'Married... with Children' star Ted McGinley reveals he gets penny residual checks from his hit TV shows

"I've been getting residuals all the time," said McGinley, who admitted the checks become smaller and smaller as the years go by.

While McGinley doesn't bother to cash the small checks, he can't get himself to toss them either.

The actor said he more than likely has a total of $2 worth of checks.

Sweetin, at the time, said she "got a one-cent check the other day." 

"Sure, in my 20s, there would be money, but not reliable," she noted. "You don't know how much it's going to be or how often they're going to run the show. So, sometimes you're like, 'Oh, cool. That was nice.' Then sometimes you're like, 'All right, well, there's a nice dinner out.'"

"You just kind of don't know. So, it's not something you can rely on," Sweetin added. "I always say, people think I live some extravagant life. I'm like, 'Honey, I drive my 2023 used Hyundai Sonata that I love. I rent my house. I have credit cards that are maxed out.' I live a normal life," she explained. "And yeah, there are moments when you're like, 'This is going well,' and there are times when you're like, 'I need a day job.'"

"That's far from the case," Bell continued. "And especially - which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon - we don't get residuals for our shows."

Bell noted that most networks pay actors residuals for work used after its initial run, but said Nickelodeon only offers a one-time payment to actors.