( EW.com ) -- Fox may have passed up the chance to develop `` Modern Family '' a few years back , but they still have Ed O'Neill 's other big sitcom hit in the vault . Fox is going to re-air the pilot to `` Married ... with Children '' as part of its 25th-anniversary celebration . The episode will be followed by an encore of `` The Simpsons ' '' 500th episode and then the network 's 25th Anniversary Special . The caustic family sitcom starring O'Neill as a lazy , bitter husband launched in 1987 and was a game-changing hit for Fox during its early years . The comedy also helped brand the network as having more of an edge than its more traditional broadcast rivals . The episode will air Sunday , April 22 at 7 p.m. See the full article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Fox is going to re-air the pilot to `` Married ... with Children '' This is a part of its 25th-anniversary celebration . The show will be shown on ABC at 8 p.m. ET in prime time and then again later that night after it airs as an hour-long special called ''