Al once explained to Bud and Kelly Bundy that their mother, Peggy Bundy wasn't truly a Bundy, being so only through marriage. As a result, he considers her to be a part of the curse. (MWC: "Peggy Turns 300") In "And Baby Makes Money", Kelly doubted Al's Uncle Stymie Bundy was a real Bundy because he was wealthy. Al credited Stymie's sucess to the fact Stymie never got married. In "Luck of the Bundys", when Al started to have good luck, he told Peg the curse would bring an equal amount of bad luck to any male Bundy who admits to having been fortunate.