Married… With Children was a groundbreaking show that challenged the myth of domestic tranquility in family comedies, becoming one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in television history. It was created by two rebellious writers and faced challenges from Barry Diller and network standards. The show's writer-producer, Richard Gurman, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the show and the battle to keep it alive. The book features exclusive interviews with the cast, media moguls, network executives, writers, directors, critics, and the woman who launched a sponsor boycott that almost got the series canceled.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2024
Publisher: Permuted Press

Married… With Children burst onto the airwaves in 1987 with a groundbreaking attack on the myth of domestic tranquility depicted in family comedies since the dawn of TV. Created by two rebellious writers given carte blanche from a fledgling FOX, the series became one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in television history and forever changed the way married life was portrayed on the very networks it so scathingly satirized. However, it was far from smooth sailing as the creators bucked up against Barry Diller—then CEO of FOX—on everything from casting to content and then butted heads with network standards as they sought to shatter traditional broadcast norms. Married… With Children writer-producer Richard Gurman takes us behind the scenes of this boundary-breaking show to reveal how its inner workings were at times as disruptive and contentious—yet at other times, as hysterical and raunchy—as the Bundy family themselves. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast, including Ed ONeill and Katey Sagal, media moguls, network executives, writers, directors, critics, and even the woman who was so offended by one episode she launched a sponsor boycott that almost got the series canceled, Married… With Children vs the World celebrates the rebellious, satirical vision of the show and the battle to keep it alive that paved the way for the tremendous diversity in family comedy style we see today.

Married... With Children

Married... With Children burst onto the airwaves in 1987 with a groundbreaking attack on the myth of domestic tranquility depicted in family comedies since the dawn of TV. Created by two rebellious writers given carte blanche from a fledgling FOX, the series became one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in television history and forever changed the way married life was portrayed on the very networks it so scathingly satirized. However, it was far from smooth sailing as the creators bucked up against Barry Diller—then CEO of FOX—on everything from casting to content and then butted heads with network standards as they sought to shatter traditional broadcast norms. Married... With Children writer-producer Richard Gurman takes us behind the scenes of this boundary-breaking show to reveal how its inner workings were at times as disruptive and contentious—yet at other times, as hysterical and raunchy—as the Bundy family themselves. Featuring exclusive interviews with the cast, including Ed ONeill and Katey Sagal, media moguls, network executives, writers, directors, critics, and even the woman who was so offended by one episode she launched a sponsor boycott that almost got the series canceled, Married... With Children vs the World celebrates the rebellious, satirical vision of the show and the battle to keep it alive that paved the way for the tremendous diversity in family comedy style we see today.

Weight: 392g
Dimension: 217 x 149 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781637588314