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Cartoons like "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy" can run
for season after season, with the same family dynamics intact.
Seventeen years after his debut, Bart Simpson is still in
grade school. Unfortunately for live action sitcoms, real
life kids grow up. And as kids become teenagers and teenagers
become adults, shows lose the recipes for comedy that made
them successful in the first place. So what do they do?
Usually, they bring in a new kid. I think the "Cosby Show"
did this three or four times. All of which is a long-winded
way of saying that season seven of "Married With Children"
introduces a new kid to the cast, a boy named Seven. According
to www.jumptheshark.com, the majority of those polled think
the introduction of Seven marked the beginning of the end
for the show. And yes, Seven is annoying. The creators seemed
to realize this, and wrote him out as abruptly as they brought
him in.
What else is in season seven? More of the miserable
life of shoe salesman Al Bundy, and his obnoxious family.
Al becomes a topless bartender, Kelly gets a motorcycle,
and Bud forms a fraternity. All the characters continue
to make wisecracks. Despite the inclusion of the widely-hated
Seven, season seven is business as usual for the Bundys.
Personally, I got tired of it after the first couple of
seasons, but if you enjoy the show, you'll find plenty to
laugh at here. Image & Sound: All episodes are presented
in their original full screen format. Picture quality and
sound are of average quality.
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