Married... with Children — S03E01 — He Thought He Could
1988 · 22 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 769 VOTES · DIR. Gerry Cohen
Overview
In the third season opener, Al learns that he has had a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" since 1957 and when he goes to return it, he finds the same fat librarian that was there in 1957.
Dialogue Timeline — 439 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:16 You know, the boys are upstairs working so hard,
00:02:15 Well, Steve's parents gave us china
00:02:59 pardon the expression,
00:03:48 What, Dad?
00:04:34 It's not junk, Kel. It's dad's life.
00:05:23 loser.
00:06:11 No, it's not, and I can prove it.
00:06:55 And a book is fuel for a hungry mind.
00:07:43 A fat ghost.
00:08:51 Make a promise, keep a promise.
00:09:52 You have three days to bring this back.
00:11:26 Wait a second,
00:12:25 when I made and educated guess that you would fail in life?
00:13:13 Librarian hit man.
00:14:10 Kids, let this be a lesson...
00:15:06 Didn't he look good?
00:15:53 to the very bowels of the Earth...
00:16:57 what anyone else thinks about you.
00:17:47 Oh, now, Al, don't worry.
00:18:59 with checks.
00:19:51 Today is my last day.
00:20:45 Well, that may mean loser to you,
00:21:31 who will never be what he wanted to be,
00:22:23 Yes, I will.
Cast & Characters
Ed O'Neill
Al Bundy
Katey Sagal
Peggy Bundy
David Garrison
Steve Rhoades
Amanda Bearse
Marcy Rhoades
Christina Applegate
Kelly Bundy
David Faustino
Bud Bundy
Lu Leonard
De Groot
Edan Gross
Young Al
Brandon Bluhm
Lenny
Joseph Dammann
Book Boy
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed439
Dialogue density20.0 lines / min
First line00:01:16
Final line00:22:23
Production Record
DirectorGerry Cohen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes769
Factoids
Episode
Married... with Children, season 3, episode 1: He Thought He Could.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4239/season/3/episode/1
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