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Al Bundy is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American television series Married... with Children.[1] Played by Ed O'Neill, Bundy is a misanthropic, working-class father of two who is portrayed as a somewhat tragicomedic figure. Although he is a born loser who constantly laments his lot in life, he nevertheless stands by his family, displaying wit, self-sacrifice and resilience in times of crisis.

He works as a shoe salesman at the fictional Gary's Shoes and Accessories for Today's Woman in the fictional New Market Mall. Al hates his job, loses it several times throughout the series, yet always ends up coming back to it. There is a running joke throughout the show that Al makes minimum-wage.

uziq wrote:

i'm doing the same but with seinfeld. feels like a glaring omission in my tv-watching history. consuming a quick episode with my bowl of noodles every lunchtime.

pretty much the same sentiments. it's workmanlike and well-crafted but not all that memorable. a few lines here and there. maybe it'll grow on me.

Larssen wrote:

imho that's more a perpetuation of a racist stereotype than a funny tv skit. It's a recurring theme in old tv shows / movies, particularly the ones from the 60s, that the english hero or protagonist surrounded by foreigners is insulted and talked down upon whenever the 'foreign tongues' are spoken. Look at the foreign koreans talking korean! They're badmouthing us!

Last edited by DesertFox- (2021-02-26 10:53:17)

Larssen wrote:

It was a bit of a rhetorical point in response to newbie. Not meant as a serious 'omg tv is lying' point. Of course a TV show isn't realistic. Usually it's the whole point

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Everyone knows it's Vietnamese that do nails anyway, at least in the US. Has it's roots in the refugees coming from the Vietnam War.

Vietnamese do the nails
Koreans do sushi and convenience stores
Cambodians and Lao do donuts, athough this is a bit California specific. Donut shops are notoriously immigrant run businesses, like dry cleaners and convenience stores (see above)