Kelly Bundy

Last update February 23, 2003

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Important Basic Facts

Kelly Bundy, played by Christina Applegate, is the pretty daughter of the family. She is very dull and her malapropisms (so-called Kellyisms) are one of the series' highlights. Her brother Bud often takes advantage of her ignorance. Kelly also has tons of boyfriends - sometimes at the same time. Al calls her lovingly "Pumpkin". Somehow she managed to graduate from high school during the series. After that she used to be a model, the "Verminator" - a TV theme park character and pesticide spokeswoman - and a waitress for a long time. She also took acting classes. Just like her brother she lives with her parents all through the show without having a plan for her life. In some flashback scenes, the Kelly part was played by children: by Hannah Swanson in 1107 and by another girl in 0510.


Useless Additional Facts

Kelly's birthday was given as November 27 (703) (but May in 321 and February in 420). Al calls her "pumpkin" for the first time in episode 208. In episode 1107 we learn that she was conceived on the day of Al's four touchdowns triumph, but then she would be much older. Her first boyfriend was Mikey Clemens (1110). She likes Garfield cartoons (e.g. 416, 506, 518). Kelly used to be a smart character until episode 208 where she had no problems to pass the driver's license test. But after that her IQ falls drops significantly and from episode 214 on she's tremendously dumb. Kelly got her first job as a dancer in a rock video (414), and in her first serious job she was as the weather girl of a TV station (419). She graduated from high school in 1990 (1008), shown in episode 502, and she started to model in episode 506. Kelly worked as the "Verminator" from ep. 622 to 902. She performed this character for Pest Boys Extermination Co. (Est. 1993, 1-312-555-SCAM (819, 901), 1-800-LEGS UP (808), resp.) from ep. 804 to 902. Kelly is a waitress from ep. 708 to 804 and did her massage license in 1121. Have a look at Kelly's metamorphosis (80 KB) through the seasons. The character doesn't appear in ep. 110, 201, 216 and 525. From ep. 1001 to ep. 1024 Christina Applegate is wearing a wig, because she has short red hair during that time.



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