The show's original theme song's lyrics: "We married young, because of cupid. And had three kids, but we were stupid. She kicked me out, she's not my honey. But she still wants me, when she needs money. Now I'm alone, come rain or sunny. But who needs love? I've got my bunny."
According to "Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of The WB and UPN" by Suzanne Daniels, former executive President of Entertainment for The WB, and Cynthia Littleton, WB executives hired "Married With Children" creator Ron Leavitt to create "Unhappily Ever After" to be a "Married With Children" knockoff, hoping that it would be the breakout hit for The WB that "Married With Children" was for Fox. WB executives even jokingly called it "Divorced with Children."
Mr. Floppy's first words to Jack were, "Jack, you're a loser."
The show shares 75 cast and crew entries with Mariés, deux enfants (1987). Ron Leavitt created both shows.
Kevin Connolly co-starred in Sub Down (1997) as a petty officer aboard a US Navy submarine. Before the boat leaves port, he gives his girlfriend a very serious goodbye kiss - the girlfriend is Nikki Cox.