Surprising Behind-the-Scenes Stories from ‘Married… with Children’

David Garrison, who played the Bundys’ uptight neighbor Steve Rhoades, reportedly left Married… with Children because he missed performing in live theater. To accommodate his departure, the producers crafted a storyline in which Steve and Marcy drifted apart.

He continued making guest appearances, returning each season with a new job. When he left, Garrison took a humorous keepsake—a giant mugshot of himself from the season four episode “At the Zoo.” The caption? “Gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta f**king starve to death!” A perfect nod to his love for theater.