{"id":4057,"date":"2026-05-30T13:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/married-with-children-star-ted-mcginley-reveals-his-shockingly-low-tv-residuals\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:08:29","slug":"married-with-children-star-ted-mcginley-reveals-his-shockingly-low-tv-residuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/married-with-children-star-ted-mcginley-reveals-his-shockingly-low-tv-residuals\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Married With Children&#8217; star Ted McGinley reveals his shockingly low TV residuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128966403-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ted McGinley says he has a \u201cwhole stack\u201d of residual checks, each made out for the grand total of one penny.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 67, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/04\/celebrity-news\/how-ted-mcginley-has-weathered-the-ups-and-downs-of-his-career\/\">career spans decades<\/a>, earned puny checks for his roles in a slew of shows like \u201cHappy Days,\u201d \u201cThe Love Boat,\u201d and, most notably, as Jefferson D\u2019Arcy on seven seasons of \u201cMarried with Children.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\nTed McGinley told Page Six that he has a stack of checks at his home. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>However, many of the checks are for one penny. McGinley is photographed here in 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nevertheless, his years working in the \u201970s, \u201980s, and \u201990s ensure that \u201cI\u2019ve been getting residuals all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGinley admits that he doesn\u2019t bother cashing in the penny checks, but he\u2019s not too fancy to toss small checks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say about $2,\u201d he said with a laugh, estimating the smallest amount he\u2019ll deposit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The checks come from McGinley\u2019s years on shows like \u201cHappy Days.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He also starred in \u201cThe Love Boat.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c$1.89, it\u2019s going on!\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/05\/celebrity-news\/ted-mcginley-and-robert-carradine-were-real-adversaries-on-revenge-of-the-nerds-set\/\">The \u201cRevenge of the Nerds\u201d star <\/a>can currently be seen in the Apple+ series <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/04\/entertainment\/harrison-ford-hints-hell-retire-from-acting-after-shrinking-ends\/\">\u201cShrinking,\u201d opposite Harrison Ford.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never in my wildest dreams imagined that I [would] get this shot,\u201d he shared. \u201cI remember always going in on films and whatnot and thinking, \u2018I wonder what it would be like, I\u2019d just give anything to see what it would be like to work opposite a guy like Harrison Ford, just the biggest movie star in the world. What is it like?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGinley says it\u2019s even better than he imagined.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McGinley was on \u201cMarried with Children\u201d for seven seasons. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McGinley played Jefferson D\u2019Arcy. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McGinley\u2019s latest gig is co-starring in \u201cShrinking.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u201d he gushed. \u201cThis has been that gift. It\u2019s been that opportunity to just watch,\u201d adding that he\u2019s noticed Ford is kind to everyone on the set and \u201csets you at ease. He\u2019s there to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McGinley still sounds slightly stunned to be part of the show alongside Jason Segel, Christa Miller, Michael Urie and Brett Goldstein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I would be on a show like this,\u201d he conceded. \u201cI\u2019m so honored that they would allow me to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/30\/entertainment\/married-with-children-star-ted-mcginley-reveals-his-shockingly-low-tv-residuals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ted McGinley says he has a \u201cwhole stack\u201d of residual checks, each made out for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128966403-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}