Agree.

And jumping the gun a little, one of my favorite Jefferson episodes is the one where people think they've seen him on TV before. He denies it but at one point says to Al "Yes Fonzie I mean Captain I mean Al"

Steve and Al worked because Steve was rthe sensible grownup who tried to show Al the error of his ways, and sometimes fell under Al's influence or got suckered by Al.


Jefferson and Al was kind of like a 6 year old being managed by an eight year old. His ageing lothario antics and quest to leech off of Marcy were priceless.

When does Al first call Marcy a scrawny (?) chicken?

Er, no need. I've seen years worth of this stuff. We just have differing opinions.

I think Steve is a much stronger character AND better actor. I could see Jefferson coming a mile away and his role was basically simply that of a clown. Steve always had a little something extra in reserve to pop out at you, and was more likely to have his own story going on rather than punctuate someone else's.

I think you like the broader (and to me flabbier) aspects of MWC more than I do. The No Ma'am, stuff, for instance, which was played extremely broadly even with the world of a sitcom. People were fairly flapping their arms.

I'm more into the library speech, the three hour talk, and Al's resigned, ironic misery.

Can we get a running count on Kelly's boyfriends beaten up by Al?

Yeah, how about first time Al run's one of Kelly's admirers into a wall or door?

I used to watch this show when I was a youngin' in grade school. I was allowed to watch one episode per night with my father before I went to bed. Needless to say, I thought it was fantastic.

Spending time with my dad watching a show that I was probably a bit too young to be watching was something I looked forward to daily. It brings back good memories.

My favorite show of the 80s, with Seinfeld and Lost highlighting subsequent decades.

I think I've seen every episode too since I had no life as a kid and pretty much watched every rerun of the show from elementary school through college.

Favorite episode is where Bubba Smith and Al duke it out in the Polk High gym. The pacing and joke setups were perfect. Favorite moment was when Al shows Bubba pictures of his mother in law to get that extra inch.

Favorite cameo: Petra Verkaik.

I bought the DVDs of this for my parents. There's something special about a family that watches M:WC together.

I have seasons 1+2 on the way. I cannot wait to rewatch them. That is Al...errr all.

I found Thinergy on You Tube and watched it last night. Thought it was very good. It's been a long time since I watched this show!


- Is that really Christina Applegate or is it another actress? She looks nothing like CA if you ask me. She's totally different acting. Very sweet and smart.

(ok I just read that Kelly's character gets progressively more stupid)


- Peg is very much the way I remember her. Katey Sagal is a hoot. I love her attitude! She has some great lines. I'm going to see if I can find a transcript of this episode.

- Marcy, omg. where did they find this actress. Men hate women like her.

- Steve is much more normal than Jefferson and a great addition to the show (though I prefer Jefferson. Jefferson is sooo lazy, lol). I read on wiki that Steve feels superior to the Bundy family but as time progresses he finds himself becoming more like them and turns to Al for male bonding. I never realized that Steve reappears later in the series.


- Al, omg. I think I am living with that guy . That scene where she is singing and he is clipping his toenails, hehehe. Why must men be so crude. Honest to god I think I am living with someone who grew up with Al as his role model (feel sorry for me people)


P: Oh Al. This is not what I wanted. You ruined everything.
A: What do you mean "ruined everything?" Our lives are already ruined.


A: Remember that baseball glove my dad gave me when I was a little kid? I loved that glove. Yeah it's old and the web's lose. But it's special to me. That's how I feel about you Peg.

I watched this show from the beginning...My wife and I were were Peggy and Al for Halloween one year (I wore a "Shoot Me, I'm Married" T-Shirt), wifey does a great Peg... MWC is one of only two non-sports shows to be shown on a regular basis in my bar (The Man Show is the other)...Steve > Jefferson...Kelly > chick on rip off show with the talking rabbit...I definitely enjoyed the earlier shows...if I had to guess I would say Diebitter's least favorite character was Seven...did ANYBODY like Seven?...Love this thread.

Bingo! Seven is by far my least favourite character.

Actually there's only 2 'regulars' I disliked - Seven and Luke Ventura.

Never even heard of the last guy there. I stopped watching a few years before the end.

Didn't like Seven either. I also didn't like the character played by the Joey guy from Friends and the guy who played his father on MWC. Who were they on the show and why were they on?