Ed O’Neill found out Married…with Children was canceled in a disappointing means however nonetheless made good use of his time.

Eleven seasons and 250+ episodes is one hell of a run for a present, particularly a sitcom. But that’s simply the place Married…with Children ended. So once you discover out your present has been canceled after that lengthy, you possibly can most likely proudly replicate on all that you simply’re abandoning, understanding that future generations will proceed to find your work. But once you get the information from some randos, which may put a little bit of a sting on it. That’s simply what occurred with Al Bundy himself, Ed O’Neill, discovering that Married…with Children wouldn’t be returning for a twelfth season.

Appearing on the MeSsy podcast with Jamie Lynn-Sigler and Married…with Children co-star Christina Applegate, Ed O’Neill recalled being again in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio and discovering out that he would not be stocking the cabinets at a Chicago shoe retailer. “A car pulled in with the ‘Just Married’ things hanging off the back, you know, the tin cans… and I thought, ‘Oh, they, you know, just married.’ So I was standing there, and they got out of the car, and it was the husband and wife. She was in the gown, and he was in the tux. And he said, ‘Oh my god. It’s Al Bundy, in Ohio.’ And I said, ‘Yeah. Congratulations. You got married.’ The woman said, ‘We’re so sorry about your show.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean?’ And the guy said, ‘Oh my god. He doesn’t know. It’s on the radio. You got canceled.’”

It would have been straightforward for Ed O’Neill to cellphone the studio to chew them out for not telling him straight, however as a substitute he did what any cheap man would do: had champagne with the bride and groom! Applegate, for her half, additionally found out by the grapevine, as her agent didn’t give her a heads up, both.

It may be stunning to study that Married…with Children had been on the air for therefore lengthy – these are M*A*S*H and Cheers numbers proper there – however possibly much more in order that it solely ever acquired Emmy nominations in technical classes. Looking again now, it’s clear simply how unimaginable Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal and particularly Christina Applegate have been in the course of the present’s run.

Were you a fan of Married…with Children? What do you suppose the present’s legacy is sort of 30 years after it went off the air?