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Married with children. Al was a shoe salesman. Peggy was hot in high school. They had kids. They took care of them. They didn't exactly love each other, but the

• deaddodo 3y ago
  > Al was a shoe salesman. Peggy was hot in high school. They were both hot in high school. They peaked in high school and married/created a family with their high school sweetheart. That's the entire point of the show. > They had kids. They took care of them. They were also neglectful and callous. > They didn't exactly love each other, but they didn't hated one another also. Did you watch the show? They most certainly verged on hating each other, and were never as ambivalent as you make out. > The most realistically portrayed family on TV in decades. The Middle. Malcom in the Middle. That 70's Show. Any of a dozen "prestige" television shows that aren't sitcoms. Come on. This entire argument is ridiculous.