Nightmare on Al's Street

Infobox Television episode | Title = Pilot
Series = Married... with Children
Season = 1
Episode = 11
Airdate = June 14, 1987 (Fox)
Production = 1.11
Writer = Michael G. Moye
Director = Linda Day
Episode List = Episode Chronology
Prev = Al Loses His Cherry
Next = Where's The Boss"Nightmare on Al's Street" is the eleventh episode of Fox's hit comedy show, "Married... with Children". It was written by Michael G. Moye, and originally aired on June 14, 1987.

Plot

One morning, Marcy comes telling Al and Peggy that a couple of contractors offered to re-do both their driveways for a small fee. Al advises Marcy to ask Steve about it, but since he is in Buffalo in a work convention, Marcy feels prompted to accept the deal. When Al tells her that they will scam her, Marcy boasts about her economics degree and how she is superior to him in financial decisions.

After Al leaves for work, Bud comes telling everybody that the cops indeed caught the supposed contractors for scamming. Marcy feels devastated because Al was right and she wasn't to the point that she starts having nightmares where she is having sex with him. Initially Peggy jokes about it, and even tells Al. But after the second night, Peggy gets upset and starts nagging Al about it.

Meanwhile, when Steve finally arrives and tries to have sex with Marcy, she ends up throwing up everytime. When Marcy finally tells Steve about her dreams with Al, he goes to his house to complain. Marcy finally comes and tells Al about the scamming contractors, finally accepting she was wrong about that, and Al was right, thus "purging" herself of the guilt. When finds her outside, they leave to finally have sex, while Al ends up having a dream with Marcy.

Cast

Main

* Al Bundy - Ed O'Neill
* Peggy Bundy - Katey Sagal
* Bud Bundy - David Faustino
* Kelly Bundy - Christina Applegate
* Steve Rhoades - David Garrison
* Marcie Rhoades - Amanda Bearse

Popular and Cultural References

* The title is a reference to the popular horror series "Nightmare on Elm Street".
* Steve is in Buffalo at a "meeting of tellers against the penny".
* Peggy tells Marcy how in the past Al refused to buy the land where they ended up bulding the Sears Tower. However, Al refutes it by saying that the money saved allowed them to buy "two-thirds acre on lake Chicamocomico."
* Peggy tells Marcy that he has learned to "never approach him [Al] for sex during "Wide World of Sports", unless women’s gymnastics are on, then you gotta shot."
* When Steve arrives, he complains about the traffic at O'Hare. He even says that's "where they're gonna find Amelia Earheart". He then says to Marcy, "but the eagle has landed" in reference to the landing of the lunar module at the moon.
* Kelly complains about having to carry a pizza while in the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
* Peggy tells Kelly that they'll probably go to a Chicago Cubs during the summer.
* When Al boasts about being in Marcy's dream, he proclaims "It looks like another little filly in the old Bundy stable".
* Marcy reads a book about dream interpretation.
* While getting ready for bed, Steve sings Rod Stewart's song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
* Al asks Marcy why she doesn't have "normal dreams" like he does. He says he dreams about being a Maharaja with women with four breasts feeding him Ding Dongs. He also says the only man there is Phil Donahue, but they "feed him to the lizard people".

References

External links

* [http://www.albundy.net/marriedaniac/ate/script/0112t.html Episode transcript]