The Hood, the Bud and the Kelly (Part 1) is the fifteenth episode of Season 10, and the 226th overall episode of Married... with Children. Directed by Gerry Cohen and written by Dvora Inwood, the episode originally aired on FOX on January 7, 1996.
Summary[]
Al and Jefferson insist on installing a satellite dish on the roof themselves, but spend more time falling off the roof than staying on it. Meanwhile, Bud gets the idea to direct an exercise video starring Kelly and a Latino hunk named Rafael; however, he had to borrow money from the mob in order to finance the video.
Plot[]
After missing The Oprah Winfrey Show due to going on a shopping trip with Al, Peggy suggest that he buy a satellite dish, which would allow her to watch Oprah anytime she wants. Realizing that it would keep her glued to the couch all day and night, leaving him to sleep alone, Al agrees to buy one. Al then purchases a satellite dish from a discount store and insists on installing it with help from Jefferson.
Meanwhile, Kelly complains to Bud that he is not doing enough for her, despite being her agent. Bud is instead focused on a girl named Ariel and desperately wants her to be her newest client. After Bud sends Kelly on an audition for adult diapers, she ends up firing him (and also loses out on signing Ariel as a client). He then talks to Jefferson, as he does not want to have to get a real job. As Al is left dangling on the roof, Jefferson talks to Bud and suggest that he can create an exercise video starring Kelly and featuring attractive women working out. Inspired by Jefferson's words, Bud decides to go out and get a loan to make the project happen and become Kelly's agent once again.
Bud is turned down for a loan at every bank in Chicago (with Marcy later claiming that she deliberately sent faxes out to make sure he did not get approved). However, while Jefferson and Al are working on the dish, Bud turns on the TV (electrocuting Al) and finds a commercial advertising Vito, a guy who won't say no to any loan request. Bud decides to borrow money from Vito, whom, unbeknownst to him, is a local area mobster and loan shark.
Bud proceeds to use the money to finance an exercise video staring Kelly and a Latino hunk named Rafael. But Kelly and Raphael get into a fight over who will star in the video, promoting them to storm off to their dressing rooms. While trying to bring the situation to a peaceful resolution, Bud soon learns that Vito is dangerous and wants the video completed on time, by 5pm, or he'll die. To ensure that Bud will be done on time, Vito brings in a massive enforcer named Gino to stand guard and supervise.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy
- Katey Sagal ss Peg Bundy
- Amanda Bearse as Marcy D'Arcy
- Ted McGinley as Jefferson D'Arcy
- Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
- David Faustino as Bud Bundy
Guest stars/recurring cast[]
- Kevin Curran as Voice of Lucky (uncredited)
- Lucky the dog as Lucky Bundy
- Jennifer Lyons as Ariel
- Richard Moll as Gino
- Perry Anzilotti as Vito Capone
- John Carlos Frey as Raphael
- Lisa Arturo as Farrah
- Melissa De Sousa as Jaclyn
- Veronica De La Cruz as Kate
- Ronn Jerard as Bank President (uncredited)
- Ossie Mair as 4th Bank of Chicago Loan Officer (uncredited)
Quotes[]
- [As Bud is about to have sex with his potential client, Ariel, on the living room couch, Kelly walks in and confronts him]
- Kelly: Bud, you are the worst agent in the entire world and the state of Chicago.
- Bud: Uh, Kelly... [gestures towards Ariel]
- Kelly: How could you send me out on a Depends commercial? You told me that it was for lingerie.
- Bud: It is. It's lingerie that absorbs accidents.
- Bud: Mr. D'Arcy, I need some advice. Kelly fired me as her agent. If I don't get her back, I'll have to go and get a real job.
- Jefferson: This is an emergency. [puts his hand on Bud's shoulder]
- [Meanwhile, in the backyard, the ladder falls into the bushes. Al then slips off and desperately tries to hang on. Throughout the scene, Al's legs are shown kicking and dangling in mid-air as he calls out for help, but neither Bud nor Jefferson seem to notice him.]
- Al: Ah, my legs! Ahh! I'm slipping, Jefferson! Help me, buddy!
- Jefferson: Look, Bud, today's agent succeeds by ripping off what's hot. So you got to create your own project and hire Kelly to star in it.
- Al: Help me! Help me!
- Bud: Create my own project. Now, that's a good idea. But what kind of--? What kind of projects?
- Al: Jefferson! Jefferson! I can't feel your hands!
- Jefferson: [pondering] Well, let me think. Something-- Something sexy, something sleazy. Something I would buy. [smiles] Hey, hey, hey. I got it, I got it. A workout video full of gorgeous babes jumping up and down.
- Bud: [smiles, snaps his fingers] A workout video? That's perfect. I'll have Kelly do an exercise video.
- Jefferson: [nodding] Yeah, that would work.
- Al: Jefferson! Jefferson! I'm hanging by my chin here!
- [Bud and Jefferson continue talking, but are drowned out by Al's screams for help, as he is literally holding on by his chin, with his arms and legs still dangling.]
- Bud: [excited] All right. I'm gonna go to the bank right now and get a loan. Thanks so much, Mr. D'Arcy. [reaches out and shakes Jefferson's hand]
- Jefferson: Hey, if I'm one thing, I'm always there for my friends.
- Al: Ohhh...!
- [At that moment, Al finally falls off of the roof and hits the patio floor]
Notes[]
Title[]
- The title of this episode is a reference to the 1966 Spaghetti Western film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Trivia[]
- Ossie Mair, who plays the loan officer at the 4th Bank of Chicago who rejects Bud's loan request, would appear with David Faustino again in his 2009 sitcom project, Starving.
- This is the first of three episodes to feature Jennifer Lyons as Bud's girlfriend, Ariel.
- Marcy reveals that she deliberately made sure that Bud could not get a loan from the banks he visited.
Cultural References[]
- As Bud follows Kelly upstairs and asks if she thinks that she is his only client, Lucky says that he left Bud for the William Morris Agency.
- The William Morris Agency was a Hollywood-based talent agency that represented some of the best known entertainers in film and music. In 2009, it merged with Endevor Talent Agency to become William Morris Endeavor and by 2017, became simply known as Endeavor.
- Kelly complains that Bud got her a part in a Depends commercial.
- Depend is a brand of adult undergarment for those who suffer from urinary incontinence, typically aimed towards older adults and the elderly.
- After firing Bud, Kelly asks out loud who represents Pocahantas because she is in everything.
- Pocahontas, in this case, is in reference to the Disney cartoon character from the 1995 animated film of the same name.
- The store that Al and Jefferson bought the satellite from, "Crazy Achmed", is a likely reference to the Los Angeles-based discount electronics store, Crazy Gideon's.
- The black-and-white television show that is playing while Al is electrocuted is The Donna Reed show, more specifically, the Season 1 episode "The Foundling".
- In his commercial, Vito Capone says "No relation" after introducing himself. This in reference to him sharing the same last name as Chicago-based gangster Al Capone.
- This can also be a reference to the Tiny Toon Adventures characters Buster Bunny (male) and Babs Bunny (female). One of them usually says "No relation" during a given episode.
- The phone number for Moneyland, 1-800-HORSEHEAD, is a reference to the 1972 crime film, The Godfather. Specifically, it is in reference to a scene where Mr. Woltz wakes up to find his prize horse's severed head in bed next to him.
- When Kelly returns home and brags that she has a new agent, she mentions that the agent represents "The Bay City Rollers, Milli Vanilli and the entire Buttafuoco family, except for Joey".
- The Bay City Rollers is a Scottish pop rock band that was very successful during the 1970s, known for songs such as "Saturday Night", but by the 1980s had faded into obscurity due to the members aging out, and their career was marked by financial difficulties and mismanagement. They have had several reunion tours since the late 1980s.
- Milli Vanilli was a German-based R&B duo, consisting of artists Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan. They made headline news in 1989 when they were caught lip-syncing during a live performance on MTV. The following year, it was then revealed that the duo did not even sing at all on their debut album.
- Joey Buttafuoco is a auto shop mechanic and sex offender. In 1992, he made headline news when the teenager he was having an affair with, 16-year-old Amy Fisher, went to his house and shot his wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the face.
Music[]
- A parody version of "For the Love of Money" by the O' Jays is played when Bud tries to get a loan from several different banks.
Locations[]
- Bundy Residence
- Gary's Aerobics Studio
Sets[]
- Bundy Living Room / Kitchen
- Gary's Aerobics Studio Workout Area
Goofs[]
- As Jefferson struggles to move the ladder outside, he knocks the satellite box back to the front of the garage door and hiding its "Crazy Achmed" logo. Then after Al complains about Peggy and Marcy laughing and doubting them, as he walks to pick up the box, it has somehow been moved to the front of the drawer next to the garage door, with its logo clearly visible.
- When Al falls off the roof, a dummy is shown. When Al is shown staggering around afterward, it is obviously a stunt double who then breaks Jefferson's fall after he slips.
- When Al fall from the roof while measuring the distance, the tape measure lands outside near the ladder and Al lands with his head pointing to the ladder as well. Then just before Jefferson falls off the roof after Al pulls the tape measure down, Al's head is now pointing toward the screen door entrance and the tape measure is inside the house. Finally, when Peggy mocks Al about "Five minutes", the tape measure has disappeared altogether.
- When Al tries to pull Jefferson down with the measuring tape, it is clearly a stunt double who is slightly heavier and has more hair than Ed O'Neill. Also when Al's voice is heard yelling "I'm right here, Jefferson!", Ed O'Neill's voice is coming from a different location and the stunt double is clearly not moving him mouth as his face can be briefly seen before he tugs on the tape.
- When Bud turns on the television and sees Al being electrocuted, it would be rather impossible, since there was no receiver set up to the television in the first place or how it would even transmit an image of Al onto The Donna Reed Show.