Married with Children (2025) is a raucous revival of the classic 80s–90s sitcom, bringing back the Bundys in all their dysfunctional glory—updated for a new era, but still proudly politically incorrect and outrageous. The new series doesn’t reboot so much as pick up years later, with Al, Peg, Bud, and Kelly still locked in the same chaotic family dynamic, now clashing with the absurdities of modern life.
The show finds Al Bundy (Ed O’Neill), older but no wiser, still selling shoes in a world of online shopping and influencer culture. His bitterness has only grown as he rails against everything from self-checkout kiosks to “kids these days.” Peg (Katey Sagal), meanwhile, embraces her golden years with the same laziness and shopping addiction as ever, now obsessed with online shopping sprees and true-crime podcasts.
Bud (David Faustino) has reinvented himself—sort of—as a self-proclaimed “entrepreneur” running shady online businesses that constantly backfire. He’s convinced he’s a financial genius, though he’s still living in the basement. Kelly (Christina Applegate), now a single mom, is hilariously raising a teenage daughter who is somehow even ditzier than she was, much to Al’s eternal despair.
The Bundys’ misadventures collide with modern absurdities: neighborhood wars over HOA rules, Al’s crusade against electric cars, Peg’s pyramid schemes, and Kelly’s disastrous attempts at parenting. Their neighbors, the D’Arcys, remain their foils—Marcy (Amanda Bearse) more successful and smug than ever, constantly butting heads with Al.
While the comedy is as crass and biting as the original, the revival leans into nostalgia too, bringing back running gags (Al’s “Four touchdowns in a single game” speech, Peg’s refusal to cook, Kelly’s dimwitted antics) while slyly poking fun at how much—and how little—has changed since the 90s.
Married with Children (2025) stays true to its anarchic, no-holds-barred humor, proving that while the world might be different, the Bundys remain a hilariously dysfunctional constant. It’s loud, shameless, and unapologetically Bundy—just the way fans remember.