The Juggs Have Left the Building

The Juggs Have Left the Building is the seventh episode of Season 11 and the 242nd overall episode of Married... with Children. Co-written by Vince Cheung and Ben Montanio, the episode, which was directed by Gerry Cohen, originally aired on FOX-TV on December 1, 1996.

Summary

While the Bundys vacation in Branson, Missouri, Marcy and Jefferson housesit for them and find a new way to spice up their sex life.

Plot

Peggy gets a brochure in the mail advertising Branson, Missouri as a vacation spot. Al is reluctant to go until told that they fry all of their foods and that the hotel rooms have twin beds. The Bundys travel to Branson, saving money by chaining the Dodge to the back of a bus. After Peggy spends all of their money on a new wardrobe, the broke Bundys enter a country music talent competition where first prize is awarded $500. Peggy and Kelly enter as a singing duo called "The Juggs" and turn out to be talented enough to win not only the money, but a gig touring with Tammy Wynette for a year. However, Peggy argues with Kelly over wanting to be billed as a sister act, upset that she's the "old one" in the duo. After some more arguments, Wynette fires them and calls them "wannabes", something Al and his family take offense to. Al informs her that they have something she doesn't - they never fail because they never try.

Meanwhile, Jefferson and Marcy agree to feed Lucky while the Bundys are gone and start feeling a little amorous, but they can't decide on what bedroom game to play. They try a new one: they dress up as Al and Peggy and do a little role-playing, which leads to a hot time in Al's and Peggy's bedroom.

Cast

Main/recurring cast

• Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy
• Katey Sagal as Peg Bundy
• Amanda Bearse as Marcy D'Arcy
• Ted McGinley as Jefferson D'Arcy
• David Faustino as Bud Bundy
• Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
• Lucky the Dog as Lucky Bundy

Guest cast

• Tammy Wynette as Herself
• Brent Hinkley as Cletus
• Nicole Nagorsky as Daughter
• Ritchie Montgomery as Emcee
• Doug Reid as Buford
• Dan Reid as Elmo

Notes

Title

• The title of this episode is a reference to mother-daughter country duo The Judds and the phrase "Elvis has left the building".

Trivia

• Country music star Tammy Wynette guest starred as herself in this episode.
  • Wynette died less than two years after this episode originally aired.
  • This episode marks Tammy Wynette's final live acting credit, before her death at age 55 in 1998. She also did voice-over work in two episodes of the FOX animated sitcom, King of The Hill, before her death.
• Katey Sagal is also a professional singer, and has worked as a back-up singer, most notably with Bette Midler, Gene Simmons and Bob Dylan.
• This episode does not end with an epilogue.
• Kelly is pretending to play an OVATION CC48 Celebrity Deluxe 6 String Orange Sunburst Guitar.
• After Bud says he will try to learn how to say "Can we try it topless" in 40 different languages, Kelly shows that she can say it in Japanese.
  • The phrase that Kelly says "足は耳の後ろに上げますか" (ashi wa mimi no ushiro ni agemasu ka) would translate into English as "Can you raise your feet behind your ears?".

Cultural References

• The city that the Bundys visit, Branson, Missouri is a real city that is a popular tourist destination for families.
• The Juggs is a reference to the mother/daughter country act the Judds, who were popular at the time and "Juggs", which in this case, is a slang term for women's breasts.
  • The song Kelly and Peg sing, "Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain" is a 1985 song from the Judds.
• The name of the hotel "Deliverance Inn", its slogan ("You'll squeal like a pig at our hospitality!"), the canoe trip and the "Ned Beatty Suite" with a back door are all references to the 1972 film, Deliverance.
  • The film is often believed to be Ed O'Neill first movie, though he has denied it.
• When Jefferson mentions playing "The Romanian Coach and the Limping Gymnast" and Marcy starts talking with a high pitched adolescent voice, its a reference to former Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug who was carried to the podium by her coach, Béla Károlyi after injuring her ankle at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
  • The 1996 Summer Olympics were the topic of a previous MWC episode, "Torch Song Duet".
• After Marcy turns down the "The Romanian Coach and the Limping Gymnast", Jefferson suggest "Woody and Soon-Yi" before turning it down due to it involving too much talking.
  • Woody and Soon Yi is in reference to film director Woody Allen, who at the time this episode aired, was in a romantic relationship with Soon-Yi Previn the adopted daughter of his then-girlfriend, Mia Farrow. Their relationship was often criticized for him being 56 years old at the time, while she was 20 years old, although he had known her longer. They married a year after this episode originally aired.
  • The line about too much talking is a reference to Allen often appearing in films as a character who goes into long rants.
• During Marcy and Jefferson's role playing as Al and Peggy, she tells him "Come upstairs and try to last longer than a new FOX sitcom". At the time, FOX was often known for cancelling shows after one season.
• Bud calls Al "Tom Arnold" after seeing him in his new suit. He then tells Bud, "Hey, he earned his money!".
  • Tom Arnold is an actor and comedian who at the time this episode originally aired, was married to actress and comediane, Roseanne Barr, with Al implying that he was living off of Roseanne's fame and fortune.
• Bud reveals that Al got the Juggs mentioned in the Branson Bugle by saying that both Peggy and Kelly are six months pregnant by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
• As Tammy Wynette is about to leave the Bundy's suite, she mentions that they have worse foot odor than Boxcar Willie.
  • Boxcar Willie was a country musician who often sang in the "old-time hobo" music style.
    • He was previously mentioned in the season 9 episode, "No Pot to Pease In" as Peggy bought a cassette of Boxcar Willie on the Shop at Home Channel.
• Al complains that they had to beg for gas money to get home on the corner of Tony Orlando and Dawn.
  • Tony Orlando and Dawn is a pop group from the 1970s. Tony Orlando was previously mentioned in season 4's "You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (Part 2)" by the lounge singer.
  • At the time of this episode, Tony Orlando was headlining a solo act at the self-named Yellow Ribbon Music Theatre in Branson.

Music

• The Juggs sing a cover of the 1986 country song, "Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain".

Locations

• Bundy Residence
• Deliverance Hotel

Sets

• Bundy Living Room / Kitchen
• Deliverance Hotel Lobby
• Deliverance Hotel Ballroom / Performance Stage

Goofs

• When Peggy comes down and asks Al if he has seen her curling iron, his beer mug is resting near his crotch and his right forearm is on his lap. Immediately the camera shifts to Al as he asks he why would he take something like that. The beer mug is now held up much higher and his right forearm is suddenly stretched atop of the couch. After it cuts back to Peggy, Al explains that he is on vacation. His right forearm is back on his lap but his beer mug is still up. Then after he tells Peggy that her butt can go and experience light, it cuts back to a wide shot and the mug is back near his crotch.
• When Bud jumps back into the fountain after the Cletus offers to give him CPR, you can see the inner part of the inner fountain move around as Bud moves around in there.
• When the camera pans down as Kelly and Peg start to sing, you can clearly see the studio lights.
• Kelly tries to say a phrase in Japanese that would mean "Can we see that topless?". The phrase that Kelly says "足は耳の後ろに上げますか" (ashi wa mimi no ushiro ni agemasu ka) would actually translate into English as "Can you raise your feet behind your ears?".
• When Peggy tells Tammy Wynette that she and Kelly are more like a sister act, Wynette quips, "Oh, you do comedy too?" and Peggy appears to being smiling and her hands are clasped just beneath her chest. The camera immediately changes angles and Peggy has a more dejected look on her face and her hands are at her sides.