Perhaps the definitive episode of Married... with Children is near the end of the second season, when Al and Peg Bundy (Ed O'Neill and Katey Segal), pretending to be their recently married neighbors, go on a game show that tests how willing each newlywed is to torture their spouse. This episode has everything: The cascade of blithe insults, the cheerful shredding of all dignity, the outright celebration of humanity's worst instincts-- everything that has led self-satisfied arbiters of "culture" to proclaim Married... with Children the most sordid, distasteful sitcom in the history of mankind. In short, it's sheer genius.

As the petty, miserable, conniving, yet perversely vital Bundy family, O'Neill, Segal, Christina Applegate, and David Faustino give performances that walk a fine line between outrageous satire and painful truth. It's the anti-Cosby; family breeds contempt. Children scoff at their parents, parents resent their children, husbands and wives eye each other with suspicion and disdain. Episodes hinge on neutering their oversexed dog, fighting the phone company, and trying to humiliate a high school nemesis in a bowling tournament, but it's all an excuse for squalid delirium. This is not an ironic description of the show; Married... with Children is both ruthless and deeply funny. (Though created by men, Married... with Children was frequently produced, written, and directed by women, which is unusual in the sitcom world. This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with its sense of humor, but its eagerness to skewer and roast sacred cows is shared by such women-driven shows as Roseanne and Absolutely Fabulous.) The jokes are like blunt instruments, yet delivered with a unique panache that got honed to razor sharpness in the second season. If you've never experienced the Bundy clan, this is an excellent place to start. --Bret Fetzer

America's favorite dysfunctional family strikes back in MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON compiling all 13 hilarious episodes from the show's classic sophomore season remastered on DVD for the first time. Called "too hot for TV" during its original run (1987-1997) see why this Emmy and Golden Globe®-nominated hit series is even raunchier trashier and more outrageous fun than you remember! There goes the neighborhood all over again as Al (Ed'ONeil) Peg (Katey Segal) Kelly (Christina Applegate) Bud (David Faustino) and neighbors Marcy and Steve (Amanda Bearse David Garrison) discover the flipside of domestic bliss. Launching upstart Fox TV while revolutionizing sitcoms forever let this collector's two-disc set take you back to those crazy cynical '80s - "til death do us part" was never supposed to be like this!System Requirements:Starring: Ed O'Neil Katey Segal Christina Applegate David Faustino Amanda Bearse David Garrison Running Time: 509 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396028432 Manufacturer No: 02843

A great find for the hard to come by seasons of our favorite show on a brand new DVD!!!

Married with children - The Complete Second Season is absolutely amazing..
It improves on the First Season and it offers the same Al Bundy we love.
I highly recommend it as an essential purchase to anyone interested in some old fashioned humor.

So many people watch, buy and laugh at the show.

Season 2 is as expected, very good, but of note is 3 shows on the 3rd disk,that I don't recall ever being on tv,these 3 are some of the funniest in the set.

Just turn your brain off, be relaxed, and enjoy the classic TV show Married...with Children on DVD. You'll laugh your @$$ off, you'll find Al Bundy as your idol, and you'll have a desperation to buy the next season as soon as possible.