Ed Had A Real Life Inspiration
Doing some good and really deep research is always welcome when it comes to learning about the future character you are playing. It’s even better if you do it somewhere really close to your heart – say, in your family, for example. Back when Ed O’Neill was still researching and practicing for his character Al Bundy, the actor actually got inspiration from his own family. Uncle Joe, one of Ed’s uncles, became the perfect role model for Al Bundy. The two men shared a lot of similar characteristics. In a way, Ed became his Uncle Joe on the show.
His Real Name Is Budrick!
We’ve already showed an example of how the writers of Married… With Children can be a little off sometimes with their choices in names, as is the case of the maiden name Peggy has, so we are not totally surprised by this one. Even though it isn’t really mentioned, Bud Bundy, the younger child of Al and Peggy, actually has a complete name – Budrick Franklin Bundy. However, don’t forget that Bud has a nickname that he made for himself. We’ll let you think about that one first before we give it away.