My Mom, the Mom is the twelfth episode of Season 3 of the FOX sitcom Married... with Children, as well as the 47th overall episode in the series. Written by Lesa Kite, Cindy Begel and Jan Rosenbloom, the episode was directed by Gerry Cohen and premiered on FOX on February 26, 1989.
Synopsis[]
Peg resorts to acting like a true mom when Kelly picks her to appear at Mother-Daughter Career Day at school. Meanwhile, Al teaches Bud the value of a dollar by putting him to work at the shoe store.
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[]
- Teri Ralston as Judge Spivak
- Teri Weigel as Jade
- Deborah Levin as Susan
- Julie Condra as Becky
Quotes[]
- [Bud and Kelly are about to go out for the evening while Al and Peg sit on the couch]
- Peg: Bud, take your jacket!
- Bud: I don't have one. [shrugs]
- Al: What do you mean you don't have one?! I just bought you one last week.
- Bud: [shrugs] I guess I left it somewhere.
- Al: You don't leave a jacket! You leave your hopes... your dreams.. if you're lucky, your family... but, uh ,you got to take care of your jacket!
- Kelly: You know mom, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you. I wanna do nothing. I wanna be nothing.
- Marcy: A lot of times, kids don't come right out and ask what they really want. I know, when I was a young girl I wanted a horse. So I started talking about stirrups. My mother took me to the gynecologist. So, now, whenever I see a western, I have this urge to skootch to the end of the table.
- [Bud is sitting down at Gary's Shoes, while Al has just exited the bathroom]
- Bud: Dad, tell me again this lesson I'll never forget, because I already know how to go to the bathroom.
- Al: It's about responsibility, Bud. [sit down in the chair across from Bud] You can't go through life asking for money and not doing anything to earn it. Your mom's already cornered that market. I just want to show you where money comes from. Now, you remember that three hundred and twenty pound behemoth that orbited her way in here about an hour ago?
- Bud: The one with the chicken wing between her teeth?
- Al: No, the other one. Now, that was a twenty dollar sale. That means a solid dollar ninety seven for me. After taxes, social security, and your mom, I just earned myself a cool nickel. [pauses and reflects] Y'know, I never figured that out before. What the hell am I doin'?! Other people make money! [pulls himself out of his depression] Ah, but we're not talking about me. We're talking about you. You're living in a time of possibilities for a young, smart guy like you that are limitless. Why you could... [suddenly stops and reflects again] a nickel? That's what I make? What the hell keeps me going?! [gets up and starts pacing]
- Bud: Dad...
- Al: Now, wait a second, Bud. Dad needs a moment here. A nickel?! That can't be right. It just can't be. [pulls himself out of his depression] Ah, well, the important thing is you learn responsibility, and that your old dad is a little more than a Ready Teller who doles out money anytime anybody asks.
- [a beautiful woman suddenly enters the store]
- Jade: Excuse me. Would you be able to spare some cab fare?
- Al: Absolutely [quickly walks over to the cash register, but then stops to face her] You know, cabs are dangerous these days, let me get you a limo!
- [Al escorts Bud in after his failed attempt to sell lemonade, with him getting a lemon stuck to his mouth and a quarter stuck on his forehead. Peg and Kelly then decide to go out shopping and take Bud's quarter]
- Al: Well, I think you've learned a couple of valuable lessons. [walks around the couch and sits next to Bud, while holding up a lemon] Number one, never suck on a lemon when it's five degrees. Number two, look at yourself [puts his arm around Bud]. You're cold, you're hungry, you're starting to stoop. You earned a quarter and the women took it. Congratulations, Bud. Today, you are a man.
Notes[]
Title[]
- The title refers to Kelly being proud of Peggy for inspiring other students at Mother-Daughter Career Day.
Trivia[]
- Julie Condra, who plays Becky in this episode, would later reappear on MWC in the Season 8 episode, "Valentine's Day Massacre" as Crystal Brooks.
- This episode is the third appearance of Jade, the sexy woman who visits Al at the shoe store, as she previously appeared in "The Great Escape" and "Father Lode".
- Teri Weigel, who plays Jade in this episode, was the Playboy centerfold for April, 1986.
- Al reveals that he works on commission, stating that on a $20 sale, his commission is $1.97 and then after taxes, social security and Peggy, he earns a whole nickel for himself.
- Peggy's couch, table and remote control are in the classroom, though it is never explained how they were able to move it there and back to the Bundy household.
- As Peggy and Kelly both reveal, neither of them know their natural hair color.
- This is the last episode where Bud's skateboard is seen on the staircase.
- The skateboard was later used in the ABC sitcom, Free Spirit, in the episode "Guess Who's Staying for Dinner".
- One of the stars of the show was Edan Gross who previously played Carl in "You Better Watch Out" and a young Al Bundy in "He Thought He Could".
- The show was produced by ELP Communications and Columbia Pictures Television which also produced MWC in the early seasons. MWC writer and producer Richard Gurman was also the executive producer for Free Spirit.
Cultural References[]
- When Steve arrives to talk about the window that Bud broke, he sarcastically remarks about interrupting the Bundy's "Encyclopedia Britanica Night", referring to the then-published encyclopedia books.
- Kelly mentions that in Kindergarten, Peggy packed her a lunch consisting of a $1 bill and a map to fast food chain, Burger King.
Music[]
- Peggy and the kids sing a modified version of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", an African-American spiritual song that was made famous by Louis Armstrong.
Locations[]
Sets[]
- Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
- High School Classroom
- Shoe Store Seating Area
Goofs[]
- When Bud is at the shoe store with Al, right after Bud says something about the woman with chicken wings, you see the flash from a camera.
- This episode takes place in the winter and there is tons of snow on the ground, yet Jade, the woman in the shoe store comes in dressed like it's summer.
- Who helped Peggy and Kelly bring the couch, coffee table and other items to the school and then back home? Al was at work with Bud and you would need a truck to move the couch and table, which Al doesn't have. Plus, there is no way Peggy and Kelly carried the couch all the way to school and home in the snow no less.
- It seems kind of odd for Bud to keep losing his jackets during the winter, which is the time you really need one, especially in Chicago.
- When Kelly asks if Al is going to lecture to her and Bud about only have enough food for three, Al's left hand is partially visible and is pointing towards Kelly. Immediately the camera cuts to Al and his left arm is in a different position, with his hand pointing toward the back yard.
- As Al makes a sarcastic quip about seeing a story in the National Enquirer about a woman who baked cookies, Peg is sitting next to him with her fingertips touching. Immediately, the camera cuts to a different angle of Peg and she is suddenly sitting with her arms folded
- Just before Jade enters the store, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving downward on the wall behind the cash register
External Links[]
My Mom, the Mom at the Internet Movie Database- My Mom, the Mom on Bundyology
- My Mom, the Mom - Final Draft Script on albundy.net
- My Mom, the Mom - Transcript on Springfield! Springfield!
- #49 My Mom, the Mom - MWC Podcast on Horrorphilia
