The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson: Rodney Dangerfield in 1981- No Respect

Source:The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson- Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, in 1981.

"Rodney Dangerfield On The Johnny Carson Show 1981."

From The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson

Every time I hear Rodney Dangerfield talk about his wife I think of the sitcom Married With Children and the marriage between Al and Peggy Bundy. They have two kids as well and that might be the only reason why they stayed married.

To hear Al Bundy (played by Ed O'Neal) you would think you were listening to Hot Rod do his standup routine about his wife. But replace Mrs. Dangerfield with Peggy Bundy. They make so many cracks about their wives you would have to think they were drunk when they got married and had kids together. Otherwise why would a sane sober man marry and have kids with a woman he doesn't like and isn't attracted to. Unless he's an idiot.

The 'I get no respect' routine is what made Rodney Dangerfield a star. And then add the wife bit and that makes the routine ever better. Because now Rod can say he doesn't even get respect from his wife. Again, how believable this is, you can decide for yourself.

Maybe the only reason why Mrs. Dangerfield stayed with Rod is because she rather be with an overweight unattractive successful man, than a handsome well-built loser who can't even hold down a job as a burger flipper at a fast food joint. I mean how hard is it to flip burgers anyway.

But perhaps you would have to ask Mrs. Dangerfield that yourself. And she also might show you how flip charcoal, I mean burgers as well. But you take away "I get not respect" what does Hot Rod have going for him. But he played it as well and as long as anyone could.