Al must go to a far-off lingerie outlet store to buy a discontinued brassiere for Peggy.Al must go to a far-off lingerie outlet store to buy a discontinued brassiere for Peggy.Al must go to a far-off lingerie outlet store to buy a discontinued brassiere for Peggy.
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- TriviaMarried With Children and the fledgling Fox network were little known until Michigan housewife and "family values" activist Terry Rakolta found this episode so offensive that she began a letter-writing campaign to the show's sponsors to try to get them to withdraw their sponsorship and for Fox to drop the show. A few sponsors did cancel their commercials, but her efforts had exactly the opposite effect she wanted: the story spread like wildfire and resulted in a huge jump in the ratings for the show. It made Married with Children a major hit and put Fox Network on the map.
- Quotes
Vicky: Excuse me, sir. Are you straight?
Al Bundy: The hairs on my chest are.
Vicky: Good, maybe you can help me. If you were my boyfriend, would you like this?
[opens curtains to show Al her lingerie. Al is speechless]
Vicky: Will he like it?
[Al nods]
Vicky: Or do you think he'd like it better without the bra? Like this...
[takes off bra. Al faints]
Vicky: Yep, without the bra.
- SoundtracksLove and Marriage
Music and lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
Featured review
Thank you, Outraged of Michigan: you helped to make the show a phenomenon.
Al and Steve drive to Wisconsin, to lingerie store Francine's of Hollywood, where they hope to find Peggy's favourite style of bra which has recently been discontinued. Once in the shop, Al gets to ogle the gorgeous staff and customers (including the amazingly hot Devin DeVasquez from cult horror Society and Playboy Playmate Lynne Austin) while Steve checks out the XXX videos behind the red curtain.
Mrs. Outraged of Michigan and anti-obscenity crusader Terry Rakolta found this episode so offensive that they started a campaign against the show. What they didn't realise is that most people aren't so touchy when it comes to comedy (or at least they weren't in the '80s), and the resultant furore actually improved the show's ratings. Al represents the 'Average Joe' and says and does the kind of things that other people wish they had the nerve to; this makes him a hero figure of sorts, despite being a lowly shoe-salesman on minimum wage. Sure, he's uncultured and uncouth and terribly un-PC, but that's the appeal of the character, and when he comes out with cracking lines such as "If I was gay, I'd like to think I could do better than him" and "I knew women looked like that. I knew it, I knew it...", I'm damned if I care (and judging by the fact that the show lasted for eleven seasons, most seem to share my opinion).
Mrs. Outraged of Michigan and anti-obscenity crusader Terry Rakolta found this episode so offensive that they started a campaign against the show. What they didn't realise is that most people aren't so touchy when it comes to comedy (or at least they weren't in the '80s), and the resultant furore actually improved the show's ratings. Al represents the 'Average Joe' and says and does the kind of things that other people wish they had the nerve to; this makes him a hero figure of sorts, despite being a lowly shoe-salesman on minimum wage. Sure, he's uncultured and uncouth and terribly un-PC, but that's the appeal of the character, and when he comes out with cracking lines such as "If I was gay, I'd like to think I could do better than him" and "I knew women looked like that. I knew it, I knew it...", I'm damned if I care (and judging by the fact that the show lasted for eleven seasons, most seem to share my opinion).
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