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Season guide

Married... with Children: Season 4

23 episodes Premiered Sep 3, 1989 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Married... with Children

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.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (20): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Hot off the Grill

Sep 3, 1989 · 22 min

Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.

S4·E2 Core

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.

S4·E3 Core

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.

S4·E4 Core

Tooth or Consequences

Oct 1, 1989 · 22 min

Al goes to Marcy's dentist and finds that he has a relationship with his assistant.

S4·E5 Core

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.

S4·E6 Core

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.

S4·E7 Core

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.

S4·E8 Core

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.

S4·E9 Core

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.

S4·E10 Core

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.

S4·E11 Core

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.

S4·E12 Core

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.

S4·E13 Core

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.

S4·E14 Core

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

S4·E15 Core

Rock and Roll Girl

Feb 4, 1990 · 22 min

Kelly becomes a rock and roll singer with Bud as her agent.

S4·E17 Core

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.

S4·E19 Core

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

S4·E20 Core

Peggy Made a Little Lamb

Apr 15, 1990 · 22 min

Peggy must repeat Home Ec class to get her high school diploma.

S4·E21 Core

Rain Girl

Apr 29, 1990 · 22 min

Kelly gets a new job as a weather girl at a local news station.

S4·E22 Mytharc

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.

S4·E23 Mytharc

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.

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