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The Old College Try: Directed by Gerry Cohen. With Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate. Thanks to a college grant of $25,000, Bud is ready to leave home and start the good life at college, until Al and Peggy discover the money.
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- Gerry Cohen
- 1992-12-13
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Bud receives a $25,000 grant for college and prepares to move out. Al and Peggy discover the money, and believing it to be a bank error in their favor, immediately withdraw it from the account and spend it as fast as they can.
Thanks to a college grant of $25,000, Bud is ready to leave home and start the good life at college, until Al and Peggy discover the money. Being the selfish petty criminals they are, they grant the money for themselves, and go on a wild spending spree in just one day that leaves Bud with zero, which forces him to have to move back home.
Marcy: What's that on your chin? Have some of the stronger boys been rubbing your face in the dirt again?Bud: It's called a beard. Surely, you've seen one before in the mirror.Title
1. The title of this episode is a reference to the saying "To give it the old college try", meaning to put vigorous effort into something. It is also a reference to the fact that Bud is now starting a new life at Trumaine University.
Trivia
1. Alex McLeod, who plays one of Bud's dormmates, would later reappear on MWC as Carrie Pease in the Season 9 episode "No Pot to Pease In". 2. Bud starts growing a beard in this episode, though his beard doesn't become more noticeable until a few episodes later in "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" and kept it till the end of the series. 3. As Jefferson and Marcy are headed into the bank vault together, Jefferson very quickly and subtly pats the rear end of a blonde woman in black pantyhos...
Cultural References
1. When Bud sees Marcy lifting her leg to check her stockings, before telling her to put some gravy on it because it looks finger lickin' good, he is referring to the fast food chain, KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken) and its slogan, "It's finger lickin' good!" 2. Marcy makes a reference to the 1991 thriller film Basic Instinctand reenacts the scene where the female lead crosses and uncrosses her legs for a group of detectives interviewing her. 3. Bud makes a reference to the 1987 action film Letha...
Bud receives a $25,000 grant for college and prepares to move out. Al and Peggy discover the money, and believing it to be a bank error in their favor, immed...
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Summaries. Thanks to a college grant of $25,000, Bud is ready to leave home and start the good life at college, until Al and Peggy discover the money. Being the selfish petty criminals they are, they grant the money for themselves, and go on a wild spending spree in just one day that leaves Bud with zero. — Anonymous.
"Married... with Children" The Old College Try (TV Episode 1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Watch Married ... With Children — Season 7, Episode 11 with a subscription on Hulu, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. Bud's plans to move to college are dashed when his ...
Bud's big plans to move into his college dorm are destroyed when Al and Peg manage to get their hands on his scholarship money and go on a shopping spree. Broke and dormless, Bud is forced back into the Bundy household.
