The Osbournes (2002–2005) User Reviews

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[staciarose20 · 7/10 · 21 February 2022]

I keep seeing early 00's reality tv on Hulu, but MTV needs to release this to HBO Max! This is a reality show I would rewatch. It's like a time capsule. They were hilarious! Hard to believe this was so long ago and their kids are all in their 40's, or close to it.

It's Like Watching a Train Wreck

[FABabe · 11 April 2002]

Totally engrossing. As someone who is way beyond MTV's prime demographic (being firmly ensconced in the 35+ demo), I should be ashamed of myself for loving this show so much. It's one of the best 1/2 hours on TV. Ozzy is a total burnout who just also happens to have enough brain cells left be a loving husband and father. Sharon has enough brains for the both of them and you can see that she and Ozzy truly love each other and their kids. The kids are teenagers, albeit ones who grew up on a tour bus and take the occasional private jet now and again. All in all a typical family of four...four-letters that it. And that's part of the beauty of it. They deal with real family life in surreal circumstances. These are good people who happen to be "f**king mad" and the result is total entertainment. I wouldn't want to be a member of the family, but I'd certainly like to be one of the neighbors, and I promise I'll keep the music down.

Munsters in rehab

[tsf-1962 · 4/10 · 25 November 2006]

Someone once described "The Osbournes" as "The Munsters" in rehab. This is unfair to the Munsters, who underneath their monstrous facades were quite normal, almost wholesome (after all, "The Munsters" had the same producers as "Leave It To Beaver.") The Addams Family were truly deranged, which makes them perhaps a more apt comparison. I enjoyed this show at first, mainly because I thought it was all a put on; nobody, I thought, could really be that stupid. Then Ozzy had his near-fatal ATV accident and it stopped being funny. Evidently there really are people that stupid. I must admit I admire Sharon Osbourne, a plain-speaking matriarch who proves the adage that behind every great man stands a good woman. It's largely thanks to her guidance that Ozzy has maintained his credibility with the younger generation despite being one of the founding fathers of heavy metal. He was playing with Black Sabbath back in 1969, when Richard Nixon was president, the Mets won their first world series and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. The nice thing about "The Osbournes" was that you could enjoy it without being a fan of Ozzy or heavy metal. It's hard to reconcile the kindly if stupefied grandfatherly figure (who always makes me think of Benjamin Franklin) with the ghoul who used to bite the heads off of live birds. The kids were the real stars, especially Kelly, but they've had their fifteen minutes of fame and I doubt they'll have a very long shelf life. Still, it was fun while it lasted.

Your Average Family

[sh33na · 9/10 · 5 July 2003]

It's nice to see the human side of this family, that they aren't much different from anyone else. I didn't know much about them before the show, vaguely remember Ozzy back in the '80s. I expected not to like it, but it's strangely attractive. If you get the chance to watch without the bleeps, it's a much better viewing.

"The Osbournes"... It was Revolutionary, Entertaining and Touching...

[TedStixonAKAMaximumMadness · 10/10 · 23 January 2011]

"The Osbournes", which ran from 2002-2005, was an Emmy Award Winning Mtv Reality-Show following the Prince of *Bleeping* Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, and his family (sans daughter Aimee, who chose not to participate) living their normal, day-to-day lives. It was revolutionary, and was one of Mtv's biggest hits of all time. It brought us a personal view with the family of a rock icon, and showed us that despite at the glitz and glamor, all the controversy and whatnot... they are a true family, like any others.

The series starts with Ozzy, his wife Sharon (who I just adore, she seems like so much fun), and his kids Jack and Kelly (along with about a dozen dogs and cats), as they move into their new home. Each episode deals with something eventful happening around the Osbourne home... from his kid's dating lives, to the disappearance of their cats, to the annoying neighbors, to Ozzy touring and even to personal struggles like Sharon's battle with cancer. It's all here. It's all blatant. It's real.

The thing about the show that worked so well was the dynamic of the Osbournes as a family. While there were obviously some circumstances that set them apart from others (such as wealth and notoriety), it really doesn't matter- they went through struggles that are universal for virtually every family. It was quite touching (and refreshing) to see people interacting with one another as a family first on television. It was very humanizing, and nobody was ever portrayed as a bad person. They were presented as human beings, with flaws and perfections. It was indeed a very touching show... it never felt exploitive of the family, and you never were laughing or experiencing feelings at the expense of them.

And after that thought, I will say that the show was extremely humorous, because it was so identifiable. Many people seem to point out the profanity in the show, or some outlandish situations, but for me, the humor was always an organic extension of the family, and was the same humor I find within my own family- humor from bickering, humor from saying the wrong thing, humor from doing something you later regret. It is extremely funny, from a personal perspective, as one can easily relate to these humorous situations.

All in all, I found "The Osbournes" to be one of the few Reality Shows that actually was real, and was worth watching. Despite having ended after only three years, and having never released it's final seasons on DVD (only the first two were released), it remains one of the shows I still love and occasionally watch, and to me, was the best Reality program of its decade. A 10 out of 10.

What More Can You Ask For.

[stifler1000 · 21 April 2002]

The Osbournes is with out any doubt the best show on right now. The Osbournes is funny and entertaining. The Osbournes are not your normal family television show. What's radical about this show is it isn't staged. The Osbournes don't read off scripts. This show deals with real life situations. When the Osbournes use the F word it is funny because they say it and it some how makes you laugh. I think Jack is the coolest one on the show. He's not like Kelly (who goes out there and tries to make she look like a fool.) Although Kelly is the most funniest one on the show because she always the one who says the F word. So if you haven't watch The Osbournes on MTV. You are missing out on a very funny show. The Osbournes come on at 10:30 E.S.T on Tuesday's on MTV.

Not bad

[Bloom6000 · 8/10 · 24 November 2006]

Perhaps is the best reality sitcom out there, sans the hype that it generated back in 2002.

Prior to this show, I had never heard of Ozzy Osbourne or his wild antics... but one look at this guy (and the rest of his family) I knew this man has not had a stable life. Drug-induced, foul-mouthed, money-addicts sums it up for this family. I was annoyed, bemused and amused all at once by this family, especially Ozzy. As for the show itself, luckily thanks to its' gaudiness and some clever editing techniques, the first season managed to live up to the hype it generated and maintain novelty, and there was a fun, bubbly feeling about this season which is in dark contrast to the dark, moody, serious and unstimulated remainder seasons that followed after.

It was quite obvious from the start that the Osbournes cart was running on loose wheels, yet it managed to keep up its' appeal till at least to the very end of the first season. That is, the episodes of the first season were more interesting, the pace was fast, the people were more involved.

The premier episode dealt with the Osbournes moving into their new home in Beverly Hills and dealing with problems that arise in such a situation like Ozzy trying to get the TV working, wife Sharron finding valuable furniture damaged due to lousy packing, son Jack finding his sister's underwear in his stuff, and daughter Kelly almost burning the kitchen down. If the first day in a new home was that crazy, the days to follow could get worse.

The remainder of the episode deals with other situations, some normal, some not so normal, but all the while dealt with by the Osbournes in very peculiar ways:

• noisy neighbors playing loud European dance music ; - untrained, spoiled rotten dogs mark too many territories around the mansion; - Ozzy starting on a new tour to promote his latest studio album - Jack and Kelly's partying/staying up habits spiraling out of control, not to forget their love-hate relationship and physical fighting - Jack being a total brat and slob, ordering junk food at 2am, causing mayhem at school camps, refusing to do anything about his over-sized hair and sweaty, worn-for-three-weeks clothes.

Yes, these are just few of the problems Ozzy and Sharron come across but all is forgiven and forgotten during the Christmas episode... or has it?

This show is worth at least one view if you haven't seen it. Avoid the seasons 2-4 like the plague (although Beauty And The Bert had some very cute moments in it and the only episode that leaves you in a soft gooey warm mood. No really!).

Breaking every rule of the usually straight-faced, serious, ego-nourishing reality series, "Osbournes" takes the genre and has real fun with it.

[liquidcelluloid-1 · 26 June 2004]

Network: MTV; Genre: Reality/Comedy/Documentary; Content Rating: TV-PG (for strong language and suggested profanity, adult content, crude humor and suggested drug use); Available: DVD: Classification: Neo-Classic (star range: expanded 1 - 5);

Seasons Reviewed: Complete Series (4 seasons)

In "The Osbournes" MTV cameras follow the real-life family of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne which includes his ballsy, eccentric wife Sharon and their bratty, but strangely endearing children, Jack and Kelly, as they move into a new Beverly Hills home and proceed to go about the daily minutia of their lives. As the show proceeds we see Ozzy on tour, Kelly promoting her debut album, Jack heading in and out of rehab, Sharon behind-the-scenes of her short-lived talk show and the general family squabbles and disarray between them.

There may be a generation gap when dealing with a show like "The Osbournes". Above a certain age people just won't "get" the irony that smartly, expertly, wraps around the subjects and brings this show together. People will either be horrified seeing the legendary Black Sabbath front-man of their youth shuffling around the house or be horrified at the show's appearance of chaos, bleeped-out vulgarity and juvenile disrespect. It is that sense of humor towards its subjects, that ironically juxtaposes the antics of this Gothic clan in the packaging of a happy-go-lucky 50s sitcom (in which Ozzy is hilariously billed as "the Dad"), that makes "Osbournes" work spectacularly where so many other straight-up documentary shows fail. The fundamental premise - a real family in a show styled like a conventional sitcom - is brilliant.

An endearing aspect of the show is still that it allows us to see a celebrity behind closed doors doing every day choirs. There is a strange joy watching Ozzy making smoothies, walking the trash to the curb and running around looking for a cat in the bushes. It is exactly what a reality show should be. "Osbournes" breaks the usual rule-of-thumb that holds the reality genre as a whole back: real people just aren't very interesting. Other reality shows take pseudo-celebrities or people seeking their 15 minutes and give them a serious, ego-nourishing love note treatment; assuming we care as much as they do. Unlike these straight-faced documentaries, "The Osbournes" goal is comedy and - breaking the norm - the Osbournes themselves are actually fascinating to watch. This is true whether you love them or hate them, because the show is so tongue-in-cheek that our likeness of the show and Osbournes themselves are not mutually exclusive. And whether it is real or stage or simply edited to maximize the laughs (which it no doubt is, a round of applause goes to the show-runners stitching this thing together) - it is fun TV.

"The Osbournes" debuted as a massive hit in its first season. A summer of relentless hype that followed effectively helped MTV reduce their only semi-intelligent series to a fad. But the show as a whole is so much more than the novelty of bleeped out obscenities. It is an unconventional series about an unconventional family that radiates more love for each other than most supposedly "functional" TV families. I adore Sharon, who will say anything to anybody, Kelly's honesty, Jack who may or may not be a violent sleepwalker and Ozzy - who, even with his hilariously indecipherable speech and burned-out body, is still a truly bright and witty individual. More interestingly, after season 1 the whole thing becomes a twisted looking glass - a show about subjects whose lives are now being effected by the show they are on.

It didn't go the initially side-splitting way I wanted it to (there are few things funnier than Ozzy heaving a log through the neighbor's window), but life had other plans and the show was forced to deal with one real life family catastrophe after another, including Sharon's battle with breast cancer. In retrospect, it did so in a respectable and humorous way. There are dud episodes, usually the ones that find the family outside of the home or on vacation, and a lengthy, wildly homo-erotic wresting match between Jack and deadbeat house-guest Dill rank as a series low point. But there are many turns into true episodic brilliance: Kelly's feud with Christina Aguilera (and the hilarious about-face ending), Kelly's filthy first boyfriend, Bert, and the provocative, reality-bending, season 2 finale are favorites. The show swung back with a vengeance in the 4th season, one that leaves the entire family seemingly at a satisfying place in their lives.

Funny, strange, original, wacky, messy and even touching. "The Osbournes" is very likely the greatest thing MTV has ever stumbled on and a high for the reality genre - one that I suspect to be to self-righteous to pull off something like this again. Sometimes it was like putting yourself through a spanking machine, but I will go out on a limb and say that this show will be remembered. MTV has now moved on to masterpieces like "The Ashlee Simpson Show", but this 4-year video record was the first and will likely remain the best of its kind. It is more than a reality show, "The Osbournes" was a unique reality comedy that had fun playing with the medium at the same time.

Sharon, Ozzy, Jack and Kelly - thanks for sharing.

* * * ½ / 5

I like this reality show a lot =]

[Lady_Targaryen · 6 October 2005]

I don't know if the reality show is fake or real since the last episode of the Osbournes, but besides this doubt that intrigues me, I liked a lot the reality show. I mean, who never had the curiosity of watching the life of a famous actor/actress or singer,with all that glamorous life of living in a mansion in Beverlly Hills?And is even funnier to see one of your favorite rockstars, who declares himself to be the ''prince of darkness'' cleaning the dog's poop,since it is the kind of situation you never imagine him to deal with. The only thing I stay sad for ,is the fact that The Osbournes only has 4 seasons, and I would love it to have more. Now, I am just waiting the second and third seasons to arrive here in Brazil.( I already have the first one)

An intelligence test...

[mentalcritic · 9 July 2002]

Yeah, you heard me right - this program is an intelligence test. Sit a bunch of people in a room and make them watch it for an hour, and their comments will let you know how intelligent they really are. It seems that the morons of the world only see a program where a stoned father allows a bitchy mother to run his life while his children (he actually has *at least* three, by the way) run amok.

The reality is that Ozzy Osbourne is a model of what I wish I could have had for a father. Not once have I seen Ozzy resort to terrorising his children, talking down at them as if they are lower than dung, or other deflations of his children's self-esteem. In fact, in all the interactions between Ozzy and his children, I see a man who would do anything to protect them in spite of the absurd situation that his career (which is still actually going strong) often puts them in. If I had parents like Ozzy and Sharon when I was Jack's age (as a reference, I'm a few years older than Aimee), I'd be a much better-adjusted person today. I've never seen Sharon pick up any of her children by the neck and smash their head on things.

The really sad part about the whole thing is that Ozzy is far more intelligent and calculating than his critics, but he will never get full credit for it. The whole show was merely conceived as a big swipe at the morons who would have us believe the Cosbys are the ideal family, as well as promotion for a new solo album (once the solo album publicity dies down, you can bet there will be another Black Sabbath reunion album). The worst thing about the way pop media portrays Ozzy today is that they dismiss him as irrelevant because they can't pidgeonhole him and make him fit into their narrow little approved genres. The sad fact is that Ozzy's music, and the music he makes with Sabbath in particular, is even more relevant today than it was thirty-two years ago. The world really has become that much more oppressive and bland in that time (and the company that bought out Ozzy's label in the 1990s, Sony, has had a lot to do with this, just to name one guilty party). Still, Ozzy and company have had a lot of bands follow in their footsteps (and I don't mean the Warrants and Poisons, et al, they are just tryhards), and some of them, like My DyING BRIDE, we should be eternally thankful for.

Many fans accuse Sharon of merely being a golddigger, and while it is almost certainly true that this show is more or less entirely her idea, the fact remains that Ozzy most likely would never have had a solo career if not for her. I do thoroughly detest Kelly, however. She really just seems content to ride on her father's coattails, something that Ozzy himself would have abhorred during his youth. Jack, however, is a very funny guy. He gives a great sense of being the tragic victim of the media obsession with his dad, and yet at the same time his sense of humour and his temper demonstrate that he is truly his father's son.

So all in all, if you've heard some Fundy moron tell you what a horrid family this is and how we should all be rallying against them - don't listen. I know my childhood would have been much happier if we'd had shows like this around to demonstrate to young parents like mine the RIGHT way to engage in conversation with your children. Even though Aimee was right to refuse to have anything to do with the show (I'm sure Kelly and Jack would have done the same if they were more "grown up"), it still makes me glad that in fifty years time, there will be shows like this to contrast against absolute slime like the Cosby show.

it's f---in' funny!

[sourapple · 30 January 2003]

Believe me, when I first heard about The Osbournes, I was rolling my eyes. Here goes another rich rock star, being trailed around by cameras. But after having seen several episodes, it's well worth it!

They say they are the picture perfect model of the disfunctional family, and that everyone in US can relate to them, and I agree (but not about the US thing, i'm from Asia)! All the cursing and screaming between Jack and Kelly, Kelly or Jack fighting with Sharon or Ozzy. Especially "disagreements" between Ozzy and Sharon are HILARIOUS. It makes me you think that your crazy family is not the only one in this world. Take away the silliness, and you've got a loving family.

Even though the show is *sometimes* a pain because of the frequent bleeping and Ozzy's hard to understand accent, I had fun watching this show. I didn't know how real this funny reality TV could be!

Nothing New

[henry-girling · 16 March 2005]

We've seen all this before! This is just the 'Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'(1952) with added cussing and bodily functions. Man of the house who used to be in a successful band and has a laid back approach to life - Ozzy/Ozzie. Woman of the house being more savvy and liking lots of shopping - Sharon/Harriet. Even offspring who go in for a music career - Kelly/Ricky.

Both are ostensibly about the everyday lives of the Nelsons and the Osbournes, saying this is what we are really like but of course that isn't true at all. In the presence of a camera everyone performs, are not themselves, which is why the phrase 'reality TV' is such a misnomer.

'The Osbournes' does have some bright moments but you have to wade through a lot of wadding to get there.

Season 2: Review

[Jdc102 · 1 February 2003]

Ok, well, this is my review of the Season 2 of "The Osbournes". If you read my first review, I said that I was hooked and that I loved the show. That was true. I felt the first season was more about Ozzy and Sharon and Kelly and Jack were just supporting characters. NOW, in Season 2, its "THE KELLY AND JACK SHOW". Basically its at the point where Jack and Kelly will put on a show for the audience and its getting ridiculous. I think the main difference is that this year, THEY KNOW how big they are, and last season, they had no clue of how big it would be. I mean, devoting an entire show to horny dogs is not my idea of great television. Nor is seeing Kelly yell and scream about how her life is so terrible and how she needs a break. Don't worry Kelly, you're break is coming, because I don't think this show will be on for very long and without this show, your "career" is just about over. I think if they showed more Ozzy and less of Jack and Kelly, it would be a better show, but oh well..

Thanks for Reading my Review. Sorry Ozzy

You'll LOVE it or HATE it-- no in-between!

[burntSienna · 1 July 2002]

Just watching Ozzy and Sharon on the Tonight Show, I "got" it, where the buzz was coming from. I hadn't seen "the Prince of Darkness" since Ozzfest '98, where women had his name painted on various body parts. Now here he was with his arm around his non-bimbo fuschia-haired wife of 20 years, dressed in black but with a goofy smile. I couldn't understand half of what he was saying, but I found myself hanging on every garbled word. He was so funny, so endearing, in a way I can't explain! I found "The Osbournes" to be the same way--hilarious and fascinating and endearing, inexplicably. I think it's largely the surreal juxtapositions of seeing someone "larger-than-life" live. Just watching him DO anything, from interacting with his kids, limping around his yard looking for his cat, or sitting coloring a picture...keeps me grinning. There are a couple people that hate this show (my aunt, Bill Cosby) and can't understand its success (and that's OK). That is because they don't latch on to its irony. With this show, you either "get" it or you don't.

You'll probably know in the first 5 minutes which camp you belong in.

Step aside Simpsons, Survivor, Fear Factor, and the whatnot!

[wishkah7 · 13 May 2002]

Now this is a reality show that's actually fun to watch. Here we have 'Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne living his every day life with his wife, kids, and his pets. The Osbournes have quickly became not only an overnight sensation, but TV's new favorite family! My favorite Osbourne moments were when the TV repair man tried to fix Ozzy's TV, and all you can see is a video of one of Ozzy's old concerts! Also, when Sharon tried to urinate in a beer bottle! And who can forget the way Kelly and Jack always go at each other and the bulldog who kept 'doing it's business' on the floors? Let's not forget when Ozzy got mad about having bubbles in his concert! "I'm the Prince of *bleeping* Darkness!" The profanity is obviously edited out.

In real life Ozzy and Sharon are animal rights activists. Plus, I've heard The Osbournes have signed on for two more seasons, and their eldest daughter Amy will have a place on the show. The Osbournes have given me a whole new reason to watch MTV again. They may as well be the modern day Addams Family! This puts all those other reality TV shows and lame sitcoms out of commission! Long Live The Osbournes! At least they're real people!

wow famous families bitch a lot...

[jackrabbitslims-1 · 2 June 2002]

what a terrible show, how terrible it is that we associate our lives with celebrities so much that we literally have to follow them around and see what they're doing, because it's so cool. But I can't get enough of this show. One segment sticks out in my mind, at the beginning of one episode Ozzy attempts to play a DVD but cant figure out the technology of his DVD system and thus has to call upon his son, it shows very much how humanity is trapped by electronics.

Best F*$#ing show on TV!

[rm91945 · 26 April 2002]

I must say that when I saw the promos for this show it looked *interesting*, but I thought SURELY I'd get bored after the first episode. Not true! This is the funniest darn show I've seen ever on TV, and that includes old favorites like Cheers, Frasier, Roseanne and Murphy Brown. Forget that it's the best show on cable, it's the best show on TV, period! And this from a 37 year old who should be ashamed of themself for watching something like this. :)

Funny, irreverant, rude, crude, disgusting (all the close-ups of the dog's poo). It's all of that, and more. I've never laughed as hard as I have over a family's problems like I have for the Osbournes champagne problems (Kelly losing Ozzy's gold card when she wasn't even supposed to have it, or throwing fruit and hams at their noisy next door neighbors). I also love the way Kelly went shopping in Beverly Hills with her mother wearing pink, fuzzy slippers. Only in Hollywood.

Then of course there was the episode where Ozzy is absolutely AGHAST that Sharon wants to use bubbles in his stage show. ("Bubbles! Oh come on Sharon! I'm Ozzy f*%$ing Osbourne! The prince of f*&$ing darkness man! I won't do it!"). Ozzy seems to bumble through every situation while Sharon lays down the law. That episode where he keeps wanting to leave when they are busting the kids for smoking pot and having fake ID's comes immediatley to mind.

This is reality television at it's best. Forget Survivor, Temptaion Island, Fear Factor and The Real World. Forget Must See TV on NBC on Thursdays, now it's Must See TV on MTV at 10:30 on Tuesdays. This is the new milenium of reality television! Watch this show! You'll be awfully glad you did.

fake!

[Karioka · 2 July 2002]

I've seen it a couple of times.All my friends are all over it but I do not think that it's a good show. The whole "family" is already freaky, but since they have a camera standing near they have to make the show more interesting. I bet that most of the stuff they did, was discussed and arranged earlier just so the show could get better ratings. It's horrible and not even funny! I just hope that they will stop showing it on TV...SOON!!!

What more can I say about the #1 show on cable

[raysond · 22 April 2002]

When I first looked at this series,I thought it would be another one of those stupidical braindead reality shows about a family with problems. Boy,was I wrong! This show really sells(the reason why you don't see this kind of shows anywhere on network TV that can come up with a good written sitcom.)! Its Ozzie and Harriet meets The Munsters in that freakish way! The Godfather of Heavy Metal rock Ozzy Osbourne is the quinessential father who goes through everyday situations with his kids and his lovely wife Sharon in their plush and really gothic Beverly Hills home. I have seen some new shows on the other networks that can't possibly touch this(and believe me what's on TV in prime time nowadays SUCKS!)and what more can I say here? Synoposis: The #1 show on cable television. Point Blank. Enough Said. Kudos to Ozzy.......The Osbournes RULE!!!!!!!

Great and Entertaining Show!

[ozzgrl662 · 5 January 2003]

The Osbournes is one of the best shows I have ever seen! It's funny, watching Ozzy throw logs and hams at his neighbors, and watching him yell at the ocean for it to (what else) "F*** off!" so he can have a fire for his wife on the beach. Besides the "F*** you!" every 8 seconds, the Osbournes are a normal family. Ozzy and Sharon give sex talks, Jack and Kelly have curfews, and there are always moments where, after a temper tantrum, Kelly hugs her mum and tells her she loves her. I think this is a really great show, not only is it entertaining but it shows that celebrities are just normal people!!

Forget Survivor, forget the Real World, stick with the Osbournes

[Quinoa1984 · 10 March 2002]

This is the best new show I've seen so far this year. Here is a show, surprisingly (and not surprisingly) on MTV for the viewing public that looks into the day to day lives of Jack (son), Kelly (daughter), Sharon (mother), and Ozzy himself (dad). While it would've fared better on a station that didn't have to so constantly edit out obscenities spouted out (they are the only family I know that says the F word more than my family), it is hilarious, so much so that it could be the funniest show on MTV since Beavis and Butt-head. Best lines- (OZZY to his son JACK)- Look, I love you kids, I love you more than life itself, but your all f***ing mad! and (this is this weeks upcoming episode) Who p***ed on the f***ing carpet! A+

hilarious

[the_buffster · 17 July 2005]

I loved the show, and I bought the DVD so I could watch it whenever I wanted. I still think it's funny. If you watch it on DVD, I recommend leaving the "bleeps" on (so you can't hear the swearing), because otherwise the show looses much of its charm and cuteness. With the swearing in full-force, it seems much more like a dysfunctional family with way too much money and time on their hands. I only wish I also had the second, third, fourth seasons on DVD, too. But the first season is definitely the best. The bonus features are pretty funny. I recommend the blooper reel! Pretty funny stuff. Also, the menus on the DVD are really creative and involve the family dogs (not Kelly!) doing some pretty funny stuff.

A Car Wreck

[Lamia7609 · 3 July 2002]

I have to admit I watch this show if I come across it. I just can't look away. I don't make a point of watching it sometimes it just happens. I think Kelly is adorable, intelligent, and is a better role model for teen girls compared to the some of the slutty drones that promote Pepsi and Coke these days. I think it's great that she isn't some waif that looks like a strong breeze is going to blow her over. I hope she stays just how she is. I think comments about her being fat and needing to call Jenny Craig are childish, ignorant and obviously from someone who has their head secured up Hollywood's bunghole. Not every person on TV and the movies has to look like Ally McBeal. TV still hasn't realized the people want to watch people like themselves. This is why this show is so popular this is why Roseanne was popular. We are all flawed and accepting those flaws in the people we watch on TV helps us to accept them in one another. So kudos to The Osbournes may they reign supreme.

Completely overrated

[abie · 28 May 2002]

Wow. A family that curses and yells at each other. Like we can't find that in every trailer park in America. This show is no better than Springer, yet people applaud Ozzy's "great" parenting. If he was a great parent he'd smack his kids silly every time they uttered a fowl word. Just because they're rich they get away with it all. This is ultimately the WORST television show ever, and no one realizes that MTV is simply brain washing their psyche. Sad... so sad ...