Married with Children Cast Then and Now (2023)

The Married with Children cast was at the top of their game when the show aired from 1987 to 1997. However, a lot has changed since the show ended. In this video, we're taking a look at the Married with Children cast then and now to see how they've changed through the years.

00:00 - Intro
0:18 - Amanda Bearse as Marcy Rhoades
1:25 - David Garrison as Steven Rhoades
2:32 - Ted McGinley as Jefferson Milhouse D'Arcy
3:40 - David Faustino as Budrick "Bud" Franklin Bundy
4:52 - Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
6:07 - Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy nee Wanker
7:20 - Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy

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Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill)—a misanthrope, afflicted by the "Bundy curse" that consigns him to an unrewarding career selling women's shoes and a life with a family that mocks and disrespects him, who still enjoys the simple things in life. He constantly attempts to relive his high-school football days, when he was an "All State Fullback". His most noted achievement was having scored four touchdowns in a single game for Polk High. His favorite things in life are the local nudie bar, his collection of BigUns magazine, his Dodge car with almost 1 million mi on the odometer, and a television show called Psycho Dad.

Peggy Bundy née Wanker (Katey Sagal)—Al's wife who is always pestering him about money and refuses to do any housework or get a job. Peggy is a lazy redhead who spends most of her time watching talk shows such as Oprah or stealing Al's limited funds to go shopping; she frequently mocks Al about his unglamourous job, his meager earnings, his hygiene, and his poor sexual abilities. Her careless spending on things like clothes and male strip clubs have run Al into debt on numerous occasions. A recurring joke in the series is Al's regret of having married Peggy in the first place; the union was forced on him at shotgun-point. Her extended family is a stereotypical backwoods clan of hillbillies whom she often forces the other Bundys to endure, especially her morbidly obese mother, whom Al finds intolerable.

Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate)—the Bundys' firstborn; a stereotypical dumb blonde who is often derided as promiscuous and dates men who irritate Al to the point of him physically assaulting them. Her stupidity manifests in many ways, from forgetting ideas on the spot to mispronouncing or misspelling simple words. Like her mother, she likes to steal Al's money to purchase expensive clothing and other items.

Budrick "Bud" Franklin Bundy (David Faustino)—the younger Bundy offspring, and the most intelligent family member, and the first Bundy to attend college. His awkwardness and preoccupation with sex leads to inevitable failures with women. To improve his success with girls, Bud often uses his alternate persona, "Grandmaster B", a bad-boy rapper from New York City. When using the "Grandmaster B" persona, Bud usually wears dark sunglasses and a backward Los Angeles Raiders hat. His mistreatment at the hands of Kelly is returned in kind, making jokes at her expense regarding her promiscuity and stupidity, but when she is in a legitimate bind, Bud will stand up for her, much like Kelly does for him under similar circumstances.

Marcy Rhoades, later Marcy D'Arcy (Amanda Bearse)—the Bundys' next-door neighbor, Peggy's best friend and Al's nemesis; an educated banker, but also a feminist and environmentalist who often protests Al's schemes with his NO MA'AM (National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood) group. Marcy is the founder and leader of an anti-man support group called "FANG" (Feminists Against Neanderthal Guys). Despite her political correctness and structured life, Marcy harbors a dark, somewhat sexually deviant side, which comes up when she reminisces over events in her past. Al is repulsed by Marcy and frequently belittles her, likening her to a chicken, and mockingly confusing her for an adolescent male. At the outset of the show, Marcy is married to Steve Rhoades. After Steve is written off the show during the fourth season, he is replaced by Jefferson D'Arcy.

Steven Rhoades (David Garrison) is Marcy's first husband, a nerdy banker who finds himself frequently entangled in Al's schemes. Steve's most prized possession is his Mercedes Benz, which he does not even let Marcy drive. Steve grows increasingly tired of Marcy's controlling behavior, and he eventually leaves her during the fourth season to become a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park. He comes back in "The Egg and I" to try and reclaim his old life with Marcy, but finds trouble with Jefferson. Steve later has another job as the dean of Bud's college, after blackmailing the previous one he worked under as a chauffeur.

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