"Married with Children" Al Bundy, Shoe Dick (1991)

Director:

Gerry Cohen

Writers:

Larry Jacobson (writer)
Ron Leavitt (creator)

TV Series:

"Married with Children" (1987)

Original Air Date:

24 November 1991 (Season 6, Episode 11)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Al dreams he's a detective on the verge of a big case.

Plot Keywords:

It Was All A Dream | Murder Mystery | Private Detective | Shoe Salesman | Shoe Store

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Dec. 7

9:30 PM

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Al Bundy, Shoe Dick

#6.11

Cast

Ed O'Neill	...	Al Bundy
Katey Sagal	...	Peggy Bundy
Amanda Bearse	...	Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy
Christina Applegate	...	Kelly Bundy
David Faustino	...	Bud Bundy
Traci Lords	...	Vanessa Van Pelt
David Sederholm	...	Bruce Van Pelt
Anthony James	...	Adolph Van Pelt
Nicole Chamberlain	...	Tonya Van Pelt
Frank Lloyd	...	Leonard Van Pelt
David Wells	...	Sandy
Ron Leavitt	...	Jack Dallas
John Randolph	...	Colonel Van Pelt

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Trivia:

It is revealed that the previous episodes of season 6 were all a dream. Katey Sagal had miscarried in real life, so the writers decided to get rid of Peggy and Marcy's pregnancies.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "Al Bundy, Shoe Dick"(episode # 6.11), Al drops a woman's dress shoe into a fish tank to show how it will fall apart when wet. In a medium close-up shot, Al (wearing a suit jacket) reaches into the tank to retrieve the shoe, but when he pulls it out, his arm isn't wet.

Quotes:

[Al wakes from a dream and discovers that Peggy is no longer pregnant]
Al: Kids, just one quick question and that's it. Is you mother...
Bud: Repulsed by you?
Kelly: Disappointed financially and sexually by you?
Al: No. I don't care about that, you dolts. Is she pregnant?
[Kelly and Bud look grossed out]
Al: Marcy?
[Kelly and Bud look even more grossed out]
Kelly: [to Bud] Do you think he's crazy?
Bud: He must be. He didn't ask about you.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Dallas" (1978)