Call me skeptical.

Actor David Faustino, who played nerdy/loser Bud Bundy on Married…With Children, appeared at the premiere of the movie Vacation (which features actress Christina Applegate who played bombshell/airhead Kelly Bundy on the show…I’m amazed I remember the character names after all these years!) and made it known that a Married…With Children spin off…

David Faustino Says “Married…With Children” Spin-Off May Happen

Now, the fact that I actually recall the names of both Mr. Faustino’s and Ms. Applegate’s characters should clue you in to how much I loved that show when it originally aired.  And I can honestly say that I haven’t seen a full episode of the show since a few years before it left the air, which it did waaaaay back in 1997.  As much as I loved the show and watched it religiously during its initial five years, I must admit I lost interest in it -and stopped watching it- at least three or so years before it was finally cancelled.

Regardless, when the show was good it was damn good.  But the idea of a spin-off series, one that apparently features David Faustino (after reading the article -and I fully admit I could have this wrong- I nonetheless got the feeling the other original cast members are up to making small appearances in this spin-off pilot but that this new show might revolve around Faustino’s character), doesn’t thrill me all that much.

Married…With Children was one of those shows that really changed the landscape of TV, an anti-Leave it to Beaver-type show that was crude, rude, and hilarious.  But its humor, so daring at the time, has now been used in so many other shows and series that I wonder if any spin-off could possibly chart any new territory.

As with so many other things, if the spin-off pilot is made and, should it then be made into a formal series, we’ll see.