David Faustino<\/strong> is the first to admit a revival of Married \u2026 with Children<\/i> came surprisingly \u201cclose\u201d to happening.<\/p>\n \u201cMatter of fact, I signed my deal,\u201d Faustino, 52, exclusively shared with Us Weekly <\/i>on Wednesday, June 10, ahead of his live event with Bundy Club<\/span><\/a> and Ed O\u2019Neill<\/strong><\/a>, who notably played his iconic TV father, Al Bundy, on the hit sitcom. \u201cAll of the cast was very supportive. It was built around a Bud Bundy kind of story line, and they were also supportive. They agreed to come on as recurring characters. They wouldn’t be in it all the time. They’d be recurring characters, and Sony \u2014 who owns the show \u2014 was just completely ready.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Faustino, the show\u2019s original creator, Michael Moye<\/strong>, even flew into Los Angeles to work on a script.<\/p>\n Al\u2019s shoe store may have been closed in the reboot, but Bud was nearly back on the clock in a major way. Unfortunately, the team \u201cran into a speed bump\u201d when someone pumped the brakes on the project due to concerns the story line strayed a bit too far from the original show.<\/p>\n Reboots and Revivals Missing Beloved TV Stars<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere is a person who I won’t name \u2014\u00a0 not a cast member \u2014 who had decided that \u2026 they wanted to hold on to what the show was,\u201d Faustino claimed, \u201cand didn’t ever want to let any other version ever go out.\u201d<\/p>\n David Faustino, Ed O’Neill<\/span> Joe Viles \/ TM and Fox Network \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n The experience was \u201cdisappointing\u201d to Faustino because he firmly believes the project centering around his character, Bud, would have been a \u201cblast.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe all would have had fun. But quite honestly, when the show ended, it was sort of a cold business decision in that the 11th season was happening,\u201d he added. \u201cToward the end of it, FOX didn’t know if they wanted to renew or not. They were walking the line. They couldn’t make up their minds, and at the 11th hour, they decided to cancel it.\u201d<\/p>\n While Faustino understands it\u2019s just business, he was hoping the reboot would be a treat for new and old fans who have fallen in love with the show, which also starred Christina Applegate<\/strong> as Bud\u2019s sister, Kelly Bundy, Katey Sagal<\/strong> as his mother, Peggy Bundy, and Amanda Bearse<\/strong> as family neighbor Marcy D’Arcy.<\/p>\n Fortunately, fans are in for a treat after the Bundy Club announced that Faustino will join O\u2019Neill, 80, for a special live event in front of a dedicated fan audience on Thursday, June 11, at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n The show, which is available to view via Zoom, will feature memories from Married \u2026 with Children<\/i>, behind-the-scenes stories and never-before-heard fun facts.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n