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But just how much did its main star O’Neill earn on the show?

According toWealthy Peeps, the actor received an estimated $500,000 per episode towards the sitcom’s end.

Ed O’Neill at the Sundance Film Festival

The money didn’t stop there.

And as the show’s patriarch, the actor cast a pretty important shadow.

But that wasn’t all.

Ed O’Neill on the red carpet

According to the actor, his manager reminded Lieberthal that O’Neill drove a Mustang, which was unacceptable.

Looks bad," O’Neill recalled Brillstein saying.

“Gary said, ‘What does he want, a Corvette?

David Faustino, Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, and Christina Applegate on Married With Children

‘,” he continued.

“Bernie said, ‘I think he likes German cars.

They got that Porsche dealership on Burbank.'”