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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - It's a Bundyful Life (2)
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S4:E12

    Al gets a visit from a guardian angel and discovers what the Bundy household would look like if he was never born.

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    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Change of a Dollar
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E22

    On the night of a big banquet for Tom, George runs out at the last minute to do an errand at his store in Queens. Once there, we're taken back to 1968 and witness the grand opening of Jefferson Cleaners and we see how George earned his first dollar.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - Master the Possibilities
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S2:E16

    When the mailman delivers a credit card pre-approved for Buck the Dog, the Bundys go on a spending spree.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Hot off the Grill
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S4:E1

    Marcy's dead aunt's ashes end up in the Labor Day hamburgers.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Oh, What a Feeling
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    S4:E9

    Al decides to get a new car, but finds out that Peggy spent all his saved up money, and he has to buy an old, used car.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - The Gas Station Show
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    S6:E23

    Al must work at a gas station after Peggy and the kids buy too much junk food, which Al cannot pay for, so he has to work off his debt.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    S1:E1

    In this pilot we meet Al and Peg Bundy, a very dysfunctional Chicago family. In the pilot, Al and Peg, who have no friends, meet their new neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades. Steve and Marcy are a very happily married couple until they learn from the Bundys.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - It's a Bundyful Life (1)
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    S4:E11

    Al has finally saved up enough money to buy Christmas gifts for everyone, but a few late customers to the shoe store makes Al unable to get to the bank.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - We'll Follow the Sun
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S5:E1

    The Bundys get stuck in traffic on Labor Day.

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    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Wabbit Season
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S5:E8

    A rabbit destroys Al's fantasy of having a vegetable garden.

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    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - She's Having My Baby (1)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    S6:E1

    Marcy and Peggy discover they are both pregnant, to Jefferson's joy and Al's horror.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Poker Game
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    S1:E8

    Al invites Steve to play poker, but Steve ends up losing his paycheck to Al. Afraid to tell Marcy the truth, Steve tries to convince Peggy to give him the check back.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - He Thought He Could
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    S3:E1

    In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - A Dump of My Own
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E5

    Al plans on building his dream - an executive's type of bathroom in the garage.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Thinnergy
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    S1:E2

    Marcy gives Peggy the book "Thinnergy", which is a book about health. Very inspired by the book, Peggy goes on a diet and tries to convince the family to join in, but they refuse. When the diet makes Peggy really annoying, Steve convinces Al to join the diet, and persuades Peggy to quit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Buck Can Do It
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S2:E4

    One of the Bundys neighbors threaten to sue when Buck the dog mates with their dog, and asks the Bundys to neuter Buck, which Al refuses to do.

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    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Requiem for a Dead Barber
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S3:E9

    Al grows his hair when his barber dies, and fears he is turning into a "sissy" just because he has to go to salons.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - T-R-A-Something-Something Spells Tramp
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S7:E2

    Kelly has to walk through the wilderness after dumping her boyfriend in the forest. Al and Peg try to talk their marriage alive, but without success. Bud dates a girl with the measles.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Poppy's by the Tree (1)
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    S2:E1

    In the second season opener, the Bundys go to a sleazy, dumpy motel in Dumpwater Florida. Trouble head their way when an axe murderer, who hates tourists, arrives.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Poppy's by the Tree (2)
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    S2:E2

    Peg is kidnapped by the axe murderer and it's up to Al to save her.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - Top of the Heap
    5.8/10(13 votes)

    S5:E20

    In a spinoff attempt of Married ... with Children, we follow the lives of Charlie and Vinnie Verducci. Charlie wants Vinnie to marry rich to get a better life and they go to a formal fund raiser to meet rich women.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - A Small Victory
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    S8:E23

    Louise and Helen consider leaving the Help Center due to lack of involvement from others as well as lack of funds. However, just as they're about to call it quits, a young hooker named Maggie walks in the door.

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    Writer:Ron Leavitt

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Ron Leavitt Ratings Summary

"It's a Bundyful Life (2)" is the best rated episode written by Ron Leavitt. It scored 8/10 based on 14 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/17/1989 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Change of a Dollar".