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There have been burglaries in the neighborhood. While Al and Peggy are ready to get it on the couch, they are greeted the neighborhood watch. This time, it's the Rhoades house that gets burgled stealing their answering machine and Marcy replies "God knows who called." Instead of getting a gun like the Bundys, the Rhoades get a big dog named Bela after Abzug, the feminist, but he won't wear her famous hat. Bela is impossible and complaints file from the neighbors because of the dog's constant barking. The Rhoades haven't had a burglary but Bela has a bigger problem. As Al says when the Rhoades ask for more dog food, "What's the matter, the cat wasn't enough for him?" and Steve replies "that cat was taunting him." Anyway, the Bundys use the gun when they hear a noise and it could be a burglary. There is a casualty and you guess who that was.

Season one got off to a bumpy start, but this episode shows a marked improvement, with an amusing set-up that leads to quite a few laughs.

All and Peggy are getting fruity on the sofa when Steve and Marcy barge in with the neighbourhood watch. Turns out that there's been a spate of burglaries in the area, with the Bundy's neighbours the latest victims. To protect their homes, Steve and Marcy get a big, scary dog, and Al buys a gun.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out what happens next, but it sure is funny, especially when Steve explains to Marcy how he knows that their dog is dead: "Number one, he didn't respond to any of my commands, and number two, his brains are in the begonias."

In typical unthinking Bundy fashion, Al disposes of the dog's body by paying the garbage disposal man $20, which causes further problems when Steve tells him that he wants to bury the animal in his back yard. Altogether, a decent episode with plenty of giggles.