Married... with Children: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Married... with Children Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Hot off the Grill
Sep 3, 1989 · 22 min
Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.
Dead Men Don't Do Aerobics
Sep 10, 1989 · 22 min
Peggy wins a free health week with the healthiest man in Chicago, but ends up converting him to her lifestyle, and he drops dead.
Buck Saves the Day
Sep 24, 1989 · 22 min
Kelly and Bud try to raise money to got to a concert. Kelly's scheme involves playing poker against Peggy's friends and Bud makes Al take a bunch of kids camping.
Tooth or Consequences
Oct 1, 1989 · 22 min
Al goes to Marcy's dentist and finds that he has a relationship with his assistant.
He Ain't Much, but He's Mine
Oct 8, 1989 · 22 min
Peggy talks to a woman at a beauty parlor, and becomes convinced that Al is cheating on her, with that woman.
Fair Exchange
Oct 29, 1989 · 22 min
The Bundys lets a foreign exchange student live in their home for the weekly $500 that the government will pay them, but the french girl ends up ruining Kelly's social life.
Desperately Seeking Miss October
Nov 5, 1989 · 22 min
A Playboy model visits the shoe store and Al wants to find out which issue she is in, but Peggy sold his Playboy collection and Al has to convince her to get the magazines back.
976-SHOE
Nov 12, 1989 · 22 min
Steve risks his job when Al takes a $50,000 loan from Steve's bank to start a shoe hotline.
Oh, What a Feeling
Nov 19, 1989 · 22 min
Al decides to get a new car, but finds out that Peggy spent all his saved up money, and he has to buy an old, used car.
At the Zoo
Nov 26, 1989 · 22 min
Steve spends time at the zoo with the Bundys instead of looking for a job, which upsets Marcy.
It's a Bundyful Life (1)
Dec 17, 1989 · 22 min
Al has finally saved up enough money to buy Christmas gifts for everyone, but a few late customers to the shoe store makes Al unable to get to the bank.
It's a Bundyful Life (2)
Dec 17, 1989 · 22 min
Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.
Who'll Stop the Rain
Jan 7, 1990 · 22 min
Al's pride and "do-it-yourself" beliefs annoys the rest of the family when Al decides to fix the leaking roof himself.
A Taxing Problem
Jan 14, 1990 · 22 min
After Peggy lied on the Bundy taxes, Al has to find a quick way to raise money for the audit, and when a couple offers good money for Peggy's hair, Al must find a way to convince h
Rock and Roll Girl
Feb 4, 1990 · 22 min
Kelly becomes a rock and roll singer with Bud as her agent.
You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (1)
Feb 11, 1990 · 22 min
Peggy takes Marcy on a trip to Las Vegas to get over her divorce from Steve.
You Gotta Know When to Fold 'Em (2)
Feb 18, 1990 · 22 min
Al, Bud and Kelly arrive in Las Vegas to find Peg and Marcy completely broke, and they must find a way to raise some money to get back home.
What Goes Around Came Around
Feb 25, 1990 · 22 min
Bud tries to get revenge on a girl who humiliated him years ago.
Peggy Turns 300
Mar 25, 1990 · 22 min
Al plans a special evening for Peggy's birthday by taking her out to the Bowlarama where he hopes to finally beat his arch rival's high game score. Al beats the score, but minutes
Peggy Made a Little Lamb
Apr 15, 1990 · 22 min
Peggy must repeat Home Ec class to get her high school diploma.
Rain Girl
Apr 29, 1990 · 22 min
Kelly gets a new job as a weather girl at a local news station.
The Agony of De-Feet
May 6, 1990 · 22 min
Al has to judge a beauty contest at the shoe store and has nightmares about feet. Meanwhile, Kelly tricks Bud and Marcy into thinking they slept with each other.
Yard Sale
May 13, 1990 · 22 min
After discovering Peggy's latest purchases, Al throws a yard sale to get rid of a lot of the junk, but no one is interested.