{"product_id":"2940154516508","title":"The Complete Married...With Children Book: TV's Dysfunctional Family Phenomenon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarried . . . with Children premiered on Fox TV in 1987 and updated the Don Ameche and Frances Langford radio comedy series, The Bickersons, and Jackie Gleason's TV classic, The Honeymooners, with a raunchy, cutting-edge slant that focused on a lovable yet laughable family headed by endearingly flawed Al (Ed O'Neill), his housework-hating wife, sexy daughter, and randy son. For 11 seasons, the brilliant team of talent put the funk in dysfunctional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediscover the exhilarating humor and intellectual excitement in Denise Noe’s first book. She delves behind-the-scenes with Michael Moye, Ron Leavitt, Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse, E. E. Bell, and Ritch Shydner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll be fascinated by the story of how two rogue writers created a deliberately off-the-wall program; how it almost got derailed before production began; how a controversy could have plucked the series off the air but ended up injecting a much needed shot in the arm; how a reality-based show occasionally—and courageously—ventured into comedy with a fantasy, horror, and\/or science fiction spin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated. Bibliography. Appendix featuring episode synopses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074793455856,"sku":"2940154516508","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154516508_p0.jpg?v=1764070580","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154516508","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}