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.

OK, so I missed this series when it played on TV. But I just received the DVD as a birthday gift and I am in love. Ozzy is crazy, yeah, but he's also a sweet, funny guy who doesn't seem to know who he is or where he's at.The whole family is the picture of dysfunction, but there is still something about the dynamic that rings true, if not healthy. Mama Osbourne especially seems like a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is woman.I'm totally glad that I can say I have seen this show finally. Now my friends can shut up with the you-missed-the-boat whining. I must get my hands on the next two sets.

At first i didnt like this show, but then i realized that Ozzy Osbourne was hilarious, i dont like his music but this show is so funny that i might end up liking it, it is one of the funniest and best shows on TV right now - I hope this show goes on for more than 3 seasons because it is one of the shows that are holding up MTV at the time - i give this show 10/10 stars because it is tha shyt - peace 0utt

Anyone that watches this show for more than five minutes must be brain dead or a complete moron It is stupid, dumb and moronic. How anyone can watch a bunch of people that display absolutely no sign of intelligence is beyond me. This family of lunatics redefined the meaning of dysfunctional. In my opinion it is pure non adulterated Crap with a big C.