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Hondo is a 1953 classic Western film starring John Wayne.

On Married... with Children, Al Bundy considered it one of Wayne's best films of all time. It is notable for airing once every seventeen years.

Usage on MWC[]

In May of 1988, Al has a three-day weekend and plans to spend it watching Hondo, noting that it is rarely shown on television and wanted to record it onto a blank VHS tape. But the plans are ultimately ruined because Peggy's family from Wanker County came to visit. Despite his pleas to Peg to let him record it, Al is forced to intervene after the Wanker Triplets run away due to one of them wanting to get married.

When Al returns with the triplets, he is happy to see that it was recorded and when one of the triplets complains that her problem wasn't solved yet, he tells her "Your lives are meaningless compared to Hondo". Unfortunately for Al, just as he starts the VHS tape up, the recorded footage of Hondo was taped over by Uncle Irwin and Uncle Otto, who wanted to record themselves singing a song to Peggy. This, however, turns out to be just a daydream by Al, so we don't know if he got to watch Hondo or not.

In May of 1994, Al on his one day off that week, called his friend/neighbor Jefferson D'Arcy, to help him out so he could watch Hondo on the Brute Channel in peace later that afternoon. After the plan backfired, Al found himself coerced into fixing the basement steps of the Bundy Residence, before realizing that he needed batteries for his flashlight and sends Peg out to get them.

After finding out that she bought the wrong size batteries, he forced to go to SAV-SOM Discount Store and get them himself. This lead to Al and the other customers being trapped inside a store due to computer failure. As a result, Al told a story about Bundo who took down a computer that was going to ruin the simple and easy way of life in the Wild West.

Finally having enough of the lack of action to get the store open again, he stands up and destroyed a computer by tossing it at a window while screaming "For Hondo!", which bounced off to his head, knocking him out for several hours. By the time Al woke up and turned on the TV to the Brute Channel, he heard the announcement that the film had ended, and would not air again until February 18, 2011.

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