50 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Favorite TV Shows

The family dynamics presented in Married…with Children and Modern Family offer a humorous look at the evolution of the American family structure over time, from the dysfunctional Bundys to the diverse and blended Pritchett-Dunphy clan. Both starring Ed O’Neill as the central patriarch of the families in each show.

A bizarre corner of the internet dedicated to conspiracy theories about seemingly unrelated movies and shows being subtly connected found this one tidbit. Given that Ed O’Neill can be seen with the same newspaper in both shows, I think Jay and Al might be long-lost twins reading an identical newspaper!