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Married with Children - The Complete Second Season

Married with Children - The Complete Second Season

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One Of The Best TV Series Ever!
Review: I can't wait to have all the seasons in my hands. Why is it taking so long to have them all available? "Married With Children" is like "I Love Lucy"... a classic forever... and funny forever.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Married with Children 2nd Season
Review: I have to agree with most of the other people out there who have wrote reviews. Married with Children is a classic sitcom the same as Andy Griffith or I Love Lucy.... I am anxious to collect all of the seasons as they are released. I just don't understand why it is taking so much time for them to be released. I prefer the episodes with Jefferson instead of Steve but I would rank them all with 5 stars.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Why Do People Beg For MWC on Dvd, And Then Complain?
Review: I love the second season of MW/C, The second season is when the show really gets going. It Is non-stop laughs from the first episode to the last episode. I am getting sick of people complaining about the quality of the MARRIED WITH CHILDREN DVD's! If people keep on complaining, they are going to quit releasing MW/C period. Don't cry around over the quality, be thankful you are getting Married With Children on DVD. You are lucky to be getting it at all. I give this DVD 5 Stars, for the simple fact that it is Married With Children! I can't wait for season 3!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: To poster Scott Moore
Review: I read on one of the news sites that Season three should be released sometime in '05 by Sony, but nothing concrete yet from reputable sources like http://www.tvshowsondvd.com, if you want upcoming dvd release dates for tv shows go to: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com also you can e-mail them with questions :) Great season btw I cannot wait until the next is released :)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's Married... with Children
Review: I won't bore you with details on the episodes included on this set, but I think it fair to note that the five stars I'm giving this set are only due to the fact that it's for a show that I have been anticipating for the last five or so years.
As far as DVD sets are concerned, this set probably ranks at the bottom 10 or so. The 'easter eggs' on the DVD set are not actually easter eggs, since they're actually advertised in the menus, but instead are little snippets reminiscent of what are usually called "featurettes" (of which there are too few).
I'm glad MWC is finally out on DVD, but saddened by the fact that these DVD's only fulfill the bare minimum - which is quite unfortunate for such a funny, refreshing and ahead-of-its-time TV show.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's great to have the Bundys on DVD
Review: I've been looking forward to owning MWC on DVD, and am glad that they're finally being released. Since the series'inception, I've been recording it on VHS, but will purchase every season that they decide to release.

Seasons 3 and 4 are my favorites: these two seasons are the pinnacle of the show. Hopefully the wait won't be long for the release of the following two seasons.

The video and audio of the DVDs are excellent, and is highly recommended for any Bundy fan. The "easter eggs" aren't a welcome addition: I would rather have the interviews in one piece.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Man's Pants Is His Castle
Review: In 1987, a little show called Married With Children on a little network called FOX, made it's debut and in the process made it's mark on the sitcom genre. The first season was a mid season replacement consisting of only 12 episodes. While the ratings were poor, and the network wasn't quite a network yet, the show struck a nerve and stuck around. Now, we get season 2. The first full season and where the show really started to come into it's own. The tone had been set and the actors had settled into their roles. Season 2 is a vast improvement over season 1, since that season was pretty short and still trying to find it's feet. While I said in my season one review all that really needed to be said about the show, it's characters, and why it was so successful and liked, I'll just stick to the episodes at hand in this season box set. It begins with a two part episode called "Poppy's By The Tree". To me, this is classic Bundy. I have always loved these two episodes and it was around this time that I started watching, so they have great sentimental value to me. "If I Were A Rich Man", finds Steve realizing that a million dollars is missing from the bank and he thinks Al took it. Not a great ep. "Buck Can Do It" is a classic episode that has the family wanting Buck The Dog neutered, but Al can't bring himself to it. A riot!. Another two parter, "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", finds Marcy losing her ring down a stripper's pants while out with Peg. Great two parter. "Alley Of The Dolls" is another classic ep that finds The Bundy's in a bowling match with Peg's old high school rival. "You Better Watch Out" is one of the biggest Bundy classics, when a department store Santa crash lands in the Bundy backyard. "Just Married...With Children" is a keeper. Al and Peg go on a game show disguised as Steve and Marcy, but you have to endure torture in order to win. The season finale, "All In The Family", features appearances by Peg's, shall we say, less than stellar family. There are a lot more episodes here, but these are the best. "The Razor's Edge" and "Earth Angel", also fall in there. Not that the season didn't have it's share of duds, because it did. Eps like "Father Lode", where Al tries to keep his race track winnings from Peg, "The Great Escape", which had the family moving into the shoe store after having a termite problem at home and it ruins Kelly's plans to go to a rock concert, "Master The Possibilities", which founds a credit card coming in the mail for dog Buck and the family using it to their fullest advantage, and "How Do You Spell Revenge", which had Al trying to improve Peg's softball skills and Kelly's boyfriend wanting her to get a tatoo to proclaim her love for him, were below average. The cast as I said before, have grown into their roles. Ed 'O' Neill was different as Al in the beginning. He had a New Jersey kind of tough guy accent, but he was become the Al we know here. The rest of the cast have easily dissolved into their individual characters here as well. The show was still a little low in the ratings, but it had gained a bit more momentum this season than in the previous year. That would change even more when a housewife from the mid-west made a stink over the content of the show and tried to get it cancelled, but it resulted in making the show even more popular and gave it a huge spike in the ratings. The show got better than season 2, but this sophomore season really got the show rolling.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Classic
Review: INTRODUCTION:
Married... With Children is the show that reinvented the sitcom, and all for the better. From its debut in 1987 to the finale in 1997, the series provided viewers with eleven years of non-stop laughs. DVDs for the series were released in 2003, but they disappointed fans who wanted full-fledged season box sets. And after hearing their fans, Fox has answered their prayers - and is now releasing season box sets. This is the second season of the series - and in my opinion, when the series really started to take off. Read on for episode summaries.

Poppy's by the Tree (THIS IS A TWO PART EPISODE) - Al takes the family on a vacation to the worst place imaginable - a run-down town where a murderer has been killing victims since the sixties.

If I Were a Rich Man - The day after Al goes to the bank, a million dollars is missing. It's not long before he is accused by friends and family of being the thief.

Buck Can Do it - After Buck gets another dog pregnant, the Bundys consider getting him neutered.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Marcy and Steve get into a fight. When Peg takes Marcy to a male strip club, Marcy loses her wedding ring in the pants of an exotic dancer.

For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Bundy family phone bill gets too high, so Al cuts off his phone service.

Born to Walk - Kelly gets her drivers licence, but Al fails his test to get his renewed.

Alley of the Dolls - Peg challenges an old rival from high school to a bowling match.

The Razor's Edge - Steve comes back from a trip with a beard. Marcy wants him to get rid of it, but he refuses.

How Do You Spell Revenge? - Kelly thinks about getting a tattoo, while Al tries to get Peg to play softball better.

Earth Angel - Bud brings a very good looking girl home, and everyone comes to enjoy her presence. That is, everyone but Marcy.

You Better Watch Out - A skydiver dressed as Santa Claus falls to his death in the Bundy's backyard.

Guys and Dolls - Steve and Al trade in one of Marcy's old Barbie dolls, but end up having to go retrieve it.

Build a Better Mousetrap - Al will do anything to catch a mouse that has invaded the Bundy home.

Master the Possibilities - A pre-approved credit card arrives at the Bundy home in Buck's name, so they go on a shopping spree.

Peggy Loves Al Yeah Yeah Yeah - For Valentine's Day, all Peg wants Al to do is to say "I love you."

The Great Escape - When the Bundy home gets a termite extermination, Al takes the family to live in the shoe store he works in.

Im-Po-Dent - Steve tricks Marcy into thinking that she is making him impotent, and uses this to make her his slave.

Just Married... With Children - Al and Peg go on a game show Steve and Marcy were supposed to go on. This makes them angry, so they go on posing as Peg and Al.

Father Lode - Al wins money, but must try to keep it a secret from his fellow Bundys.

All in the Family - Peg's relatives visit the Bundy household.

DVD:

Obviously the DVD hasn't been released yet, but I can only hope the picture quality is better than Season One. It's hard to say what kind of extras, if any, will appear on here. Hopefully, for the packaging, FOX will go with something similar to what they did for their King Of the Hill and Family Guy sets - those are their DVD sets that have the best packaging.

OVERALL:
Overall this was a great second season for a great classic sitcom. When this package is released, I strongly recommend purchasing it if you're a fan of the series. And one other thing - steer clear of those "outrageous episodes" DVDs. Shell out the extra cash and get the season box sets. It's worth the extra cash.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tang Wipes!!!!
Review: Its fantastic that these are coming out. I hope season 3, 4, and 5 all come out within the next year or so. I picked this up the afternoon it came out, went home, and have been enjoying it over the past few nights. It brings back so much of what TV doesn't have today: great sitcoms that make you laugh. You didn't have to think when you watched the Bundy's, you just had to laugh. Tang Wipes, the physical humor, and how can you not laugh at Buck? The hidden easter eggs are outtakes from the reunion special, and while there are quite a few, most are just uninteresting. But the episodes are great. Especially the one where Al and Steve go looking for Marcies Barbie. Just the montage with the Glen Frey song "you belong to the city" is worth the whole price of the set. Go pick it up today, along with the new Tesla Cd, Into the Now!!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: they're here at last
Review: Season 2 of what I believe was tv's greatest show has arrived. I discovered it in '91, and got to see these shows in re-runs. Now, I am a blind person, but still use the word "See." Get over it. Well, as such, it doesn't bother me that the picture quality isn't good. My wife, who can see, hates the Bundys, so this buy will be for me alone--like Al's vast collection of dirty magazines. I called "arrried with Children," by quite a different title--"Psychotherapy for the Mind that can't afford it." The re-runs were on at 5 P.M., exactly the time I stopped working every day. After a brutal day at the job, facing another lonely night, the Bundys were my relief. At that time I identified with Bud--smart, and cosmically defeated when it came to finding a girl. Now that I have a wife, and have for 6 years, I identify with Al. a middle-aged, plodding working man, trying to keep his wife from spending 100 times more than he can earn in a lifetime. I laughed like crazy then--and will again when I buy these shows.


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