Married With Children was one of my favourite shows in the early '90s, but having just watched the pilot episode of Season One from 1987, I'm beginning to think that either my taste in comedy has drastically changed over the years, that the series must have gotten a whole lot better after this, or it was just Christina Applegate that kept me glued to the TV.
This first outing for the Bundy family certainly gives no indication that the series would last for as long as 262 episodes. I know that it's establishing the characters and their traits, but there really isn't much of a plot to speak of: Al (Ed O'Neill) and Peggy (Katey Sagal) meet the new neighbours, Marcy (Amanda Bearse) and Steve (David Garrison), and that's about it. The jokes aren't all that great, and the laugh track soon irritates.
Since I am sure that my memory isn't THAT bad, and that there must have been more to the show than just Applegate in really tight dresses, I'm going to persevere with my box set. I wonder how long it'll be before it gets into its groove...