u/Tarnisher

>The medical care index increased 0.4 percent in July after falling 0.1 percent in June. The index for hospital services increased 0.5 percent over the month, and the index for physicians' services increased 0.2 percent. Conversely, the prescription drugs index decreased 0.8 percent in July.

>The indexes for new vehicles, household furnishings and operations, and apparel also increased over the month.

>The motor vehicle insurance index declined 0.3 percent in July after falling 2.0 percent in June.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

Medical, vehicle and household items increased, but auto insurance decreased?

How might that affect auto and home insurance rates, if at all?

See more here: https://www.paze.com/citi-activation

Also see: r/paze

262 episodes in 262 days. 11 years/seasons in about 9 months.

Lots of highs. Lots of lows. Lots of highbrow low blows.

We kicked it off here:

>Saturday, November 22, 2025

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>https://sh.reddit.com/r/marriedwithchildren/comments/1p417q3/pilot_season_one_episode_one/

It was fun while it lasted, but we won't be doing it again any time soon. It all began because people were only talking about the same few dozen episodes and forgetting the majority of them.

We'll try to work up some other themed posts, maybe a featured cast member of the week or something. If you have any ideas, let's have'em.

I may back off a bit as I have about 40 other communities and close to 600,000 members to Mod.

Also known as the episode that wasn't meant to be. This was identified as Production Code 11.21 and was filmed before the two parter that was supposed to be he Finale. It aired June 9, 1997, a full month later. Almost like they forgot about it and used it to fill a vacant slot in the schedule.

When Gary decides to rotate stock and gets rids of the previous styles, Al and Griff discover the power of Barter. Things are traded all over the mall.

"To get the chair, we had to get the golf clubs. To get the golf clubs, we needed to get a push up bra. To get the push up bra, we had to get him the kayak and that apology for being in the fitting room. Now all we need to do is get this driving mower to the Gap. And Mr. Zippy the chimp to Hickory Farms."

Meanwhile, Kelly tries out her new massage skills on Bud, with predictable Bundy results.

Gary later changes her mind, embraces Retro and wants the old stock back, setting Al and Griff off to unbarterland.

After Kelly barbeques the now crippled Bud in a tanning booth, the episode and series ends with the shot above, Al and Zippy sharing a moment.

With this episode, Ed O'Neill was the only cast member to appear in every episode of Married... with Children.

In the continuation of the previous episode, both aired on May 5, 1997, Lonnie gets out of jail and proposes to Our Dear Miss Kelly. Al is opposed until he finds out Lonnie is a Tot, heir of THE Tot fortune ... owners of Weenie Tots

Budrick the Pathetic is not at all impressed with Lonnie's sister though, Tatum Tot.

We get to see the delightful Christina in a wedding dress. Katey does a nice job in a Mother of the Bride dress too.

The Big Wedding is planned and is about to be finished when Lonnie makes a move on Marcy. The Bundys find out that the Tots have decidedly different values and views on being Married, with children causing Al to promptly call it all off and bake the Tots:

>Al: So that's the kind of lowlife scum you people are. No respect for the torturous sanctity of marriage. Now let me tell you something: We Bundys may have our faults, [The attendees loudly agrees] but we believe that marriage should be forever, no matter how pitiful or disgusting it may be to wake up to the same horrifying face each day. That's what the marriage vows are all about. And anyone who can't stand the nagging, bonbon-eating heat should stay out of the whining, sex-starved kitchen.

Kelly is only briefly saddened until she realizes her loved ones support her.

>Kelly: And of course, my loved ones to console me.

>Bud: [stands up, taps her on the arm] We're here for you, Kel.

>Kelly: [offended] Not you! [scoffs]

>[Kelly runs and stands in front of her former boyfriends]

>Kelly: [smiling] Them. Haha!

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Gordon Jump and Edie McClurg guest as Ma and Pa Tot. They were both regulars on WKRP as Big Guy Arthur Carlson and Lucille, Herb Tarlek's wife.

Note: This was supposed to be the finale and there were ads posted in various media to that effect. Apparently none of the cast knew it though. The network did not inform them directly and they all found out via other methods.

But for some unexplained reason, there was one more in the can that had been filmed before this two parter and never aired until a few weeks later.

For a $19 pizza order ....

https://preview.redd.it/s49ln0cz68ih1.png?width=653&format=png&auto=webp&s=22f4cd0688d6e775ca350304c6c4bc1f15609b1c

I can dig it!

Al makes a deal with Wille from 'V' masquerading as Lucifer to 'take the Bears to the Superbowl'

But of course, that goes as well as most of Al's hopes.

Peggy is cloven, Kelly can't get a date, Bud grows claws, the D'Arcy's have to endure Al's quips ... basically a normal day.

A new deal is proposed that pits Al against Eric the Red, Atilla The Hun, Ghengis Khan and some other dastardly souls.

Until it's all revealed to have been a dream ... or was it?

https://marriedwithchildren.fandom.com/wiki/Damn_Bundys