On the series, David plays an exaggerated version of himself, where he is completely broke (stating that he and the cast of MWC do not get any residuals from the show), constantly attempts to kill himself, and found out that his wife had left him for rapper Coolio. The only source of money he has to his name is a small porn shop left to him by a crazed fan and his attempts to remind people he was famous for playing Bud Bundy on Married with Children for 11 years usually gets him nowhere. He lives with his mom and Corin in a rundown house and usually try various ways to earn extra money and/or food. Though for the most part, his attempts fail due to his inability to handle alcohol or Corin getting involved.