Everyone's Favorite Married With Children Episode

"Married With Children" was never my show. I was always a "Family Ties" man, and for many years they were on at the same time. For you kids out there, this was during the dark ages when if you missed something on TV you were simply fucked.

But I did get into it in the middle of it's run. My dad and I would watch it together, and enjoy the genius of Ed O'Neil. And he is a genius. There should be no coming back from that character, but he has worked steadily ever since and is now on TV's best sitcom.

Most episodes were hit and miss. I don't think a TV show today could get away with being as amateurish and bad as some moments of that show were. But then they were made up for by a few great jokes.

However, there was one episode that stood above all others. It made us laugh at the time, and we still quote it today. As is often the case, I thought I was the only one who knew the awesomeness of it.

Not true.

That is everyone's favorite "Married with Children" episode. Anytime the show is brought up, someone will imitate Al Bundy and sing the immortal lyrics: "Hmmm, hmmm, him..."

If you don't know what I'm talking about, Al is obsessed with a song he can't remember. He just knows that it goes, "Hmmm, hmm, him..." He can't figure it out and it's driving him crazy.

Finally, he goes to an old record store and there's a long line of dudes just like him singing parts of songs to the guy working there. And the guy instantly tells them the name of the song. Al thinks this is it! But he sings "Hmmm, hmmm, him" and the guy has no idea what he's talking about.

Al is heartbroken, and prays to God for the answer. God answers his call and the song comes on the jukebox, and Al does a great dance.

The song is "Anna (Go With Him)" by Arthur Alexander. It was later covered by the Beatles.

Here are the best parts of the episode.

Special appearance at the end by none other than Joey Tribbiani...