Bundyology - Music on MWC

Music on Married... With Children

Last update September 6, 2009

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Mentioned Fantasy Bands and Musicians

Yodeling Andy (0216)
Jimmy Dick and the Night Sticks (0218)
Tears and Vomit (0311)
The Tuxedos (0402)
Oozing Meat (0403)
Shoes 'n' Socks (0709)
Burned Beyond Recognition (0822)
Otitis Media (0904) [A bacterial infection of the inner ear]

Fantasy Bands on the Show

The Why (0317) (Morgan Cavett guitar/singer, Danny Timms guitar, unknown bass player, unknown drummer)
Joanie and the Slashettes / Joanie and the Hep Cats (0609, 0610)

Existing Bands and Musicians on the Show

The Gutter Cats (performing) (0414) - Anthony Smedile, Bobby Lycon, Jonny Black and Josh Blake
B.B. King (performing a blues variation) (0513)
Anthrax (performing In My World) (0619) - Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Danny Spitz.
Edd "Kookie" Byrnes (performing Kookie, Kookie) (0619)
Spencer Davis of The Spencer Davis Group (0709)
Ritchie Havens (0709)
Robby Krieger of The Doors (0709)
Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders (0709)
Peter Noone of Hermans's Hermits (0709)
John Sebastian of The Loving Spoonful (0709)
The Village People (performing YMCA) (0807) - Alexander Briley (Sailor), David Hodo (Construction Worker), Glenn M. Hughes (Leather Man), G. Jeffrey Olson (Cowboy), Felipe Rose (Indian) and Raymond Simpson (Policeman)
Waylon Jennings (playing the character Ironhead Haynes (0821)

Rick Dees (0822)
Tammy Wynette (1942 - 1998) (1108)

Songs Performed by A Character in An Episode

0102 Honey by Peg [Bobby Goldsboro (performer) & Bobby Russell (words & music); US #1 in April and May, 1968, for five weeks]
0102 I Am Woman by Peg [Helen Reddy (performer, words & music) and Ray Burton (words & music); US #1 in December, 1972, for one week]
0102 Dominique by Peg [The Singing Nun; US #1 in December, 1963, for four weeks]
0102 I'm in the Mood for Love by Peg
0104 Amazing Grace by the people at the funeral
0105 Born to be Wild by Al & Steve [Steppenwolf]
0107 By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Al [Jimmy Webb (words & music)]
0107 Three Times a Lady by Luke [The Commodores]
0109 Ten Cents A Dance by Peg [Ruth Etting (performer), Lorenz Hart (words) & Richard Rodgers (music)]
0109 Star Spangled Banner by Peg
0110 An der schönen blauen Donau by Al, Norris & his friends [Johann Strauss]
0112 Da Ya Think I'm Sexy by Steve [Rod Stewart]
0202 Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Al
0204 Rio de Janeiro by Peggy
0207 I Got Spurs That Jingle, Jangle, Jingle by Peggy [Tex Ritter, father of John Ritter who plays with Katey Sagal on "8 Simple Rules..."]
0213 We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Steve & Marcy
0214 Gilligan's Island theme song by Bud
0214 The Addams Family theme song by Bud
0217 My Funny Valentine by Marcy
0221 I Heard It Through the Grapewine by Al [Marvin Gaye (performer) Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong (words & music); US #1 in December, 1968, and January, 1969, for seven weeks]
0221 Proud Mary by Al [Creedence Clearwater Revival]
0222 You Are My Sunshine by Peg, Kel, Bud, the Wanker Triplets, Uncle Otto & Uncle Erwin [Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell]
0301 Dueling Banjos by Al & Steve [also performed in Ed O'Neill's first movie Deliverance]
0301 Marcy recites from Every Breath I Take by The Police
0303 Heartbreak Hotel by Peg [Elvis, Mae B. Axton and Tommy Durden; US #1 in April, May and June, 1956, for eight weeks]
0305 The Flintstones theme song by Peg and the kids
0309 New York, New York by Al
0309 Hey Paula by Al & Peg [Paul & Paula; US # in February, 1963, for three weeks]
0309 I Got You Babe by Al & Peg [Sonny (Bono) and Cher(ilyn Sarkisian); US #1 in August, 1965, for three weeks]
0311 Variation of Banana Boat Song by Peg, Bud & Kel [Harry Belafonte]
0311 Moonriver by Peggy
0312 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen by Peggy, Kelly & Bud
0317 Shotgun by The Why?
0318 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted by The Why?
0318 This Guy's in Love with You by The Why?
0319 Variation of the Mr. Ed theme song by Bud
0322 The Jeffersons theme song by Bud & Kelly
0322 Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay by Al
0401 Star Spangled Banner by Peg
0402 A Wandering Ministrel, I by Steve [from the operetta The Mikado]
0402 For He's Gone and Married Yum Yum by Steve [from the operetta The Mikado]
0402 Bend Me Shape Me recited by Peggy
0403 Ghost Riders in the Sky by Steve
0403 Greensleeves by Steve
0411 My Girl by Peggy
0413 Winter Wonderland by Al
0413 Jingle Bells by Peggy
0414 The Decoy Woman by The Gutter Cats
0410 Born Free theme by Al
0417 New York, New York by Peg [Frank Sinatra]
0417 Personality by Peg & Marcy
0502 Cow Kicked Nelly by the Bundys
0503 North to Alaska by Al [music & lyrics by Lionel Newman; title song of the movie "North to Alaska" aka "Go North" with John Wayne (1960)]
0504 Daddy by Al
0504 Daddy by Peg & the kids
0507 Variation of Banana Boat Song by Al [Harry Belafonte]
0508 Variation of the Bonanza theme song by Al
0508 Variation of Old McDonald by Al
0509 Do That to Me One More Time - by Al [The Captain and Tennille; US #1 in February, 1980, for one week]
0510 Hush, Little Baby by Peg
0512 Blow the Man Down or Roll out the Barrel, respectively, by Peggy on her accordion
0518 Variation of The Patty Duke Show theme song by Charlie Verducci
0519 Mack the Knife by Al [from the Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht (original German lyrics) and Kurt Weill (music); Original Title "Mecky Messer"; Enlish lyrics by Marc Blitzstein; US #1 in October, November and December, 1959, for 9 weeks, performed by Bobby Darin]
0521 The Way We Were by Al, Peg, Jeff & Marcy [Barbara Streisand (performer), Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman 0and Marilyn Bergman (words & music); US #1 in February, 1974, for two weeks]
0522 Variation of 99 Bottles of Pop by the Bundys
0522 Variation of the Mr. Ed theme song by the prospector
0607 Theme Song from Facts of Life by Al
0609 Duke of Earl recital by Al [Gene Chandler; US #1 in February and March, 1962, for three weeks]
0610 Blow the Man Down or Roll out the Barrel, respectively, by Joanie and the Hep Cats on concertinas
0616 Marcy recites from Foxy Lady by Jimi Hendrix
0624 Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen by "nearby dogs"
0701 Babyface by Bud & Kelly
0702 Hush, Little Baby by Peg
0705 Moonriver by Al
0710 O Sole Mio by Al
0710 Happy Trails by Al
0712 Variation of Twelve Days of Christmas by Peg, Kel & Bud
0712 Variation of Frosty the Snowman by Marcy
0715 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend by Peg & Al
0717 Variation of I Wanna Be Loved by You by Peg
0718 I Am the Pirate King by Rubio the Cruel ('Steve'), dancing an Irish jig [from The Pirates of Penzance]
0718 I Am the Very Model of A Modern Major-General by Rubio the Cruel ('Steve') [from The Pirates of Penzance]
0718 The Trolley Song by Rubio the Cruel ('Steve') [Harold Arlen]
0719 Star Spangled Banner by a senior cheerleader choir
0723 Variation of Banana Boat Song by Al [Harry Belafonte]
0801 Star Spangled Banner by Kelly
0801 There It Is by Kelly
0801 There It Is by Al
0806 Variation of Amazing Grace by Al
0806 Buffalo Gals by Al
0807 Variation of the Barney theme song by Al
0807 Macho Man by Peggy, Kelly and Bud
0810 The Jeffersons theme song by Kelly, Bud, Peggy & Marcy
0811 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot performed by a harmonica-playing dog
0811 Theme from Lassie whistled by Peg, Kel & Bud
0814 Happy Birthday by Jefferson
0825 I'm In the Money by Al
0902 Hoch auf dem gelben Wagen by Bud & Heidi [Translation: Up on the Yellow Coach]
0902 Get a Job by Al [The Silhouettes]
0907 I Love You Truly by Kelly
0908 Blow the Man Down by Peggy on a concertina
0910 Amazing Grace by Al, Jeff and some Polk High schoolmates
0916 Charge signal of the U.S. Army by Al
0916 I'm In the Money by Al
0922 The Jeffersons theme song by Al
1004 Variation of This Is a Man's World by Jeff & Sticky [James Brown]
1007 This Is a Man's World by the NO MA'AMers [James Brown]
1010 Daniel Boone Theme by Al & Bud
1011 On Top of Old Smokey by Al & Jefferson
1012 Deck the Halls by Jefferson, Bob Rooney, Ike and Officer Dan
1013 Kumbaya by the people at the marriage retreat park
1017 In the Still of the Night by Al & Griff [The Five Satins]
1018 Variation of 99 Bottles of Beer by Bud, Marcy & some boys
1019 Hot Stuff by Marcy [Donna Summer]
1020 Fame by Marcy & Jeff (Karaoke)
1020 I'm So Excited by Jeff (Karaoke) [Pointer Sisters]
1020 Do You Really Want to Hurt Me by Jeff (Karaoke) [Culture Club]
1020 I Think I Love You by Jeff (Karaoke) [Partridge Family; US #1 in November and December, 1970, for three weeks]
1022 Wild Thing by Al
1026 Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dreasm by the NO MA'AMers [Felix Mendelssohn]
1106 Bad Boys by Al [Inner Circle]
1109 Amazing Grace by Ike with bagpipes
1109 Workin' on the Railroad by Peg
1111 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by a choir
1113 Jingle Bells by Al & Griff
1116 Words of I Will Survive by Peggy [Gloria Gaynor]
1122 Variation of the Patty Duke Show theme by Marcy
1123 Variation of Old McDonald by Al

Interpretations of Famous Songs

0109 Star Spangled Banner on TV
0311 Moonriver played by a dance orchestra
0313 Anything Goes on an LP
0319 Cavalry Attack signal of the U.S. Army on TV
0412 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
0412 We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Children
0516 Blues Brothers theme
0610 Hooray for Hollywood
0712 Jingle Bells on the radio
0724 Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel
0813 Silent Night by Michael Bolton
0813 Deck the Halls
0820 Charge signal of the U.S. Army by an electric organ on TV
0903 Put on a Happy Face as background music
1003 Amazing Grace as intro music
1008 U Can't Touch This by a band (originally by MC Hammer)
1012 Deck the Halls
1021 Land of Hope and Glory
1113 Deck the Halls
1114 Up where We Belong
1116 The Eye of the Tiger

Spoofs of Songs

0709 We Are the World by USA for Africa
1005 Black or White by Michael Jackson
1024 Tainted Love by Soft Cell

Fantasy Songs Performed in An Episode
Most lyrics available at the Bundyisms page.

0213 Lakeside Mall jingle by Peggy
0220 How Do I Love Thee theme
0417 Variation of the James Bond theme
0501 Psycho Dad theme song on TV
0513 Blues song by B.B. King
0609 Kelly's song with Joanie and the Slashettes
0616 Variation of the James Bond theme
0621 Psycho Dad theme song second version on TV
0621 Psycho Mom theme song on TV
0709 Old Aid Song by the Bundys, Spencer Davis, Richie Havens, Robbie Krieger, Mark Lindsay, Peter Noone & John Sebastian / Jonathan Wolff
0808 Polk High Song by Al & Aaron
0808 Please Kill Me by Al & some husbands at the mall
0813 Psycho Dad theme song third version (Christmas Episode) on TV)
0813 Let's Put the Lights on the Trailer by a country singer
0813 Is that Rudolph's Nose or Daddy's? by a country singer
0813 Grandma's frozen on the Portal Step by a country singer
0817 And That's When My Hound Dog Started Looking Good to Me on the radio
0823 Psycho Dad theme song fourth and fifth version on TV
0907 The Virgin Hotline Jingle by Jefferson
0909 Pease in A Pod theme song
0909 The Family Keates theme song
0913 Variation of the Psycho Dad theme song by Al
0913 Variation of the Psycho Dad theme song by Marcy

Episode Soundtrack

Theme song Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra [music & lyrics by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy van Heusen]

0103 War - Edwin Starr ["Al & Peggy's song"; US #1 in August and September, 1970, for three weeks; music & lyrics by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield]
0105 Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
0109 Rhymin' And Stealin' - Beastie Boys [Some versions only]
0109 Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys [Some versions only]
0201 When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
0202 Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry [US #1 in August and September, 1967, for four weeks; the story of episode 202 begins in September, 1967]
0208 Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
0212 Morning Mood from the Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Edvard Grieg
0214 You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
0306 Respect - Aretha Franklin [US #1 in June, 1967, for two weeks; written by Otis Redding]
0308 Perry Mason theme
0313 Fever - Annabella
0320 Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason
0401 Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival
0401 Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers [missing in some non-US versions]
0403 Lassie theme
0409 I Get Around - Beach Boys [US #1 in July, 1964, for two weeks]
0409 Poor Side of Town - Johnny Rivers
0409 King of the Road
0409 I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
0412 Deck the Halls - Mannheim Steamroller
0421 Working in A Coalmine - Devo
0504 Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
0505 The President's March
0510 Daddy's Little Girl [music & words by Bobby Burke and Horace Gerlach]
0511 She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
0512 Theme of The Andy Griffith Show
0514 The Godfather theme
0515 Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0516 Chariots of Fire - Vangelis [US #1 in May, 1982, for one week]
0516 Branded theme song
0518 Anna (Go To Him) - Arthur Alexander [The song Al hardly found out]
0607 Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
0609 Thus Spoke Zarathustra Op. 30 - Richard Strauss [Original Title: Also sprach Zarathustra]
0610 Facts of Life theme
0613 Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton [US #1 in September and October, 1963, for 3 weeks]
0613 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley
0617 Dragnet theme
0618 Can't Turn You Loose - Otis Redding
0619 In My World - Anthrax
0619 Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0625 I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred [US #1 in February, 1992, for three weeks]
0625 Lassie theme
0626 Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0702 My Guy - Mary Wells [US #1 in May, 1964, for two weeks]
0704 Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
0708 Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves - Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox
0714 Benny Hill theme
0715 Born to Be Bad - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0716 Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
0722 Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
0724 No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry
0801 There It Is - The Tag Team
0802 Beat It - Michael Jackson [US #1 in April and May, 1983, for three weeks]
0803 Lonely Boy - Paul Anka [US #1 in July and August, 1959, for four weeks; co-written by Joe Dowell]
0805 She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
0810 The Jeffersons theme song
0811 Love Is - Vanessa Williams & Brian McKnight
0811 She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
0812 Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
0813 Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
0817 Lonely Boy - Paul Anka [US #1 in July and August, 1959, for four weeks; co-written by Joe Dowell]
0818 Overture from the opera William Tell - Gioacchino Rossini [Tell is the Swiss national hero]
0818 My Funny Valentine
0826 Theme from Gone with the Wind
0901 For the Love of Money - unknown (not The O'Jays)
0903 Theme from The Avengers
0905 Maniac - Michael Sembello [US #1 in September, 1983, for two weeks]
0907 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas [US #1 in January, 1970, for four weeks]
0909 Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
0910 Theme of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" - Ennio Morricone
0915 Overture from the opera William Tell - Gioacchino Rossini [Tell is a crack shot]
0924 We Are the Champions - Queen [US premiere on May 4, 1995, only; reruns and non-US versions feature a sound-alike song]
0924 We Will Rock You - Queen [US premiere on May 4, 1995, only; reruns and non-US versions feature a sound-alike song]
0925 Thus Spoke Zarathustra Op. 30 - Richard Strauss [Original Title: Also sprach Zarathustra]
1006 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
1016 Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
1018 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
1026 Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
1102 Thus Spoke Zarathustra Op. 30 - Richard Strauss [Original Title: Also sprach Zarathustra]
1106 Cops theme song "Bad Boys" - Inner Circle
1106 Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain - The Judds
1113 The Ride of the Valkyries from the opera The Valkyries - Richard Wagner [Original Title: Der Walkürenritt]
1123 Puppy Love - Paul Anka [written by Donny Osmond]
1123 Overture from the Opera Romeo and Juliet - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Staff Composer Jonathan Wolff

Jonathan Wolff composed many of the unknown songs on Married... with Children from episode 0709 on. He is an Emmy Award winner and worked for many other series, too. He retired around 2005. Here is a comment about Married... with Children from his former website:

Several seasons ago, for a musical episode of Married...With Children, I was hired to write and produce a "We Are The World" type song that was performed on the show by a group of guest star rock'n'roll veterans that included Richie Havens, Spencer Davis, John Sebastian, Mark Lindsey, Peter Noone and Robbie Krieger (The Doors). What a blast. After that, I handled all of the special weekly music needs. The show's writers usually included something in each episode for me. Sometimes a song, montage, dance or fantasy sequence. But on this show I was usually busy creating hot throbbing dance music for the strippers at the Jiggly Room. MWC lasted 11 seasons. I'm really proud that I was able to work on such a landmark series.

Help!

I need your help to complete this list. If you have an addition, please e-mail to Bundyology.

Thanks so far to Richard D. Nettles, Volker Moell (de), Ahti Eric Rovainen (fi), Tom Breton, John "Snap!!!Man" Thorpe, Tracey "P718", Heiko Sippel (de), Holger Widmann (de), "Scooter" (nz), Harrison Inefuku, "Katkey007", Michal Tyrala (pl), "Apocalypse", Oscar Widegren (se), Richard Ballard, Mark Blumler, Rob Mason, Nathan E. Humbard, Omer, R.J. Payne (ca), Kerstin "Tini" Laging (de), Joe Siegler, "vilse" and Dan. Special Thanks to "Access Denied", Ralph Morse, Alex De Rouck (be), Carolyn Marie Crapo, Anders Johansson (se) and Thijs Witkamp (nl). Very special thanks to "Marriedaniac" (au) from Macrocosm of MwC. Also special thanks to Cliff Coleman for the infos about the Queen songs in episode 924 and to Morgan Cavett, the lead singer of The Why?

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