Ed O'Neill Has Been Reading the Same Newspaper for 20 Years

January 2024 · 1 minute read

Yesterday, we saw the below viral image of actor Ed O'Neill reading the exact same newspaper (look closely) during his "Married with Children" sitcom days and then again on his current show "Modern Family."

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"Married with Children" ran from 1987-1997 while "Modern Family" debuted on ABC in 2009—yet O'Neill's characters are reading the same newspaper with the same news—about 20 years apart.

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Check out the photographic proof, and then read the explanation below.

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