Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket? (Episode 1) 6.9
Writer: Kim Weiskopf
Air date: 1993-09-05
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: When Al and Peggy go to a basketball game, Peggy switches seats with Al and her seat is chosen for a $10,000 free throw contest.
Hood 'n the Boyz (Episode 2) 6.7
Air date: 1993-09-12
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al helps his childhood girlfriend deal with a young tough guy and his gang.
Proud to Be Your Bud (Episode 3) 7.1
Air date: 1993-09-19
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The family thinks Bud is insane when they overhear him talking to himself in his room.
Luck of the Bundys (Episode 4) 7.9
Air date: 1993-09-26
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: When the Bundys start having good luck, Al remembers the Bundy Curse and realizes he is doomed.
Banking on Marcy (Episode 5) 7.6
Air date: 1993-10-03
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Marcy tries to imagine being in the bedroom to improve her ability to speak in front of large audiences, but her fantasies tend to go a little too wild.
No Chicken, No Check (Episode 6) 7.4
Air date: 1993-10-10
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Kelly and Bud buy a car to share, but sharing a car leads to fighting, and the Bundy children has to double date.
Take My Wife, Please (Episode 7) 7.1
Air date: 1993-10-24
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: While Bud, Kelly and Peggy spend the night impersonating the Village People at the D'Arcy's Halloween party, the Grim Reaper visits Al.
Scared Single (Episode 8) 7.2
Writer: Katherine Green
Air date: 1993-11-07
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al tries to help a young man forget the idea of marriage. Meanwhile, Kelly gets stung by bees and becomes crazy.
NO MA'AM (Episode 9) 7.6
Writer: Larry Jacobson
Air date: 1993-11-14
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Women take over the nudie bar and the bowling alley, so Al starts an organization called ""NO MA'AM.""
Dances with Weezy (Episode 10) 7.1
Air date: 1993-11-21
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Peggy and Marcy make Al and Jefferson abandon their plans of going to a new sports bar to instead go see The Jeffersons live.
Change for a Buck (Episode 11) 6.9
Writer: Kim Weiskopf
Air date: 1993-11-28
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Buck runs away from home and ends up at a dog pound.
A Little Off the Top (Episode 12) 7.1
Air date: 1993-12-12
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al ends up being circumcised after the surgeons misread the doctor's instructions.
The Worst Noel (Episode 13) 5.8
Writer: Larry Jacobson
Air date: 1993-12-19
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Kelly and Bud try to sneak a jukebox, their Christmas present for Al and Peggy, into the house on Christmas Eve while Al and Peggy argue over channel surfing.
Sofa So Good (Episode 14) 7.3
Writer: Doug McIntyre
Air date: 1994-01-16
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: While Al and Peggy are away at a family reunion, Kelly's boyfriend ruins Peggy's couch. Bud and Kelly have to find a new couch similar to the one they had.
Honey, I Blew Up Myself (Episode 15) 7.6
Writer: Wayne Kline
Air date: 1994-01-23
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al is annoyed when the mall hangs a billboard sized picture of Peggy next to the shoe store.
How Green Was My Apple (Episode 16) 6.0
Writer: Katherine Green
Air date: 1994-02-06
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: A dispute over whether an apple tree belongs to the D'Arcys or the Bundys leads to a feud between the two families.
Valentine's Day Massacre (Episode 17) 7.7
Air date: 1994-02-13
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Bud tries to find an old valentine, whose letter Kelly forgot to give him years ago. Meanwhile, Al shops for Valentine's Day gifts to give to Peggy.
Get Outta Dodge (Episode 18) 7.8
Writer: Mark Driscoll
Air date: 1994-02-20
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al will get a new Viper for his Dodge if he lets people film a video of the Dodge crossing the 1 million mile mark. Meanwhile, Kelly tries to find Waldo.
Field of Screams (Episode 19) 7.4
Air date: 1994-02-27
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al's high school football field will be destroyed for an auto shop, so he protests. Meanwhile, Kelly tests a new bug spray on Bud and Buck, which has unwanted effects.
The D'Arcy Files (Episode 20) 7.2
Air date: 1994-03-20
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al is offered $50,000 dollars to reveal the identity of Jefferson, who is revealed to be a spy.
Nooner or Later (Episode 21) 7.7
Air date: 1994-04-10
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Peggy must convince Al to come home for a “nooner” in order to win a big radio contest. Meanwhile, Bud and Kelly wait in a very long line to buy concert tickets.
Ride Scare (Episode 22) 7.3
Air date: 1994-04-24
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al's carpool, consisting of him and three models, is chosen to promote a campaign to clean up Chicago.
The Legend of Ironhead Haynes (Episode 23) 6.8
Writer: Katherine Green
Air date: 1994-05-01
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al loses his precious parking space after insulting a fat woman, which leads to ""No Ma'am"" seeking out to find a guru, Ironhead Haynes, and seek his advice.
Assault and Batteries (Episode 24) 7.5
Air date: 1994-05-08
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: When Al tries to change some batteries, the computer locks him inside a store. Meanwhile, Kelly and Bud celebrate Buck's birthday.
Al Goes Deep (Episode 25) 7.3
Air date: 1994-05-15
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al convinces Jefferson to bet on a football game, but the star of the football team starts dating Kelly, and it interrupts his training.
Kelly Knows Something (Episode 26) 7.7
Air date: 1994-05-22
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Al teaches Kelly about sports, so she can be on a sports trivia game show.