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Top of the Heap
For the film, see Top of the Heap (film).
American TV series or program
Top of the Heap is an American sitcom that ran for seven episodes on Fox from April 7 until May 19, , the most successful(as it was the only one to make it to series) of three attempted spin-offs of Married with Children that started as backdoor pilots (the other two being Radio Free Trumaine[citation needed] and Enemies[citation needed]).
The pilot was episode 20 of the fifth season of Married with Children.[citation needed] The series aired Sundays at pm.
Synopsis
Top of the Heap focused on the attempts of two minor Married with Children characters—Charlie Verducci (Joseph Bologna) and his son Vinnie (Matt LeBlanc)—to get rich.
Vinnie verducci john malkovich biography Vincent "Vinnie" Verducci is a boyfriend of Kelly's on Married with Children who may also be a friend, and one of the two main characters on the FOX MWC spinoff series Top of the Heap. Like Kelly, he is considered very attractive, but quite the dunce, and, also like Kelly, he frequently takes the English language beyond its breaking point. He is often tricked by others, particularly his.Charlie's "master plan" is for Vinnie to marry into a wealthy family; to this end, the two Chicago slum residents try to get into high society. Vinnie also owns a cat, Mr. Fluffy, who is despised by Charlie. Mona Mullins (Joey Lauren Adams) is a girl from the Verduccis' neighborhood who has a crush on Vinnie, who tries to fend her off.
Alixandra Stone (Rita Moreno) is the manager of a country club, and the object of Charlie's affections.
Vinnie verducci john malkovich biography wikipedia Top of the Heap is an American sitcom that ran for seven episodes on Fox from April 7 until May 19, , the most successful(as it was the only one to make it to series) of three attempted spin-offs of Married with Children that started as backdoor pilots (the other two being Radio Free Trumaine [citation needed] and Enemies [citation needed]).Vinnie gets a job at a country club, which also employs a security guard, Emmet Lefebvre.
In some episodes actors from Married with Children made guest appearances as their characters from the show, thus reinforcing the connection between the two series. Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill) appeared in the pilot (which itself was an episode ofMarried with Children), Bud Bundy (David Faustino) made an appearance in an episode in the country club, and Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate) appeared twice on the show in cameo appearances.
In , there was a continuation of this series entitled Vinnie & Bobby; it also lasted for only seven episodes.[citation needed] The only characters returning in this version were the eponymous Vinnie (Matt LeBlanc), Mona Mullins (Joey Lauren Adams) and Bobby Grazzo (Robert Torti), who only appeared in the last episode of Top of the Heap.
Characters
| Actor | Role | Appearances in other shows | Episodes appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bologna | Charlie Verducci | 2 of Married with Children | 1–7 |
| Matt LeBlanc | Vinnie Verducci | 10, three episodes of Married with Children, all of Vinnie & Bobby | 1–7 |
| Joey Lauren Adams | Mona Mullins | 8, three episodes of Married with Children, all of Vinnie & Bobby | 1–7 |
| Mr.John malkovich religion The show was about Vinnie Verducci (played by LeBlanc) and his father Charlie (played by Joseph Bologna) always trying get rich quick schemes. The Verduccis were introduced in an earlier episode where Vinnie dated Kelly Bundy, and Charlie was introduced as an old friend of Al Bundy's. Fluffy the Cat | Mr. Fluffy the Cat | 1 episode of Married with Children | 1–7 |
| Rita Moreno | Alixandra Stone | — | 2, 4–7 |
| Leslie Jordan | Emmet Lefebvre | — | 2, 4–7 |
| Christina Applegate | Kelly Bundy | of Married with Children | 3, 5 |
| David Faustino | Bud Bundy | of Married with Children | 2 |
| Ed O'Neill | Al Bundy | , all of Married with Children | 1 |
| Robert Torti | Bobby Grazzo | 7, all of Vinnie & Bobby | 7 |
| Note: This table counts the backdoor pilot on Married with Children as both the first episode and as an appearance on another show. | |||