Al hits his head and says that he would sell his soul to the devil to get on the Chicago Bears football team. Well, Robert Englund who is best known for his role in the Nightmare on Elm Street films as Freddy Krueger guest stars as the Devil. At first, Al thinks he's one of Peg's relatives. Well, he has to convince Al that he's the devil and then get him to sell his soul. The devil had an easier time with other celebrities. Once he sells his soul, he gets to play football with the Chicago Bears and gets them to the Superbowl only to die. When hell is not hellish enough for him, the devil has to make it unbearable. Well, why not recreate his life on earth in hell.
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Rerun toward the syndication, old friends, rerun toward the syndication! (vhs) (dvd)
leplatypus12 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This is my habit: to discover things after they reached their run. Thus, I started "Twin Peaks" with "fire walk with me" and long after the show ending and so I remember to have been caught by "married with children" with this final 11th season maybe 15 years ago. So all good moments i recall (Aunt Maggie's funeral, Bud's rent, Jasmine run's) was left for the very end and it's the proof that's again a hilarious season, even ten years after its creation.
This year, what's striking is that the whole cast seems energized like batteries bunnies: i can't say if there's a new creative behind or it's the last round effect but in all cases, they really go with a bang! Funnily, the signs of their departure kept coming: a big storm (11.1), an heartbreaking death (11.6) with also a trip to hell (11.20), a temporary split-up (11.14, 11.15, 11.16), amnesia (11.10), Dodge breakdown (11.4, 11.5), Al and Griff's firing (11.8) or Jefferson's anxiety to get old (11.19). With this, Al and his family kept meeting doppelgangers as well (11.7, 11.8, 11.21) and nostalgia permeates other episodes: the Bundy family story (see Dodge), Al's fight against obese (11.9).
Next, what's is noteworthy is that Peggy is a bit nasty, Pumpkin gets dumber and dumber and in some way, Bundy manage to get wonderful expensive toys.
As my last pick-up, i take "Damn Bundys" as it's Al's best dream and nightmare together in one paranormal trip, a bit like Sartre's "Huis Clos"!
Having last words mentioning french great modern philosopher wouldn't be be unworthy to leave this show after 11 seasons, 263 episodes and a 10 month watching run. I already miss the family and especially Al. The ultimate comparison with the "Simpsons" would be a total knock out of the Springfield family. If the two families have a lot in common, 25 years of having the latter family stuck as day one is boring and the Bundys are after all a better satire of America: it's the only sitcom i know so far that punches where it hurts: sex and money !
This year, what's striking is that the whole cast seems energized like batteries bunnies: i can't say if there's a new creative behind or it's the last round effect but in all cases, they really go with a bang! Funnily, the signs of their departure kept coming: a big storm (11.1), an heartbreaking death (11.6) with also a trip to hell (11.20), a temporary split-up (11.14, 11.15, 11.16), amnesia (11.10), Dodge breakdown (11.4, 11.5), Al and Griff's firing (11.8) or Jefferson's anxiety to get old (11.19). With this, Al and his family kept meeting doppelgangers as well (11.7, 11.8, 11.21) and nostalgia permeates other episodes: the Bundy family story (see Dodge), Al's fight against obese (11.9).
Next, what's is noteworthy is that Peggy is a bit nasty, Pumpkin gets dumber and dumber and in some way, Bundy manage to get wonderful expensive toys.
As my last pick-up, i take "Damn Bundys" as it's Al's best dream and nightmare together in one paranormal trip, a bit like Sartre's "Huis Clos"!
Having last words mentioning french great modern philosopher wouldn't be be unworthy to leave this show after 11 seasons, 263 episodes and a 10 month watching run. I already miss the family and especially Al. The ultimate comparison with the "Simpsons" would be a total knock out of the Springfield family. If the two families have a lot in common, 25 years of having the latter family stuck as day one is boring and the Bundys are after all a better satire of America: it's the only sitcom i know so far that punches where it hurts: sex and money !
The Real Series Finale
Nick Zbu9 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
It's still a real shame that Married With Children never got a true series finale. Cancelled after the Eleventh Season wrapped, the show tried to make it look like the substandard two-parter 'Desperate Half-Hour' and 'How to Marry a Moron' was the way the show would go out, leaving the actual season ender as a 'special' episode that was aired a month later.
But honestly, Fox should have just used this episode as the true finale: everybody dies and goes to hell, only to group together as they always do in really dire circumstances and then come back to reality which is truly their own version of hell itself. It's poetic and fits the series perfectly well in a way that marrying Kelly off really couldn't. The show never handled itself well when the kids left high school (much like Al himself), and many of the cast admitted when asked that the only true finale to the show would involve the entire cast being killed off.
So, if you're watching the entire show, here's a thought: skip over this episode, watch the last three of the season, and then watch this one. It's a more fitting end with all things considered and serves an fine finale to one of the better sitcoms of all time.
But honestly, Fox should have just used this episode as the true finale: everybody dies and goes to hell, only to group together as they always do in really dire circumstances and then come back to reality which is truly their own version of hell itself. It's poetic and fits the series perfectly well in a way that marrying Kelly off really couldn't. The show never handled itself well when the kids left high school (much like Al himself), and many of the cast admitted when asked that the only true finale to the show would involve the entire cast being killed off.
So, if you're watching the entire show, here's a thought: skip over this episode, watch the last three of the season, and then watch this one. It's a more fitting end with all things considered and serves an fine finale to one of the better sitcoms of all time.
One hell of an episode.
BA_Harrison17 January 2023
This story for this one revolves around Al's love of football, but it's got a devil-may-care zaniness that makes it a hell of a lot more fun than an average sports-themed episode.
When Al says that he would sell his soul to play for the Chicago Bears and take them to the Super Bowl, the devil (played with relish by Robert 'Freddy Krueger' Englund) turns up to seal the deal. Sure enough, Al is selected to play for the Bulls and takes them to the finals, but Lucifer never said anything about Al playing in the final game. Al plays anyway, without the devil's help, and is accidentally killed. The devil gets Al's soul, dragging the man to hell, where he is to be tortured for all eternity.
As a horror fan, how could I possibly dislike an episode featuring Englund as Lucifer? Englund aside, this is still very entertaining, with Peggy and the kids, and the D'Arcys, also going to hell. Peggy is given hooves, which makes ringing the shopping channel impossible, Bud is given claws, and Kelly transforms into a gargoyle. Their only chance of escaping eternal damnation is if they beat the devil's team in a football match. It's enjoyable nonsense, with Al having to ultimately choose between returning home with his family or with three babes with big hooters.
When Al says that he would sell his soul to play for the Chicago Bears and take them to the Super Bowl, the devil (played with relish by Robert 'Freddy Krueger' Englund) turns up to seal the deal. Sure enough, Al is selected to play for the Bulls and takes them to the finals, but Lucifer never said anything about Al playing in the final game. Al plays anyway, without the devil's help, and is accidentally killed. The devil gets Al's soul, dragging the man to hell, where he is to be tortured for all eternity.
As a horror fan, how could I possibly dislike an episode featuring Englund as Lucifer? Englund aside, this is still very entertaining, with Peggy and the kids, and the D'Arcys, also going to hell. Peggy is given hooves, which makes ringing the shopping channel impossible, Bud is given claws, and Kelly transforms into a gargoyle. Their only chance of escaping eternal damnation is if they beat the devil's team in a football match. It's enjoyable nonsense, with Al having to ultimately choose between returning home with his family or with three babes with big hooters.
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