The plot is a parody on US family sitcoms of the mid-eighties, and so the working title of the show was "Not The Cosbys". Main issues in Married... with Children are sex, failures, indifference, parasitism and falseness.

Its characters are usually politically incorrect, and some of them are more or less dumb. Peg and Al have been together, for better or worse, for more than two decades. How they survive their relationship is the basis for “Married...With Children.” The sitcom represents a distinct departure from the saccharine-sweet television families viewers have known since the days of "Father Knows Best." With unflinching honesty, “Married... With Children” paints a painfully funny picture of a not-so-typical middle-class American family.

The show is so obnoxious that it never had really famous guest stars. As a compensation, the producers hired many Playboy Playmates and other beautiful women for small parts. During its 10 production years, the show changed a lot, but the Bundy family always stays together.

Married... with Children had 259 episodes (pilot and spin-off pilots included, specials not included) in 11 seasons premiered from April 5, 1987 to June 9, 1997 on Fox, an American TV network. On April 17, 1997, it was cancelled by Fox, basically as the network didn't accept the price of US$ 1.5 million per episode for season 12.

Reruns are still on the air on weekdays and the show was sold to over 60 countries.