcom Married... with Children, as well as the 18th overall episode in the series. Written by Tracy Gamble and Richard Vaczy, the episode was directed by Linda Day and premiered on FOX on October 18, 1987.
Synopsis[]
While Al and Steve are occupied by a female employee who fixes the Bundy's refrigerator, Peggy invites Marcy to a strip club with the girls.
Plot[]
To be added.
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 Rhoades
- David Garrison as Steve Rhoades
Guest Stars[]
- LaRue Stanley as Fanny
- Charlotte Crossley as Louise
- Judy Kain as Sheila
- Lisa Kahofer as Wanda
- Joey D. Vieira as Ernest
- Richard Brose as Bouncer
- Doug Donatelli as Construction Worker
- Christopher Whalley as Cowboy
- Michael Christian as Skippy (as Mike Christian)
- Steve Guri as Mervyn
- Nick Montgomery as Leon
- George Solomon as Announcer (voice only)
- Bill Hufsey as Zorro (as Billy Hufsey)
- Yvonne de La Paix as Overheated Patron (uncredited)
- Lynne Lerner as Friend (uncredited)
Quotes[]
- Steve: What's the emergency, Al?
- Al: [gleefully] Its in the kitchen!
- [Al runs to the kitchen counter with Steve to watch an attractive repair girl bent over and fixing his refrigerator]
- Steve: [sternly, while staring at the girl's backside] You brought me all the way over here just to see that?
- Al: Uh-huh.
- Steve: [pauses, then smiles] Thanks, Al!
- Al: [staring at the butt of the repair-girl] Yeah, looks like two little kittens playing gently under some denim.
- [Marcy walks in and stops smiling as she sees both of them ogling the repair girl's butt. She then stands directly behind Steve.]
- Steve: I think it looks more like an apple, Al.
- Marcy: What kind of apple, Steve?!
- Steve: A red one! You know how just before you pick... [stops as he realizes Marcy is behind him]
- Marcy: Peggy, you just put a dollar bill down that man's pants. Why?
- Peggy: Because my checkbook makes him walk funny.
- Marcy: My wedding ring! It's gone! Peggy, I've lost my wedding ring down Zorro's pants!
- Steve: Al, you've got a... [hesitates] ...lovely daughter. Let me ask you this: When she grows up, don't you want her to be appreciated for more than just her physical beauty?
- Al: Well, let's see, Steve. How can I answer that? Uh, well, let's see... [gets up and walks towards the staircase] Uh, Kelly, honey, come on down here a second. [Kelly descends the staircase] Come here a minute, sweetheart. [puts his arms around Kelly's shoulders] I want you to tell Uncle Steve what your guidance counselor said what career you'd be best suited for.
- Kelly: "Lumber Camp Toy" or "The Other Woman". [Steve nods and gives a feint smile]
- Al: [kisses Kelly on her forehead] Thank you, sweetheart. You were saying, Steve?
Notes[]
Title[]
- "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a famous song originally sung by Robert Hazard, but popularized by Cyndi Lauper.
Trivia[]
- Part 1 and 2 of this episode were originally shown as a one-hour episode.
- In the original script this episode was not meant to be a two-parter.
- Tracy Gamble, who co-wrote this two-parter, went on to create the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules, in which Katey Sagal plays the main character Cate Hennessy.
- Richard Vaczy, who co-wrote this two-parter, later executive produced an episode of Matrimonio con hijos, the Spanish remake of Married... with Children and all episodes of Schastlivy vmeste (Счастливы вместе), the Russian remake.
- Billy Hufsey, who plays Zorro, is best known for being one of the stars of the musical themed NBC television series, Fame, which had finished its final season 5 months before this episode aired.
- One of Hufsey's co-stars, Jesse Borrego, would later appear on MWC as Bruno, the Polk High School janitor and Kelly's love interest in the Season 3 episode, "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me".
- The D'Arcy's would also sing the show's opening theme in the Season 10 episode, "Turning Japanese".
Cultural References[]
- At one point, Marcy accuses Steve of leaving the PBS pledge drive to ogle the repair woman. He then jokes that watching her was something like Masterpiece Theater.
- PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) is an American public broadcaster that typically airs educational programming. As it is a non-profit organization, it realizes on public donations and often has on-air pledge drives as Marcy mentioned.
- Masterpiece Theater (now known simply as Masterpiece) is an anthology television series that airs on PBS. It typically showcases adaptations of classic British novels and literature, but also features original dramas as well.
Locations[]
- Bundy Residence
- Troy's Nightclub
Sets[]
- Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
- Troy's Nightclub
Goofs[]
- When Zorro picks up Marcy you can see all of the studio lights on the "ceiling".
- When Marcy "loses" her ring in Zorro's pants you can clearly see her take it off and stuff it in there. Moreover, the ring bounces out and falls to the floor!
External Links[]
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 1) at the Internet Movie Database- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 1) on Bundyology
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Final Draft Script on albundy.net
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 1) - Transcript on albundy.net
- #18 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - MWC Podcast on Horrorphilia
