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This article is from the Married With Children FAQ, by Dean Adams dadams@netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.

02 Second season episodes (1987-88) (Married With Children)



Regular cast:

Ed O'Neill .......................... Al Bundy
Katey Sagal ......................... Peggy Bundy
David Garrison ...................... Steve Rhoades
Amanda Bearse ....................... Marcy Rhoades
Christina Applegate ................. Kelly Bundy
David Faustino ...................... Bud Bundy
Buck the Dog ........................ Buck

Production staff:

Supervising Producer ................ Katherine Green
Richard Gurman

Executive Producer .................. Michael G. Moye
Ron Leavitt

Producer ............................ Sandy Sprung
Marcy Vosburgh

Associate Producer .................. Barbara Blachut Cramer
Story Editor ........................ Ellen L. Fogle
Ralph R. Farquhar

Director (primary) .................. Linda Day
Associate Director .................. Gerry Cohen

14. 09/27/87 "POPPY'S BY THE TREE (part 1)" (202)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt

The Bundys begin their second season with a vacation in beautiful
Dumpwater, Florida, at a cut-rate motel where an ax murderer who hates
tourists shows up every five years, and the locals bet on the time he
will strike next.

Delbert ..................... Gary Grubbs
Kelly's boyfriend............ Dan Gauthier
Sheriff ..................... Richard Paul
Roy ......................... Charlie Dell
Dottie ...................... Sandy Sprung *
Gloria ...................... Becky Phelps
Becky ....................... Kim Morgan Greene
Harold ...................... Bill Marcus
Beany ....................... Ian Patrick Williams

15. 09/27/87 "POPPY'S BY THE TREE (part 2)" (203)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt

Conclusion. Peg spoils the family's fun when she is kidnapped
by the ax murderer, and Al has to rescue her.

Killer ..................... Vic Polizos

16. 10/04/87 "IF I WERE A RICH MAN" (204)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh

Al and Steve visit the vault at Steve's bank, and the next day $1 million
dollars is reporting missing. Al is then treated like a king by Peggy
and the kids when they think he took the money.

<no guest cast>

17. 10/11/87 "BUCK CAN DO IT" (201)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt

Al is loath to have Buck the dog neutered, despite the threat of a
lawsuit from neighbors angered by Buck's "carnal trespassing", and
the resulting "stupid, ugly puppies".

Buck (in dream) ............. Derek McGrath
Chainsaw .................... Dick Durock
Mr. Pittman ................. Mitchell Greenberg

18. 10/18/87 "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (part 1)" (206)
Tracy Gamble & Richard Vakcy

A beef with Steve sends Marcy out for an evening with Peggy and the
girls for her first peek at a male strip club, Troy's. Marcy loses her
composure, and then her wedding ring, which slips into a dancer's briefs
as she slips him a tip. [Note: originally shown as a 1-hour episode]

Zorro ....................... Billy Hufsey
Wanda ....................... Lisa Kahofer
Fanny ....................... La Rue Stanley
Sheila ...................... Judy Kain
Ernest ...................... Joey D. Viera
Bouncer ..................... Richard Brose
Louise ...................... Charlotte Crossley
Skippy ...................... Mike Christian
Leon ........................ Nick Montgomerey
Host/Announcer .............. George Solomon
Cowboy ...................... Christopher Whalley
Mervyn ...................... Steve Guri
Construction Worker ......... Doug Donatelli

19. 10/18/87 "GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (part 2)" (207)
Tracy Gamble & Richard Vaczy

Conclusion. Zorro the stripper shows up on Al's doorstep with Marcy's
missing ring. He then gives it to Steve, who eventually confronts
Marcy with it in the bedroom.

<no guest cast>

20. 10/25/87 "FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS" (205)
Richard Gurman & Katherine Green

Al's beef with the phone company has neighbors and family wanting his
hide after the Bundy phone service is cut off. Al refuses to pay a
large phone bill. There is also a light outside the house that he
doesn't like, either.

<no guest cast>

21. 11/01/87 "BORN TO WALK" (208)
John Vorhaus

Kelly gets her driver's license -- on the same day that Al fails
the test for his license renewal.

<no guest cast>

22. 11/08/87 "ALLEY OF THE DOLLS" (209)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh

Victory seems assured when Steve agrees to become a Bundy for a family
bowling match against Peg's arch rival from high school, but Bud has
thrown his bowling-lesson money into the gutter.

Mimi ........................ Deborah Harmon
Roscoe ...................... Darren Modder
Chuck ....................... Bill Kalmenson
Didi ........................ Jennifer Sophia
Frank ....................... Larry Spinak

23. 11/15/87 "THE RAZOR'S EDGE" (210)
Ellen L. Fogle

Steve goes away on a river rafting trip, and when he comes back he has
a beard. Marcy and Steve argue over his refusal to shave it off, which
prompts Steve to move in with the Bundys.

<no guest cast>

24. 11/22/87 "HOW DO YOU SPELL REVENGE?" (211)
Ralph R. Farquhar

Al demands that Peggy improve her softball skills - or she is off the
team. Meanwhile Kelly's new boyfriend asks her to prove her love -- by
getting a tattoo.

Brian ....................... Kris Kamm
Jimmy ....................... John Dennis Johnston

25. 12/06/87 "EARTH ANGEL" (212)
Ellen L. Fogle

There's a new harmony in the Bundy house, the neighborhood, and the world
in general after Bud discovers a 21-year-old art student named Tiffany in
the park, and brings her home. Everyone likes her except Marcy, who plots
to get rid of her.

Tiffany ..................... Dawn Merrick
Sheila ...................... Judy Kain
Fanny ....................... La Rue Stanley
Fern ........................ Lana Schwab
Larry ....................... Gene Le Bell
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
Dennis ...................... John Wesley
Barney ...................... Steve Susskind
Louise ...................... Charlotte Crossley

26. 12/20/87 "YOU BETTER WATCH OUT" (213)
Katherine Green & Richard Gurman

The Bundys' christmas eve is interrupted by a nontraditional visit from
Santa Claus, who misses his scheduled arrival at a shopping mall when his
parachute fails to open and he instead plummets into the Bundy back yard.
[Note: this episode has been distributed with a warning message:
"The following depicts a Bundy Christmas. It could be upsetting to
small children and others. Parental guidance is suggested"]

Coroner ..................... Mike Hagerty
Mr. Mallman ................. David Ruprecht
Nestor ...................... Michael Faustino
Carl ........................ Edan Gross
Delivery Boy ................ Robert Petkoff

27. 01/10/88 "GUYS AND DOLLS" (214)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh

Al and Steve engineer a major-league deal: they buy two classic baseball
cards with the money obtained by selling Marcy's 20-year-old Barbie doll,
the one she's been saving for the daughter she hopes to have someday.
They are then forced to go out and find the doll in the streets.

Cop ......................... Nick De Mauro

28. 01/24/88 "BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP" (215)
Teleplay: Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt, Story: J. Stanford Parker

There's a mouse in the Bundy house, but Al disdains using a professional
exterminator, especially when the battle becomes "personal". Al will
stop at nothing to get the mouse, even if it means wrecking the house.

Wally ....................... Patrick T. O'Brien

29. 02/07/88 "MASTER THE POSSIBILITIES" (216)
Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye

The Bundys, under the impression that you don't have to pay for anything
you didn't order, go on a spending spree and then some, when the postman
leaves a new credit card addressed to Buck the dog.

Hiram Massey ................ Bill Erwin
Hon ......................... Debi A. Monahan
Bellboy ..................... Jim Keily
Paula ....................... Caryn Wells
Kristi ...................... Christi Allen
Frieda ...................... Linda Lutz

30. 02/14/88 "PEGGY LOVES AL - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH" (217)
Ralph R. Farquhar / Gerry Cohen

On Valentine's Day, Kelly hauls in a load of valentines, and Steve is
giving Marcy a trip to Hawaii. Meanwhile, Bud holds a vigil at the
mailbox, waiting for his first valentine, and Peg awaits a decision on
whether or not she'll get the gift she wants from Al - for him to say
"I love you". [Note: when originally broadcast, this episode ended with
a phone number for viewers to call and vote on what Al should say. Later
on that night, they played the ending. The vote was 67% in favor of Al
saying "I Love You". ]

April May June .............. Lihann Jones

31. 02/21/88 "THE GREAT ESCAPE" (218)
Ellen L. Fogle

While the Bundy house is being fumigated for termites, the family stays at
the shoe store, where a grounded Kelly plots an escape to a rock concert.

Jade ........................ Teri Weigel
Trish ....................... Barbara Belmonte
Heather ..................... Hope Marie Carlton
Jackie ...................... Kim Anderson
Mitzi ....................... Barbara Schillaci
Termite Boss ................ Cliff Bemis

32. 02/28/88 "IM-PO-DENT" (219)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh

Marcy lives to regret driving -- and denting -- Steve's new Mercedes,
particularly when she learns she has less to live for. To get back at
her Steve feigns impotence, and tricks Marcy into being his household
servant.

<no guest cast>

33. 03/06/88 "JUST MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN" (220)
Ellen L. Fogle

While going through Steve and Marcy's mail, Al and Peg find and fill out an
application for a game show ("How do I love thee?"), where the object is a
Bundy natural: surviving torture. The Bundys go on the show pretending to
be Steve & Marcy. Steve and Marcy then show up at the end of the game show
as Al & Peggy. The husband who survives the most abuse will be the winner.

Bink Winkleman .............. David Leisure
Lovely Zelda ................ Jessie Scott
Mona Squab .................. Catherine Rusoff
Roland Squab ................ Geoff Pierson

34. 03/13/88 "FATHER LODE" (221)
Jerry Perzigian

Al goes to great lengths to keep his race-track winnings
a secret from Peg.

Jade ........................ Teri Weigel

35. 05/01/88 "ALL IN THE FAMILY" (222)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung

Peggy's eccentric relatives visit the Bundy house, including battling
uncles, and singing and dancing triplet aunts, whose show-biz career
is threatened by Al's advice.

Uncle Irwin ................. King Kong Bundy
The Wanker Triplets.......... Milly, Elena, and Eadie Del Rubio
Uncle Otto .................. James "Gypsy" Haake

 

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