married with children was a hit sitcom that premiered in the late 80s and proved a huge
success for fox the show revolved around a family that didn't get along quite as well
as the average sitcom family though the stars portraying the family seem to have gotten
along extraordinarily well behind the scenes despite this there were two stars on the show
whose antagonistic relationship on screen was maintained when the cameras stopped rolling
join facts first as we explore how Ed O'Neill couldn't stand this married with children co-star
married with children was a sitcom that intended to be a bit more realistic than others
while it was far from a documentary it attempted to convey the true nature of the american family
according to the creators the average american family didn't get along nearly as well as it
was generally depicted on television they then created married with children and its central
family of the bundys as an antidote to this over of false familiar portrayals when it premiered
the reception it got from audiences proved their theory right while the bundys didn't necessarily
hate each other they didn't always get along they tended to bicker and argue not only more than the
average television family but more severely however by the end of each episode the family
was always glad to be together the bundy family consisted of al peggy daughter kelly and son bud
these characters were portrayed by ed o'neal katie seagal christina applegate and david faustino
while none of these characters truly hated each other the same can't be said for al bundy and the
character of marcy darcy marcy was the bundy's neighbor and an actress named amanda bierce
portrayed her besides the realistic relationship of the central family
al and marcy's mutual antagonistic relationship proved one of the most winning aspects of the show
most stars got along during filming except for two it seems that the stars of the show
had relationships that were much calmer behind the scenes than one might expect based on their
performances but it also seems the relationship between ed o'neill and amanda bierce was just
as antagonistic as those of their characters it's been long suggested that these two stars feuded a
good deal over the course of the show's filming it culminated in a dressing room incident where
ed threatened to have amanda fired there was seemingly no one specific incident that caused
ed and amanda to start disliking each other but instead they had conflicting personalities and
each gradually began to wear at the other over the course of the production amanda has suggested that
ed grew tired of filming the show in general over the course of the show's 11 seasons she
claims this may have been responsible for some of the actor's more aggressive behavior towards her
later in the show's run however none of the show's other stars have expressed similar experiences
with ed at any time they claim that working with ed was a thoroughly positive experience according
to ed o'neill the reason he grew to dislike amanda bierce over the course of the show is that she was
beginning to act more aggressive both towards him and to her fellow castmates it also seems
ed attributes this change in her behavior to the fact that she was a lesbian in real life
who was becoming increasingly out of the closet over the course of the show ed claims amanda's
lesbianism was a rather large point of contention between him and the actress to the point where
amanda refused to invite ed to her wedding that happened during filming before we tell
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amanda didn't invite ed to her wedding amanda bierce married a woman while married with children
was still on the air she invited all the cast and crew members who worked on the series with
the exception of ed o'neill and david faustino when pressed by ed amanda claimed she didn't
want the actor to begin laughing when she and her soon-to-be wife walked down the aisle in
their tuxedos after being told this ed went on to assure amanda he wouldn't laugh at such a sight
but reportedly he couldn't even keep a straight face when telling her this it seems
amanda was right not to invite ed though it's uncertain why she didn't invite david faustino
amanda says it was ed's fault that the show ended after 11 seasons but she's also claimed there was
a time when married with children was still on the air that ed threatened to get her fired
amanda and ed were in the makeup room together and started bickering over something mundane
this time the bickering got out of hand it got to the point where they were calling each other names
when ed couldn't take it anymore he pulled a trump card by telling amanda bierce he could
have her fired if he wanted to he was probably right when he told amanda he could have her fired
he was the most important part of the show though amanda's character was widely beloved by audiences
she was a supporting player there was little amanda could say to retaliate against ed's threat
and she bit her tongue and continued filming ed later recounted the story himself
and the actor has expressed that he regrets treating amanda that way but he hasn't expressed
any regret about not getting along with the actress in general or disparaging her sexuality
is Ed O'neill homophobic Ed O'Neill's mistreatment of his lesbian co-star on the set of married with
children has been called into question numerous times since the series ended over two decades ago
the whole situation is made even more convoluted when you take into account
ed recently became popular to a whole new generation of television viewers
for portraying the father of an openly gay character on Modern Family.
What about the rest of the Bundys the rest of the cast appears to have gotten along swimmingly
it even seems they all had positive relationships with Ed O'Neil none of them have claimed the actor
was anything but affable during his time on the show even in later seasons according
to Katie Seagal there was instant chemistry between the four stars portraying the bundys
before Christina Applegate and David Faustino were cast two other stars portrayed the kids in the
pilot Katie says she didn't feel nearly as much chemistry with these performers as she went on to
with Christina and David all the main cast members have gone on to be successful in their future
endeavors Christina Applegate managed to become a movie star thanks to the popularity she garnered
from the series and the rest of the Bundy family has managed to find consistent work on television
Ed O'Neill was a star in modern family and Katie Seagal appeared on the hit series Sons of Anarchy.
is married with children coming back katie seagal has also found success in the world of voice
over artistry voicing the character of leela on futurama most of david faustino's post-married
with children work has come via voice over as well some of the animated series he's provided his
voice to include winx club and avatar the legend of korra it's been recently announced that married
with children is coming back in the form of an animated reboot all four stars are coming back
for it it remains unclear whether or not amanda bierce is going to return to voice an animated
incarnation of marcy though married with children fans would certainly like to see her and ed burry
the torch now it's time to hear from you what was the most surprising part of the story let us know
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