 married... with children is an american sitcom that aired for 11 seasons. it featured a dysfunctional family living in a fictional chicago suburb. the show, notable for being the first prime-time television series to air on fox, ran from april 5, 1987, to june 9, 1997. it was created by michael g. moye and ron leavitt. the show was known for handling nonstandard topics for the time period, which garnered the then-fledgling fox network a standing among the big three television networks. the series' 11-season, 259-episode run makes it the longest-lasting live-action sitcom on the fox network. its theme song is "love and marriage" by sammy cahn and jimmy van heusen, performed by frank sinatra from the 1955 television production our town. the first season of the series was videotaped at abc television center in hollywood. from season 2 to season 8, the show was taped at sunset gower studios in hollywood, and the remaining three seasons were taped at sony pictures studios in culver city. the series was produced by embassy communications during its first season and the remaining seasons by elp communications under the studio columbia pictures television (and eventually [[columbia
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