Married... with Children or
Married with Children is an American
sitcom about a
dysfunctional family living in
Chicago that aired for 11 seasons. The show, notable for being the first
prime time television series to air on
Fox, debuted on April 5, 1987, and aired its final first-run broadcast on June 9, 1997. The series was created by
Michael G. Moye and
Ron Leavitt. The show was known for handling non-standard topics for the time period, which garnered the then-fledgling
Fox network a standing among the
Big Three television networks (
ABC,
CBS and
NBC).
The series' 11-season, 262-episode run makes it the longest-lasting live-action sitcom on the Fox network. The show's famous theme song is "
Love and Marriage" by
Frank Sinatra from the 1955 television production
Our Town.
The first season of the series was videotaped at
ABC Television Center in Hollywood. From season three to season eight, the show was taped at
Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood and the remaining three seasons were taped at
Sony Pictures Studios in
Culver City.