A Change Of Address
At some point, you might have thought that the Bundys have moved from one address to another during the show, because their home address kept on changing. Sometimes it was 9764 Jeopardy Lane, and at others it became 9674 Jeopardy Lane. We’re betting you didn’t even notice this, did you?
It was just one of those tiny, but very funny errors. It makes you think whether they are done on purpose (as Easter eggs for observant viewers) or if they were really just honest mistakes. Jeopardy Lane was a fictional street to begin with, so the street numbers obviously were, too. This little mix up with the street numbers made the show even funnier for those who took notice.
The VISTA Card
Yes, you read that right! It’s VISTA, not Visa. Visa cards exist, yes, but there is no such thing as VISTA Cards. If you have noticed, there's a sign that says VISTA cards in Bundy’s shoe shop. You wouldn’t think that the writers and producers of the show made a mistake. Or, do you think they made it on purpose just to make the show more hilarious, indicating that Al’s store was going down the drain?
In reality, this was likely done to avoid lawsuits. The producers didn’t want to get caught up with legal issues any further. But if you were not really focusing on it, you could have read it as Visa. Whatever the reason behind it, it didn’t really matter that much to the viewers.
The Big 'Uns
Do you remember how complex Al was as a character? You might remember that most of his scenes were just him sitting and watching TV. However, he actually had other stuff under his sleeve. He may have appeared to be conservative, but the character had his own blunders.
You may have noticed, Al had a fascination for adult magazines called “the Big ‘Uns.” This demeanor made the character even more funny and spirited. Did he ever wonder how his daughter’s generation might be affected by this? Of course! He didn’t like how flirty she was, but we’ll get to that soon.
Peggy’s Hilarious Maiden Name
Believe it or not, Peggy’s maiden name, Wanker, is actually a swear word in British and Australian slang. This was, of course, unintentional, because the word was not used that way in 1987 America. The producers would not have used it had they known its common use in other parts of the world.
With the internet and globalization revealing the other shade to Peggy’s Wanker moniker, it’s become a hilariously awkward maiden name for the character to bear. No modern show would use the word as a name. However, this was definitely not the case at the time the show was made. The word only became popular in British slang in the late 80s and early 90s. Knowledge of it didn’t really spread to the States until the advent of the internet.
Mixing Plots
Ed O’Neill appeared in the 1991 movie, Dutch . A typical comedy-drama film about a working class man who volunteered to drive his girlfriend’s teenage son from his school to his mom’s house, with the intention of getting to know him. The trip led to some mishaps, but later on to bonding, and of course, the two became close.
The movie was pointed out twice on the sitcom Married With Children . It was certainly intentional, in order to promote the movie. One time was when Al was on an airplane, and another when he and his wife Peggy rented a movie to watch together at home.