User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of Married... with Children

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the premiere of Married... with Children. The eleven season series premiered on the newly created Fox Channel helping to popularize the new brand. It's use of taboos generated numerous controversies but it gained a significant following becoming one of the most popular sitcoms of the time. The show follows Al Bundy and his dysfunctional family as they struggle with poverty and their uppity neighbors. The series featured the talents of Kevin Schon as Felix D. Katt, Richard Moll as Gino, Kari Wuhrer as Joanie, Alan Oppenheimer as Mr. Foodie, Chi McBride as Dexter, Oliver Muirhead as Mr. Blithers, Robert Englund as Lucifer, Ian Ziering as The Kid, Jeff Bennett as Mayhem, Ed Gilbert as Bob Packwood, Michael Clarke Duncan as a bouncer, and Jeremy Piven as a movie goer.