04 Fourth season episodes (1989-90) (Married With Children)
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04 Fourth season episodes (1989-90) (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 ................ Kevin Curran
Co-Executive Producer ............... Arthur Silver
Katherine Green
Ellen L. Fogle
Executive Producer .................. Michael G. Moye
Ron Leavitt
Co-Producer ......................... Barbara Blachut Cramer
Story Editor ........................ Kevin Curran
Dog Trainer ......................... Steven Ritt
Director (primary) .................. Gerry Cohen
58. 09/03/89 "HOT OFF THE GRILL" (401)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
The Bundys' fourth season begins with a Labor Day barbecue, a major
turn-on for Al, as is the sight of Peggy laboring mightily to make
everything just right for his creation of "special" Bundy burgers.
Unfortunately, one of the special ingredients turns out to be the
ashes of Marcy's dead aunt.
<no guest cast>
59. 09/10/89 "DEAD MEN DON'T DO AEROBICS" (402)
Katherine Green
A two-week visit from "the healthiest man in Chicago" evolves into a
test of wills between contest-winner Peggy and the TV aerobics instructor
who makes her pant in ways other than she desires. At the end of the
week, we learn who had the strongest will when Jim is sitting on the couch
eating bon-bons. Unfortunately for Peg, he also drops dead. [Note: the
episode ends with the following message -- "This show is dedicated to
our brother the mighty cockroach. Let him show us the way."]
Jim Jupiter ................. Tom Lahm
Bunny ....................... Michele Smith
Lola ........................ Katherine Eickstaedt
60. 09/24/89 "BUCK SAVES THE DAY" (403)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung
The Bundy kids need to raise money for concert tickets: Bud sells Al
"Dan'l" Bundy as a camping guide, and Kelly fleeces Peggy's friends
at poker. Al and Steve then have to take a bunch of kids camping.
Joey ........................ Michael Faustino
Fern ........................ Lana Schwab
Louise ...................... Charlotte Crossley
Victor ...................... Aeryk Egan
61. 10/01/89 "TOOTH AND CONSEQUENCES" (404)
Teleplay: Sheldon Krasner & David Saling, Story: Will Rogers
Excruciating pain forces Al to see Marcy's dentist, a man dedicated to
his profession almost as much as he is to this week's dental assistant.
Dr. Plierson ................ Joe Flaherty
T.C./Assistant .............. Traci Lords
Bill ........................ Scott Garrison
62. 10/08/89 "HE AIN'T MUCH, BUT HE'S MINE" (405)
Lisa Rosenthal
A beauty-parlor discussion with a well-kept woman makes Peggy think
her very own Al is the keeper. Meanwhile, Marcy suffers from a bad
hairstyle that makes her look like Peggy.
Ginger ...................... Elizabeth Keifer
Molly ....................... Kimmy Robertson
Sonya ....................... Brenda Lilly
Renee ....................... Johnson, Vernee Watson
63. 10/29/89 "FAIR EXCHANGE" (406)
Al Aidekman
The Bundys can feast on the $500 a month they receive for hosting a
foreign exchange student, but the beautiful French visitor turns Kelly's
social life to famine.
Yvette ...................... Milla Jovovich
Myron ....................... Richard Israel
Hank ........................ Gregg Thomsen
Bob ......................... Douglas Bryant Johnson
64. 11/05/89 "DESPERATELY SEEKING MISS OCTOBER" (407)
Arthur Silver & Steve Bing
When a playmate comes into Al's store, he is eager to get home and look
up her issue. But Al is a broken man when he finds that Peggy has sold
his family heirloom (the meticulously cared-for collection of Playboy
magazines), to buy a good-luck charm to win the lottery. Ed O'Neill plays
the ghost of Al's father, who encourages him to get some self respect, so
Al forces Peg to get his Playboy's back. Which she does by selling his
car. [Note: Brandi Brandt was the Playboy centerfold for October, 1987]
Playmate .................... Brandi Brandt
65. 11/12/89 "976-SHOE" (408)
Sandy Sprung & Marcy Vosburgh
Steve may be booted out of his bank after he okays a $50,000 loan to Al,
who has plans afoot for a new telephone service to solve shoe problems.
Al becomes "Dr. Shoe" at 555-SHOE - but nobody calls, despite his TV ads.
Marcy tries to help by loaning him another $50,000 from her bank to repay
Steve, but Al spends that as well. Steve loses his job over the loan,
and Marcy gets demoted to drive-up teller.
Muffy ....................... Kari Whitman
Peamon ...................... Ray Reinhardt
Sherrif ..................... Dan Tullis, Jr.
Swensen ..................... Kerry Burke
Farmer ...................... R. Leo Schreiber
66. 11/19/89 "OH WHAT A FEELING" (409)
Ron Leavitt & Michael G. Moye
Al hits a bump on the road to a new car when he finds that the amount he
digs up for a down payment is a bit less than the amount he buried. Al
is then forced to buy a used car. [Note: Nancy Priddy is Christina
Applegate's real mother.]
Tony ........................ John Welsh
Lewis ....................... Marc Bentley
Vince ....................... Mike Tino
Mr. Writeman ................ Joe Farago
Mrs. Writeman ............... Nancy Priddy *
67. 11/26/89 "AT THE ZOO" (410)
Katherine Green
Marcy has an animal lust for Steve's blood after her unemployed husband
spends time at the zoo and aquarium instead of looking for a job.
Reporter .................... Matt McKenzie
TV News Anchor .............. Lisa Moss
Courtney .................... Jennifer Banko
Sonny ....................... Dan Tullis, Jr.
Norris ...................... Frank Lloyd
Chelsea ..................... Trudy Adams
Bartender ................... Michael Francis Clarke
68. 12/17/89 "IT'S A BUNDYFUL LIFE (part 1)" (412)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
Al is left sad and alone after his plans for "the best Bundy christmas
ever" are thwarted, when he can't get to Marcy's bank in time to withdraw
the money he saved to buy everyone presents.
Midge ....................... Kate Romero
Horowitz .................... Don Sparks
Franklin .................... Tim Eyster
69. 12/17/89 "IT'S A BUNDYFUL LIFE (part 2)" (413)
Michael G. Moye & Ron Leavitt
Conclusion. Al's guardian angel (Sam Kinison) shows him what life would
be like for Peggy and the kids if he'd never been born, a question Al
posed after a drunken Marcy and an ill-fated, cash-motivated foray into
child care at the mall left him with no money for the gifts he promised.
Angel ....................... Sam Kinison
Norman Jablonsky ............ Ted McGinley*
70. 01/07/90 "WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?" (411)
Kevin Curran
Al is "one man against nature," determined to fix a leak in the roof,
but each fall from the roof makes it harder to tell whether he's too
cheap or just too stupid to call a professional.
<no guest cast>
71. 01/14/90 "A TAXING PROBLEM" (415)
Paul Diamond
Thanks to Peggy's creative tax preparations, Al needs a quick $5000 in
order to pay off the IRS and stay out of jail. An ad in the paper leads
him to a couple willing to pay that much -- for Peggy's hair.
Leo Privett ................. Paul Coutos
Mailman ..................... A.J. Freeman
Marie Privett ............... Coleen Maloney
72. 02/04/90 "ROCK AND ROLL GIRL" (414)
Ellen L. Fogle / Linda Day
When Al challenges family members to earn a dollar of his or her own,
Bud appoints himself Kelly's agent and land her job as a rock video slut.
Rockers "The Gutter Cats" appear as themselves. [Note: this was David
Garrison's last show]
Officer ..................... Dan Tullis Jr.
Carrie ...................... Eva LaRue
Sharrie ..................... Deborah Dillon
Mary ........................ Jill Pierce
Cecil ....................... Shabba-Doo
Bum ......................... Chuck E. Weiss
Brenda ...................... Jamie Lynn Grenham
73. 02/11/90 "YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM (part 1)" (416)
Sioux Doanham
Steve is history and Marcy is manless after his "Dear Marcy" note, so Bud
tries to catch her on the rebound. Peggy talks her into a just-us-girls
vacation to Vegas where they lose $5,000 of Al's money.
Pizza Boy ................... Michael Stoyanov
Man ......................... Michael Saccente
Dealer ...................... Lawrence Lott
74. 02/18/90 "YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM (part 2)" (417)
Kevin Curran
Bad times hit the good-time girls, leaving Al to come to the rescue and
try to win $10,000 by staying three minutes in the ring with Big Bad Mama
of the Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling, a huge monster of a woman.
Yummy ....................... Ava Fabian
Gambler ..................... Rick Zumwalt
Announcer ................... Tony Cimber
Hollywood ................... Jeanne Basone
Big Bad Momma ............... Lynn Braxton
Croupier .................... Sam Clay
Man ......................... Nicholas Dorr
Referee ..................... Gene LeBell
Lounge Singer ............... Sarah Taylor
Elmo ........................ Tommy Nast
Babe ........................ Ursula Hayden
75. 02/25/90 "WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND" (418)
Ellen L. Fogle
Al is asked to speak at his high-school homecoming, where Kelly keeps two
dates happy and Bud plots revenge on a girl who once embarrasses him by
running his underwear up a flagpole.
Jeff ........................ Joel J. Edwards
Mr. Blum .................... Mik Scriba
Principal Ravinko ........... Carol Gustafson
Clyde ....................... Steve Bruskin
Heather McCoy ............... Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Rick ........................ Bojesse Christopher Graham
Guy #1 ...................... Joshua D. Howard
Guy #2 ...................... Corey Tyler
76. 03/25/90 "PEGGY TURNS 300" (420)
Katherine Green / Tony Singletary
Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday -- a night at the
Bowlarama, where he hopes to finally beat his arch-rival's high game
record. Al manages to break the record score, but then moments later
Peg bowls a perfect game.
Puggy ....................... Michael McManus
Himself ..................... Garrett Glaser
Himself ..................... Roy Firestone
Bowler #1 ................... Michael O'Guinne
77. 04/15/90 "PEGGY MADE A LITTLE LAMB" (421)
Ellen L. Fogle
Peg discovers that she never graduated High School, because she flunked
one class: home economics. Now she must go back to school with Kelly
and pass the final exam. This results in some problems for Kelly.
Miss Beyer .................. Marge Redmond
Bum ......................... Chuck E. Weiss
Ruben ....................... Patrick J. Dancy
Senior #1 ................... Keely Christian
Susan ....................... Geri Betzler
Senior #2 ................... Sandi Whitten
78. 04/29/90 "RAINGIRL" (419)
Kevin Curran
Kelly has to take a job at a TV station, but she moves from intern to
a $1000-a-week "weather bunny", moving the current meteorologist to
storm off. This leaves Kelly and her new manager Al with a $250,000
contract offer.
Bill Palomino ............... Ben Lemon
Station Manager ............. Fran Montano
79. 05/06/90 "THE AGONY OF DeFEET" (422)
Diane Burroughs & Joey Gutierrez
Al is dreaming about feet, in fact he's getting nightmares about them.
He also ends up judging a "beauty" contest at the shoe store. Meanwhile,
Kelly tricks Bud and Marcy into thinking they slept with each other.
Jim ......................... Noah Blake
Rhonda ...................... Robin Angers
Pagent Master ............... Jim O'Doherty
Joey ........................ Michael John Burns
Judge #1 .................... Lou Wills
Judge #2 .................... Mary Gillis
80. 05/13/90 "YARD SALE" (423)
Marcy Vosburgh & Sandy Sprung
Peg will buy anything at a yard sale. When she brings home a boar's
head and there is no more room in the garage to put it, Al decides
enough is enough and he resolves to have a yard sale of their own
despite Peggy's protests. Unfortunately, these are items that nobody
but Peg would be stupid enough to buy. Al's next idea is to create
"Bundyland: the happiest place on Earth".
Statue ...................... Alex Walters
Mark ........................ Josh Carroll
Tom ......................... Andrew Steinfeld
Alice ....................... Kate Morrison
Mildred ..................... Cynthia Sullivan
Freddy ...................... Brent Corman
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