{"podcast":{"title":"The Rank","slug":"the-rank-6321866","podcast_index_feed_id":6321866,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dc3efaf8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://therankwithjohnandzac.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36851150/36851150-1748535113564-43ecd4f7a19d5.jpg","author":"The Rank Podcast","episode_count":537,"summary":"Join John on The Rank, a podcast where movies and sitcom episodes are broken down, scored across multiple categories, and placed into their final tier. Smart analysis, laughs, and the occasional terrible joke included. Thanks for listening/watching!!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rank-6321866"},"episode":{"title":"Married... With Children - The Dateless Amigo","slug":"married-with-children-the-dateless-amigo","published_at":"2026-03-29T21:24:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rank-6321866/married-with-children-the-dateless-amigo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rank-6321866","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therank/episodes/Married----With-Children---The-Dateless-Amigo-e3h5208","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/dc3efaf8/podcast/play/117654984/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-29%2F421006048-44100-2-d050c5e99c08c.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John continues his Sitcom Rankings series with a look at the iconic 1987 sitcom Married... with Children, breaking down Season 3, Episode 19: “The Dateless Amigo.” Bud Bundy struggles to prove himself to his friends. When his two best friends both manage to get dates for a planned night out, Bud panics! desperate not to be the only one left out. In a classic moment of Bundy's desperation, he lies about having a date. He ultimately resorts to bringing a life-sized department store mannequin, dressing it up, and pretending it’s his girlfriend to save face. E-mail your fan questions, comments, and suggestions to info@therankpodcast.com. Support the show by becoming a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/TheRankPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Visit The Rank's website for up-to-date rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TheRankpodcast.com","meta_description":"In this episode of The Rank Podcast, John continues his Sitcom Rankings series with a look at the iconic 1987 sitcom Married... with Children, breaking do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":735,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rank-6321866/episodes/married-with-children-the-dateless-amigo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rank-6321866/married-with-children-the-dateless-amigo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}