Feud On Set
Originally, the writers planned to have Al and Peggy love their annoying neighbors, Jefferson and Marcy. However, reality intervened. Ed O’Neill and Amanda Bearse’s relationship in real life was actually so bad, it was quite impossible to keep hidden on screen. According to some people who used to work on the show, Bearse’s lesbian lifestyle was something O’Neill didn’t quite approve of. Can you imagine such a thing happening in 2018? Today, O’Neill is co-starring in Modern Family. It also looks like the LGBTQ community might have his support now.
Feud On Set
Unfortunate Miscarriage
During the show’s earlier seasons, the writers found out that Katey Sagal was pregnant, so they decided that they would include her pregnancy in the show. They actually wrote a full storyline of Peggy and Marcy being pregnant at the same time, and tormenting Al. Little did they know that something devastating was coming their way…A few months into her pregnancy, Sagal sadly suffered a miscarriage. This was a hard pill to swallow for everyone, and the writers thought that they couldn’t keep Peggy pregnant since that would mean they would have to make Sagal don a fake baby bump for the show. Therefore, they came up with the idea of a dream sequence. When he wakes up, Al says he had a dream where Peggy was pregnant. Fortunately, years later, Sagal gave birth to a pair of healthy children. The pregnancies were kept hidden from TV audiences through set and wardrobe tricks.
Unfortunate Miscarriage
