"Married with Children" Poke High (1988)

Director:

Gerry Cohen

Writers:

Ralph Farquhar (writer)
Ron Leavitt (creator)

TV Series:

"Married with Children" (1987)

Original Air Date:

27 November 1988 (Season 3, Episode 3)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A young football player, named Matt, from Polk High where Kelly and Bud go to school is threatening two Bundy records...

Plot Keywords:

Shoe Salesman | Husband Wife Relationship | Insult | Buxom | Sex Bomb

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
Beau Dremann	...	Matt
Cynthia Songé	...	Ms. Mount
Ria Pavia	...	Kitty
Carey Eidel	...	Mr. Groggs
Gregory White	...	Coach (as Greg White)

Runtime:

23 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

Trivia:

The Polk High Dots are playing their rivals, another football team named The Aryans. 'Aryan' is a common word in white power terminology. Throughout the game, the last names of some of the Aryan players are visible, you also hear the Polk High game announcer referring to several of the Aryan players their last names. All of the names visible or announced are the names of former Nazi S.S. officers of Adolf Hitler's in the Third Reich during World War 2.

Quotes:

Peggy Bundy: All right, Al. It's time to do your chores.
Al Bundy: Wait a second, Peg. We just had sex three nights ago. I'm still kind of woozy.
Peggy Bundy: I'm asking you to take out the garbage, Al. The longer of the two jobs.
Al Bundy: And the more rewarding.
[Al picks up the plastic garbage bag and it breaks, spilling garbage all over the floor]
Peggy Bundy: Don't you even know how to do that?
Al Bundy: Thanks, Peg. Now it's exactly like sex.

Kelly becomes a cheerleader if only for one game!

There are lot of offensiveness in this episode particularly when James Polk High football team competes against the other team with unusual German names. I didn't pay much attention to that. Kelly wants the Polk high player to pay attention to her instead of the game so she and Bud come up with a plan to become a cheerleader. The guy is a goal away and a championship away from breaking Al's beloved record. It's interesting to see the Bundys and Rhoades at the game. Al is mistaken for the Grange who played there. Kelly first gets the job by auditioning for Ms. Mount who has sleepovers with the cheerleaders at her house. Bud gets in on the game as a water boy.