First Episode
While the first episode of the show was being filmed, the producers had so little time they didn’t even include Ed O’Neill, the star of the show, when they cast the roles of his kids, Kelly and Bud. The result: O’Neill couldn’t stand the actors who got the part as his children on the show and said it was either him or them. The producers went into a panic and, in a rush, began the search for new actors. That’s how David Faustino and Christina Applegate got cast. Unlike before, Ed O’Neill got the chance to meet the two before they went onstage. Following the new members’ addition to the cast, episode one had to be shot again from the start, a move which set the production back a lot, yet was proven to be quite a good investment.
First Episode
