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Married… with Children is an American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago that was originally broadcast from 1987 to 1997. It was the first-ever prime time television series to air on the Fox Broadcasting Company, debuting on April 5, 1987, and airing its final first-run broadcast on June 9, 1997. The series was created by Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt. For its time, it pushed the envelope on various racy topics which garnered the fledgling FOX network a standing among the Big Three Television Networks (i.e., ABC, NBC and CBS). The show's 259 episodes over 11 seasons make it the second-longest-lasting sitcom on the FOX network (second only to The Simpsons) and the network's longest live-action sitcom. The show's theme song, "Love and Marriage", was sung by Frank Sinatra.