So I watched one of the first ever episodes of Married...With Children last night.

Drunken Irishman

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Mon Apr-20-09 10:57 PM
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So I watched one of the first ever episodes of Married...With Children last night.

Edited on Mon Apr-20-09 10:58 PM by Drunken Irishman

It's shocking at how the series evolved. Originally, it was very similar to Roseanne, but I get they needed to change it up a bit, since Roseanne had the working class dysfunctional family market cornered back in the late 80s.

I'm not complaining, either, because I felt the later episodes were far more enjoyable than the original season. But it's just interesting to watch the first few episodes and compare it to the final seasons, as Al and Peg actually had a functional relationship.

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Initech

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Mon Apr-20-09 11:28 PM
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1. All the good shows evolve.

Married With Children is a great example. Look at another Fox show - The Simpsons. Homer was originally modeled after Walter Matthau. Then he evolved into the stupid Homer that we all know and love. Then he took a turn and became jerkass Homer. Now he's a combination of the two, only he's sort of aware of his own stupidity.

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Drunken Irishman

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Mon Apr-20-09 11:31 PM
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2. Very true, The Simpsons have evolved a lot over the last 20 years.

Edited on Mon Apr-20-09 11:31 PM by Drunken Irishman

Their first couple of seasons had some gems, but it didn't really start becoming LOL funny until around season 5.

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XemaSab

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Mon Apr-20-09 11:31 PM
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3. Apparently

Matt Groening originally identified with Bart, then later identified with Homer.

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lbrtbell

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Tue Apr-21-09 12:18 AM
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4. In the first eps, Peggy was actually cooking!

WTH??? :rofl:

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue Apr-21-09 12:21 AM
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5. In this episode, they actually KISSED!

Can you believe it? I was shocked! They showed affection toward one another.

THAT IS NOT THE BUNDY FAMILY I GREW UP WATCHING! :P

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rcrush

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Tue Apr-21-09 12:36 AM
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6. And Kelly wasnt dumber than a retarded goldfish either!

The only one that didnt change was the dog. Till they killed him. But even the replacement dog was the same.

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Drunken Irishman

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Tue Apr-21-09 01:16 AM
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8. Yup, she was kinda smart.

Marcy changed the most, though. She went from some right-wing conservative to a feminist by the end of the show.

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progressoid

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Tue Apr-21-09 12:58 AM
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7. I watched the pilot episode of Hill Street Blues recently.

My how things have changed.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/325/hill-street-blues-hill-street-station-pilot

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