Decades after the original chaos of the Bundy household, Married with Children (2025) picks up with Al Bundy now retired from his beloved shoe store and struggling with boredom, bad knees, and even worse in-laws. Peg is still as glamorously lazy as ever, binge-watching soap operas while driving Al insane. The house is falling apart, the neighbors are worse than ever, and Alโs only refuge is the couchโuntil his peaceful rut is disrupted.
Their daughter Kelly returns home after a failed reality TV career, bringing with her a parade of unstable ex-boyfriends and questionable fashion advice. Meanwhile, Bud is now a self-proclaimed โtech entrepreneurโ with no actual income, who moves back into the basement after being evicted. The Bundy home quickly devolves into a madhouse once again, with insults flying and money running out fast.
Things take a twist when Peg inherits a fortune from a long-lost auntโbut only if the Bundys can prove they’re a “functional family” for 30 days. Desperate to claim the prize, they must pretend to be normal in front of a suspicious family attorney, nosy neighbors, and even a social media livestream that unexpectedly goes viral. Al must host a fake dinner party. Peg has to pretend to cook. Disaster is guaranteed.
Throughout the mayhem, the Bundys confront how much (and how little) theyโve changed. Al still hates everything, Peg still wants everything, Kelly is still clueless, and Bud is still creepyโbut somewhere under all the sarcasm, they manage to show a sliver of genuine care. Barely.
In the end, Married with Children (2025) offers a hilarious, nostalgic yet sharp-tongued continuation that celebrates dysfunction, embraces chaos, and proves that while styles may change, the Bundys absolutely do not. Fans of the original series will find plenty to laugh atโand cringe atโin this riotous family reunion.