Guys and Dolls is the fourteenth episode of Season 2 of the FOX sitcom Married... with Children, as well as the 27th overall episode in the series. Written by Sandy Sprung and Marcy Vosburgh, the episode was directed by Linda Day and premiered on FOX on January 10, 1988.
Synopsis[]
When starting a baseball card collection, Al and Steve sell Marcy's old Barbie doll. They must get it back but they learn the shop they sold it to was robbed, so they have to search downtown Chicago and ask every bum on the street.
Plot[]
To be added.
Cast[]
Regular Cast[]
- Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy
- Katey Sagal as Peggy Bundy
- Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy
- David Faustino as Bud Bundy
- Amanda Bearse as Marcy Rhoades
- David Garrison as Steve Rhoades
- Buck the dog as Buck Bundy (uncredited)
Guest Stars[]
- Nick DeMauro as Cop
- Chuck E. Weiss as Dealer (uncredited)
- Bullet Valmont as Car Stereo Thief (uncredited)
Quotes[]
- [Al and Peg enter the house after returning from "Parent-Teacher Night" at Bud and Kelly's schools. Peg is holding a poster board in her hand.]
- Bud: Hi, Mom! Hi, Dad! Kelly said she's upstairs listening to the radio and dancing. [Peg and Al give Bud an angry look] Oh, you two look pretty mad. But in Kelly's defense, wait 'til after she's turned in her book report. We owe her that much.
- Peg: Kelly is not the problem, Bud. She has moved up to a good, solid "D". [sighs] Now, you're the one who's in trouble. We went to your school and saw your social studies report, you know, "Brazil: Land of Rubber and Sunshine". Would you care to explain this picture of your sister in a bikini?
- [Peg holds up a poster titled "Brazil" with an image of a smiling sun next to it. In the middle is a picture of Kelly in the backyard, wearing a pink and black bikini, and looking surprised as she holds a garden hose]
- Bud: Well, it illustrates the easy sex in Brazil... So, how did I do?
- Peg: [sighs] Like your father in life, you failed!
- [A Chicago PD Officer brings Steve and Marcy, who are dressed up as a U.S. Navy Sailor and a prostitute, to the Bundy residence to confirm who they really are. Al chuckles upon seeing them.]
- Police Officer: Excuse me sir, do you know these people?
- Al: [grins while hesitating] Mmm, no!
- Steve: Al! [jams the door before Al fully shuts it] Please?!
- Police Officer: We picked them up for soliciting at a Joe's Cocktail Lounge.
- Steve: I told you officer, we were just role playing [to Marcy, mockingly] ...to spice up our marriage... and we lost our I.D. when we were running from you.
- Marcy: [nervously] It's all a big mistake. Tell them who we are, Al!
- Al: [grinning] Eh, it's the neighbors, the hooker and the sailor.
- Police Officer: I see, just a little yuppie game play, huh? [the three of them chuckle, before the officer immediately stops and becomes serious] Well, let me tell you something about police! We don't like it when you jerk us around! I could be out there scaring kids or driving with the siren on! So next time you want to put some fun in your marriage, do what me and my wife do... cheat on each other! [he winks at Steve and exits]
- Peg: Who's Barbie?
- Marcy: [shocked] "Who's Barbie?"! America's favorite teenage fashion model, that's who!
- Peg: Oh, you mean a Barbie doll! Yeah, I had one of those! I gave it my boyfriend, Keith, as a symbol of our love... he was gay as a debutante, you know?
- Marcy: [entering the Bundy residence] Steve, we've been robbed! They took my Barbie!
- Peg: Not the one you were saving to give to your daughter?! [Steve looks at Al as he realizes what he has done]
- Marcy: And it was someone we know! They went right for her! Steve, find them! Find them and kill them! [pauses] No, don't kill them. Bring them to me. I'll kill them. But not at first. First I'll take a hammer, and smash their toes, little to big. Then, if it was a man, [turns to Peg] and I know it was a man, I'll turn the hammer AROUND! [gestures turning a hammer in the opposite direction, causing Al to grimace]
- Steve: [in a high pitched whimper] Al...?!
- [Al and Steve return to the Bundy residence with Marcy's Barbie. They both look disheveled and have visible injures on their faces after getting into a fight with a motorcycle gang]
- Steve: Well, some of my teeth are loose, but we got her!
- Marcy: Oh, Steve...
- [Marcy quickly walks over to him and looks over the doll. She then shoves it back into Steve's chest and becomes upset]
- Marcy: THAT'S NOT MY BARBIE! My Barbie has a little crescent shape cut on the heel of her left foot...[begins to sob] She got it while jogging on the beach with Ken... YOU DON'T LOVE ME! [walks back to the kitchen counter and cries]
- Steve: [slowly turns to Al] Al, those motorcycle guys hurt me.
- Al: [depressingly] I know they did. [they both turn around and head out the door]
Notes[]
Title[]
- "Guys and Dolls" is a short story by Damon Runyon, which also inspired the 1955 film and musical.
- David Garrison would later star in the touring production of Guys and Dolls as Nathan Detroit between 1992 and 1994.
Trivia[]
- Bud tricks Kelly into thinking he is helping her with her book report again in the season 3 episode The Computer Show.
- Marcy's obsession with Barbie dolls would later be seen again in the season 9 episode Sleepless in Chicago.
- Peggy is seen playing with part of the 1978 A-Frame Barbie Dream House.
- Steve's US Navy uniform has the rank of Seaman.
- As Al and Steve comb the streets looking for Marcy's doll, they walk through the exterior set used for the sitcom, 227, which was another Embassy Television/Columbia/Sony Pictures Television-produced series in production at the time.
- MWC co-creator Michael G. Moye was one of the show's creators, and several MWC writers and directors including Tony Singletary, Tracy Gamble, and Richard Gurman were also involved on the show.
- Several MWC guest actors including Gary Grubbs, Janet Carroll, Dan Blom, Gary Coleman, Beau Billingslea, Walter Olkewicz and Rif Hutton also appeared on the show.
Cultural References[]
- The main theme of the episode focuses on Barbie Fashion Dolls.
- Bud mixes up the novel, Robinson Crusoe, with the television show Gilligan's Island.
- Kelly mentions having to write a report on Edgar Allen Poe and his short story, The Tell-Tale Heart.
- Bud mixes up The Tell-Tale Heart with the television series, The Addams Family. He also mixes up a line from Poe's narrative poem The Raven with a line from Lurch from The Addams Family.
- While talking about hobbies, Al sarcastically quips about buying "original Picassos", especially noting that his early work would be affordable for someone working for minimum wage like Al.
- This is in reference to artist, Pablo Picasso, who is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Several of his pieces are among the most expensive paintings sold.
- Al and Steve discuss the Warner Brothers cartoon character, Elmer Fudd.
- Fudd would be referenced again in Season 3's "The Bald and the Beautiful" and Season 5's "Wabbit Season".
- Al and Steve mention retired Chicago Cubs players Ken Hubbs, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, and Ron Santo.
- Ernie Banks would be mentioned several more times on the show before making a guest appearance as himself in the season 8 episode "Dances with Weezie".
- The scenes involving Al and Steve walking through the streets of Chicago and asking about the missing Barbie as "You Belong To The City" plays is a parody of the 1980s NBC crime drama series, Miami Vice, with Al and Steve playing the roles of Detectives Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs.
- Ed O'Neill had previously guest starred on the show's first season as undercover FBI agent Arthur Lawson.
Music[]
- The song that plays when Al and Steve are downtown is "You Belong To The City" by Glen Frey.
- Bud sings the theme songs to Gilligan's Island and the Addams Family.
Locations[]
- Bundy Residence
- Downtown Chicago
Sets[]
- Bundy Living Room/Kitchen
- Downtown Chicago Streets
External Links[]
Guys and Dolls at the Internet Movie Database- Guys and Dolls on Bundyology
- Guys and Dolls - Final Draft Script on albundy.net
- Guys and Dolls - Transcript on Springfield! Springfield!
- #27 Guys and Dolls - MWC Podcast on Horrorphilia
