Unhappily Ever After 

A "Married with Children" take-off with the twist of a schizophrenic father.

Creators:

Ron Leavitt, Arthur Silver

Stars:

Geoff Pierson, Kevin Connolly, Nikki Cox

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Geoff Pierson	...	Jack Malloy 100 episodes, 1995-1999
Kevin Connolly	...	Ryan Malloy 100 episodes, 1995-1999
Nikki Cox	...	Tiffany Malloy 100 episodes, 1995-1999
Justin Berfield	...	Ross Malloy 100 episodes, 1995-1999
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Mr. Floppy / ... 100 episodes, 1995-1999
Stephanie Hodge	...	Jennie Malloy / ... 78 episodes, 1995-1998

Storyline

A slightly cleaner take-off of "Married with Children" with overstressed father Jack, whose life consists of a lousy job; a law-breaking, sex-starved wife; a skimpily dressing daughter with her eyes on an Ivy League school; an idiot son; and Mr Floppy, the epitome of Jack's raging schizophrenia, physically embodied in the form of a boozing, chain-smoking, perverse stuffed gray rabbit with whom Jack consults for advice in the rabbit's basement playpen, where Jack inevitably secludes himself.

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Plot Keywords:

rabbit | basement | stuffed toy | stuffed toy rabbit | sitcom | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Unhappily Ever After

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (100 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show's original theme song's lyrics: "We married young, because of cupid. And had three kids, but we were stupid. She kicked me out, she's not my honey. But she still wants me, when she needs money. Now I'm alone, come rain or sunny. But who needs love? I've got my bunny."

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Quotes

Jack Malloy: [while helping Ross with his homework] OK, let's see that map. Here's California.
Jennie Malloy: And here's New York over here.
Jack Malloy: What's all that in between?
Jennie Malloy: The reason "Touched By An Angel" is a hit.

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Connections

Referenced in 50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001)

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Soundtracks

Hit the Road Jack
(1961)
Written by Percy Mayfield
Performed by Ray Charles and The Raelettes
Published by ABC-Paramount
Played in the opening excerpt montage of every episode

User Reviews

A Great Married With Children Ripoff

It's true that the show is an obvious Married With Children ripoff. In fact, in one episode I specifically remember Ed O'Neill's (Al Bundy from Married With Children) name being mentioned. Nevertheless, the show is hilarious. Especially Mr Floppy.