• SokathHisEyesOpen
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    642 years ago

    I never understood why Al acts like having sex with his hot wife is a chore. Boomers sure are different.

    • @derf82@lemmy.world
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      282 years ago

      As a millennial who is now the same age as Al, I get it a lot more. When you are 40, come home from a job you hate that doesn’t pay enough, and are physically and mentally exhausted, yeah, sex isn’t as appealing, even if married to Katey Sagal. You just want to plop down on the couch, turn off your brain, and be left alone. Peggy being horny is just a reminder that his wife refuses to work (neither outside nor inside the home) and has more energy.

      But also remember they originally offered the role to Rosanne Barr, which would have been even more understandable.

    • @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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      222 years ago

      Al Bundy spends all day working on his hands and knees for women only to come home to more demands from a woman he’s not emotionally attracted to.

      It’s supposed to be ironic that he can’t derive joy from the one bright spot in his life, a sexy wife who’s DTF.

    • @doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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      32 years ago

      I guess it depends on how restrictive your parents were with TV access, Millennials born between 1990 and 1995 could have easily seen Married with Children and then Futurama and understood the reference from a young age, but Gen Z wouldn’t be very likely to see Married with Children at all, and I dispute the existence of a Gen Alpha yet because there is no way Gen Z are old enough to have kids with opinions in any sizeable demographic so therefor it isn’t a generational gap.

      • @M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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        2 years ago

        I am refiering to generation alpha. (2010 on since there is not really an agreed on date.)

        • @doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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          22 years ago

          To be Gen Alpha you must be the child of Gen Z who had to be the child of Millennials.

          So if you agree that a millennial was born in 1980 and had kids at 18 who then had a kid at 18 then a Gen Alpha would be like 6 or 7 years old maximum.

            • @doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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              02 years ago

              Listen if there is no generational gap between you and boomers, then you’re just a Gen X, mate. One generation to the next, no skipping.

                • @doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
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                  02 years ago

                  Do you know what the word Generation means? Literally in no other context is it defined that way, but you’re using Wikipedia as a source so clearly I don’t expect you to have any learning capacity at this point. Maybe you really are Gen Alpha at your mommy’s tablet.

      • BananaTrifleViolin
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        Incase you still don’t, it’s referencing a late 80s to mid 90s sitcom Married with Children. It’s surprisingly good. Katey Segal who voices Leela played one of the main characters, Peggy.

        • @Trollception@lemmy.world
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          32 years ago

          Well I didn’t get it at first but I certainly watched married with children. Mainly because there wasn’t anything else to watch at the time on TV.

  • Captain Aggravated
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    192 years ago

    That was one of Futurama’s weaker episodes even if you understand the actor allusion. If you don’t get the reference, a lot of screentime is spent on a couple of the characters behaving in slightly strange ways for no apparent reason.

    • @BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
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      72 years ago

      Married With Childrens last episode aired in 1997 so it was in recent memory, and I’m sure you could watch a rerun of MWC same day this episode aired (March 19, 2000).

      • Captain Aggravated
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        42 years ago

        …if you cared to, which at least some of the audience likely did not. I’m sure the demographics of a live action present day dysfunctional family sitcom and a sci-fi cartoon don’t perfectly overlap.

        Then 23 years went by.

    • @lobut@lemmy.ca
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      42 years ago

      It’s one of my favorites (when I saw it two decades ago) but I guess I get the references. I just thought Fry pretending not to know what a video game was and the internet being full of ads and sex still relevant? Bender also stealing everything was a delight.

    • @PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works
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      612 years ago

      The voice actor for Leela (Katey Sagal) played Peggy Bundy in the tv show Married… with children, which was hugely popular in the 90s. The above picture was a very common scene from the tv show. Peggy with huge hair, sitting on the couch with her husband watching tv and eating junk food. So, it’s a fun reference to her previous work.

      • @Jagermo@feddit.de
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        222 years ago

        In my headcannon Peggy left Al behind and joined up with a biker and his gang, creating a whole new life for her. Al meanwhile took the kids, left chicago for california and used his knowledge about sales to create a solid closet company. Out of that lead infested house, Kelly got her act together and met Phil - while Bud Was finally done with overcompensating.

      • @beebers@lemmy.world
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        142 years ago

        So, it’s a fun reference to her previous work.

        So then not a joke, but a reference. I understood the reference but failed to see the joke. Maybe I am just overly pedantic.

        • @PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works
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          72 years ago

          No worries! I always thought of a “joke” as something that was intended to make me laugh. When I first saw this, I laughed as I didn’t expect a reference to her old show. So I personally consider it reasonable to call it a joke. Either way, this all has made me want to go back and watch an episode or two of Married with children. Cheers!

    • ChaoticNeutralCzech
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      12 years ago

      I don’t see any in the image. Do I need the audio or knowledge of the Futurama universe to get it?

        • @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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          22 years ago

          Same and I got it

          I didn’t know they were the same actor originally but with reruns it’s not like they weren’t on at the same time

  • @HaKeNdoR@lemmy.world
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    72 years ago

    I’ve been drawn to Futurama because of Katey Sagal. I’m a huge fan of MWC. Watched both of them dozens of times.

  • @M137@lemm.ee
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    32 years ago

    Well, I now need rule34 of Leela as Peggy, specifically those clothes with the top pulled down.