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Ed Bundy...Ted Bundy

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  • 30-06-2021 7:27pm
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    Did you smash it
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    What was going on with the character naming in Married with Children? Calling a character Ed Bundy 5 years after arch sadistic murderer Ted was put on the electric chair.


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    Did you smash it
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    Did you smash it wrote: »
    What was going on with the character naming in Married with Children? Calling a character Ed Bundy 5 years after arch sadistic murderer Ted was put on the electric chair.

    I see it was Al not Ed, the actors first name is ed so got confused. Bit odd to use Bundy all the same.


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    Itssoeasy
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    Did you smash it wrote: »
    What was going on with the character naming in Married with Children? Calling a character Ed Bundy 5 years after arch sadistic murderer Ted was put on the electric chair.

    The characters name was Al bundy not Ed. The actors name was Ed O Neil so it seems like you’ve conflated the two names there. As to why they used a surname that was linked to a serial killer I’ve no idea but I don’t recall hearing that was why they used the name.


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    salmocab
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    Wait until you hear the surnames in Gavin & Stacy


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    Itssoeasy
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    salmocab wrote: »
    Wait until you hear the surnames in Gavin & Stacy

    Now they were deliberate which got them so push back from the families of the victims of those serial killers.


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    Suckit
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    Peg Bundy's maiden name..


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    irs
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    The Bundy's were named after the wrestler King Kong Bundy. The neighbours Steve and Marcy were named after Dusty Rhodes. I think there were a couple of minor characters who had wrestler surnames too.


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    Suckit
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    irs wrote: »
    The Bundy's were named after the wrestler King Kong Bundy. The neighbours Steve and Marcy were named after Dusty Rhodes. I think there were a couple of minor characters who had wrestler surnames too.
    https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/married-with-children-the-main-characters-were-actually-named-after-pro-wrestlers.html/




    Peggy's unfortunate maiden name explained here..

    https://characters.fandom.com/wiki/Peggy_Bundy


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    Hangdogroad
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    Only saw the show a couple of times, that type of Yank sitcom thats not my cuppa but I do remember the characters surname resonating with me and thinking that was weird. I remember the execution of Ted Bundy a few years earlier had been a big news story. Never heard of this wrestler. Its not a particularly common surname tbh.


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    salmocab
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    Eddie Hitler was in bottom. That’s a name that I’d say is far less fashionable than it used to be.


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