Al Bundy was a master of crude, not silly, satire. The Midwesterner is well aware of the negatives in life, and can spot a pleasant birth.
From his hit show “Marriage With Children,” here are 10 “Al Moments.”
1. What is a “sit deep diver.”
Find an episode where Al Bundy doesn’t put his hand down his pants and I’ll take my pants off right now.
2. His love for football.
Or sports in general. Early on in season 1 he’s a die-hard silent bull, and as the series progresses we see him stand up to football with the promise of a college career… until a broken leg amputated, and brought him into the trade of women’s footwear.
3. Acknowledging his daughter “about”
Before Veronica Corningstone became Ron Burgundy’s tight end around the internet world, she was known as Christina Applegate. And from 1987-1997, the Chicago floozy number was fake. Al Bundy felt this, and as much as he objected to women, he cursed other men for doing the same to his daughter.
4. Approaching women as if he were a Neanderthal.
Adding to the point above, Al Bundy saw women from the bottom in most cases, but in his mind, he seemed always interested in seeing their tops.
5. they hate the neighbor.
Whatever he cast his co-star as next, Al Bundy played equal parts hateful and corrupt. Like Wilfred’s relationship with Ryan Newman, Al will build a secret confidence trick to see the repercussions of his trick when he hits the next crap fan.
6. He hates his neighbor’s wife more.
Marcy. He hated her from the moment he heard her name. Showing a state of repulsion was even more boring every time he was in the same floorspace.
7. Distorted dialogue and a perverse sense of humor.
No one holds up like Al Bundy. And no one should do it for pleasure. Sorry Archie Bunker, but Al Bundy was a lot funnier. The aforementioned master of satire knew how to turn negativity into better negativity. An endless amount of taunts against Al Bundy have been delivered on this show for 11 seasons.
8. His lust is wonderful.
He is tired when he comes home from work and the food he wants on the table is not yet ready. His wife’s anxious pitch horrifies him and he realizes that his kids only talk to him to extract some money. But with the kids out and the games out, everyone suddenly has sex.
9. His regrets are ridiculous.
It really hurts not to be a witch, that is, to chase women of the night in the town. He wishes his college football career had worked, and his wife and kids had gone down in a plane crash. Some people are funny.
10. Al has fantasies that we fear we have too.
Of the wedding it means as a “journey of duty,” but hence the vigor of the metaphor. His unpublished fantasies come true in any setting, whether in a shoe or in front of the TV. Each and every one of these chauvinistic daydreams is rarely kept secret by Peggy. Often, his, to interrupt them.
Oh and one more thing…
His dog is talking.
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