La serie racconta le vicende quotidiane della famiglia Bundy, composta dal capofamiglia Al (Ed O'Neill), venditore di scarpe, ritratto dell'americano medio maleducato e pantofolaio, la moglie Peggy, casalinga dalle acconciature anni sessanta, concentrata più sul suo look che sulle faccende domestiche, i loro due figli Kelly e Bud, e i loro vicini.
NO MA'AM counter-protests against Marcy and company when Al banishes a customer for nursing her baby. Meanwhile, train accidents delay Peggy's trip home.
Peggy and her friends join the men at a visit to the nudie bar to find out why the men spend so much time there. Meanwhile, Kelly gets a part in a weight loss commercial.
In an attempt for a spinoff, we follow the lives of DJs Oliver Cole and Mark Campbell at a local radio station at Bud's college. Oliver and Mark risk being expelled for revealing the truth about dean Steve Rhoades' past.