Season 2 (1987/88)

Married with Children: Season 2
"Married... with Children" Season 2 DVD cover.
Program information
Episodes aired:
22
Dates aired:
September 27, 1987 - May 1, 1988
Network/Country:
FOX-TV / United States
Previous Season: Season 1
Next Season: Season 3

This is a list of episodes for the second season (1987–88) of the television series Married... with Children. At the beginning of this season, Kelly is portrayed as a girl of reasonable intelligence (though she is often teased by Bud for her promiscuity and bleached hair). By the end, however, her character obtains her trademark stupidity that will become both a plot device and comic focus for the rest of the series. This season also contains the first use of the "Bundy Cheer" and the first instance of the Bundys leaving Chicago. Although Buck is portrayed in later seasons as having been with the Bundys since he was a pup, it's implied by Peg that they've had him for only three years and Al states that he's actually Bud's pet; he even "speaks" once ("Buck Can Do It"), something that becomes a regular feature beginning in the fourth season. Michael Faustino (David's younger brother), makes the first of five guest appearances during the course of the series.

Episodes

Season 2 (1987-1988)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
14	1	"Poppy's By the Tree (Part 1)"	Linda Day	Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye	September 27, 1987	2.02
Part one of two. The Bundys vacation in Dumpwater, Florida, where an axe murderer is on the loose.
15	2	"Poppy's By the Tree (Part 2)"	Linda Day	Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye	September 27, 1987	2.03
Conclusion. Peggy is kidnapped by the axe murderer running loose in Dumpwater, Florida.
16	3	"If I Were a Rich Man"	Linda Day	Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh	October 4, 1987	2.04
After a million dollars is reported missing from Steve's bank, Peggy and the kids assume that Al stole the money so they can be rich.
17	4	"Buck Can Do It"	Linda Day	Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye	October 11, 1987	2.01
When news hits of the neighborhood dogs getting pregnant by Buck (who's getting out through the hole in the fence that Al hasn't bothered to repair), Peg and Marcy conclude that Buck should be neutered (especially after their neighbor Pittman threatens to sue because Buck impregnated his poodle), and even Bud is perfectly OK with it. Al has second thoughts after having a dream where a walking, talking and beer-drinking Buck (played by Derek McGrath) is angry at Al for not doing enough to stop him from being neutered. When two insane killers knock at the front door (one in a leather mask wielding a chainsaw and the other in a hockey mask with a machete) and Buck won't attack them to save Al, he realizes what he must do: distract Peg by telling her he's in the mood for "it". Note: Christina Applegate does not appear in this episode.
18	5	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Part 1)"	Linda Day	Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy	October 18, 1987	2.06
Part one of two. After arguing with Steve over ogling at a sexy repairwoman, Marcy goes with Peg to a male strip club, where Marcy loses her wedding ring in the pants of one of the dancers.
19	6	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Part 2)"	Linda Day	Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy	October 18, 1987	2.07
Conclusion. While Al discovers that Peg has been spending her time (and his money) at the male strip club, Marcy struggles not to tell Steve where her wedding ring is, until the male dancer Marcy was with comes to their door to bring it back.
20	7	"For Whom the Bell Tolls"	Linda Day	Richard Gurman & Katherine Green	October 25, 1987	2.05
The Bundys struggle with not having phone service after Al refuses to pay for a phone call to Canada. Al is also furious about the crime light installed in the neighborhood which shines on his face at night.
21	8	"Born to Walk"	Linda Day	John Vorhaus	November 1, 1987	2.08
Kelly passes her driver's test while Al fails his. Meanwhile, Steve gets into betting on horse races.
22	9	"Alley of the Dolls"	Linda Day	Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh	November 8, 1987	2.09
Al and his family (with the unwilling help of Steve and Marcy) bowl against Peggy's high school rival and her family.
23	10	"The Razor's Edge"	Gerry Cohen	Ellen L. Fogle	November 15, 1987	2.10
When Steve refuses to shave his beard and Marcy refuses to have sex with him, Steve moves in with Al and Peggy. He cooks and cleans, so Al doesn't want him to move back. Peg is jealous and wants him to move back. So, Al and Peg start tricking them. Finally, Steve gets too horny and shaves.
24	11	"How Do You Spell Revenge?"	Linda Day	Ralph R. Farquhar	November 22, 1987	2.11
Al tries to recruit Kelly onto his baseball team to replace Peg, but Kelly is in love with a boy who wants her to get a tattoo. His father turns out to be Peg's ex. Note: David Garrison and Amanda Bearse do not appear in this episode.
25	12	"Earth Angel"	Linda Day	Ellen L. Fogle	December 6, 1987	2.12
A pretty blond aspiring artist stays with the Bundys and makes life for everyone (except for Marcy) better. Finally Marcy gets rid of her.
26	13	"You Better Watch Out"	Linda Day	Katherine Green & Richard Gurman	December 20, 1987	2.13
A Christmas stunt at Chicago's Lakeside Mall goes awry when the man playing Santa crash-lands on the Bundys' yard and dies. Al must deal with the crowd of kids who still believe in Santa Claus. Michael Faustino guests.
27	14	"Guys and Dolls"	Linda Day	Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh	January 10, 1988	2.14
To curb Bud's destructive behavior after Bud gets in trouble for using a picture of Kelly in a bikini for a school project, Steve and Al get Bud to take up baseball card-collecting as a hobby, but the men get caught up in it and sell Marcy's collectible Barbie doll to get the money for some rare baseball cards.
28	15	"Build a Better Mousetrap"	Linda Day	Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt & J. Stanford Parker	January 24, 1988	2.15
A mouse is running loose in the Bundy house, prompting Peg to face her childhood fear of mice and Al to wreck the house in his attempt to catch the pest.
29	16	"Master the Possibilities"	Linda Day	Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye	February 7, 1988	2.16
When Al gets a package of "Yodelin' Andy" records that he didn't order, Marcy tells Al that if he gets something in the mail that he didn't order, he can legally keep it. Using this knowledge, Al receives a credit card in the mail made out to the family dog Buck, and begins to use the card under Buck's name. Note: Christina Applegate does not appear in this episode.
30	17	"Peggy Loves Al, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"	Gerry Cohen	Ralph R. Farquhar	February 14, 1988	2.17
On Valentine's Day, Bud awaits his first Valentine (which he thinks is a trick cooked up by Kelly), Kelly must choose one Valentine from the many boys who are attracted to her, Steve plans to take Marcy to Hawaii, Marcy plans to pop out from a cake naked, and Peg wants Al to say "I love you" to her.
31	18	"The Great Escape"	Linda Day	Ellen L. Fogle	February 21, 1988	2.18
Kelly is grounded for getting poor grades in school and must stay with her family at the shoe store while the house is being fumigated for termites, prompting Kelly to plan an escape so she can go see a concert. Note: David Garrison and Amanda Bearse do not appear in this episode.
32	19	"Impo-Dent"	Gerry Cohen	Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh	February 28, 1988	2.19
While Steve is away, Marcy drives Steve's new Mercedes (without his permission) and crashes it. When Steve finds out, he becomes impotent and fails to satisfy Marcy in bed. A sinister plan between Al and Steve unfolds later.
33	20	"Just Married... with Children"	Linda Day	Ellen L. Fogle	March 6, 1988	2.20
Al and Peg pose as Steve and Marcy Rhoades to get on a sadistic game show called How Do I Love Thee, but find themselves facing off against Steve and Marcy (who are on the game show as Al and Peg Bundy). Note: Ed O'Neill's wife Catherine Rusoff appears as Mona, the wife from the other couple Al and Peg face in the game show.
34	21	"Father Lode"	Linda Day	Jerry Perzigian	March 13, 1988	2.21
Al tries to keep his race track winnings a secret, while Peg starts taking money from Al's wallet.
35	22	"All in the Family"	Linda Day	Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung	May 1, 1988	2.22
Al has a nightmare when Peg informs him that her insane relatives are visiting.