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How Do You Spell Revenge? is the eleventh episode of Season 2 of the FOX sitcom Married... with Children, as well as the 24th overall episode in the series. Written by Ralph R. Farquhar, the episode was directed by Linda Day and premiered on FOX on November 22, 1987.

Synopsis[]

Al, Peggy and Bud are part of a shopping mall softball team playing other mall teams. After losing a few too many games, Al demands that Peggy improve her softball skills or she is off his team. Meanwhile, Kelly's new boyfriend Brian asks her to prove her love to him by getting a tattoo.

Plot[]

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Cast[]

Regular Cast[]

Guest Stars[]

Quotes[]

  • [Al, Bud, and Peggy walk into the living room, with Al looking dejected and Peggy dragging the equipment in]
  • Al: [sarcastically] Nice game, Peg.
  • Peggy: Oh, you're talking to me again, huh? It was fun, Al. It's only a game!
  • Al: No, it's only a game if you win. But if you lose, It's a stinkin' waste of time! Especially if you lose to the "Kiss Me Cosmetics" company!
  • Peggy: Well, they sure smelled good, didn't they? [comes up to Al] And you know Al, I may have struck out four times, but at least I found out I was using the wrong eyeliner.
  • Al: [bitterly] Peg, we lost to six women and three men with visible panty lines!

  • [Al and Peggy walk into the living room, with Al looking upset and Peggy dragging the equipment in again]
  • Peggy: I know, I know. I stink. But it was close!
  • Al: [bitterly] We lost to nuns.
  • Peggy: [walks over to Al] I have never been so humiliated. In front of everyone, you told Sister Mary Alice: "Bless this, honey!".
  • Al: Hey, I might not know all the religious gestures, but I recognized the one she gave to me!


Notes[]

Title[]

  • The episode title is inspired by the slogan "How Do You Spell Relief?" by Rolaids.

Trivia[]

  • Steve, Marcy, and Buck do not appear in this episode.
  • This is the first appearance of the New Market Mallers softball team. The team would make their next appearance in the season 5 episode, "The Unnatural".
  • On Al's New Market Mallers jersey the 'N' in New is written backwards.
  • Although they do not appear on screen together in this episode, John Dennis Johnston and Kris Kamm, who played father and son Jimmy and Brian, later appeared together in the 1994 cowboy film, Wyatt Earp.
  • Kris Kamm who plays Brian was about 23 years old when this episode originally aired, as he is playing a 15 year old boy dating Kelly. Also, he is only 14 years younger than James Dennis Johnston, who plays his dad (and Peggy's ex-boyfriend), Jimmy.
  • In this episode, Kelly tries to get a tattoo. In the later seasons of the show, Christina Applegate's ankle tattoos can be seen in episodes such as "Kelly's Gotta Habit".

Cultural References[]

  • After Jimmy reveals that he know about Kelly dating his son Brian and their plans to get matching tattoos, Al quips about Brian being "the spawn of Norman Bates and Seabiscuit".
    • Norman Bates is the fictional murderer from the film franchise, Psycho.
    • Seabiscuit was a champion thoroughbred racehorse who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s.
  • One of the snacks tha Kelly feeds Brian appears to be Sesame and Cheese flavored Twigs by Nabisco, though the "T" has been edited out likely due to licensing issue. [1]
  • When Bud explains to Brian why juice is important to Al, he leans in towards Kelly as he emphasizes the word "infection", likely referring to cranberry juice being used to treat UTI (urinary tract infection) that can usually stem from STD (sexually transmitted diseases).
  • Kelly tells Peggy that she eventually left Brian at the tattoo shop for another guy and rode off on his Domino's Pizza truck, referring to the multinational pizza restaurant chain.

Locations[]

Sets[]

  • Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
  • Bundy Doorstep

Goofs[]

  • When Peggy asks Jimmy if he wants a beer, she gives him the one Al is drinking. Later Al says "I should've killed him when he drank my juice."
  • When Peggy tells Jimmy that Kelly is dating a guy who is using a bug on a plate to get a free meal, it sounds like the boom mic briefly cuts out as she says "My daughter is..." and the natural sound of the studio as Peggy talks is heard.

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◄ Season 1 Season 2 Episodes Season 3 ►
Poppy's by the Tree (Part 1)Poppy's by the Tree (Part 2)If I Were a Rich Man
Buck Can Do ItGirls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 1)Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Part 2)
For Whom the Bell TollsBorn to WalkAlley of the DollsThe Razor's Edge
How Do You Spell Revenge?Earth AngelYou Better Watch OutGuys and Dolls
Build a Better MousetrapMaster the PossibilitiesPeggy Loves Al, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
The Great EscapeImpo-DentJust Married... with ChildrenFather LodeAll in the Family
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