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Monday, September 26, 2022
BURIED WITH CHILDREN
MARRIED: WITH CHILDREN
1987-1997 FOX
BURIED WITH CHILDREN
MAD #292, January 1990
w: Dennis Snee
a: Sam Viviano
Sitcom about a white-trash family that became more of an exaggeration of the sitcom genre over time, considered really dirty when it aired, but pretty tame by today's standards. It was closer in content to The Cosby Show but didn't have the “awww” moments, but didn't have the shock of Family Guy either (which is also guilty of redemptive “awww” moments).
Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) was the father of the family, and his wife was Peg (Katey Sagal). The two children were Bud (David Faustino) and Kelly (Christina Applegate). Neighbors were Steve (David Garrison) and Darcy (Amanda Bearse). Buck was the Bundy's dog that often delivered punchlines with his thoughts.
Terry Rakolta was a suburban housewife who started a boycott and letter-writing campaign against the program, which ironically made it more popular. Andrew “Dice” Clay is still popular though more as an actor than as a comedian. He was taken too seriously as a threat then because fear of filth in media was the late 80s and early 90s equivalent to reefer madness.
Roseanne and Dan from Roseanne were the new white trash sitcom family, but more realistic.
The German edition featured the Bundys on the cover.
MARTYRED WITH CHILDREN
Cracked #239, October 1988
w: Murad Gumen
a: Rob Orzechowski
The Li'l Abner character of Fearless Fosdick was known for see-through bullet holes. Bill Cosby as imitated by Eddie Murphy was portrayed as the spokesperson of morality, and Married: With Children was kind of the “anti-Cosby”.
They put King Kong Bundy here because he has the same name, though he actually did play a supporting character on the show later.
Rupert Murdoch was and is the head of Fox. References are made to the other shows the Fox Network had in its infancy when it was on only one night, such as Duet, The Tracy Ullman Show, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Werewolf, 21 Jump Street, and the George C. Scott sitcom Mr. President.
Cracked did another spoof of the show focusing on Terry Rakolta's campaign against it.
HARRIED: WITH CHILDREN
Cracked #248, October 1989
w: Rick Kriegel (Lou Silverstone)
a: Rob Orzechowski
Jokes about the Bates Motel. Charles Manson called his entourage his “family”. Al Bundy would always refer to his high school sports days on the show.
There was an official Married With Children comic put out by Now Comics, a low-tier publisher that did a whole bunch of licensed titles. It's notable for featuring some of the earliest comics work done by future Mad parody artist Tom Richmond.
Fun fact: Terry Rakolta is related by marriage to Mitt Romney. (Her sister married his brother.)
The funny part of the Simpsons' "Al Bundy flushes the toilet and the studio audience goes nuts" is that was one of MAD's criticisms of "All in the Family".
There was an official Married With Children comic put out by Now Comics, a low-tier publisher that did a whole bunch of licensed titles. It's notable for featuring some of the earliest comics work done by future Mad parody artist Tom Richmond.
ReplyDeleteFun fact: Terry Rakolta is related by marriage to Mitt Romney. (Her sister married his brother.)
The funny part of the Simpsons' "Al Bundy flushes the toilet and the studio audience goes nuts" is that was one of MAD's criticisms of "All in the Family".
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, the first page of the Mad parody has Archie Bunker's picture on the wall.
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